Crest

Summary:

The Crest school district in Kansas has two schools - Crest Elementary and Crest High School. While Crest Elementary has consistently low test scores compared to the state average, Crest High School has shown improvement in recent years and now ranks in the top half of Kansas high schools.

Crest Elementary struggles with English Language Arts and Math proficiency rates well below the state averages across all grade levels, ranking in the bottom half of Kansas elementary schools. In contrast, Crest High School has a relatively high 4-year graduation rate of 89.5% and a low dropout rate of 1.3%, indicating positive outcomes for high school students.

Both schools in the Crest district face challenges, with high chronic absenteeism rates of 19.5% and significant differences in spending per student, with Crest High School spending nearly $8,000 more per student than Crest Elementary. Addressing these district-wide issues could be crucial in improving the educational experience for students in the Crest area.

District Detail

603 E Broad
Colony, KS 66015

(620) 852-3540

SchoolDigger Rank:
189^th of 264 Kansas districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 263

Primary Schools: 1
Middle Schools: 0
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)								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
Crest Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	603 E. Broad	Colony	66015	Anderson County	Crest	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 852-3529	185	14	13.6	61.1%	169 (91.4%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.2%)	35.1	451^st of 656 public elementary schools	31.3%		46.3	358^th of 653 public elementary schools	45.2%	93	27.8	46.7	29.4	45.5	20.0	22.7		30.1	22.2	33.3	29.4	54.5	25.0	18.2		28.2	41.2	36.4	38.5	$16,323	$2,263	$14,060
Crest High	Public	9-12	603 E. Broad	Colony	66015	Anderson County	Crest	No	No	No	No	(620) 852-3521	78	7	10.8	46.2%	72 (92.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (5.1%)	48.4	166^th of 332 public high schools	50.0%		62.1	99^th of 318 public high schools	68.9%	67							35.7	35.7							35.7	35.7				$15,258	$928	$14,330

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Marmaton Valley	14.73 mi	3	154^th
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Humboldt	18.33 mi	4	228^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.

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