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Best Elementary Schools in Zip Code 66871

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136

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Top rankedWaverly Elementary117^th of 656 Kansas elementary schools

Summary:

The 66871 zip code is home to a single standout elementary school, Waverly Elementary, which serves students in grades K-6. Waverly Elementary is a high-performing school, ranking in the top 18% of Kansas elementary schools and maintaining a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger over the past 3 years.

Waverly Elementary consistently outperforms the Lebo-Waverly district and the state of Kansas in academic proficiency, with a higher percentage of students scoring proficient or better in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science. The school's academic excellence is particularly noteworthy in Mathematics, where 66.09% of students were proficient or better, compared to 48.01% for the district and 38.73% for the state.

Despite having a higher percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch compared to the state average, Waverly Elementary maintains a relatively low chronic absenteeism rate of 19.5% and a favorable student-teacher ratio of 16:1. These factors, along with the school's higher per-student spending, suggest that Waverly Elementary is providing a quality education and effectively supporting its diverse student population.

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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
Waverly Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	607 Dane	Waverly	66871	Coffey County	Lebo-Waverly	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 733-2551	136	11	12.6	44.9%	123 (90.4%)	1 (0.7%)	2 (1.5%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (6.6%)	78.6	117^th of 656 public elementary schools	82.2%		78	113^th of 653 public elementary schools	82.7%	4	75.0	57.1	50.0	61.0	85.0	42.9	72.2	66.1	72.2	72.2	$16,678	$405	$16,273

Cities Near Zip Code 66871

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Waverly	0.62 mi	2	62^nd
Melvern	8.82 mi	2	92^nd
Williamsburg	9.52 mi	1	207^th
Quenemo	13.9 mi	1	134^th
Lebo	14.34 mi	2	112^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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