Syracuse

Summary:

The Syracuse school district in Kansas operates two schools: Syracuse Elementary and Syracuse High. While Syracuse High has shown gradual improvement in its statewide ranking and test scores, particularly in 10th grade English Language Arts, Syracuse Elementary faces significant challenges, with consistently low test scores, high chronic absenteeism, and a high percentage of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.

Syracuse High is ranked 197 out of 332 Kansas high schools for the 2024-2025 school year, an improvement from previous years. The school has a relatively high 4-year graduation rate of 89.5% and a low dropout rate of 1.3% for the 2023-2024 school year. Additionally, Syracuse High outperforms the state average in 10th grade English Language Arts proficiency, with 44.18% of students scoring proficient or better compared to the state average of 37.93%.

In contrast, Syracuse Elementary struggles with low test scores, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics well below the state averages across all grade levels. The school also has a high chronic absenteeism rate of 19.5% for the 2024-2025 school year and serves a high-need population, with 75.33% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year.

District Detail

103 West Avenue F
Syracuse, KS 67878

(620) 384-7872

SchoolDigger Rank:
212^th of 264 Kansas districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 492

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
Syracuse Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	408 N Main	Syracuse	67878	Hamilton County	Syracuse	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 384-5203	262	21	12.4	76.0%	77 (29.4%)	0 (0.0%)	182 (69.5%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	29.1	489^th of 656 public elementary schools	25.5%		34.3	454^th of 653 public elementary schools	30.5%	35	39.1	39.5	36.4	44.1				39.8	29.2	21.0	21.2	25.7				23.8	48.5		48.5	$10,187	$2,533	$7,654
Syracuse High	Public	7-12	502 North Main	Syracuse	67878	Hamilton County	Syracuse	No	No	No	No	(620) 384-7446	230	18	12.5	64.8%	98 (42.6%)	0 (0.0%)	128 (55.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	41.5	197^th of 332 public high schools	40.7%		30.3	242^nd of 318 public high schools	23.9%	45					42.6	26.5	44.2	38.7					19.1	28.6	16.7	21.0		32.3	32.3	$15,111	$1,839	$13,272

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Lakin	26.62 mi	3	177^th
Stanton County	28.23 mi	2	222^nd
Deerfield	33.46 mi	3	251^st
Greeley County Schools	33.8 mi	2	237^th
Ulysses	34.6 mi	5	253^rd

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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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