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Best Public Schools in Russell County, KS

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At a glance

Schools

887

Students

Districts

Top rankedLucas/Sylvan Elementary Unified343^rd of 657 Kansas elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Bickerdyke Elementary up 83 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
Bickerdyke Elementary	Public	2-6	348 N Maple St	Russell	67665	Russell County	Russell County	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 483-6066	261	22	11.6	54.0%	232 (88.9%)	3 (1.1%)	11 (4.2%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.0%)	46.2	365^th of 657 public elementary schools	44.4%		35.7	448^th of 656 public elementary schools	31.7%	83	57.4	60.0	46.9	23.1				48.1	40.7	53.3	36.7	30.8				40.6	46.9			46.9	$13,903	$1,221	$12,683
Simpson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-1	1323 N Main St	Russell	67665	Russell County	Russell County	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 483-6180	173	13	13.5	48.6%	152 (87.9%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (5.2%)								(n/a)																					$15,014	$1,317	$13,697
Russell Junior-Senior High	Public	7-12	565 State Street	Russell	67665	Russell County	Russell County	No	No	No	No	(785) 483-5631	328	32	10.1	50.3%	282 (86.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.7%)	35.3	240^th of 340 public high schools	29.4%		13.1	303^rd of 332 public high schools	8.7%	63					40.0	51.9	38.3	43.4					21.7	30.8	17.0	23.3		40.4	27.7	34.3	$18,193	$1,596	$16,597
Lucas/Sylvan Elementary Unified	Public	PK, KG-6	130 N Greeley	Lucas	67648	Russell County	Sylvan Grove	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 525-6244	125	13	9.6	38.4%	117 (93.6%)	1 (0.8%)	4 (3.2%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.6%)	49.3	343^rd of 657 public elementary schools	47.8%		49.2	340^th of 656 public elementary schools	48.2%	3	64.7	33.3	62.1	43.8				51.8	47.1	28.6	37.9	43.8				38.5	48.3			48.3	$17,713	$2,035	$15,678

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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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