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Best Public Schools in Sumner County, KS

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Schools

3,436

Students

Districts

5-star school

Top rankedConway Springs High School15^th of 332 Kansas high schools

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Biggest riser

Conway Springs Kyle Trueblood up 188 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Caldwell Secondary School 6.5 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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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
Argonia Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	202 E. Allen	Argonia	67004	Sumner County	Argonia Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 435-6716	65	9	7.6	56.9%	55 (84.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (10.8%)								(n/a)		57.1						60.7		21.4						48.3				$18,819	$2,315	$16,504
Argonia High	Public	6-12	504 N Pine	Argonia	67004	Sumner County	Argonia Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(620) 435-6611	84	9	9.1	36.9%	64 (76.2%)	2 (2.4%)	10 (11.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (8.3%)								(n/a)				41.2	63.6	42.9		47.9				41.2	36.4	21.4		34.0		14.3	14.3	$19,229	$1,992	$17,236
Belle Plaine Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	614 N Merchant	Belle Plaine	67013	Sumner County	Belle Plaine	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 488-2617	211	20	10.3	52.6%	179 (84.8%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (6.6%)	32	475^th of 656 public elementary schools	27.6%		31	477^th of 653 public elementary schools	27.0%	2	48.6	36.4						42.6	37.1	25.0						31.3				$17,058	$1,168	$15,891
Belle Plaine High	Public	9-12	901 N. Main Street	Belle Plaine	67013	Sumner County	Belle Plaine	No	No	No	No	(620) 488-2421	181	18	10.1	47.5%	150 (82.9%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (9.9%)	3 (1.7%)	4 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.3%)	24.6	263^rd of 332 public high schools	20.8%		69.6	70^th of 318 public high schools	78.0%	193							27.9	27.9							23.3	23.3				$15,979	$150	$15,829
Belle Plaine Middle	Public	5-8	724 N Merchant	Belle Plaine	67013	Sumner County	Belle Plaine	No	No	No	No	(620) 488-2222	162	15	11.0	50.0%	135 (83.3%)	1 (0.6%)	14 (8.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (5.6%)	16.7	328^th of 363 public middle schools	9.6%		15.8	328^th of 362 public middle schools	9.4%				23.4	26.7	28.3	15.8		23.6			21.3	30.0	19.6	15.8		21.1	38.3	26.3	32.9	$14,782	$206	$14,576
Caldwell Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1 North Osage Street	Caldwell	67022	Sumner County	Caldwell	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 845-2585	136	9	14.4	61.8%	111 (81.6%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (8.1%)	64.8	222^nd of 656 public elementary schools	66.2%		61.5	229^th of 653 public elementary schools	64.9%	7	55.0	70.6	64.7					63.0	40.0	29.4	64.7					44.4	52.9		52.9	$15,830	$1,281	$14,550
Caldwell Secondary School	Public	6-12	31 N. Osage St.	Caldwell	67022	Sumner County	Caldwell	No	No	No	No	(620) 845-2585	109	17	6.5	68.8%	83 (76.1%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (15.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (8.3%)	81	50^th of 332 public high schools	84.9%		41	198^th of 318 public high schools	37.7%	148				42.9	47.4	37.5	90.0	50.0				42.9	42.1	29.4	40.0	38.8		29.4	27.8	$15,832	$1,281	$14,551
Caldwell Secondary School-Chisholm Trail eLea	Public, Virtual	6-12	31 N. Osage	Caldwell	67022	Sumner County	Caldwell	No	No	Yes	No	(620) 845-2585	3				3 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																				$15,820	$1,279	$14,541
Conway Springs Kyle Trueblood	Public	PK, KG-5	111 N. Highland	Conway Springs	67031	Sumner County	Conway Springs	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 456-2966	146	11	12.8	39.0%	132 (90.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.8%)	58.6	267^th of 656 public elementary schools	59.3%		34.2	455^th of 653 public elementary schools	30.3%	188	54.5	45.0	68.8					55.3	36.4	15.0	75.0					40.4	62.5		62.5	$15,676	$2,592	$13,084
Conway Springs High School	Public	9-12	607 W. St. Louis	Conway Springs	67031	Sumner County	Conway Springs	No	No	No	No	(620) 456-2963	144	15	9.2	26.4%	135 (93.8%)	1 (0.7%)	4 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.1%)	94.3	15^th of 332 public high schools	95.5%		91.3	15^th of 318 public high schools	95.3%								56.7	56.7							66.7	66.7				$18,629	$925	$17,704
Conway Springs Middle School	Public	6-8	112 N. Cranmer	Conway Springs	67031	Sumner County	Conway Springs	No	No	No	No	(620) 456-2965	89	7	13.4	39.3%	83 (93.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.4%)	62.2	110^th of 363 public middle schools	69.7%		59.4	104^th of 362 public middle schools	71.3%	6				36.4	37.8	46.4		40.2				54.5	43.2	46.4		47.1		53.6	53.6	$14,402	$772	$13,630
