Best Public Schools in Zip Code 67456

Summary:

The 67456 zip code area is home to 4 schools, including 1 elementary school, 1 middle school, 1 high school, and 1 alternative virtual charter school. The schools in this area display a range of academic performance, with Smoky Valley High School standing out as the top-performing school, while Smoky Valley Virtual Charter School lags behind in academic proficiency.

Smoky Valley High School is the clear standout, ranking 16th out of 332 Kansas high schools and earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school boasts a high 4-year graduation rate of 89.5% and a low dropout rate of 1.3%, while also outperforming the Smoky Valley district and the state in English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency. In contrast, Smoky Valley Virtual Charter School has significantly lower proficiency rates across all grades and subjects compared to the district and state averages.

Soderstrom Elementary also stands out, ranking 91st out of 656 Kansas elementary schools and consistently performing above the district and state averages in English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency. The school has a relatively low chronic absenteeism rate of 19.5%. Smoky Valley Middle School has mixed performance, with some grades performing above the district and state, while others are below.

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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 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 All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Soderstrom Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	227 N Washington	Lindsborg	67456	McPherson County	Smoky Valley	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 227-2945	318	22	14.7	41.5%	271 (85.2%)	4 (1.3%)	24 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.3%)	82.6	91^st of 656 public elementary schools	86.1%		81.6	93^rd of 653 public elementary schools	85.8%	2	71.4	64.1						67.9	57.1	62.3						59.6				$13,946	$1,894	$12,052
Smoky Valley Middle School	Public	5-8	401 N Cedar	Lindsborg	67456	McPherson County	Smoky Valley	No	No	No	No	(785) 227-4249	253	18	14.0	36.4%	222 (87.7%)	3 (1.2%)	20 (7.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.8%)	64.9	100^th of 363 public middle schools	72.5%		44.2	175^th of 362 public middle schools	51.7%	75			50.0	47.8	37.3	57.6		48.4			41.1	65.7	30.5	36.4		43.9	57.1	60.6	59.0	$12,515	$957	$11,558
Smoky Valley High	Public	9-12	1 Viking Blvd	Lindsborg	67456	McPherson County	Smoky Valley	No	No	No	No	(785) 227-2909	243	24	10.1	36.6%	224 (92.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.5%)	94.3	16^th of 332 public high schools	95.2%		50.9	153^rd of 318 public high schools	51.9%	137							61.5	61.5							59.6	59.6				$17,692	$667	$17,025
Smoky Valley Virtual Charter School	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	121 S Main	Lindsborg	67456	McPherson County	Smoky Valley	Yes	No	Yes	No	(785) 227-4292	402			0.7%	336 (83.6%)	6 (1.5%)	47 (11.7%)	10 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)								(n/a)							13.8	23.8							6.9	9.5				$6,816	$210	$6,606

Cities Near Zip Code 67456

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Lindsborg	0.09 mi	4	111^th
McPherson	12.28 mi	6	209^th
Gypsum	12.91 mi	2	72^nd
Salina	14.66 mi	14	253^rd
Galva	15.02 mi	1	244^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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