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Silver Lake Junior-Senior High

Q: Is Silver Lake Junior-Senior High a good school?

Silver Lake Junior-Senior High ranks 39 th of 332 Kansas high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 7-12

39^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 332 Kansas High Schools

Better than 88% of Kansas high schools

Summary

Silver Lake Junior-Senior High is a public high school in Silver Lake, Kansas, serving grades 7-12 with a total enrollment of 346 students. This school is part of the Silver Lake school district, which is ranked 6th out of 264 districts in the state and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Silver Lake Junior-Senior High consistently ranks among the top high schools in Kansas, performing significantly above the state average on state assessments across multiple subjects and grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 61.07% of students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 44.47%. In mathematics, 59.51% of students were proficient or better, compared to the state average of 38.73%. The school also has a very high 4-year graduation rate of 96.4% and a low dropout rate of just 0.6%.

While Silver Lake Junior-Senior High outperforms many nearby schools, such as Highland Park High in Topeka, the school does have relatively high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 8.3% to 19.7% in recent years. This is an area the school may want to focus on to ensure all students can fully benefit from the educational opportunities available.

355

Students ?

10.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,444

Per pupil spending ?

20.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

200 E. Lake
Silver Lake, KS 66539

(785) 582-4639

District: Silver Lake

Feeder schools for Silver Lake Junior-Senior High:

Elementary:

Silver Lake Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

90.4%

Hispanic:

6.5%

Two or more races:

1.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 56th percentile in 2017 → 88th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Kansas average (60% vs 42% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 12% of Kansas high schools

✓96% graduate in 4 years — above the Kansas average (90%)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school60%

District avg67%

Kansas avg42%

Middle school

16^th of 363

Kansas public middle schools ?

Top 4%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

39^th of 332

Kansas public high schools ?

Top 12%▼ down 5 pts since 2015

From top 7% (2015) to top 12% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of Kansas High Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 264Silver Lake 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)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	93.0	16 of 363	95.6%	★★★★★
2024	75.2	59 of 362	83.7%	★★★★☆
2023	79.1	45 of 362	87.6%	★★★★☆
2022	91.1	15 of 368	95.9%	★★★★★
2021	77.8	39 of 367	89.4%	★★★★☆
2019	86.7	26 of 368	92.9%	★★★★★
2018	84.0	30 of 350	91.4%	★★★★★
2017	83.7	37 of 358	89.7%	★★★★☆
2016	87.6	27 of 343	92.1%	★★★★★
2015	85.5	24 of 368	93.5%	★★★★★
2013	70.7	90 of 355	74.6%	★★★★☆
2012	74.7	45 of 342	86.8%	★★★★☆
2011	73.9	49 of 320	84.7%	★★★★☆
2010	75.1	48 of 316	84.8%	★★★★☆
2009	75.1	40 of 307	87.0%	★★★★☆
2008	72.8	57 of 296	80.7%	★★★★☆
2007	88.8	3 of 286	99.0%	★★★★★
2006	89.2	2 of 277	99.3%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	62.1	87 of 313	72.2%	★★★★☆
2019	85.3	23 of 294	92.2%	★★★★★
2018	67.7	62 of 275	77.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	62.9	75 of 285	73.7%	★★★★☆
2024	68.8	43 of 296	85.5%	★★★★☆
2023	68.0	49 of 300	83.7%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	84.0	24 of 308	92.2%	★★★★★
2019	82.6	31 of 301	89.7%	★★★★★
2018	93.3	11 of 280	96.1%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	90.5	17 of 349	95.1%	★★★★★
2024	72.8	63 of 347	81.8%	★★★★☆
2023	78.7	46 of 349	86.8%	★★★★☆
2022	89.5	13 of 349	96.3%	★★★★★
2021	73.0	51 of 349	85.4%	★★★★☆
2019	83.9	25 of 344	92.7%	★★★★★
2018	78.7	40 of 333	88.0%	★★★★☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	84.7	39 of 332	88.3%	★★★★☆
2024	63.0	93 of 318	70.8%	★★★★☆
2023	67.7	79 of 327	75.8%	★★★★☆
2022	72.2	64 of 324	80.2%	★★★★☆
2021	68.1	74 of 320	76.9%	★★★★☆
2019	78.1	50 of 325	84.6%	★★★★☆
2018	54.0	133 of 314	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2017	54.0	139 of 316	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2016	68.8	78 of 313	75.1%	★★★★☆
2015	85.5	22 of 326	93.3%	★★★★★
2013	78.2	34 of 323	89.5%	★★★★☆
2012	76.3	29 of 317	90.9%	★★★★★
2011	84.8	10 of 298	96.6%	★★★★★
2010	83.5	17 of 302	94.4%	★★★★★
2009	74.5	48 of 291	83.5%	★★★★☆
2008	83.8	25 of 267	90.6%	★★★★★
2007	72.4	70 of 280	75.0%	★★★★☆
2006	86.7	18 of 262	93.1%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	80.5	30 of 250	88.0%	★★★★☆
2019	88.3	13 of 249	94.8%	★★★★★
2018	52.6	117 of 248	52.8%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	50.8	111 of 246	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	94.4	6 of 250	97.6%	★★★★★
2022	77.3	26 of 223	88.3%	★★★★☆
2018	17.6	202 of 228	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	50.1	121 of 258	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.3	103 of 252	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.5	107 of 248	56.9%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	82.3	41 of 306	86.6%	★★★★☆
2024	57.4	109 of 295	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.8	94 of 309	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.9	80 of 307	73.9%	★★★★☆
2021	60.4	91 of 302	69.9%	★★★★☆
2019	69.1	70 of 306	77.1%	★★★★☆
2018	50.6	138 of 296	53.4%	★★★☆☆

