Summary:
Six public schools serve pre-K through grade 12 in zip code 67156: four elementary schools, one middle school and one high school, with 1,915 students combined. The schools’ average proficiency was 41% in English language arts, 35% in math and 37% in science, compared with state averages of 46%, 41% and 38%. The clearest overall finding is that results vary sharply by school and subject, rather than showing uniformly strong performance across the area.
Lowell Elementary stands out in English language arts: 55% proficient, 13 percentage points above the next-highest school, Whittier Elementary, and 9 points above the state. Whittier leads science at 51%, just ahead of Country View Elementary at 50%; both exceed the state’s 38% by 13 and 12 points, respectively. Math is much closer among the elementary schools: Whittier is at 41.0%, Country View at 40.9% and Lowell at 40.6%, all near the state’s 41%. Irving Elementary is lowest in all three all-grades subjects, at 34% in English language arts, 18% in math and 25% in science. Grade-level results add important contrasts: the middle school’s seventh-grade English language arts is 48%, 3 points above the state, while sixth-grade math is 19%, 22 points below.
Results generally improved from 2024–25 to 2025–26, especially in English language arts: the six-school average rose from 36% to 41%, while the state average rose from 44% to 46%. Math increased from 32% to 35%; in science, the five schools with results in both years rose from an average of 35% to 39%, while the state fell from 41% to 38%. SchoolDigger ranks Lowell at the 49th percentile among Kansas elementary schools, compared with Irving at the 11th percentile. Attendance also differs: chronic absenteeism is 9% at Whittier and 21% at Irving, compared with 26% at Winfield Middle School and 34% at Winfield High. These schools cover different grade spans, so same-grade comparisons are most useful where available.
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