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Best Public Schools in Kearny County, KS

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At a glance

Schools

928

Students

Districts

Top rankedLakin Middle218^th of 368 Kansas middle schools

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Biggest riser

Deerfield Middle School up 35 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Lakin High 12.1 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				KAP English Language Arts (2026)								KAP Mathematics (2026)								KAP Science (2026)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	KAP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	KAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 6th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 7th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 8th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 10th Grade	KAP English Language Arts All Grades	KAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	KAP Mathematics 4th Grade	KAP Mathematics 5th Grade	KAP Mathematics 6th Grade	KAP Mathematics 7th Grade	KAP Mathematics 8th Grade	KAP Mathematics 10th Grade	KAP Mathematics All Grades	KAP Science 5th Grade	KAP Science 8th Grade	KAP Science 11th Grade	KAP Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Deerfield Middle School	Public	6-8	803 Beech Street	Deerfield	67838	Kearny County	Deerfield	No	No	No	No	(620) 426-8401	49	5	10.2	75.5%	16 (32.7%)	4 (8.2%)	29 (59.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23.3	307^th of 368 public middle schools	16.6%		10.1	342^nd of 363 public middle schools	5.8%	35					23.8	36.8		33.3				30.0	4.8	38.9		22.4		21.0		21.0	$20,649	$1,729	$18,920
Deerfield Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	803 Beech Street	Deerfield	67838	Kearny County	Deerfield	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 426-8301	123	10	12.2	81.3%	45 (36.6%)	4 (3.3%)	72 (58.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.6%)	22	538^th of 657 public elementary schools	18.1%		34.3	457^th of 656 public elementary schools	30.3%	81	27.8	30.8	33.3					30.8	10.5	38.5	38.1					28.3	38.1			38.1	$20,599	$1,714	$18,885
Deerfield High	Public	9-12	803 Beech Street	Deerfield	67838	Kearny County	Deerfield	No	No	No	No	(620) 426-8401	72	9	7.8	68.1%	24 (33.3%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (65.3%)	1 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20.1	292^nd of 340 public high schools	14.1%		15.2	290^th of 332 public high schools	12.7%	2							15.0	15.0							0.0	0.0			31.3	31.3	$19,655	$1,653	$18,002
Lakin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	407 N Main	Lakin	67860	Kearny County	Lakin	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 355-6191	290	16	18.4	60.7%	144 (49.7%)	1 (0.3%)	145 (50.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36.7	453^rd of 657 public elementary schools	31.1%		38.2	433^rd of 656 public elementary schools	34.0%	20	47.3	37.8	50.0					45.7	43.6	29.7	31.9					36.0	41.3			41.3	$13,693	$746	$12,946
Lakin High	Public	9-12	407 N Campbell	Lakin	67860	Kearny County	Lakin	No	No	No	No	(620) 355-6411	212	17	12.1	58.5%	101 (47.6%)	4 (1.9%)	100 (47.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.8%)	37.6	234^th of 340 public high schools	31.2%		41.7	196^th of 332 public high schools	41.0%	38							32.1	32.1							26.4	26.4			30.2	30.2	$13,694	$217	$13,477
Lakin Middle	Public	6-8	1201 W. Kingman	Lakin	67860	Kearny County	Lakin	No	No	No	No	(620) 355-6973	182	13	13.6	58.2%	92 (50.5%)	0 (0.0%)	82 (45.1%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.7%)	41.5	218^th of 368 public middle schools	40.8%		48.7	175^th of 363 public middle schools	51.8%	43				34.9	27.3	37.3		34.1				51.2	29.4	39.0		40.4		42.4		42.4	$13,690	$253	$13,438

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Kansas State Department of Education.

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