Schools in Zip Code 67457

ZIP code 67457 has two schools serving grades 7–12: Little River Junior High (grades 7–8, 33 students) and Little River High (grades 9–12, 89 students). In 2025–2026, both schools were above Kansas averages in English language arts (ELA), math, and science. Across the two schools, the average advantage was 25 percentage points in ELA, 29 in math, and 18 in science—the clearest overall finding for families comparing local results with the state.

Little River High led the two-school group in ELA, with 77% proficient, and math, with 81%; those results were 13 and 21 percentage points above Little River Junior High, respectively. Junior High led in science, with 65% proficient, 17 points above the high school. Both schools were above state results in every subject: the high school’s advantages were 31 points in ELA, 40 in math, and 9 in science, while Junior High’s were 18, 19, and 27 points. Thus, the high school’s strongest relative results were in math and ELA, while Junior High’s was science.

ELA and math improved overall from 2024–2025, though gains were not shared equally. The two-school mean rose from 62% to 71% in ELA and from 54% to 70% in math; the mean advantage over the state grew by 7 points in ELA and 14 in math. Little River High drove much of that rise, while Junior High’s ELA result was nearly unchanged. SchoolDigger ranked the high school 8th of 340 schools (98th percentile) and Junior High 23rd of 368 (94th percentile) in 2025–2026; their ranking histories differ, with the high school rising from the 85th percentile and Junior High declining from the 99th. Student-teacher ratios were similar, at 8.9 and 8.6. Free/reduced-lunch rates were also close, at 26% and 27%; these are context, not an explanation of results. Both schools had lower chronic absenteeism than the state: 7% at the high school and 7% at Junior High, versus 18% statewide.