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Best Public Schools in Lyon County, KS

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Schools

5,122

Students

Districts

5-star schools

Top rankedNorthern Heights14^th of 332 Kansas high schools

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Biggest riser

W A White Elementary up 36 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Northern Heights 7.1 students per teacher

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1 school without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				KAP English Language Arts (2025)								KAP Mathematics (2025)								KAP Science (2025)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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 All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
NLC Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	804 Sixth Street	Americus	66835	Lyon County	North Lyon County	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 481-2086	223	19	11.6	47.5%	202 (90.6%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.8%)	53.1	308^th of 656 public elementary schools	53.0%		50.1	325^th of 653 public elementary schools	50.2%	17	61.5	50.0	58.3	23.8	53.3	52.6		50.4	38.5	57.1	50.0	19.0	46.7	36.8		40.3	58.3	68.4	62.8	$16,376	$5,406	$10,970
Northern Heights	Public	9-12	1208 Hwy 56	Allen	66833	Lyon County	North Lyon County	No	No	No	No	(620) 481-2087	102	14	7.1	42.2%	95 (93.1%)	1 (1.0%)	4 (3.9%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	94.6	14^th of 332 public high schools	95.8%		81.2	39^th of 318 public high schools	87.7%	25							63.6	63.6							59.1	59.1				$20,725	$5,447	$15,278
Village Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2302 W 15th Ave	Emporia	66801	Lyon County	Emporia	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 341-2282	401	26	15.1	59.9%	186 (46.4%)	6 (1.5%)	185 (46.1%)	6 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.5%)	44.5	368^th of 656 public elementary schools	43.9%		47.5	352^nd of 653 public elementary schools	46.1%	16	39.3	48.5	41.9					43.4	36.5	35.7	47.7					39.9	52.3		52.3	$13,348	$1,204	$12,144
Walnut Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	801 Grove Ave	Emporia	66801	Lyon County	Emporia	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 341-2288	312	23	13.8	66.3%	173 (55.4%)	12 (3.8%)	113 (36.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.5%)	43.9	376^th of 656 public elementary schools	42.7%		45.4	370^th of 653 public elementary schools	43.3%	6	48.6	51.0	54.3					51.5	32.4	28.0	40.4					33.6	42.5		42.5	$12,885	$1,134	$11,751
W A White Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	902 Exchange Street	Emporia	66801	Lyon County	Emporia	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 341-2294	248	19	13.4	83.5%	103 (41.5%)	3 (1.2%)	108 (43.5%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (12.5%)	22.8	529^th of 656 public elementary schools	19.4%		17.2	565^th of 653 public elementary schools	13.5%	36	35.6	28.1	39.3					34.3	8.9	25.0	39.3					21.9	35.7		35.7	$13,883	$1,532	$12,351
Emporia Middle School	Public	6-8	2300 Graphic Arts Road	Emporia	66801	Lyon County	Emporia	No	No	No	No	(620) 341-2335	843	63	13.3	67.0%	380 (45.1%)	5 (0.6%)	396 (47.0%)	15 (1.8%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (5.2%)	23.5	302^nd of 363 public middle schools	16.8%		29.2	272^nd of 362 public middle schools	24.9%	30				29.5	32.5	33.7		31.9				17.7	20.1	23.4		20.4		31.7	31.7	$13,239	$628	$12,611
Emporia High	Public	9-12	3302 W 18th Ave	Emporia	66801	Lyon County	Emporia	No	No	No	No	(620) 341-2365	1,494	93	16.0	54.6%	580 (38.8%)	15 (1.0%)	800 (53.5%)	27 (1.8%)	7 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	64 (4.3%)	37.6	220^th of 332 public high schools	33.7%		32	238^th of 318 public high schools	25.2%	18							37.3	37.3							23.7	23.7				$13,467	$494	$12,972
Logan Ave Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	521 South East Street	Emporia	66801	Lyon County	Emporia	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 341-2264	208	18	11.8	74.0%	65 (31.3%)	4 (1.9%)	118 (56.7%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (8.7%)	11.2	602^nd of 656 public elementary schools	8.2%		10.7	602^nd of 653 public elementary schools	7.8%		27.8	34.5	20.6					27.2	16.7	21.4	8.8					15.0	23.5		23.5	$13,887	$1,692	$12,195
Riverside Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	327 S West St	Emporia	66801	Lyon County	Emporia	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 341-2276	385	26	14.6	82.3%	94 (24.4%)	6 (1.6%)	261 (67.8%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.9%)	20	550^th of 656 public elementary schools	16.2%		18.2	560^th of 653 public elementary schools	14.2%	10	40.3	43.9	28.0					37.8	23.7	30.5	13.7					23.1	19.6		19.6	$13,384	$1,205	$12,179
Timmerman Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2901 Timmerman Dr	Emporia	66801	Lyon County	Emporia	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 341-2270	370	30	12.5	45.4%	218 (58.9%)	1 (0.3%)	130 (35.1%)	8 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.5%)	56.5	278^th of 656 public elementary schools	57.6%		61.2	230^th of 653 public elementary schools	64.8%	48	45.5	49.1	51.9					49.2	43.6	42.4	59.5					49.7	53.2		53.2	$13,682	$1,462	$12,221
Hartford Junior/Senior High School	Public	6-12	100 Commercial St	Hartford	66854	Lyon County	Southern Lyon County	No	No	No	No	(620) 392-5515	101	11	8.8	56.4%	97 (96.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.0%)								(n/a)				37.5	50.0	14.3	20.0	28.1				37.5	30.0	14.3		26.8		14.3	14.3	$18,606	$362	$18,244
Neosho Rapids Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	240 N. Commercial	Neosho Rapids	66864	Lyon County	Southern Lyon County	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 342-7783	107	12	9.1	56.1%	102 (95.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.8%)	39.3	419^th of 656 public elementary schools	36.1%		49.5	332^nd of 653 public elementary schools	49.2%	87	40.0	28.6	60.0					43.2	26.7	21.4	46.7					31.8	53.3		53.3	$12,547	$327	$12,221
Olpe Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	314 W Listerscheid	Olpe	66865	Lyon County	Southern Lyon County	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 475-3277	149	12	12.3	26.8%	137 (91.9%)	2 (1.3%)	6 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.7%)	60.7	251^st of 656 public elementary schools	61.7%		68.7	174^th of 653 public elementary schools	73.4%	77	66.7	65.0	37.5					57.4	61.1	50.0	43.8					51.9	37.5		37.5	$8,873	$816	$8,056
Olpe Junior/Senior High School	Public	6-12	220 W Listerscheid St	Olpe	66865	Lyon County	Southern Lyon County	No	No	No	No	(620) 475-3223	179	14	13.1	26.8%	160 (89.4%)	2 (1.1%)	15 (8.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	93.9	18^th of 332 public high schools	94.6%		84.1	32^nd of 318 public high schools	89.9%	14				50.0	36.7	41.7	56.5	45.5				77.3	53.3	50.0	65.2	60.6		54.2	52.0	$13,286	$1,603	$11,683

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