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Best Public Schools in Seward County, KS

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Schools

5,115

Students

Districts

Top rankedSunflower Elementary School528^th of 657 Kansas elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Sunflower Elementary School up 54 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Southwestern Heights Junior/Senior High 10.9 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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1 school 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 (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
Kismet Elementary	Public	PK, KG-2	505 Kansas Avenue	Kismet	67859	Seward County	Kismet-Plains	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 563-7248	152	14	11.2	79.6%	47 (30.9%)	1 (0.7%)	103 (67.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)								(n/a)																					$17,279	$917	$16,361
Southwestern Heights Junior/Senior High	Public	6-12	17222 Mustang Road	Kismet	67859	Seward County	Kismet-Plains	No	No	No	No	(620) 563-7292	310	28	10.9	73.5%	106 (34.2%)	2 (0.6%)	196 (63.2%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	17.5	305^th of 340 public high schools	10.3%		19.9	276^th of 332 public high schools	16.9%	29				28.9	22.2	42.9	28.1	30.2				18.2	22.2	42.9	19.3	25.0		40.5	12.1	28.0	$18,670	$786	$17,884
MacArthur Elementary School	Public	K-5	925 South Holly	Liberal	67905	Seward County	Liberal	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 604-1700	386	29	13.3	80.1%	60 (15.5%)	6 (1.6%)	303 (78.5%)	8 (2.1%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.8%)	16.2	570^th of 657 public elementary schools	13.2%		19.9	551^st of 656 public elementary schools	16.0%	19	35.1	32.7	32.0					33.3	28.4	32.1	18.7					25.8	17.3			17.3	$13,901	$1,954	$11,948
Liberal Senior High	Public	9-12	1611 W 2nd	Liberal	67905	Seward County	Liberal	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 604-1200	1,421	91	15.5	86.3%	121 (8.5%)	14 (1.0%)	1,232 (86.7%)	20 (1.4%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (2.3%)	10.9	316^th of 340 public high schools	7.1%		11.2	309^th of 332 public high schools	6.9%	7							19.0	19.0							13.1	13.1			14.1	14.1	$12,194	$1,148	$11,046
Cottonwood Elementary School	Public	K-5	1100 W. 11th	Liberal	67905	Seward County	Liberal	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 604-2700	500	34	14.9	89.2%	41 (8.2%)	4 (0.8%)	439 (87.8%)	7 (1.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.4%)	13.1	586^th of 657 public elementary schools	10.8%		9.9	612^th of 656 public elementary schools	6.7%	26	22.1	23.4	31.1					25.3	20.0	24.0	25.3					23.1	32.0			32.0	$13,206	$1,388	$11,818
Sunflower Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	310 W. Pine	Liberal	67905	Seward County	Liberal	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 604-2800	570	25	23.2	87.2%	45 (7.9%)	8 (1.4%)	499 (87.5%)	7 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.9%)	23.7	528^th of 657 public elementary schools	19.6%		14.7	582^nd of 656 public elementary schools	11.3%	54	35.1	44.9	41.3					40.1	22.8	30.0	29.8					27.3	28.9			28.9	$12,276	$1,237	$11,039
Eisenhower Middle School	Public	6-8	2000 N Western	Liberal	67905	Seward County	Liberal	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 604-1400	516	40	13.0	81.6%	72 (14.0%)	4 (0.8%)	424 (82.2%)	7 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.6%)	16	331^st of 368 public middle schools	10.1%		10.8	341^st of 363 public middle schools	6.1%	10				21.0	31.2	28.3		26.8				27.3	19.0	22.0		22.8		18.1		18.1	$13,621	$741	$12,880
Prairie View Elementary School	Public	K-5	615 Warren Avenue	Liberal	67905	Seward County	Liberal	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 604-1800	426	32	13.3	88.3%	23 (5.4%)	4 (0.9%)	393 (92.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.4%)	9.8	610^th of 657 public elementary schools	7.2%		8.3	619^th of 656 public elementary schools	5.6%	9	28.3	34.8	31.6					31.7	11.7	20.9	12.3					15.2	14.0			14.0	$14,175	$1,310	$12,866
Seymour Rogers Middle School	Public	6-8	721 Griffith	Liberal	67905	Seward County	Liberal	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 604-1300	472	41	11.5	90.7%	32 (6.8%)	5 (1.1%)	431 (91.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	5.7	357^th of 368 public middle schools	3.0%		5.9	352^nd of 363 public middle schools	3.0%	5				8.4	22.7	10.7		13.7				12.4	18.3	8.2		12.7		10.5		10.5	$13,761	$1,091	$12,670
Meadowlark Elementary School	Public	K-5	1200 N Calvert	Liberal	67905	Seward County	Liberal	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 604-2100	362	27	13.4	97.5%	16 (4.4%)	7 (1.9%)	329 (90.9%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.7%)	6	636^th of 657 public elementary schools	3.2%		3.4	654^th of 656 public elementary schools	0.3%	18	26.1	23.5	16.4					22.3	12.3	16.2	14.5					14.4	16.4			16.4	$14,124	$1,536	$12,588

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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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