Summary:
Four schools serve 1,976 students in ZIP code 66012: two elementary schools, one middle school and one high school. Three are in the Bonner Springs district, while Linwood Elementary School is in Basehor-Linwood. Results vary widely, especially in math: Linwood’s 66% proficiency rate was 37 percentage points above the 29% rate at Bonner Springs High, the clearest difference for families comparing these schools.
Linwood led the group in all-grades ELA and math, with 66% proficient in each—20 points above the state in ELA and 25 points above it in math. Bonner Springs Elementary had the strongest science result at 50%, 12 points above the state and 3 points higher than Linwood. At the other end, Bonner Springs High had the lowest rate in all three subjects: 40% in ELA, 29% in math and 30% in science, respectively 6, 12 and 8 points below state results. Linwood’s lead is not universal: in grade 4, Bonner Springs Elementary was 13 points higher in ELA.
Recent trends offer a mixed picture. From 2024–25 to 2025–26, Bonner Springs High improved 10 points in ELA and 9 in math; Robert E Clark Middle gained 5 points in ELA, 6 in math and 10 in science. Both elementary schools’ science results fell—13 points at Bonner Springs Elementary and 7 at Linwood. SchoolDigger ranks Linwood 84th statewide, Bonner Springs Elementary 47th, the middle school 38th and the high school 41st; since 2023–24, the middle and high schools rose 15 and 21 percentile points, while Linwood fell 9. Chronic absenteeism ranges from 5% at Linwood to 42% at the high school, compared with 18% statewide. Student-teacher ratios are similar, from 11.8 to 12.6; reported free/reduced-lunch rates range from 24% at Linwood to 64% at the middle school, useful context but not an explanation for results. Because schools serve different grades, all-grades scores are broad snapshots, and grade-matched results are better for direct comparisons.
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