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Schools in Lyon County, KS

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At a glance

Schools

5,296

Students

Districts

5-star school

Top rankedOlpe Junior/Senior High School14^th of 340 Kansas high schools

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Biggest riser

Emporia High up 49 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Northern Heights 7.1 students per teacher

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Newly ranked this year

Hartford Junior/Senior High School

SchoolDigger ratings

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3 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (private or too few tested students)

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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
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%)	52.5	320^th of 657 public elementary schools	51.3%		53.1	308^th of 656 public elementary schools	53.0%	12	51.6	58.3	52.9	37.9	30.0	78.6		49.6	35.5	37.5	52.9	37.9	25.0	42.9		37.8	64.7	64.3		64.5	$12,637	$3,954	$8,682
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%)	71.9	72^nd of 340 public high schools	78.8%		94.6	14^th of 332 public high schools	95.8%	58							48.1	48.1							33.3	33.3			58.3	58.3	$16,904	$4,302	$12,602
Village Elementary	Public	K-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%)	41.3	406^th of 657 public elementary schools	38.2%		44.5	368^th of 656 public elementary schools	43.9%	38	44.6	48.3	47.1					46.7	30.4	41.4	48.5					40.6	39.7			39.7	$12,554	$1,313	$11,241
Walnut Elementary	Public	K-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%)	48.6	347^th of 657 public elementary schools	47.2%		43.9	376^th of 656 public elementary schools	42.7%	29	52.4	45.9	56.9					52.3	47.6	27.0	36.5					37.4	53.8			53.8	$13,899	$1,345	$12,554
W A White Elementary	Public	K-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%)	19.8	558^th of 657 public elementary schools	15.1%		22.8	529^th of 656 public elementary schools	19.4%	29	28.0	52.8	25.0					37.1	11.5	27.0	24.1					21.7	33.3			33.3	$11,577	$1,580	$9,998
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%)	23.2	308^th of 368 public middle schools	16.3%		23.5	302^nd of 363 public middle schools	16.8%	6				29.3	37.6	31.3		32.7				29.3	17.6	23.0		23.5		29.3		29.3	$13,867	$913	$12,954
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%)	49.3	171^st of 340 public high schools	49.7%		37.6	220^th of 332 public high schools	33.7%	49							45.1	45.1							36.8	36.8			22.7	22.7	$14,534	$952	$13,583
Logan Ave Elementary	Public	K-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%)	13.4	583^rd of 657 public elementary schools	11.3%		11.2	602^nd of 656 public elementary schools	8.2%	19	20.0	17.6	35.7					25.7	12.0	10.5	32.1					19.4	35.7			35.7	$12,938	$1,699	$11,239
Riverside Elementary	Public	K-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%)	29.1	502^nd of 657 public elementary schools	23.6%		20	550^th of 656 public elementary schools	16.2%	48	44.9	31.6	43.6					39.7	18.4	26.3	43.6					29.8	41.8			41.8	$11,560	$1,540	$10,020
Timmerman Elementary	Public	K-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%)	45.6	372^nd of 657 public elementary schools	43.4%		56.5	278^th of 656 public elementary schools	57.6%	94	45.3	42.6	50.8					46.2	37.5	40.0	45.8					41.0	52.5			52.5	$13,481	$1,300	$12,181
Jones Early Childhood Development Center	Public	PK	327 S Walnut	Emporia	66801	Lyon County	Emporia	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(620) 412-8250	0			—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
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%)	24.3	281^st of 340 public high schools	17.4%					(n/a)				38.5	35.3		21.4	27.4				46.1	52.9		14.3	37.3			30.0	29.4	$20,420	$3,428	$16,992
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%)	26.7	512^th of 657 public elementary schools	22.1%		39.3	419^th of 656 public elementary schools	36.1%	93	46.7	37.5	26.7					37.0	40.0	25.0	33.3					32.6	33.3			33.3	$21,315	$5,130	$16,185
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%)	62.1	228^th of 657 public elementary schools	65.3%		60.7	251^st of 656 public elementary schools	61.7%	23	52.2	47.6	66.7					55.9	60.9	33.3	58.3					51.5	54.2			54.2	$14,083	$2,708	$11,375
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%)	94.9	14^th of 340 public high schools	95.9%		93.9	18^th of 332 public high schools	94.6%	4				35.0	42.9	32.3	60.7	43.0				55.0	71.4	32.3	67.9	55.0		29.0	54.5	39.6	$17,218	$2,492	$14,726
Emporia Christian School	Private, Christian (no specific denomination)	K-8	1325 C Of E Dr	Emporia	66801	Lyon County		(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(620) 342-5353	73	11	6.4	—	63 (86.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (9.6%)	1 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.7%)								(n/a)
Sacred Heart School	Private, Roman Catholic	PK, KG-5	102 Cottonwood St	Emporia	66801	Lyon County		(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(620) 343-7394	101	7	10.7	—	36 (35.6%)	1 (1.0%)	34 (33.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)

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