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Southern Lyon County

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At a glance

139^thof 268 Kansas districts▼ 39

Better than 48% of Kansas districts

Elementary 2 High 2Grades PK, KG-12

100 Commercial St.; Ste. A
Hartford, KS 66854·(620) 392-5519·All Kansas district rankings →

Statewide performance 2018–2026

2026: better than 48.1% of districts

Schools

536

Students

5-star school

Top rankedOlpe Junior/Senior High School14^th of 340 Kansas high schools

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Biggest riser

Olpe Elementary up 23 spots statewide this year

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Newly ranked this year

Hartford Junior/Senior High School

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Summary:

Southern Lyon County has four schools: two elementary schools serving prekindergarten through fifth grade and two junior/senior high schools serving grades 6–12. In 2025–26, their average proficiency was 41% in English language arts (ELA), 44% in math, and 39% in science, compared with state averages of 46%, 41%, and 38%. The clearest area-wide concern is ELA: the schools’ average was 5 percentage points below the state, while their averages were 3 points above in math and 1 point above in science.

Olpe Elementary led in ELA and science, with 56% and 54% proficiency—13 and 15 points ahead of the next school, respectively. Olpe Junior/Senior High School led in math at 55%, 4 points ahead of the next school and 14 points above the state. At the other end, Hartford Junior/Senior High School had the lowest ELA and science results, at 27% and 29%; Neosho Rapids Elementary had the lowest math result, at 33%. SchoolDigger’s rankings also set Olpe Junior/Senior High apart: it ranked 14th of 340 statewide, in the 96th percentile with 5 stars. Olpe Elementary ranked 228th of 657 with 3 stars; Neosho Rapids ranked 512th of 657 and Hartford 281st of 340, each with 1 star.

Recent changes were mixed. Hartford’s math rose 10 points and science 15 points from 2024–25 to 2025–26, but its ELA fell by 1 point. Science moved in opposite directions at the elementary schools: Olpe rose 17 points, while Neosho Rapids fell 20. SchoolDigger’s three-year percentile history also shows contrasting paths: Olpe Junior/Senior High rose from 90 to 96, while Neosho Rapids fell from 49 to 22. Lower student-teacher ratios did not correspond to higher scores in these school pairs: Neosho Rapids had a ratio of 9.1 compared with Olpe Elementary’s 12.3, and Hartford’s was 8.8 compared with Olpe Junior/Senior High’s 13.1, even though the schools with higher ratios scored better in all three subjects in each comparison. Reported free/reduced-lunch rates ranged from 27% at Olpe Junior/Senior High to 56% at Hartford.

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Ranking:

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				KAP English Language Arts (2026)								KAP Mathematics (2026)								KAP Science (2026)				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/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
Hartford Junior/Senior High School	Public	6-12	100 Commercial St	Hartford	66854	Lyon County	Southern Lyon County	No	No	No	No	(620) 392-5515	101	11	8.8	56.4%	97 (96.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.0%)	24.3	281^st of 340 public high schools	17.4%					(n/a)				38.5	35.3		21.4	27.4				46.1	52.9		14.3	37.3			30.0	29.4	$18,606	$362	$18,244
Neosho Rapids Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	240 N. Commercial	Neosho Rapids	66864	Lyon County	Southern Lyon County	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 342-7783	107	12	9.1	56.1%	102 (95.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.8%)	26.7	512^th of 657 public elementary schools	22.1%		39.3	419^th of 656 public elementary schools	36.1%	93	46.7	37.5	26.7					37.0	40.0	25.0	33.3					32.6	33.3			33.3	$12,547	$327	$12,221
Olpe Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	314 W Listerscheid	Olpe	66865	Lyon County	Southern Lyon County	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 475-3277	149	12	12.3	26.8%	137 (91.9%)	2 (1.3%)	6 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.7%)	62.1	228^th of 657 public elementary schools	65.3%		60.7	251^st of 656 public elementary schools	61.7%	23	52.2	47.6	66.7					55.9	60.9	33.3	58.3					51.5	54.2			54.2	$8,873	$816	$8,056
Olpe Junior/Senior High School	Public	6-12	220 W Listerscheid St	Olpe	66865	Lyon County	Southern Lyon County	No	No	No	No	(620) 475-3223	179	14	13.1	26.8%	160 (89.4%)	2 (1.1%)	15 (8.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	94.9	14^th of 340 public high schools	95.9%		93.9	18^th of 332 public high schools	94.6%	4				35.0	42.9	32.3	60.7	43.0				55.0	71.4	32.3	67.9	55.0		29.0	54.5	39.6	$13,286	$1,603	$11,683

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Lebo-Waverly	9.14 mi	4	45^th
Emporia	12.94 mi	10	220^th
Burlington	13.48 mi	3	140^th
LeRoy-Gridley	15.02 mi	3
Madison-Virgil	16 mi	2	65^th

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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.