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Best Public Schools in Riley County, KS

Coming soon: We're expecting this year's test scores from the Kansas State Department of Education any day now — new rankings will be posted the moment they're released!

Coming soon: This year's test scores are expected from the Kansas State Department of Education any day now — new rankings will follow the moment they're released!

At a glance

Schools

8,070

Students

Districts

5-star schools

Top rankedBlue Valley High1^st of 332 Kansas high schools

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Biggest riser

Randolph Middle up 128 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Woodrow Wilson Elementary 9.9 students per teacher

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Newly ranked this year

Oliver Brown Elementary and 1 more

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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 (2025)	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
Lee Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	701 Lee Street	Manhattan	66502	Riley County	Manhattan-Ogden	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 587-2050	299	30	10.1	69.6%	140 (46.8%)	50 (16.7%)	56 (18.7%)	16 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	33 (11.0%)	50.4	334^th of 656 public elementary schools	49.1%		48.5	343^rd of 653 public elementary schools	47.5%	9	51.2	50.8	50.0					50.6	38.6	50.0	43.6					44.7	38.2		38.2	$15,506	$1,400	$14,106
Marlatt Elementary	Public	K-5	2715 Hobbs	Manhattan	66502	Riley County	Manhattan-Ogden	No	No	No	No	(785) 587-2060	454	30	15.2	29.5%	331 (72.9%)	22 (4.8%)	33 (7.3%)	25 (5.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (9.3%)	71.8	160^th of 656 public elementary schools	75.6%		84.9	77^th of 653 public elementary schools	88.2%	83	55.1	57.1	64.9					58.9	42.3	59.7	59.2					53.7	63.2		63.2	$13,094	$616	$12,478
Northview Elementary	Public	K-5	300 Griffith Dr	Manhattan	66502	Riley County	Manhattan-Ogden	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 587-2070	364	29	12.7	73.1%	160 (44.0%)	38 (10.4%)	96 (26.4%)	12 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.8%)	44 (12.1%)	28.2	497^th of 656 public elementary schools	24.2%		36.1	442^nd of 653 public elementary schools	32.3%	55	48.5	40.7	29.8					40.1	32.8	21.7	26.3					27.2	39.6		39.6	$14,449	$1,396	$13,053
Theo Roosevelt Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1401 Houston Street	Manhattan	66502	Riley County	Manhattan-Ogden	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 587-2090	468	19	24.4	52.6%	258 (55.1%)	40 (8.5%)	98 (20.9%)	10 (2.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (13.0%)	60.4	255^th of 656 public elementary schools	61.1%		60.8	236^th of 653 public elementary schools	63.9%	19	46.9	58.1	52.5					52.3	34.0	58.1	57.5					48.9	52.5		52.5	$13,342	$1,279	$12,063
Woodrow Wilson Elementary	Public	K-5	312 N Juliette Avenue	Manhattan	66502	Riley County	Manhattan-Ogden	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 587-2170	207	21	9.9	64.3%	86 (41.5%)	32 (15.5%)	47 (22.7%)	4 (1.9%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (1.0%)	35 (16.9%)	65.3	219^th of 656 public elementary schools	66.6%		61.8	226^th of 653 public elementary schools	65.4%	7	55.9	76.9	68.4					66.3	34.3	53.8	30.8					38.0	61.5		61.5	$14,688	$1,238	$13,451
Manhattan High School	Public	9-12	2100 Poyntz Avenue	Manhattan	66502	Riley County	Manhattan-Ogden	No	No	No	No	(785) 587-2100	2,087	138	15.1	41.8%	1,265 (60.6%)	171 (8.2%)	347 (16.6%)	83 (4.0%)	9 (0.4%)	18 (0.9%)	194 (9.3%)	78.8	56^th of 332 public high schools	83.1%		73.4	58^th of 318 public high schools	81.8%	2							50.1	50.1							46.7	46.7				$13,068	$99	$12,970
Ogden Elementary	Public	K-5	210 Elm St	Ogden	66517	Riley County	Manhattan-Ogden	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 587-2080	155	15	10.2	74.2%	81 (52.3%)	11 (7.1%)	42 (27.1%)	3 (1.9%)	1 (0.6%)	2 (1.3%)	15 (9.7%)	35	453^rd of 656 public elementary schools	30.9%		72.3	137^th of 653 public elementary schools	79.0%	316	45.2	52.4	40.0					45.5	25.8	35.0	29.2					29.3	39.1		39.1	$19,453	$1,757	$17,697
