Summary:
Zip code 66056 has two schools serving grades PK–12: Jayhawk Elementary (PK–6, 311 students) and Jayhawk-Linn High (grades 7–12, 263 students). Their latest all-grades results show a meaningful difference between the schools, rather than one consistent performance level across the area. The most important finding is that Jayhawk Elementary leads in all three tested subjects, while Jayhawk-Linn High is below the state in all three.
Jayhawk Elementary stands out at the top of this two-school comparison: in 2025–26, it scored 52% in ELA, 44% in math and 30% in science, leading Jayhawk-Linn High by 17, 10 and 6 percentage points, respectively. It was also above the state in ELA by 6 points and in math by 3, though 8 points below in science. The high school scored 34% in ELA, 34% in math and 24% in science—12, 7 and 14 points below the state. SchoolDigger ranks both in the lower half statewide: Jayhawk Elementary is 349th of 657 (47th percentile, 2 stars), and Jayhawk-Linn High is 221st of 340 (35th percentile, 2 stars).
Recent score changes differ by school: from 2024–25 to 2025–26, Jayhawk Elementary fell 2 points in ELA, 3 in math and 21 in science, while Jayhawk-Linn High rose 10 in ELA and 6 in math but fell 8 in science. Across both schools, the equal-weight average dropped from 39% to 36%, and the shortfall from the state average widened from 2 to 5 points. Grade-level results add nuance: Jayhawk Elementary’s sixth graders were 18 points above the state in ELA and 19 in math, while the high school’s tenth graders were 3 points above in math. The elementary school also has a higher reported free/reduced-lunch rate (59% versus 54%) and student-teacher ratio (12.3 versus 10.2); these are context, not explanations for scores. Chronic absenteeism is high at both schools—30% and 29%, compared with 18% statewide—while the high school’s graduation rate was 93%, above the state’s 90%.
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