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Best Public Schools in Pottawatomie County, KS

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Schools

4,283

Students

Districts

5-star school

Top rankedOnaga Senior High30^th of 332 Kansas high schools

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Biggest riser

McCormick Elementary up 49 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Westmoreland Elementary 9 students per teacher

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Newly ranked this year

Oliver Brown Elementary and 1 more

SchoolDigger ratings

4★

2★

2 schools 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
Wamego Middle School	Public	6-8	1701 Kaw Valley Road	Wamego	66547	Pottawatomie County	Wamego	No	No	No	No	(785) 456-7682	385	26	14.9	28.8%	341 (88.6%)	4 (1.0%)	22 (5.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.4%)	77.4	54^th of 363 public middle schools	85.1%		68.4	77^th of 362 public middle schools	78.7%	23				58.3	59.2	48.8		55.4				51.7	48.5	59.5		53.3		43.5	43.5	$13,217	$2,211	$11,006
Wamego High	Public	9-12	801 N Lincoln	Wamego	66547	Pottawatomie County	Wamego	No	No	No	No	(785) 456-2214	504	38	13.1	27.8%	439 (87.1%)	3 (0.6%)	32 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.8%)	26.6	254^th of 332 public high schools	23.5%		59.6	109^th of 318 public high schools	65.7%	145							24.2	24.2							28.9	28.9				$10,437	$2,163	$8,274
Central Elementary	Public	PK, KG-2	900 7th Street	Wamego	66547	Pottawatomie County	Wamego	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 456-7278	357	27	13.0	33.3%	314 (88.0%)	5 (1.4%)	18 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.6%)								(n/a)																				$13,854	$3,139	$10,715
West Elementary	Public	3-5	1911 6th St	Wamego	66547	Pottawatomie County	Wamego	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 456-8333	353	21	17.1	32.0%	305 (86.4%)	4 (1.1%)	24 (6.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	18 (5.1%)	83	84^th of 656 public elementary schools	87.2%		82.2	89^th of 653 public elementary schools	86.4%	5	71.3	60.1	60.6					64.2	67.2	66.4	56.6					63.9	68.7		68.7	$13,265	$2,674	$10,591
Wamego High School Virtual School	Public, Virtual	9-12	801 Lincoln	Wamego	66547	Pottawatomie County	Wamego	No	No	Yes	No	(785) 456-2214	18				11 (61.1%)	1 (5.6%)	4 (22.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (11.1%)								(n/a)																				$3,626	$00	$3,626
St George Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	200 Blackjack Road	Saint George	66535	Pottawatomie County	Rock Creek	No	No	No	No	(785) 494-2482	374	30	12.4	23.8%	331 (88.5%)	1 (0.3%)	25 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	14 (3.7%)	66.9	200^th of 656 public elementary schools	69.5%		71.1	152^nd of 653 public elementary schools	76.7%	48	52.2	61.1						56.8	50.0	55.6						52.9				$13,251	$1,315	$11,936
Westmoreland Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	205 S Fourth	Westmoreland	66549	Pottawatomie County	Rock Creek	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 457-3462	126	14	9.0	33.3%	123 (97.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.6%)	67.5	189^th of 656 public elementary schools	71.2%		70.8	155^th of 653 public elementary schools	76.3%	34	56.7	61.9						58.8	59.4	41.7						51.8				$15,647	$3,627	$12,020
Rock Creek High School	Public	9-12	9355 Flush Road	Saint George	66535	Pottawatomie County	Rock Creek	No	No	No	No	(785) 494-8591	415	30	13.7	23.6%	371 (89.4%)	5 (1.2%)	30 (7.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.7%)	77.5	60^th of 332 public high schools	81.9%		77.7	47^th of 318 public high schools	85.2%	13							54.7	54.7							41.7	41.7				$13,364	$1,829	$11,535
Rock Creek Middle School	Public	5-8	9357 Flush Rd	Saint George	66535	Pottawatomie County	Rock Creek	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 494-8591	415	29	14.1	26.5%	382 (92.0%)	6 (1.4%)	21 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.4%)	76	58^th of 363 public middle schools	84.0%		80.8	45^th of 362 public middle schools	87.6%	13			66.0	53.6	52.0	59.8		57.9			61.9	60.6	47.2	38.1		51.8	66.7	52.4	59.5	$14,069	$2,091	$11,978
St Marys Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	312 Grand Avenue	Saint Marys	66536	Pottawatomie County	Kaw Valley	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 437-6159	280	24	11.5	48.2%	225 (80.4%)	4 (1.4%)	36 (12.9%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.9%)	68.7	176^th of 656 public elementary schools	73.2%		71.3	149^th of 653 public elementary schools	77.2%	27	67.6	62.5	48.8	57.1				58.8	43.2	53.1	41.5	57.1				47.3	58.5		58.5	$17,564	$5,448	$12,116
St. Marys Junior Senior High	Public	7-12	601 E Lasley	Saint Marys	66536	Pottawatomie County	Kaw Valley	No	No	No	No	(785) 437-6257	246	26	9.4	43.1%	202 (82.1%)	6 (2.4%)	23 (9.3%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.7%)	45.3	179^th of 332 public high schools	46.1%		37.4	210^th of 318 public high schools	34.0%	31					40.0	46.7	33.3	39.4					42.9	26.7	35.9	35.6		37.9	34.4	$18,183	$4,973	$13,210
Oliver Brown Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4787 Jackies Way	Manhattan	66502	Pottawatomie County	Manhattan-Ogden	No	No	No	No	(785) 587-2823	338	25	13.3	18.0%	243 (71.9%)	11 (3.3%)	44 (13.0%)	10 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	27 (8.0%)	76.2	128^th of 656 public elementary schools	80.5%					(n/a)	69.3	52.0	63.2					62.0	54.8	50.0	65.8					56.0	63.2		63.2	$13,695	$613	$13,082
Onaga Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	400 High St	Onaga	66521	Pottawatomie County	Onaga-Havensville-Wheaton	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 889-7101	164	13	12.3	54.3%	155 (94.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.4%)	39.3	418^th of 656 public elementary schools	36.3%		51.2	310^th of 653 public elementary schools	52.5%	108	40.0	43.8	33.3					38.9	40.0	50.0	44.4					44.4	33.3		33.3	$14,988	$528	$14,460
Onaga Senior High	Public	9-12	500 High Street	Onaga	66521	Pottawatomie County	Onaga-Havensville-Wheaton	No	No	No	No	(785) 889-4251	86	9	9.8	36.0%	78 (90.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.5%)	88.7	30^th of 332 public high schools	91.0%		83.2	36^th of 318 public high schools	88.7%	6							52.6	52.6							57.9	57.9				$15,121	$201	$14,920
Onaga Middle School	Public	6-8	500 High St	Onaga	66521	Pottawatomie County	Onaga-Havensville-Wheaton	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(785) 889-4251	76	5	14.9	46.1%	72 (94.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.3%)	1 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.6%)	75.6	59^th of 363 public middle schools	83.7%					(n/a)				52.9	44.0	50.0		48.6				58.8	64.0	56.7		59.7		43.3	43.3	$15,033	$446	$14,587
McCormick Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	109 North 1st	Olsburg	66520	Pottawatomie County	Blue Valley	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 468-3551	146	12	12.6	21.9%	136 (93.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.4%)	75.6	134^th of 656 public elementary schools	79.6%		67.6	183^rd of 653 public elementary schools	72.0%	49	64.7	42.1	70.0					58.9	82.4	42.1	70.0					64.3	65.0		65.0	$6,040	$298	$5,742

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