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Best Elementary Schools in Zip Code 66701

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Top rankedEugene Ware Elementary398^th of 656 Kansas elementary schools

Summary:

The 66701 zip code area of Fort Scott, Kansas is home to two elementary schools - Winfield Scott Elementary and Eugene Ware Elementary. While both schools serve students in grades K-5, the data suggests that Eugene Ware Elementary is the stronger performing of the two.

Eugene Ware Elementary consistently outperforms the district and state averages on standardized tests, with 49.84% of its students proficient or better in English Language Arts in the 2024-2025 school year compared to 45.03% for the Fort Scott district and 44.47% for the state of Kansas. In contrast, Winfield Scott Elementary has seen a decline in its statewide ranking over the past few years, dropping from 430 out of 630 Kansas elementary schools in 2009-2010 to 489 out of 621 in 2008-2009.

Both schools face challenges, including high chronic absenteeism rates of 19.5% and significant economic disadvantage among their student populations, with free/reduced lunch rates of 71.95% at Winfield Scott and 60.77% at Eugene Ware. While the schools spend similar amounts per student, Winfield Scott has a higher student-teacher ratio of 13.1 compared to 11.4 at Eugene Ware. These factors likely contribute to the performance gap between the two schools, suggesting opportunities for targeted interventions and resource allocation to support student learning and equity.

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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
Eugene Ware Elementary	Public	3-5	900 E Third	Fort Scott	66701	Bourbon County	Fort Scott	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 223-3380	361	31	11.6	57.9%	299 (82.8%)	17 (4.7%)	22 (6.1%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	18 (5.0%)	41.5	398^th of 656 public elementary schools	39.3%		45	375^th of 653 public elementary schools	42.6%	23	54.7	49.5	45.4	49.8	37.3	36.8	35.3	36.5	30.8	30.8	$12,491	$1,679	$10,812
Winfield Scott Elementary	Public	K-2	316 W Tenth St.	Fort Scott	66701	Bourbon County	Fort Scott	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 223-0450	311	30	10.2	70.4%	250 (80.4%)	9 (2.9%)	12 (3.9%)	5 (1.6%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (10.3%)								(n/a)											$11,393	$1,518	$9,874
Tiger Academy	Public	1-6	401 Woodland Hills Blvd	Fort Scott	66701	Bourbon County	Fort Scott	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(620) 249-4447	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)

Cities Near Zip Code 66701

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Fort Scott	0.53 mi	6	178^th
Uniontown	14.87 mi	2	145^th
Arma	19.23 mi	3	329^th
Mound City	22.6 mi	2	264^th
Girard	22.65 mi	3	106^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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