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)

Middle school

White (2025)95th percentile~ school

Male (2021)92nd percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)74th percentile-22 vs school

Female (2021)72nd percentile-17 vs school

High school

Female (2021)88th percentile+11 vs school

White (2025)87th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)55th percentile-33 vs school

Male (2021)53rd percentile-24 vs school

By subject vs Kansas (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts61%+17 vs state

Mathematics60%+21 vs state

Science59%+17 vs state

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Schools Near Silver Lake Junior-Senior High

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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 7th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 8th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 10th Grade	KAP English Language Arts All Grades	KAP Mathematics 7th Grade	KAP Mathematics 8th Grade	KAP Mathematics 10th Grade	KAP Mathematics All Grades	KAP Science 8th Grade	KAP Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Silver Lake Junior-Senior High	Public	7-12	200 E. Lake	Silver Lake	66539	Shawnee County	Silver Lake	No	No	No	No	(785) 582-4639	355	33	10.7	20.8%	321 (90.4%)	3 (0.8%)	23 (6.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.7%)	84.7	39^th of 332 public high schools	88.3%		63	93^rd of 318 public high schools	70.8%	54	61.3	63.6	58.0	61.1	61.3	69.1	47.1	59.5	60.0	58.9	$15,444	$2,896	$12,548
Rossville Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	800 Main	Rossville	66533	Shawnee County	Kaw Valley	No	No	No	No	(785) 584-6193	253	27	9.4	29.6%	207 (81.8%)	4 (1.6%)	20 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.0%)	63.8	101^st of 332 public high schools	69.6%		37.3	211^th of 318 public high schools	33.6%	110	51.2	51.4	48.3	50.5	45.2	29.7	34.5	37.0	35.1	35.1	$18,183	$4,973	$13,210
Topeka West High	Public	9-12	2001 SW Fairlawn Rd	Topeka	66604	Shawnee County	Topeka Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(785) 438-4000	971	73	13.3	56.2%	424 (43.7%)	130 (13.4%)	245 (25.2%)	9 (0.9%)	4 (0.4%)	3 (0.3%)	156 (16.1%)	39	212^th of 332 public high schools	36.1%		36.4	220^th of 318 public high schools	30.8%	8			37.6	37.6			24.8	24.8			$14,940	$1,899	$13,040
Hope Street Charter Academy	Public, Charter	10-12	1900 SW Hope Street	Topeka	66604	Shawnee County	Topeka Public Schools	Yes	No	No	No	(785) 438-4280	103	16	6.2	78.6%	44 (42.7%)	12 (11.7%)	32 (31.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (13.6%)	6.9	317^th of 332 public high schools	4.5%		13.1	293^rd of 318 public high schools	7.9%	24			16.7	16.7			10.0	10.0			$36,065	$2,346	$33,719
