Summary:
Zip code 66865 has one listed high school, Olpe Junior/Senior High School, serving grades 6–12 and enrolling 179 students, so families have no other high school in this list to compare directly. The school’s 2025–26 results vary by subject: math proficiency was 55%, compared with 41% statewide, while ELA was 43% versus 46% statewide and science was 40% versus 38%. The most important finding is that Olpe’s math results stand out against Kansas, but its overall academic picture is uneven rather than uniformly stronger than the state’s.
Olpe is the only school in the list, so it is the area’s sole option—not a proven top performer compared with nearby schools. Within its own results, grade 10 stands out: ELA proficiency was 61% versus 41% statewide, and math was 68% versus 37%; grade 11 science was also higher, at 55% versus 30%. Eighth grade is the clearest weaker spot: Olpe was below Kansas by 10 points in ELA, 7 in math, and 10 in science. SchoolDigger ranked Olpe 14th of 340 Kansas schools in 2025–26, placing it in the 96th percentile with five stars.
Olpe’s all-grades proficiency declined in all three subjects from 2024–25 to 2025–26: ELA fell 2 points, math 6, and science 12, even as SchoolDigger’s ranking improved from 18th of 332 schools (95th percentile) to 14th of 340 (96th percentile). The ranking and test-score trends tell different stories: one is relative to other schools, while the other tracks Olpe’s results over time. Other indicators are favorable against Kansas: Olpe’s 2023–24 graduation rate was 100%, about 11 points above the state rate, and its 2025–26 chronic absenteeism rate was 12%, 6 points below the state. Its student-teacher ratio is 13.1, and 27% of students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024–25; these figures offer context, not an explanation for results.
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