Meade

Meade, Kansas, has two public schools serving pre-K through grade 12: Meade Elementary covers pre-K–8, and Meade High covers grades 9–12. In 2025–26, High’s reported proficiency was 52% in ELA, 57% in math, and 54% in science, while Elementary scored 46%, 41%, and 34%; the state figures were 46%, 41%, and 38%. The most important finding is that results differ sharply by school: High is above state figures in all three subjects, while Elementary is near state in ELA and math but below in science.

Meade High stands out at the top overall, exceeding Meade Elementary by 7 points in ELA, 17 in math, and 20 in science. Elementary’s grade-level results, however, include notable strengths and dips: grade 4 was 25 points above the state in ELA and 39 points above in math, while grade 5 math was 38 points below. SchoolDigger ranks High 27th of 340 schools (92nd percentile, 5 stars) and Elementary 340th of 657 (48th percentile, 2 stars).

Results generally improved from 2024–25 to 2025–26. Elementary rose 3 points in ELA, 2 in math, and 3 in science; High gained 4 points in ELA and 16 in math, with no earlier science figure reported. SchoolDigger’s rankings also show improvement over the listed years: High moved from the 77th to the 92nd percentile, while Elementary rose from the 32nd to the 48th percentile and then stayed level. High’s strong test results sit alongside a 79% graduation rate versus 90% statewide; its chronic absenteeism was 15%, compared with 8% at Elementary and 18% statewide. Student-teacher ratios are 9.1 at High and 10.3 at Elementary, and free/reduced-lunch rates are 48% and 52%, respectively. The schools serve different grade spans, and High enrolls 87 students, so all-grade comparisons and individual-grade results need context.