Schools in Zip Code 66763

Zip code 66763 has three schools in Frontenac Public Schools, serving pre-K through grade 12: Frank Layden Elementary (PK–5), Frontenac Junior High (6–8) and Frontenac Senior High School (9–12). The latest results show a mixed picture: the three-school averages are above state results in ELA, math and science, but performance varies considerably by school and subject. The clearest area-wide strength is math, where the average is 10 percentage points above the state.

Frank Layden Elementary stands out at the top, leading in all three subjects with 61% in ELA, 61% in math and 56% in science; those results are 15, 20 and 18 points above the state, respectively. Frontenac Junior High also performs well in ELA at 53%, 7 points above the state, though its 36% science result is 2 points below. Frontenac Senior High School has the lowest ELA and science results, at 41% and 34%—5 and 4 points below the state. Math is a brighter spot for both older schools: Junior High scores 46.2% and Senior High 46.3%, each about 5 points above the state.

ELA and math improved overall from the prior year: the three-school averages rose 4 and 8 points, while state results rose 1 and 2 points. Science is a notable exception: Junior High fell 17 points to 36%, while Elementary edged up to 56%; no prior-year Senior High science result is available. SchoolDigger’s rankings also shifted: Elementary rose from the 67th to the 80th percentile, Junior High moved from the 78th to the 72nd, and Senior High went from the 62nd to the 37th and then the 68th percentile. Elementary has a 13.7 student-teacher ratio; Junior High has the lowest ratio, 12.5, and the highest free/reduced-lunch rate, 45%, while Senior High’s rate is 33%. These are observations, not explanations for test results. Because the schools serve different grade spans, all-grades scores are not direct same-grade comparisons.