Summary:
ZIP code 66713 has four schools—two elementary schools and two high schools—with 865 students across elementary- and high-school grades; 2025–26 test results are available for three schools, while no scores are supplied for Lincoln Elementary. The strongest overall results are at Central Elementary and Baxter Springs High, while USD 508 eAcademy stands apart on the low end. The most important finding is that achievement varies sharply by school, especially in math.
Central leads in overall ELA and math, with 65% and 60% proficient; its results are 5 points higher in ELA and 11 points higher in math than Baxter Springs High, the next-highest school in those subjects. Baxter Springs High leads in science at 54%, 4 points above Central. In contrast, eAcademy posted 36% in ELA, 9% in math and 26% in science—the lowest results in each subject. The three-school average was 8 points above the state in ELA and 5 points above in science, but 2 points below in math. Lincoln Elementary has no test scores in the supplied data.
Recent progress differs by subject: from 2024–25 to 2025–26, the three-school ELA average rose 3 points and its lead over the state grew from 6 to 8 points; the math average rose 2 points, but fell further behind the state, from 1 point to 2 points. In science, Baxter Springs High and Central averaged 1 point lower than the prior year, while their lead over the state grew from 11 to 14 points. SchoolDigger’s ranking rose for Baxter Springs High, from the 56th to the 80th percentile, while Central’s moved from the 90th to the 81st. Attendance also distinguishes the schools: chronic absenteeism was 11% at Central, 16% at Baxter Springs High and 81% at eAcademy; Baxter’s graduation rate was 98%, compared with 67% at eAcademy. These figures describe differences among the schools, but do not explain their causes.
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