Best Public Schools in Zip Code 66539

ZIP code 66539 has two schools serving prekindergarten through grade 12: Silver Lake Elementary (PK–6) and Silver Lake Junior-Senior High (grades 7–12), each reporting 355 students. In 2025–26, both schools’ all-grade proficiency rates were above Kansas averages in ELA, math and science. The elementary school posted 75%, 79% and 77%, while the high school posted 51%, 57% and 56%; the elementary advantage was 24 points in ELA, 22 in math and 22 in science. The clearest takeaway is that both schools exceed state results, but the elementary school’s results are substantially higher, especially in ELA.

Silver Lake Elementary stands out most: SchoolDigger gives it five stars and ranks it 11th of 657 Kansas schools. Silver Lake Junior-Senior High has three stars and ranks 131st of 340; its all-grade rates still top state results by 5 points in ELA, 16 in math and 17 in science. The high school’s grade-level results vary, however: 10th-grade ELA was 34%, 7 points below the state, while its reported grade-level math results were above state rates. Attendance also differs: chronic absenteeism was 4% at the elementary school and 17% at the high school, against 18% statewide. The high school nevertheless reported a 96% graduation rate, compared with 90% statewide.

Recent test-score changes were mixed rather than uniformly positive. From 2024–25 to 2025–26, elementary results rose 8 points in ELA and 8 in math but fell 7 in science; high-school results fell 10 points in ELA, 2 in math and 3 in science. Across both schools, the average advantage over the state narrowed by 3 points in ELA and 2 in science, while widening by 1 point in math. SchoolDigger’s ranking history also diverged: the elementary school moved from 19th to 45th to 11th across the three reported years, while the high school moved from 93rd to 39th to 131st. Student-teacher ratios were 12.3 at the elementary school and 10.7 at the high school; free/reduced-lunch rates were 24% and 21%, respectively. These figures describe two schools with different grade spans and should be considered alongside a child’s grade and needs.