Best Public Schools in Zip Code 66864

Summary:

The 66864 zip code is home to a single elementary school, Neosho Rapids Elementary, which serves students in the Southern Lyon County school district. While the school has access to more resources, with higher per-student spending and a lower student-teacher ratio compared to the state average, its academic performance has been declining in recent years.

Neosho Rapids Elementary has seen a drop in its statewide ranking, falling from 212 out of 660 Kansas elementary schools in 2022-2023 to 419 out of 656 in 2024-2025. The school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts (43.17%) and Mathematics (31.81%) were below the state averages in 2024-2025, though its Science proficiency rate (53.32%) was higher than the state average. Additionally, the school's chronic absenteeism rate of 19.5% in 2024-2025 is a concerning metric that may contribute to the declining performance.

Despite the higher resource allocation, the school serves a population with a relatively low socioeconomic status, with 57.81% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch in 2023-2024. This factor may play a role in the school's academic challenges and should be considered in developing targeted interventions and support programs to address the identified areas of concern, such as the declining statewide ranking and below-average test scores.

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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 All Grades	KAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	KAP Mathematics 4th Grade	KAP Mathematics 5th Grade	KAP Mathematics All Grades	KAP Science 5th Grade	KAP Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Neosho Rapids Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	240 N. Commercial	Neosho Rapids	66864	Lyon County	Southern Lyon County	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 342-7783	107	12	9.1	56.1%	102 (95.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.8%)	39.3	419^th of 656 public elementary schools	36.1%		49.5	332^nd of 653 public elementary schools	49.2%	87	40.0	28.6	60.0	43.2	26.7	21.4	46.7	31.8	53.3	53.3	$12,547	$327	$12,221

Cities Near Zip Code 66864

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Neosho Rapids	2.68 mi	1	252^nd
Hartford	7.12 mi	1	300^th
Emporia	7.95 mi	9	280^th
Lebo	9.14 mi	2	112^th
Olpe	12.13 mi	2	49^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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