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Best Public Schools in Mitchell County, KS

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Schools

1,069

Students

Districts

5-star school

Top rankedLakeside Elementary62^nd of 657 Kansas elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Beloit Elementary up 148 spots statewide this year

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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 (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/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
Beloit Elementary	Public	PK, KG-7	1201 N Bell	Beloit	67420	Mitchell County	Beloit	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 738-3581	524	38	13.6	43.7%	473 (90.3%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (6.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.2%)	64.1	217^th of 657 public elementary schools	67.0%		45	365^th of 656 public elementary schools	44.4%	148	60.0	58.5	52.2	48.4				54.4	58.2	62.3	43.5	43.5				51.0	52.2			52.2	$13,633	$2,530	$11,103
Beloit Junior-Senior High	Public	6-12	1711 N Walnut	Beloit	67420	Mitchell County	Beloit	No	No	No	No	(785) 738-3593	336	32	10.6	45.8%	301 (89.6%)	7 (2.1%)	17 (5.1%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.1%)	71	74^th of 340 public high schools	78.2%		49.4	162^nd of 332 public high schools	51.2%	88					36.4	48.8	62.1	48.5					43.9	53.5	43.1	46.1		55.8	32.0	43.0	$16,287	$1,719	$14,568
Lakeside Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	913 7th St	Cawker City	67430	Mitchell County	Waconda	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 781-4911	163	12	14.0	56.4%	155 (95.1%)	3 (1.8%)	3 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	85.3	62^nd of 657 public elementary schools	90.6%		89	40^th of 656 public elementary schools	93.9%	22	90.9	78.3	55.6					76.2	81.8	60.9	72.2					71.4	55.6			55.6	$20,021	$1,951	$18,070
Tipton Community School	Public	K-8	209 State St.	Tipton	67485	Mitchell County	Waconda	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 373-5355	46	4	11.8	19.6%	46 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)								74.2								77.4					$7,654	$1,678	$5,976

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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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