High Schools in Silver Lake

Silver Lake has one high school, Silver Lake Junior-Senior High, serving grades 7–12 with 355 students. There are no other schools in this list to compare or rank against. In 2025–26, the school was above Kansas in all three all-grades subjects: by 5 percentage points in English language arts (ELA), 16 points in math and 17 points in science. Its clearest strength compared with the state is math and science.

With just one school, there is no local school leader or trailer; the most notable differences are across subjects and grades. The school’s all-grades proficiency was 51% in ELA, 57% in math and 56% in science, while the reported Silver Lake district results were higher in each: by 12 points in ELA, 11 in math and 5 in science. Grade 8 was particularly strong against state results, with proficiency 28 points higher in ELA, 39 points higher in math and 28 points higher in science. Grade 10 ELA was a counterpoint: 34% proficiency, 7 points below the state. These grade differences mean the overall results do not tell the whole story for every student.

Results fell from 2024–25 to 2025–26: 10 points in ELA, 2 in math and 3 in science. The school’s lead over Kansas narrowed most in ELA, by 12 points; it narrowed by 5 points in math and was nearly unchanged in science. SchoolDigger’s school ranking also moved up and then down: 93rd of 318 schools (71st percentile) in 2023–24, 39th of 332 (88th percentile) in 2024–25, and 131st of 340 (61st percentile) in 2025–26. Other measures are favorable against state figures: graduation was 96% versus 90%, and dropout was 0% versus 1%; chronic absenteeism was 17% versus 18% statewide, but 6 points higher than the district. The school’s student-teacher ratio was 10.7 and its free/reduced-lunch rate was 21%. Separately, SchoolDigger ranked the district 12th of 268, at the 96th percentile, with five stars.