Summary
Sedan Elementary serves 178 students in prekindergarten through grade 5 in Sedan, Kansas. In 2025–26, its all-grade proficiency rates were above both its district and the state in English language arts (ELA), math, and science. Math is the school’s clearest strength: its 62% proficiency rate led the three nearby schools.
Compared with nearby schools, Sedan was also above their average in ELA, at 65% versus 57%, but ranked second among the four schools. Science was less competitive: Sedan’s 44% was 18 points below the nearby average of 63%, although it remained above the district’s 34% and the state’s 38%. Math stood out against all comparison groups: Sedan’s 62% was 18 points above the nearby average of 44%, 19 points above the district’s 43%, and 21 points above the state’s 41%. Grade-level results identify a specific science concern: fifth-grade science was 44%, just below the state’s 46%. Fifth-grade math, by contrast, was 72%, well above the state’s 45%.
Results have improved since 2022–23, but all three subjects fell from their 2024–25 peak. Over that longer period, ELA rose 26 points, math 19, and science 6; in the latest year, the rates dropped 9, 7, and 25 points, respectively. SchoolDigger ranked Sedan in the 79th statewide percentile and gave it 4 stars in 2025–26, down from the 96th percentile and 5 stars the year before. Its student–teacher ratio was 10.2 in 2024–25, and its free/reduced-lunch rate was 60%—contextual measures, not explanations of test results. SchoolDigger’s ranking for Low Socio Economic Status Students was notably higher than the school’s overall ranking in 2025–26: 92nd percentile compared with 79th, indicating stronger statewide standing in its measure of how well the school serves this group. Nearby-school averages reflect only the three schools provided, and grade comparisons use only reported results.
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