Oxford Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	319 E College	Oxford	67119	Sumner County	Oxford	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 455-2422	201	20	10.2	49.8%	168 (83.6%)	7 (3.5%)	20 (10.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.5%)	75.6	133^rd of 656 public elementary schools	79.7%		68.5	178^th of 653 public elementary schools	72.7%	45	72.7	64.0	78.3	52.4				67.6	54.5	52.0	52.2	42.9				51.0	60.9		60.9	$13,855	$1,315	$12,540
Oxford Junior/Senior High	Public	7-12	515 N. Water	Oxford	67119	Sumner County	Oxford	No	No	No	No	(620) 455-2410	195	15	12.9	36.9%	156 (80.0%)	5 (2.6%)	17 (8.7%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (7.7%)	40.5	204^th of 332 public high schools	38.6%		49	161^st of 318 public high schools	49.4%	43					42.3	27.3	28.1	32.5					46.2	50.0	37.5	43.8		36.4	36.4	$14,364	$845	$13,519
Oxford Online Virtual School	Public, Virtual, Alternative	1-12	515 N Water	Oxford	67119	Sumner County	Oxford	No	No	Yes	No	(620) 455-2410	51				40 (78.4%)	3 (5.9%)	6 (11.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.9%)								(n/a)								40.0								15.0				$9,811	$357	$9,454
South Haven Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	229 Kickapoo Avenue	South Haven	67140	Sumner County	South Haven	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 892-5215	100	11	9.0	38.0%	92 (92.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (5.0%)	2 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	51.6	320^th of 656 public elementary schools	51.2%		37.7	431^st of 653 public elementary schools	34.0%	111	64.3	42.1						50.0	57.1	21.1						33.3				$19,841	$328	$19,513
South Haven High	Public	6-12	229 Kickapoo Avenue	South Haven	67140	Sumner County	South Haven	No	No	No	No	(620) 892-5215	120	12	10.1	38.3%	108 (90.0%)	1 (0.8%)	5 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (5.0%)	77.5	61^st of 332 public high schools	81.6%		52.6	145^th of 318 public high schools	54.4%	84				42.9	0.0	38.9	52.2	38.5				46.2	20.0	0.0	43.5	28.1		11.1	10.5	$19,621	$325	$19,296
Eisenhower Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	924 N Plum	Wellington	67152	Sumner County	Wellington	No	No	No	No	(620) 326-4340	277	18	15.3	59.6%	209 (75.5%)	6 (2.2%)	44 (15.9%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.4%)	47.1	355^th of 656 public elementary schools	45.9%		46.6	356^th of 653 public elementary schools	45.5%	1	52.6	53.7	48.3					51.8	42.1	19.5	44.8					34.3	44.8		44.8	$10,970	$828	$10,142
Kennedy Elementary	Public	K-5	501 N Woodlawn	Wellington	67152	Sumner County	Wellington	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 326-4350	126	13	9.6	85.7%	86 (68.3%)	2 (1.6%)	25 (19.8%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (9.5%)	22.8	530^th of 656 public elementary schools	19.2%		26.1	508^th of 653 public elementary schools	22.2%	22	47.6	23.5	50.0					41.4	23.8	5.9	15.0					15.5	35.0		35.0	$13,082	$1,300	$11,783
Lincoln Elementary	Public	K-5	104 South F	Wellington	67152	Sumner County	Wellington	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 326-4360	137	16	8.4	86.9%	109 (79.6%)	4 (2.9%)	16 (11.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (5.1%)	42.3	391^st of 656 public elementary schools	40.4%		49	338^th of 653 public elementary schools	48.2%	53	66.7	46.1	27.3					46.4	42.9	38.5	27.3					36.2	40.9		40.9	$16,036	$1,514	$14,522
Washington Elementary	Public	K-5	1100 N Washington	Wellington	67152	Sumner County	Wellington	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 326-4370	86	11	7.9	62.8%	62 (72.1%)	2 (2.3%)	15 (17.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (8.1%)	54.2	298^th of 656 public elementary schools	54.6%		61.1	232^nd of 653 public elementary schools	64.5%	66	27.3	38.9	53.8					40.5	54.5	44.4	61.5					52.4	53.8		53.8	$16,712	$1,889	$14,824
Wellington Middle School	Public	6-8	605 North A	Wellington	67152	Sumner County	Wellington	No	No	No	No	(620) 326-4320	349	29	11.8	61.3%	269 (77.1%)	8 (2.3%)	44 (12.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	25 (7.2%)	24.5	298^th of 363 public middle schools	17.9%		16.1	327^th of 362 public middle schools	9.7%	29				34.3	24.1	28.1		28.8				33.3	22.2	20.8		25.3		33.0	33.0	$13,481	$1,082	$12,399
Wellington High School	Public	9-12	1700 East 16th Street	Wellington	67152	Sumner County	Wellington	No	No	No	No	(620) 326-4310	463	39	11.8	52.9%	348 (75.2%)	13 (2.8%)	62 (13.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (7.6%)	24.4	266^th of 332 public high schools	19.9%		24.2	259^th of 318 public high schools	18.6%	7							28.0	28.0							22.9	22.9				$13,112	$1,497	$11,615
Wellington Virtual School	Public, Virtual	9-12	221 s washington ave	Wellington	67152	Sumner County	Wellington	No	No	Yes	No	(620) 326-4300	1				1 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																				$6,335	$723	$5,612

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