Best Public Schools in Zip Code 66021

Summary:

The 66021 zip code is home to a single standout elementary school, Edgerton Elementary, which serves students from kindergarten through 6th grade. This school consistently ranks among the top-performing elementary schools in the state of Kansas, with a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger and a statewide ranking of 17th out of 656 schools in the 2024-2025 school year.

Edgerton Elementary boasts exceptional academic performance, with significantly higher proficiency rates in both English Language Arts and Mathematics compared to the Gardner Edgerton district and the state of Kansas averages. In the 2024-2025 school year, 76.31% of Edgerton Elementary students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 45.83% for the district and 44.47% for the state. Similarly, 73.67% of Edgerton Elementary students were proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to 41.63% for the district and 38.73% for the state.

While Edgerton Elementary's academic performance is exceptional, the school does face some challenges, including a chronic absenteeism rate of 19.5% in the 2024-2025 school year. Additionally, 38.62% of Edgerton Elementary students received free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year, indicating a diverse student population. The school's low student-teacher ratio of 9.5 to 1 and relatively high spending of $13,823 per student in the 2018-2019 school year may be contributing factors to its academic success.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				KAP English Language Arts (2025)			KAP Mathematics (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 3rd Grade	KAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	KAP English Language Arts All Grades	KAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	KAP Mathematics 4th Grade	KAP Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Edgerton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	400 W Nelson	Edgerton	66021	Johnson County	Gardner Edgerton	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 856-3500	133	15	8.9	36.8%	96 (72.2%)	4 (3.0%)	23 (17.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (7.5%)	93.3	17^th of 656 public elementary schools	97.4%		88.5	55^th of 653 public elementary schools	91.6%	38	87.5	68.2	76.3	81.3	68.2	73.7	$24,982	$1,973	$23,009

Cities Near Zip Code 66021

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Edgerton	0.81 mi	1	3^rd
Gardner	3.87 mi	10	169^th
Wellsville	5.75 mi	3	235^th
Spring Hill	9.2 mi	8	122^nd
Baldwin City	9.91 mi	4	81^st

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Kansas State Department of Education.

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