Summary:
ZIP code 66539 has one listed elementary school, Silver Lake Elementary, serving pre-K through grade 6 with 355 students. In 2025–26, its all-grades proficiency was 75% in English language arts (ELA), 79% in math and 77% in science, compared with 46%, 41% and 38% statewide. The clearest takeaway is that the school was well above Kansas in all three subjects, by 29 percentage points in ELA, 38 in math and 39 in science.
Silver Lake Elementary is the only listed school, so there is no within-ZIP top or bottom school comparison to make. Its largest state-relative advantage was in science, narrowly ahead of math; these are its strongest subject comparisons, not evidence that every grade has the same results. ELA showed more variation by grade: grade 5 was at 86% versus 51% statewide, while grade 4 was at 65% versus 50%. Math was more even, ranging from 76% to 83% across tested grades, with the school ahead of the state by 35 to 38 points. Grade 5 science was 77%, compared with 46% statewide.
Results improved in ELA and math from 2024–25 to 2025–26, while science declined. ELA rose 8 points at the school versus 1 point statewide, and math rose 8 points versus 2; the school’s state advantages widened by 6 points in each subject. Science fell 7 points at the school and 3 statewide, narrowing its advantage by 4 points, although it remained the school’s largest state-relative lead. SchoolDigger ranked Silver Lake Elementary 11th of 657 in 2025–26, up 34 places from 45th the year before; rankings are not a direct measure of test-score changes. Chronic absenteeism was 4% at the school, compared with 11% in the Silver Lake district and 18% statewide. Other context figures include a 12.3 student–teacher ratio and 24% free/reduced-lunch eligibility.
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