Elementary Schools in Colby Public Schools

Summary:

Colby Public Schools operates a single elementary school, Colby Elementary, which serves students in the Colby, Kansas area. While Colby Elementary's performance has declined in recent years, with its statewide ranking dropping from 494 out of 660 Kansas elementary schools in 2022-2023 to 413 out of 656 in 2024-2025, the school's academic proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics are mixed compared to state averages.

In 2024-2025, Colby Elementary's proficiency rates were higher than the Colby Public Schools district averages but lower than the state averages. The school also serves a relatively high percentage of economically disadvantaged students, with 43.11% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch in 2023-2024. Additionally, Colby Elementary has a chronic absenteeism rate of 19.5% in the 2024-2025 school year, which is a relatively high rate.

While Colby Elementary is the only elementary school in the Colby Public Schools district, the data suggests that the school may need to focus on improving student academic achievement and addressing challenges related to student attendance and economic disadvantages to better align with state-level performance.

District Detail

600 W Third St
Colby, KS 67701

(785) 460-5000

SchoolDigger Rank:
167^th of 264 Kansas districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 958

Primary Schools: 1
Middle Schools: 1
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				KAP English Language Arts (2025)			KAP Mathematics (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 All Grades	KAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	KAP Mathematics 4th Grade	KAP Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Golden Plains	17.24 mi	3	203^rd
Brewster	17.44 mi	2	240^th
Oakley	21.01 mi	3	145^th
Triplains	25.14 mi	2
Rawlins County	28.54 mi	2	132^nd

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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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