Summary:
ZIP code 66018 has one listed elementary school, Starside Elementary, serving prekindergarten through grade 5 and enrolling 428 students. In 2025–2026, its all-grade proficiency was 61% in English language arts (ELA), 42% in math, and 45% in science; state results were 46%, 41%, and 38%, respectively. Its clearest overall strength is ELA, where it was 15 percentage points above the state.
There is no within-ZIP school leader or lower performer to compare, but Starside Elementary’s grade-level results show where it stands out and where families may want to look more closely. Third-grade ELA was a particular strength: 74% proficient, compared with 52% statewide, a 22-point advantage. In contrast, fifth-grade math was 35%, versus 45% statewide, a 10-point deficit; fourth-grade math was also slightly below the state. Chronic absenteeism was relatively low at 6%, compared with 9% in the De Soto district and 18% statewide.
Results improved in ELA and science between the two reported years, while math edged down: Starside Elementary gained 12 percentage points in ELA and 9 in science, but fell 2 points in math. Its state-relative math advantage narrowed from 5 points to 1, while its ELA advantage grew from 4 to 15 points and science moved from 6 points below the state to 6 points above. SchoolDigger’s statewide percentile rose from the 35th percentile in 2023–2024 to the 59th in 2025–2026, and its rating increased from two stars to three. The reported student-teacher ratio was 10.9, and the free/reduced-lunch rate was 52% in 2024–2025; these figures provide context, not an explanation for achievement.
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