Beta You're viewing our redesigned school list. Prefer the classic layout?

Emporia

New rankings! SchoolDigger recently updated its Kansas rankings with newly released test scores for the 2025-26 school year.

Be the first to know when we post new rankings!

At a glance

220^thof 268 Kansas districts▼ 5

Better than 17% of Kansas districts

Elementary 6 Middle 1 High 1Grades PK, KG-12

1700 West 7th
Emporia, KS 66801-2424·(620) 341-2200·All Kansas district rankings →

Statewide performance 2018–2026

2026: better than 17.9% of districts

Schools

4,261

Students

Top rankedEmporia High171^st of 340 Kansas high schools

▲

Biggest riser

Emporia High up 49 spots statewide this year

◉

Smallest classes

Logan Ave Elementary 11.8 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

2★

1★

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

Compare Kansas districts →See the top-ranked Kansas schools →

Summary:

Emporia has eight public schools: six elementary schools, one middle school and one high school, serving families in the Emporia area. In 2025–2026, the schools’ equal-school average was about 41% in English language arts (ELA), 31% in math and 39% in science, compared with state results of about 46%, 41% and 38%. Science is the area’s relative bright spot, but the clearest overall finding is that ELA and especially math results lag the state, with wide differences from school to school.

Walnut Elementary led all-grades ELA at 52% and science at 54%, about 6 and 16 points above state results. Timmerman Elementary led math at 41%, almost exactly the state result, and posted 53% in science. At the other end, Logan Ave Elementary had the lowest ELA and math results, 26% and 19%—about 20 and 22 points below the state. Emporia High had the lowest science result, 23%, 15 points below the state. Grade-level results can give a more useful comparison: Walnut’s fifth-grade ELA and science were 57% and 54%, both above state results.

Area averages improved from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026: ELA rose about 2 points, math 3 points, and science 4 points among schools with results in both years. Gains were not universal: Timmerman’s ELA and math fell 3 and 9 points, while Riverside Elementary science rose 22 points. SchoolDigger’s statewide percentile rank for Emporia High rose from 25 to 50, while Timmerman’s fell from 65 to 43. Elementary student–teacher ratios range from 11.8 at Logan Ave to 15.1 at Village; free/reduced-lunch rates also vary, from 45% at Timmerman to 83% at W A White Elementary. These figures provide context, not explanations for student results.

Load more schools when map is moved

Ranking:

E Elementary M Middle H High A Alternative P Private

Choose columns to see: Summary School Students/Teachers Ranking Test Scores Finance All

School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				KAP English Language Arts (2026)								KAP Mathematics (2026)								KAP Science (2026)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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 11th Grade	KAP Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Village Elementary	Public	K-5	2302 W 15th Ave	Emporia	66801	Lyon County	Emporia	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 341-2282	401	26	15.1	59.9%	186 (46.4%)	6 (1.5%)	185 (46.1%)	6 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.5%)	41.3	406^th of 657 public elementary schools	38.2%		44.5	368^th of 656 public elementary schools	43.9%	38	44.6	48.3	47.1					46.7	30.4	41.4	48.5					40.6	39.7			39.7	$12,554	$1,313	$11,241
Walnut Elementary	Public	K-5	801 Grove Ave	Emporia	66801	Lyon County	Emporia	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 341-2288	312	23	13.8	66.3%	173 (55.4%)	12 (3.8%)	113 (36.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.5%)	48.6	347^th of 657 public elementary schools	47.2%		43.9	376^th of 656 public elementary schools	42.7%	29	52.4	45.9	56.9					52.3	47.6	27.0	36.5					37.4	53.8			53.8	$13,899	$1,345	$12,554
W A White Elementary	Public	K-5	902 Exchange Street	Emporia	66801	Lyon County	Emporia	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 341-2294	248	19	13.4	83.5%	103 (41.5%)	3 (1.2%)	108 (43.5%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (12.5%)	19.8	558^th of 657 public elementary schools	15.1%		22.8	529^th of 656 public elementary schools	19.4%	29	28.0	52.8	25.0					37.1	11.5	27.0	24.1					21.7	33.3			33.3	$11,577	$1,580	$9,998
Emporia Middle School	Public	6-8	2300 Graphic Arts Road	Emporia	66801	Lyon County	Emporia	No	No	No	No	(620) 341-2335	843	63	13.3	67.0%	380 (45.1%)	5 (0.6%)	396 (47.0%)	15 (1.8%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (5.2%)	23.2	308^th of 368 public middle schools	16.3%		23.5	302^nd of 363 public middle schools	16.8%	6				29.3	37.6	31.3		32.7				29.3	17.6	23.0		23.5		29.3		29.3	$13,867	$913	$12,954
Emporia High	Public	9-12	3302 W 18th Ave	Emporia	66801	Lyon County	Emporia	No	No	No	No	(620) 341-2365	1,494	93	16.0	54.6%	580 (38.8%)	15 (1.0%)	800 (53.5%)	27 (1.8%)	7 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	64 (4.3%)	49.3	171^st of 340 public high schools	49.7%		37.6	220^th of 332 public high schools	33.7%	49							45.1	45.1							36.8	36.8			22.7	22.7	$14,534	$952	$13,583
Logan Ave Elementary	Public	K-5	521 South East Street	Emporia	66801	Lyon County	Emporia	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 341-2264	208	18	11.8	74.0%	65 (31.3%)	4 (1.9%)	118 (56.7%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (8.7%)	13.4	583^rd of 657 public elementary schools	11.3%		11.2	602^nd of 656 public elementary schools	8.2%	19	20.0	17.6	35.7					25.7	12.0	10.5	32.1					19.4	35.7			35.7	$12,938	$1,699	$11,239
Riverside Elementary	Public	K-5	327 S West St	Emporia	66801	Lyon County	Emporia	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 341-2276	385	26	14.6	82.3%	94 (24.4%)	6 (1.6%)	261 (67.8%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.9%)	29.1	502^nd of 657 public elementary schools	23.6%		20	550^th of 656 public elementary schools	16.2%	48	44.9	31.6	43.6					39.7	18.4	26.3	43.6					29.8	41.8			41.8	$11,560	$1,540	$10,020
Timmerman Elementary	Public	K-5	2901 Timmerman Dr	Emporia	66801	Lyon County	Emporia	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 341-2270	370	30	12.5	45.4%	218 (58.9%)	1 (0.3%)	130 (35.1%)	8 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.5%)	45.6	372^nd of 657 public elementary schools	43.4%		56.5	278^th of 656 public elementary schools	57.6%	94	45.3	42.6	50.8					46.2	37.5	40.0	45.8					41.0	52.5			52.5	$13,481	$1,300	$12,181
Jones Early Childhood Development Center	Public	PK	327 S Walnut	Emporia	66801	Lyon County	Emporia	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(620) 412-8250	0			—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
North Lyon County	6.98 mi	2	88^th
Southern Lyon County	10.78 mi	4	139^th
Chase County	17.61 mi	2	136^th
Lebo-Waverly	19.11 mi	4	45^th
Madison-Virgil	20.44 mi	2	65^th

See the top KS Kansas districts

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.