Capital City	Public	6-12	500 SW Tuffy Kellog Dr	Topeka	66606	Shawnee County	Topeka Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(785) 295-3600	0	21	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)				0.0				0.0			$66,468	$8,456	$58,012
Lawrence Gardner High School	Public	7-12	1430 NW 25th ST	Topeka	66618	Shawnee County	Department of Corrections	No	No	No	No	(785) 746-7266	111	3	41.7	91.9%	48 (43.2%)	37 (33.3%)	25 (22.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2.8	328^th of 332 public high schools	1.2%					(n/a)			5.3	4.8			5.9	10.5
Topeka High	Public	9-12	800 SW 10th St	Topeka	66612	Shawnee County	Topeka Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 295-3150	1,578	108	14.6	67.4%	500 (31.7%)	181 (11.5%)	675 (42.8%)	6 (0.4%)	14 (0.9%)	3 (0.2%)	199 (12.6%)	32.1	237^th of 332 public high schools	28.6%		21.9	270^th of 318 public high schools	15.1%	33			35.1	35.1			21.1	21.1			$15,330	$2,821	$12,509
Seaman High	Public	9-12	4850 Rochester Rd	Topeka	66617	Shawnee County	Seaman	No	No	No	No	(785) 286-8300	1,190	84	14.1	35.1%	985 (82.8%)	26 (2.2%)	99 (8.3%)	8 (0.7%)	11 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (5.1%)	67.9	88^th of 332 public high schools	73.5%		31.9	239^th of 318 public high schools	24.8%	151			40.7	40.7			47.4	47.4			$12,872	$602	$12,269
Washburn Rural High	Public	9-12	5900 SW 61st	Topeka	66619	Shawnee County	Auburn-Washburn	No	No	No	No	(785) 339-4100	1,878	133	14.1	30.5%	1,361 (72.5%)	87 (4.6%)	219 (11.7%)	39 (2.1%)	8 (0.4%)	3 (0.2%)	161 (8.6%)	64.7	100^th of 332 public high schools	69.9%		65.1	86^th of 318 public high schools	73.0%	14			44.4	44.4			39.3	39.3			$12,886	$682	$12,203
Avondale Academy	Public	6-12	200 SE 40th St	Topeka	66609	Shawnee County	Topeka Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(785) 730-8250	23	9	2.4	87.0%	6 (26.1%)	5 (21.7%)	8 (34.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (17.4%)								(n/a)				0.0				0.0			$6,547	$757	$5,790

Frequently Asked Questions about Silver Lake Junior-Senior High

What schools feed into Silver Lake Junior-Senior High?

Silver Lake Junior-Senior High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Silver Lake Elementary

How many students attend Silver Lake Junior-Senior High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 355 students attended Silver Lake Junior-Senior High.

What district is Silver Lake Junior-Senior High in?

Silver Lake

What is the racial makeup of Silver Lake Junior-Senior High?

Students at Silver Lake Junior-Senior High are 90% White, 6% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

Is Silver Lake Junior-Senior High a good school?

Silver Lake Junior-Senior High ranks 39^th of 332 Kansas high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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