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Best Public Schools in Montgomery County, KS

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At a glance

Schools

4,736

Students

Districts

Top rankedLincoln Memorial Elementary82^nd of 657 Kansas elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Field Kindley High up 43 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Cherryvale Senior / Middle School 11 students per teacher

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Newly ranked this year

Coffeyville Virtual Program

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3 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (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
Lincoln Memorial Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	201 E First	Caney	67333	Montgomery County	Caney Valley	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 879-9240	458	25	18.6	51.3%	339 (74.0%)	6 (1.3%)	34 (7.4%)	2 (0.4%)	67 (14.6%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (2.0%)	81.3	82^nd of 657 public elementary schools	87.5%		83.4	80^th of 656 public elementary schools	87.8%	2	61.8	63.5	72.7	56.3				63.0	54.4	61.9	78.2	52.1				60.7	81.8			81.8	$13,439	$1,837	$11,602
Caney Valley High	Public	7-12	601 E. Bullpup Blvd	Caney	67333	Montgomery County	Caney Valley	No	No	No	No	(620) 879-9220	335	28	12.1	43.0%	272 (81.2%)	1 (0.3%)	19 (5.7%)	2 (0.6%)	25 (7.5%)	1 (0.3%)	15 (4.5%)	57.7	135^th of 340 public high schools	60.3%		63.4	104^th of 332 public high schools	68.7%	31					64.6	40.0	43.9	49.5					41.5	36.9	39.4	39.3		35.4	31.0	33.3	$16,990	$1,225	$15,765
Caney Valley Charter Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	601 E. Bullpups Blvd	Caney	67333	Montgomery County	Caney Valley	Yes	No	No	No	(620) 879-9232	5	2	2.7	—	5 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																					$6,590	$441	$6,149
Lincoln Central Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	401 E Main	Cherryvale	67335	Montgomery County	Cherryvale	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 336-8140	268	23	11.4	64.6%	222 (82.8%)	1 (0.4%)	13 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (9.7%)	48.6	346^th of 657 public elementary schools	47.3%		51.3	325^th of 656 public elementary schools	50.5%	21	74.1	40.5	50.0	31.0				48.0	55.5	45.9	30.0	27.6				39.8	56.7			56.7	$13,603	$1,586	$12,017
Cherryvale Senior / Middle School	Public	7-12	700 S Carson	Cherryvale	67335	Montgomery County	Cherryvale	No	No	No	No	(620) 336-8100	277	25	11.0	66.1%	228 (82.3%)	3 (1.1%)	19 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (7.6%)	28	264^th of 340 public high schools	22.4%		30.9	239^th of 332 public high schools	28.0%	25					35.3	39.5	29.2	33.8					33.3	21.1	32.3	29.9		44.7	15.4	29.9	$14,120	$1,646	$12,474
Field Kindley High	Public, Magnet	9-12	1110 W 8th	Coffeyville	67337	Montgomery County	Coffeyville	No	Yes	No	No	(620) 252-6410	451	40	11.1	71.2%	187 (41.5%)	34 (7.5%)	129 (28.6%)	5 (1.1%)	12 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	84 (18.6%)	38.6	231^st of 340 public high schools	32.1%		20	274^th of 332 public high schools	17.5%	43							30.8	30.8							24.0	24.0			34.0	34.0	$15,687	$1,026	$14,661
Roosevelt Middle	Public, Magnet	7-8	1000 W 8th	Coffeyville	67337	Montgomery County	Coffeyville	No	Yes	No	No	(620) 252-6420	262	17	15.8	74.0%	125 (47.7%)	19 (7.3%)	74 (28.2%)	2 (0.8%)	10 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (12.2%)	13.7	336^th of 368 public middle schools	8.7%		23.4	303^rd of 363 public middle schools	16.5%	33					29.8	22.7		26.5					15.6	21.8		18.5		17.9		17.9	$12,892	$1,204	$11,688
Community Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	102 S. Cline	Coffeyville	67337	Montgomery County	Coffeyville	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 252-6430	1,009	76	13.2	83.3%	452 (44.8%)	83 (8.2%)	279 (27.7%)	6 (0.6%)	29 (2.9%)	1 (0.1%)	159 (15.8%)	27.3	511^th of 657 public elementary schools	22.2%		24.1	520^th of 656 public elementary schools	20.7%	9	47.2	37.2	41.7	32.8				39.9	33.6	27.4	27.8	28.4				29.4	37.4			37.4	$15,051	$2,999	$12,051
Coffeyville Virtual Program	Public, Virtual	6-12	1110 West 8th St.	Coffeyville	67337	Montgomery County	Coffeyville	No	No	Yes	No	(620) 252-6410	42			—	16 (38.1%)	6 (14.3%)	10 (23.8%)	1 (2.4%)	1 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (19.0%)	1.4	340^th of 340 public high schools	0.0%					(n/a)							0.0	0.0							0.0	0.0			0.0	0.0	$6,194	$170	$6,024
Independence Middle	Public	6-8	300 W. Locust St.	Independence	67301	Montgomery County	Independence	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 332-1836	376	31	12.0	74.7%	264 (70.2%)	11 (2.9%)	55 (14.6%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	40 (10.6%)	42.4	214^th of 368 public middle schools	41.8%		40	217^th of 363 public middle schools	40.2%	3				37.9	53.8	38.6		43.7				32.8	37.6	28.0		32.8		33.3		33.3	$13,352	$1,460	$11,893
Independence Senior High	Public	9-12	1301 N. 10th St.	Independence	67301	Montgomery County	Independence	No	No	No	No	(620) 332-1815	550	41	13.2	66.2%	381 (69.3%)	29 (5.3%)	67 (12.2%)	5 (0.9%)	15 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (9.6%)	46.1	194^th of 340 public high schools	42.9%		63.1	109^th of 332 public high schools	67.2%	85							40.3	40.3							33.6	33.6			26.5	26.5	$11,939	$973	$10,966
Eisenhower Elementary	Public	PK, KG-2	501 Spruce St.	Independence	67301	Montgomery County	Independence	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 332-1854	323	28	11.5	77.7%	203 (62.8%)	15 (4.6%)	55 (17.0%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.5%)	1 (0.3%)	43 (13.3%)								(n/a)																					$21,008	$3,813	$17,195
Jefferson School	Public	3-5	2101 N. 13th St.	Independence	67301	Montgomery County	Independence	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 332-1875	356	26	13.6	82.3%	229 (64.3%)	12 (3.4%)	51 (14.3%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (16.0%)	34.8	463^rd of 657 public elementary schools	29.5%		47.2	354^th of 656 public elementary schools	46.0%	109	44.4	35.0	48.8					42.8	33.9	25.6	38.8					32.8	48.1			48.1	$13,587	$1,920	$11,667
BRIDGES Academy	Public, Virtual	6-12	2615 W Main	Independence	67301	Montgomery County	Independence	No	No	Yes	No	(620) 926-0612	24			—	17 (70.8%)	3 (12.5%)	4 (16.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)								0.0								0.0			7.7	5.6	$17,720	$1,045	$16,675

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