Summary:
Zip code 67522 has two listed schools: Buhler Grade School serves prekindergarten through grade 5, and Buhler High serves grades 9–12; no middle school is listed. The clearest contrast is that the elementary school’s 2025–26 all-grades proficiency was above Kansas in all three subjects, while the high school’s was below the state in all three. Because the schools serve different grades, these overall results are not a direct like-grade comparison. The most important takeaway is to look at results for the grades your child would attend: the schools show different patterns relative to Kansas.
Buhler Grade School stands out for its state-relative results, particularly in science: proficiency was 68% in science, 52% in math, and 51% in ELA, exceeding state results by 30, 11, and 5 percentage points, respectively. By comparison, Buhler High was below the state by 6 percentage points in each subject, with 32% proficient in science, 35% in math, and 40% in ELA. Grade-level results add useful detail: elementary math was above the state in grades 3–5, while ELA was below in grades 3 and 4 but above in grade 5. High-school grade 11 science was 2 percentage points above the state, even though its all-grades science result was below. SchoolDigger ranked the elementary school at the 66th percentile (223 of 657) and the high school at the 53rd percentile (161 of 340).
Recent results moved in different directions. The elementary school’s proficiency fell from 2024–25 to 2025–26 by 14 percentage points in ELA, 8 in math, and 9 in science, though it remained above Kansas in all three subjects. The high school improved by about 3 points each in ELA and math, narrowing its gaps with the state, but remained below it. SchoolDigger’s elementary ranking percentile fell from 84 in 2024–25 to 66, while the high school’s rose from 48 to 53. Other indicators offer additional context: absenteeism was 7% at the elementary school and 8% at the high school, versus 18% statewide; the reported student-teacher ratios were 15.1:1 and 14.1:1. The elementary school’s 2024–25 free/reduced-lunch rate was 52%, compared with 34% at the high school; these figures describe the schools and do not explain their results.
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