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Best Public Schools in Zip Code 66801

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At a glance

Schools

4,261

Students

Top rankedEmporia High171^st of 340 Kansas high schools

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Biggest riser

Emporia High up 49 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Logan Ave Elementary 11.8 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

2★

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Summary:

Schools in ZIP code 66801 include eight schools serving 4,261 students: six elementary schools, one middle school and one high school. Results vary widely across the area, with especially large differences in science and math. The clearest shared challenge is mathematics: the schools average 31% proficient, compared with 41% statewide, a gap of 10 percentage points.

Walnut Elementary leads in English language arts and science, with 52% and 54% proficient, respectively—about 6 points above the state in ELA and 16 points above in science. Timmerman Elementary leads math at 41%, essentially matching the state and standing 11 points above the other schools’ average. At the lower end, Logan Ave Elementary has the lowest ELA and math results, at 26% and 19%; those are 17 and 14 points below the other schools’ averages. Emporia High has the lowest science result, 23%, or 18 points below the other schools’ average.

Average results improved from the prior year in all three subjects: ELA rose 2 points, math 3 points, and science 4 points among the seven schools with results for both years. Science gains stand out because the state result fell; those seven schools went from 5 points below the state to 3 points above it. Changes were uneven: Timmerman’s math result fell 9 points while Emporia High’s rose 13. SchoolDigger rankings also moved in different directions: Emporia High’s percentile rose from 25 to 50 across three listed years, while Timmerman’s fell from 65 to 43. School measures add useful context but do not explain results: Timmerman has a 12.5 student-teacher ratio and a 45% free/reduced-lunch rate, while Logan Ave has the lowest elementary ratio, 11.8, yet weaker ELA and math results. Walnut’s strong scores coexist with chronic absenteeism of 25%, compared with 18% statewide.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				KAP English Language Arts (2026)								KAP Mathematics (2026)								KAP Science (2026)				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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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 11th Grade	KAP Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Village Elementary	Public	K-5	2302 W 15th Ave	Emporia	66801	Lyon County	Emporia	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 341-2282	401	26	15.1	59.9%	186 (46.4%)	6 (1.5%)	185 (46.1%)	6 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.5%)	41.3	406^th of 657 public elementary schools	38.2%		44.5	368^th of 656 public elementary schools	43.9%	38	44.6	48.3	47.1					46.7	30.4	41.4	48.5					40.6	39.7			39.7	$13,348	$1,204	$12,144
Walnut Elementary	Public	K-5	801 Grove Ave	Emporia	66801	Lyon County	Emporia	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 341-2288	312	23	13.8	66.3%	173 (55.4%)	12 (3.8%)	113 (36.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.5%)	48.6	347^th of 657 public elementary schools	47.2%		43.9	376^th of 656 public elementary schools	42.7%	29	52.4	45.9	56.9					52.3	47.6	27.0	36.5					37.4	53.8			53.8	$12,885	$1,134	$11,751
W A White Elementary	Public	K-5	902 Exchange Street	Emporia	66801	Lyon County	Emporia	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 341-2294	248	19	13.4	83.5%	103 (41.5%)	3 (1.2%)	108 (43.5%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (12.5%)	19.8	558^th of 657 public elementary schools	15.1%		22.8	529^th of 656 public elementary schools	19.4%	29	28.0	52.8	25.0					37.1	11.5	27.0	24.1					21.7	33.3			33.3	$13,883	$1,532	$12,351
Emporia Middle School	Public	6-8	2300 Graphic Arts Road	Emporia	66801	Lyon County	Emporia	No	No	No	No	(620) 341-2335	843	63	13.3	67.0%	380 (45.1%)	5 (0.6%)	396 (47.0%)	15 (1.8%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (5.2%)	23.2	308^th of 368 public middle schools	16.3%		23.5	302^nd of 363 public middle schools	16.8%	6				29.3	37.6	31.3		32.7				29.3	17.6	23.0		23.5		29.3		29.3	$13,239	$628	$12,611
Emporia High	Public	9-12	3302 W 18th Ave	Emporia	66801	Lyon County	Emporia	No	No	No	No	(620) 341-2365	1,494	93	16.0	54.6%	580 (38.8%)	15 (1.0%)	800 (53.5%)	27 (1.8%)	7 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	64 (4.3%)	49.3	171^st of 340 public high schools	49.7%		37.6	220^th of 332 public high schools	33.7%	49							45.1	45.1							36.8	36.8			22.7	22.7	$13,467	$494	$12,972
Logan Ave Elementary	Public	K-5	521 South East Street	Emporia	66801	Lyon County	Emporia	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 341-2264	208	18	11.8	74.0%	65 (31.3%)	4 (1.9%)	118 (56.7%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (8.7%)	13.4	583^rd of 657 public elementary schools	11.3%		11.2	602^nd of 656 public elementary schools	8.2%	19	20.0	17.6	35.7					25.7	12.0	10.5	32.1					19.4	35.7			35.7	$13,887	$1,692	$12,195
Riverside Elementary	Public	K-5	327 S West St	Emporia	66801	Lyon County	Emporia	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 341-2276	385	26	14.6	82.3%	94 (24.4%)	6 (1.6%)	261 (67.8%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.9%)	29.1	502^nd of 657 public elementary schools	23.6%		20	550^th of 656 public elementary schools	16.2%	48	44.9	31.6	43.6					39.7	18.4	26.3	43.6					29.8	41.8			41.8	$13,384	$1,205	$12,179
Timmerman Elementary	Public	K-5	2901 Timmerman Dr	Emporia	66801	Lyon County	Emporia	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 341-2270	370	30	12.5	45.4%	218 (58.9%)	1 (0.3%)	130 (35.1%)	8 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.5%)	45.6	372^nd of 657 public elementary schools	43.4%		56.5	278^th of 656 public elementary schools	57.6%	94	45.3	42.6	50.8					46.2	37.5	40.0	45.8					41.0	52.5			52.5	$13,682	$1,462	$12,221

Cities Near Zip Code 66801

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Emporia	0.07 mi	10	281^st
Americus	7.99 mi	1	162^nd
Olpe	10.1 mi	2	82^nd
Neosho Rapids	11.09 mi	1	308^th
Hartford	14.35 mi	1	256^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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