Summary:
The eight schools in Arkansas City, Kansas, include six elementary schools, one middle school and one high school. In 2025–2026, their simple average proficiency was 35% in ELA, 27% in math and 25% in science, compared with state figures of 46%, 41% and 38%—below the state in all three subjects.
C 4 Elementary stands out most: it led the schools in every subject, with 56% in ELA, 48% in math and 50% in science, and was the only school above the state in all three. Its results were 10 percentage points above the state in ELA, 7 points above in math and 12 points above in science. Jefferson Elementary ranked second in each subject, at 45%, 40% and 32%; its ELA and math results were each about 1 point below the state. At the lower end, Frances Willard Elementary had the lowest ELA and math results, 24% and 17%, while Arkansas City High had the lowest science result, 13%.
Recent results are mixed: the area’s average ELA was essentially flat between school years, while math rose by 2 percentage points; the average science result for schools with both years of data fell by 2 points. Jefferson and C 4 improved in ELA and math, but C 4’s science result fell by 13 points. SchoolDigger’s percentile ranking for C 4 climbed from the 45th to the 62nd percentile, while the middle school’s fell from the 26th to the 12th. Context measures also differ: C 4 has a 12.7 student–teacher ratio and a 44% free/reduced-lunch rate; Jefferson’s figures are 15.5 and 72%. At Arkansas City High, chronic absenteeism was 41%, compared with 18% statewide, an additional indicator families may want to weigh alongside its test results.
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