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Best Public Schools in Ottawa County, KS

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At a glance

Schools

1,193

Students

Districts

Top rankedMinneapolis Junior-Senior High School129^th of 340 Kansas high schools

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Biggest riser

Minneapolis Elementary up 77 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Minneapolis Junior-Senior High School 9.9 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
Bennington Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	223 N. Putnam	Bennington	67422	Ottawa County	Twin Valley	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 488-3323	235	19	12.1	43.0%	212 (90.2%)	1 (0.4%)	17 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.1%)	53.7	301^st of 657 public elementary schools	54.2%		60.7	250^th of 656 public elementary schools	61.9%	51	66.7	65.7	44.1	42.3				54.3	61.9	57.1	32.4	34.6				45.7	29.4			29.4	$13,824	$1,342	$12,482
Bennington Junior High/High School	Public	7-12	301 N. Putnam	Bennington	67422	Ottawa County	Twin Valley	No	No	No	No	(785) 488-3321	219	19	11.7	42.9%	191 (87.2%)	3 (1.4%)	14 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.0%)	31.5	252^nd of 340 public high schools	25.9%		38.6	216^th of 332 public high schools	34.9%	36					46.7	32.3	18.8	32.3					40.0	41.2	25.0	35.4		32.3	33.3	32.8	$13,817	$578	$13,239
Tescott Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	305 N. Minnesota	Tescott	67484	Ottawa County	Twin Valley	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 283-4774	69	10	6.6	76.8%	61 (88.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (5.8%)	55.1	287^th of 657 public elementary schools	56.3%		71.8	159^th of 656 public elementary schools	75.8%	128			64.7	17.6				42.9			70.6	23.5				49.0	64.7			64.7	$13,690	$1,350	$12,340
Tescott Junior High/High School	Public	7-12	305 N. Minnesota	Tescott	67484	Ottawa County	Twin Valley	No	No	No	No	(785) 283-4774	72	11	6.5	55.6%	68 (94.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.8%)	43.7	208^th of 340 public high schools	38.8%		55.5	133^rd of 332 public high schools	59.9%	75					20.0	50.0	9.1	28.6					30.0	42.9	41.7	38.9		50.0	36.4	44.0	$14,334	$601	$13,733
Minneapolis Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	317 Argyle Ave	Minneapolis	67467	Ottawa County	North Ottawa County	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 392-2111	298	29	10.2	50.0%	266 (89.3%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.7%)	53.2	311^th of 657 public elementary schools	52.7%		42.4	388^th of 656 public elementary schools	40.9%	77	58.1	41.9	60.5	37.2				49.1	46.5	46.5	57.9	32.6				45.5	50.0			50.0	$15,915	$1,619	$14,296
Minneapolis Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	602 Woodland Ave	Minneapolis	67467	Ottawa County	North Ottawa County	No	No	No	No	(785) 392-2113	300	30	9.9	41.7%	271 (90.3%)	1 (0.3%)	12 (4.0%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	11 (3.7%)	58.5	129^th of 340 public high schools	62.1%		59.9	118^th of 332 public high schools	64.5%	11					38.0	35.7	40.0	38.0					41.2	38.1	44.0	41.3		35.7	31.8	33.7	$15,908	$1,096	$14,812

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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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