Best Public Schools in Zip Code 66781

Summary:

The 66781 zip code is home to a single public elementary school, Southeast Elementary School, which serves grades PK-4 with 175 students. The school is part of the Cherokee school district, which is ranked 232 out of 264 districts in Kansas and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Southeast Elementary School appears to be performing better than its district in English Language Arts (ELA), with 48.83% of students proficient in 2024-2025 compared to 36.35% for the district and 44.47% for the state. However, the school lags behind both the district and state in math proficiency, with only 34.88% of students proficient in 2024-2025 compared to 23.91% for the district and 38.73% for the state. The school serves a predominantly economically disadvantaged population, with nearly 79% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.

Despite its relatively strong ELA performance, Southeast Elementary School has seen a decline in its statewide ranking, dropping from 255 out of 653 Kansas elementary schools in 2023-2024 to 381 out of 656 in 2024-2025, with a corresponding decrease in its star rating from 3 to 2. Additionally, the school faces challenges with high chronic absenteeism, at 19.5% in 2024-2025, which could negatively impact student learning and academic outcomes.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				KAP English Language Arts (2025)			KAP Mathematics (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 All Grades	KAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	KAP Mathematics 4th Grade	KAP Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Southeast Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	303 S Humbert	Weir	66781	Cherokee County	Cherokee	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 396-8211	149	14	10.4	75.8%	129 (86.6%)	2 (1.3%)	8 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)	1 (0.7%)	7 (4.7%)	43.1	381^st of 656 public elementary schools	41.9%		58.8	255^th of 653 public elementary schools	60.9%	126	57.9	41.7	48.8	36.8	33.3	34.9	$15,594	$1,920	$13,674

Cities Near Zip Code 66781

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Weir	1.74 mi	1	234^th
Cherokee	4.99 mi	2	334^th
Pittsburg	6.97 mi	6	242^nd
Columbus	9.91 mi	3	282^nd
Frontenac	11.34 mi	3	115^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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