Frank V Bergman Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3430 Lombard	Manhattan	66503	Riley County	Manhattan-Ogden	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 587-2865	568	30	19.2	49.6%	295 (51.9%)	43 (7.6%)	120 (21.1%)	38 (6.7%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	68 (12.0%)	64	228^th of 656 public elementary schools	65.2%		67.1	187^th of 653 public elementary schools	71.4%	41	53.6	71.4	56.4					60.9	39.6	65.1	50.0					52.0	41.1		41.1	$14,244	$1,427	$12,818
Susan B Anthony Middle School	Public	6-8	2501 Browning	Manhattan	66502	Riley County	Manhattan-Ogden	No	No	No	No	(785) 587-2890	775	58	13.4	33.7%	509 (65.7%)	40 (5.2%)	117 (15.1%)	35 (4.5%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	69 (8.9%)	73.8	66^th of 363 public middle schools	81.8%		81	42^nd of 362 public middle schools	88.4%	24				54.3	56.7	55.2		55.4				42.4	53.1	47.0		47.8		45.1	45.1	$12,126	$16	$12,110
Dwight D Eisenhower Middle School	Public	6-8	800 Walters Dr	Manhattan	66502	Riley County	Manhattan-Ogden	No	No	No	No	(785) 587-2880	730	57	12.7	49.6%	406 (55.6%)	82 (11.2%)	123 (16.8%)	17 (2.3%)	3 (0.4%)	13 (1.8%)	86 (11.8%)	60.8	118^th of 363 public middle schools	67.5%		56.9	118^th of 362 public middle schools	67.4%					36.4	50.4	47.8		44.8				41.7	42.0	41.6		41.7		50.0	50.0	$12,663	$359	$12,304
Amanda Arnold Elementary	Public	K-5	1435 Hudson	Manhattan	66503	Riley County	Manhattan-Ogden	No	No	No	No	(785) 587-2020	399	28	14.0	29.3%	266 (66.7%)	33 (8.3%)	41 (10.3%)	19 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	39 (9.8%)	86.7	61^st of 656 public elementary schools	90.7%		90.4	39^th of 653 public elementary schools	94.0%	22	67.6	64.3	72.7					68.3	68.1	60.6	72.7					67.3	64.9		64.9	$13,544	$613	$12,930
Bluemont Elementary School	Public	K-5	714 Bluemont Ave.	Manhattan	66502	Riley County	Manhattan-Ogden	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 587-2030	207	19	10.8	49.3%	114 (55.1%)	13 (6.3%)	37 (17.9%)	25 (12.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (8.7%)	60.7	253^rd of 656 public elementary schools	61.4%		54	288^th of 653 public elementary schools	55.9%	35	58.1	51.5	50.0					53.8	46.5	51.5	53.6					50.0	46.4		46.4	$15,991	$1,137	$14,854
Oliver Brown Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4787 Jackies Way	Manhattan	66502	Riley 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
Manhattan Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual	6-12	2031 Poyntz Avenue	Manhattan	66502	Riley County	Manhattan-Ogden	No	No	Yes	No	(785) 587-2100	153	12	12.5		116 (75.8%)	2 (1.3%)	21 (13.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (7.2%)	48	69^th of 363 public high schools	81.0%					(n/a)						41.7	40.0	37.5						58.3	30.0	33.9		50.0	38.9	$12,014	$10	$12,004
Randolph Middle	Public	6-8	3 Ram Way	Randolph	66554	Riley County	Blue Valley	No	No	No	No	(785) 293-5256	44	4	11.3	18.2%	41 (93.2%)	1 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (4.5%)	76.8	55^th of 363 public middle schools	84.8%		43	183^rd of 362 public middle schools	49.4%	128				57.1	56.3	66.7		59.5				50.0	43.8	33.3		42.9		83.3	83.3	$6,961	$407	$6,554
Blue Valley High	Public	9-12	2 Ram Way	Randolph	66554	Riley County	Blue Valley	No	No	No	No	(785) 293-5255	76	7	10.4	26.3%	69 (90.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (6.6%)	99.8	1^st of 332 public high schools	99.7%		74.2	56^th of 318 public high schools	82.4%	55							75.0	75.0							85.0	85.0				$10,095	$390	$9,705
Riley County Grade School	Public	PK, KG-8	117 N. Remmele	Riley	66531	Riley County	Riley County	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 485-4010	514	40	12.9	23.2%	431 (83.9%)	15 (2.9%)	31 (6.0%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	32 (6.2%)	88.2	47^th of 656 public elementary schools	92.8%		80.7	99^th of 653 public elementary schools	84.8%	52	83.9	78.9	63.6	55.9	67.7	70.7		70.0	73.2	69.6	58.2	70.7	54.8	77.6		67.2	63.6	70.7	67.3	$11,022	$480	$10,542
Riley County High School	Public	9-12	12451 Fairview Church Road	Riley	66531	Riley County	Riley County	No	No	No	No	(785) 485-4020	232	22	10.4	20.7%	208 (89.7%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.7%)	93.7	19^th of 332 public high schools	94.3%		68.6	76^th of 318 public high schools	76.1%	57							58.9	58.9							60.7	60.7				$11,031	$481	$10,551

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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.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.