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Dighton Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-6
173rd
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 656 Kansas Elementary Schools
Better than 74% of Kansas elementary schools
Summary

Dighton Elementary is a public elementary school located in Dighton, Kansas, serving grades PK-6 with a total enrollment of 152 students. The school is part of the Dighton District, which is ranked 25th out of 264 districts in Kansas and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Dighton Elementary has a strong performance history, consistently ranking in the top 20% of Kansas elementary schools over the past decade. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school ranked 173rd out of 656 Kansas elementary schools and received a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school consistently outperforms the state average in proficiency rates for English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science across all grade levels, with particularly strong performance in 3rd and 4th grade.

Despite having a relatively high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 46.3% to 48.03% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in recent years, Dighton Elementary has been able to provide an exceptional educational experience for these students, ranking in the top 5% of Kansas elementary schools for this subgroup in the 2022-2023 and 2023-2024 school years. The school's small class sizes, with a student-teacher ratio ranging from 16.8 to 19.7 students per teacher, likely contribute to its strong academic performance and ability to support diverse student needs.

139
Students ?
10.6
Student/teacher ratio ?
$18,965
Per pupil spending ?
48.9%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 320 E James
       Dighton, KS  67839

(620) 397-5319

District: Dighton


Students who attend Dighton Elementary usually attend:

High:    Dighton High
Racial breakdown:

White:
88.5%
Hispanic:
10.1%
American Indian:
0.7%
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At a glance
▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 88th percentile in 2017 → 74th in 2025
Strengths
✓Test scores above the Kansas average (54% vs 42% meeting standards)
✓Above the Kansas median (74th percentile)
✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher
Worth a look
!Ranking has slipped from its 88th-percentile peak (2017) to 74th (2025)
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school54%
District avg53%
Kansas avg42%
173rd of 656
Kansas public elementary schools ?
Top 26%▲ up 23 pts since 2015
From top 50% (2015) to top 26% (2025)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
25th of 264Dighton among Kansas districts
Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankKansas percentileRating
202569.1173 of 65673.6%★★★★☆
202474.6125 of 65380.9%★★★★☆
202375.2125 of 66081.1%★★★★☆
202279.6101 of 66884.9%★★★★☆
202148.8351 of 67047.6%★★☆☆☆
201954.9285 of 66757.3%★★★☆☆
201860.6234 of 65664.3%★★★☆☆
201783.480 of 65987.9%★★★★☆
201670.3171 of 65673.9%★★★★☆
201551.6336 of 67850.4%★★★☆☆
201362.2309 of 66853.7%★★★☆☆
201267.3230 of 66065.2%★★★☆☆
201164.4255 of 63159.6%★★★☆☆
201076.298 of 63084.4%★★★★☆
200981.716 of 62197.4%★★★★★
200886.49 of 61498.5%★★★★★
200768.9197 of 60067.2%★★★☆☆
200678.679 of 58586.5%★★★★☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankKansas percentileRating
201948.5313 of 59147.0%★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankKansas percentileRating
202552.3244 of 53354.2%★★★☆☆
202486.626 of 54695.2%★★★★★
202393.79 of 54198.3%★★★★★
202290.616 of 51296.9%★★★★★

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankKansas percentileRating
202152.5279 of 60553.9%★★★☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankKansas percentileRating
202563.2193 of 57666.5%★★★☆☆
202465.3164 of 57971.7%★★★★☆
202368.1145 of 58475.2%★★★★☆
202276.6101 of 59683.1%★★★★☆
202161.7201 of 58765.8%★★★☆☆
201953.3263 of 59255.6%★★★☆☆
201855.5244 of 57457.5%★★★☆☆
How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)
White (2025)66th percentile-7 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)54th percentile-19 vs school
Male (2021)54th percentile+6 vs school
Female (2019)47th percentile-10 vs school
By subject vs Kansas (2024-2025) ?
Mathematics65%+26 vs state
English Language Arts55%+11 vs state
Science43%~ state avg

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Students who attend Dighton Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Dighton High

In the 2024-25 school year, 139 students attended Dighton Elementary.

Dighton Elementary ranks 173rd of 656 Kansas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Students at Dighton Elementary are 88% White, 10% Hispanic.


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