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Best Public Schools in Thomas County, KS

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Schools

1,169

Students

Districts

Top rankedColby Senior High107^th of 332 Kansas high schools

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Biggest riser

Colby Senior High up 105 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Colby Middle School 13.6 students per teacher

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Newly ranked this year

Golden Plains High and 1 more

SchoolDigger ratings

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1 school without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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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
Brewster Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	127 Kansas Avenue	Brewster	67732	Thomas County	Brewster	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 694-2236	90	10	8.9	27.8%	87 (96.7%)	1 (1.1%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23.7	524^th of 656 public elementary schools	20.1%					(n/a)			20.0					31.1			40.0					31.1	30.0		33.3	$15,855	$3,749	$12,106
Brewster High	Public	9-12	127 Kansas Avenue	Brewster	67732	Thomas County	Brewster	No	No	No	No	(785) 694-2236	34	4	8.7	20.6%	29 (85.3%)	1 (2.9%)	4 (11.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																				$15,893	$3,597	$12,297
Colby Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	210 N Grant Ave	Colby	67701	Thomas County	Colby Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 460-5100	369	24	15.3	39.3%	282 (76.4%)	4 (1.1%)	69 (18.7%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.0%)	40.1	413^th of 656 public elementary schools	37.0%		31.4	473^rd of 653 public elementary schools	27.6%	60	49.2	29.8						40.2	47.0	37.3						42.4				$14,761	$1,320	$13,442
Colby Middle School	Public	5-8	750 W Third St	Colby	67701	Thomas County	Colby Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(785) 460-5200	293	22	13.6	35.2%	228 (77.8%)	1 (0.3%)	52 (17.7%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.1%)	33.6	247^th of 363 public middle schools	32.0%		44.2	174^th of 362 public middle schools	51.9%	73			27.8	29.9	25.0	33.3		29.0			6.3	23.4	29.7	38.8		23.7	30.4	43.3	36.3	$14,853	$1,328	$13,525
Colby Senior High	Public	9-12	1890 S Franklin Ave	Colby	67701	Thomas County	Colby Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(785) 460-5300	296	22	13.6	29.7%	240 (81.1%)	1 (0.3%)	43 (14.5%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.4%)	63.3	107^th of 332 public high schools	67.8%		37.2	212^th of 318 public high schools	33.3%	105							50.7	50.7							32.0	32.0				$14,337	$1,303	$13,034
Golden Plains Middle	Public	6-8	335 School Street	Rexford	67753	Thomas County	Golden Plains	No	No	No	No	(785) 687-3265	32	3	9.5	75.0%	22 (68.8%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (31.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27.4	284^th of 363 public middle schools	21.8%		39.8	208^th of 362 public middle schools	42.5%	76					30.8	21.4		21.2					30.8	35.7		30.3		21.4	21.4	$23,004	$3,013	$19,990
Golden Plains High	Public	9-12	335 School Street	Rexford	67753	Thomas County	Golden Plains	No	No	No	No	(785) 687-3265	55	8	6.5	78.2%	38 (69.1%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (30.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46.7	174^th of 332 public high schools	47.6%					(n/a)							38.5	38.5							30.8	30.8				$22,392	$3,013	$19,379

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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.