Best Public Schools in Zip Code 66771

Summary:

The 66771 zip code is home to three schools - St. Paul Elementary School, St. Paul High School, and St. Paul Middle School - all part of the Chetopa-St. Paul school district. While the elementary school has mixed performance, the middle and high schools stand out as top-ranked institutions in the state, with consistently high test scores, graduation rates, and low dropout rates.

St. Paul High School is ranked 91 out of 332 Kansas high schools and has a 4-star rating, boasting an impressive 89.5% 4-year graduation rate and a low 1.3% dropout rate. The school outperforms the district and state averages in English Language Arts and Mathematics for 10th grade. Similarly, St. Paul Middle School is ranked 65 out of 363 Kansas middle schools with a 4-star rating, consistently performing above the district and state averages in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science across all grade levels.

While the high and middle schools excel, St. Paul Elementary School has more mixed results, with some grade levels exceeding the district and state averages in English Language Arts and Mathematics, while others fall behind. Additionally, all three schools face challenges with a higher-than-average chronic absenteeism rate of 19.5% and relatively high percentages of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 44.93% at the elementary school to 49.02% at the middle school.

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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 6th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 7th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 8th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 10th Grade	KAP English Language Arts All Grades	KAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	KAP Mathematics 4th Grade	KAP Mathematics 5th Grade	KAP Mathematics 6th Grade	KAP Mathematics 7th Grade	KAP Mathematics 8th Grade	KAP Mathematics 10th Grade	KAP Mathematics All Grades	KAP Science 5th Grade	KAP Science 8th Grade	KAP Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
St. Paul Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	118 First Street	Saint Paul	66771	Neosho County	Chetopa-St. Paul	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 449-2245	148	8	17.6	40.5%	123 (83.1%)	2 (1.4%)	19 (12.8%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.0%)	43	383^rd of 656 public elementary schools	41.6%		39.3	421^st of 653 public elementary schools	35.5%	38	53.8	16.0	64.3					43.9	7.7	24.0	53.6					33.3	53.6		53.6	$8,126	$2,474	$5,652
St. Paul Middle School	Public	6-8	118 First Street	Saint Paul	66771	Neosho County	Chetopa-St. Paul	No	No	No	No	(620) 449-2245	58	3	16.6	51.7%	45 (77.6%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (12.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (8.6%)	73.8	65^th of 363 public middle schools	82.1%		87.1	27^th of 362 public middle schools	92.5%	38				50.0	61.9	50.0		54.2				31.3	57.1	50.0		47.5		59.1	59.1	$13,909	$1,621	$12,289
St. Paul High School	Public	9-12	118 First Street	Saint Paul	66771	Neosho County	Chetopa-St. Paul	No	No	No	No	(620) 449-2245	56	7	8.4	48.2%	51 (91.1%)	1 (1.8%)	4 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	66.5	91^st of 332 public high schools	72.6%		68.8	75^th of 318 public high schools	76.4%	16							42.8	42.8							42.9	42.9				$14,607	$1,234	$13,373

Cities Near Zip Code 66771

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Saint Paul	0.23 mi	3	100^th
Erie	5.51 mi	2	277^th
Galesburg	10.56 mi	1	281^st
Parsons	12.91 mi	8	208^th
Thayer	16.81 mi	1	149^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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