Best Public Schools in Zip Code 66072

Summary:

The 66072 zip code is home to a single standout public elementary school, Parker Elementary, which serves grades PK-5 with 237 students. Parker Elementary is part of the Prairie View school district, which is ranked 115 out of 264 districts in Kansas and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Parker Elementary consistently outperforms the Prairie View district and the state of Kansas on state assessments in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science, suggesting the school is providing a high-quality education to its students. The school's chronic absenteeism rate of 19.5% in the 2024-2025 school year is relatively high, which could be an area for improvement. Despite serving a significant population of economically disadvantaged students, with a free/reduced lunch rate of 46.84%, the school is still able to achieve strong academic outcomes, which is a testament to the quality of education provided.

The school's spending per student of $15,052 in the 2018-2019 school year is higher than the state average, and its small student-teacher ratio of 12.6 in the 2023-2024 school year suggests a focus on personalized instruction and support for students, which could be a factor in the school's strong academic performance. Overall, Parker Elementary appears to be a high-performing school that is providing a quality education to its students in the 66072 zip code.

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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 3rd Grade	KAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	KAP English Language Arts All Grades	KAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	KAP Mathematics 4th Grade	KAP Mathematics 5th Grade	KAP Mathematics All Grades	KAP Science 5th Grade	KAP Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Parker Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	421 North Center Ave.	Parker	66072	Linn County	Prairie View	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 898-3160	229	20	11.6	55.0%	199 (86.9%)	3 (1.3%)	10 (4.4%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (6.6%)	66.7	204^th of 656 public elementary schools	68.9%		69.6	166^th of 653 public elementary schools	74.6%	38	50.0	53.8	58.8	54.5	46.4	57.5	63.6	56.4	52.9	52.9	$16,677	$792	$15,885

Cities Near Zip Code 66072

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Parker	0.36 mi	1	84^th
LaCygne	7.59 mi	3	188^th
Greeley	7.69 mi	1
Osawatomie	11.8 mi	5	301^st
Garnett	14.12 mi	2	217^th

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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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