Summary:
ZIP code 66224 has one middle school, Prairie Star Middle, serving grades 6–8. In 2025–26, its all-grade proficiency was about 71% in English, 75% in math and 75% in science, compared with roughly 46%, 41% and 38% statewide. The most important finding is that Prairie Star was substantially above state results in all three subjects, with its largest advantage in science.
Within this area, there is no other listed school to rank above or below Prairie Star; compared with the state, its lead was about 25 percentage points in English, 34 in math and 37 in science. Science was its strongest subject relative to the state, while English was its least far ahead. Prairie Star also performed near the Blue Valley district level in English (71% versus 70%) and exceeded district results by about 6 points in math and 13 in science. Grade 7 math showed the largest supplied grade-level state gap: about 77% proficiency at Prairie Star versus 38% statewide, a 39-point difference.
Results changed unevenly over the latest two years: English proficiency fell by about 6 points, math was essentially steady, and science rose by about 8 points. The school’s English advantage over the state narrowed by about 8 points, while its science advantage widened by about 12; its three-subject average increased by about 1 point. SchoolDigger ranked Prairie Star 4th of 368 Kansas schools in 2025–26, following 3rd of 363 the prior year and 6th of 362 two years earlier. Other context includes 438 students, a student–teacher ratio of 11.9, and a free/reduced-lunch rate of about 9%. Chronic absenteeism was about 8%, below the district’s 12% and the state’s 18%. Because Prairie Star is the only listed school, the data cannot support a school-to-school comparison within the ZIP code.
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