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Kismet-Plains

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At a glance

243^rdof 268 Kansas districts▲ 3

Better than 9% of Kansas districts

Elementary 2 High 1Grades PK, KG-12

17222 Mustang Drive
Kismet, KS 67869-9712·(620) 563-7103·All Kansas district rankings →

Statewide performance 2018–2026

2026: better than 9.3% of districts

Schools

575

Students

Top rankedPlains Elementary464^th of 657 Kansas elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Plains Elementary up 51 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

The three schools in Kismet-Plains serve students from prekindergarten through grade 12: Kismet Elementary serves prekindergarten–grade 2, Plains Elementary serves grades 3–5, and Southwestern Heights Junior/Senior High serves grades 6–12. Test scores are provided for Plains and Southwestern Heights, but not Kismet. The most important finding is that Plains leads the two schools with scores, while both remain below state results overall.

Plains Elementary stands out in the latest all-grades results: it scored 43% in ELA, 38% in math, and 30% in science, compared with 30%, 25%, and 28% at Southwestern Heights. That means Plains led by 12 percentage points in ELA, 13 in math, and 2 in science. Plains was closer to state results in ELA and math, falling short by 3 points in each; Southwestern Heights was 16 points below the state in both. Plains’ largest state gap was in science, at 8 points below. One bright spot at Southwestern Heights is grade 8, where results topped the state in ELA, math, and science by 0, 3, and 1 percentage points, respectively.

Results improved at both schools from 2024–25 to 2025–26, with Plains making the larger gains in most subjects: its ELA, math, and science scores rose by 6, 8, and 8 percentage points, while Southwestern Heights gained 1, 6, and 2. Across the two schools, average results rose by 4 points in ELA, 7 in math, and 5 in science, though they remain below state averages. SchoolDigger ranks the district 243rd of 268, in the 9th percentile, with 0 stars. The schools also differ in context: Plains has 113 students, a student–teacher ratio of 8.5, and a free/reduced-lunch rate of 76%; Southwestern Heights has 310 students, a ratio of 10.9, and a rate of 74%. These figures describe the schools but do not explain their results.

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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 (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
Kismet Elementary	Public	PK, KG-2	505 Kansas Avenue	Kismet	67859	Seward County	Kismet-Plains	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 563-7248	152	14	11.2	79.6%	47 (30.9%)	1 (0.7%)	103 (67.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)								(n/a)																					$18,269	$210	$18,059
Plains Elementary	Public	3-5	605 Mustang	Plains	67869	Meade County	Kismet-Plains	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 563-7285	113	13	8.5	76.1%	36 (31.9%)	1 (0.9%)	74 (65.5%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	34.6	464^th of 657 public elementary schools	29.4%		24.5	515^th of 656 public elementary schools	21.5%	51	55.9	41.9	30.6					42.6	44.1	29.0	40.5					38.2	29.7			29.7	$18,271	$210	$18,060
Southwestern Heights Junior/Senior High	Public	6-12	17222 Mustang Road	Kismet	67859	Seward County	Kismet-Plains	No	No	No	No	(620) 563-7292	310	28	10.9	73.5%	106 (34.2%)	2 (0.6%)	196 (63.2%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	17.5	305^th of 340 public high schools	10.3%		19.9	276^th of 332 public high schools	16.9%	29				28.9	22.2	42.9	28.1	30.2				18.2	22.2	42.9	19.3	25.0		40.5	12.1	28.0	$18,267	$200	$18,066

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District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Liberal	15.86 mi	8	265^th
Sublette	20.41 mi	3	194^th
Meade	20.92 mi	2	99^th
Satanta	22.38 mi	2	233^rd
Copeland	23.45 mi	2	92^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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