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Best Public Schools in Smith County, KS

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534

Students

Districts

Top rankedSmith Center Junior Senior High53^rd of 332 Kansas high schools

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Smith Center Elementary up 96 spots statewide this year

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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
Smith Center Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	216 South Jefferson	Smith Center	66967	Smith County	Smith Center	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 282-6614	253	21	12.0	52.2%	227 (89.7%)	5 (2.0%)	4 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.5%)	74.1	145^th of 656 public elementary schools	77.9%		60.5	241^st of 653 public elementary schools	63.1%	96	72.5	72.7	65.0	55.0				66.2	62.5	39.4	50.0	52.5				51.9	50.0		50.0	$15,502	$1,467	$14,035
Smith Center Junior Senior High	Public	7-12	300 Roger Barta Way	Smith Center	66967	Smith County	Smith Center	No	No	No	No	(785) 282-6609	183	19	9.7	50.8%	164 (89.6%)	4 (2.2%)	3 (1.6%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (6.0%)	80	53^rd of 332 public high schools	84.0%		73.4	57^th of 318 public high schools	82.1%	4					69.2	62.9	46.1	59.8					38.5	60.0	53.8	51.7		60.0	60.0	$15,616	$1,478	$14,138
Thunder Ridge Elementary	Public	K-3	128 S Kansas Street	Kensington	66951	Smith County	Thunder Ridge Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 476-3241	38	6	6.6	60.5%	36 (94.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.6%)								(n/a)																				$19,514	$2,227	$17,286
Thunder Ridge High School	Public	9-12	209 East Ash	Kensington	66951	Smith County	Thunder Ridge Schools	No	No	No	No	(785) 476-2217	60	7	8.6	48.3%	51 (85.0%)	1 (1.7%)	4 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (6.7%)	67.1	89^th of 332 public high schools	73.2%		72.6	60^th of 318 public high schools	81.1%	29							66.7	66.7							28.6	28.6				$21,762	$1,791	$19,971

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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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