Best Public Schools in Zip Code 67530

Summary:

The 67530 zip code area is home to 7 schools, including 5 elementary schools, 1 middle school, and 1 high school, all part of the Great Bend district. While the district as a whole is ranked 219 out of 266 districts in Kansas and rated 1 star out of 5 by SchoolDigger, one school stands out as a clear academic leader: Jefferson Elementary.

Jefferson Elementary consistently ranks among the top elementary schools in the state, with a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger and significantly higher test scores than the other schools in the area, the Great Bend district, and the Kansas state average. In the 2023-2024 school year, 49.68% of Jefferson Elementary students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 26.76% for the Great Bend district and 33.55% for the state. In mathematics, 54.93% of Jefferson Elementary students were proficient or better, compared to 23.04% for the district and 31.6% for the state. Additionally, Jefferson Elementary has a relatively low percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients at 48.84%, in contrast with the other elementary schools in the area, which range from 56.56% to 91.84%.

The other schools in the 67530 zip code area, including Eisenhower Elementary, Riley Elementary, Park Elementary, and Lincoln Elementary, as well as Great Bend Middle School and Great Bend High School, lag behind Jefferson Elementary in academic performance, with lower test scores and higher rates of free and reduced-price lunch recipients. These disparities in educational outcomes within the Great Bend district suggest the need for further investigation into the underlying factors contributing to these differences.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				KAP English Language Arts (2024)								KAP Mathematics (2024)								KAP Science (2024)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
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 (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	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 11th Grade	KAP Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1801 Williams	Great Bend	67530	Barton County	Great Bend	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 793-1505	251	20	12.3	80.9%	116 (46.2%)	8 (3.2%)	116 (46.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.6%)	1 (0.4%)	6 (2.4%)	29.9	480^th of 653 public elementary schools	26.5%		35.4	447^th of 660 public elementary schools	32.3%	33	13.2	37.9	25.6	25.6				24.8	33.3	34.5	23.1	34.1				31.1	26.3			26.3	$12,341	$1,562	$10,780
Riley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1515 10th	Great Bend	67530	Barton County	Great Bend	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 793-1506	294	26	11.3	91.8%	50 (17.0%)	1 (0.3%)	234 (79.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.0%)	10.3	606^th of 653 public elementary schools	7.2%		18.3	565^th of 660 public elementary schools	14.4%	41	11.4	25.9	11.1	17.1				15.8	15.4	18.2	5.4	15.4				13.5	5.4			5.4	$13,277	$2,433	$10,844
Great Bend Middle School	Public	7-8	1919 Harrison	Great Bend	67530	Barton County	Great Bend	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 793-1510	460	39	11.8	68.0%	276 (60.0%)	4 (0.9%)	159 (34.6%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (3.0%)	35.1	238^th of 362 public middle schools	34.3%		44.4	186^th of 362 public middle schools	48.6%	52					29.6	20.3		24.9					18.2	15.4		16.8		16.8		16.8	$14,094	$574	$13,521
Great Bend High School	Public	9-12	2027 Morton	Great Bend	67530	Barton County	Great Bend	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 793-1521	913	65	14.0	58.2%	583 (63.9%)	10 (1.1%)	285 (31.2%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	28 (3.1%)	28.5	251^st of 318 public high schools	21.1%		28.7	250^th of 327 public high schools	23.5%	1							20.4	20.4							14.5	14.5			21.9	21.9	$12,526	$717	$11,809
Eisenhower Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1212 Garfield	Great Bend	67530	Barton County	Great Bend	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 793-1501	316	23	13.4	72.5%	200 (63.3%)	1 (0.3%)	96 (30.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.4%)	9.7	613^th of 653 public elementary schools	6.1%		13.3	594^th of 660 public elementary schools	10.0%	19	12.2	21.3	20.6	14.3				17.2	17.1	12.8	5.7	11.4				12.0	17.1			17.1	$13,185	$1,152	$12,033
Jefferson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	2716 24th	Great Bend	67530	Barton County	Great Bend	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 793-1502	301	20	15.2	48.8%	230 (76.4%)	3 (1.0%)	52 (17.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	13 (4.3%)	70.3	157^th of 653 public elementary schools	76.0%		70.4	158^th of 660 public elementary schools	76.1%	1	66.7	57.9	51.4	28.6				49.7	79.5	50.0	65.7	32.0				54.9	34.3			34.3	$11,290	$1,473	$9,817
Lincoln Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	5630 Broadway	Great Bend	67530	Barton County	Great Bend	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 793-1503	221	19	11.7	56.6%	160 (72.4%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (20.8%)	2 (0.9%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.0%)	52.2	303^rd of 653 public elementary schools	53.6%		37.3	427^th of 660 public elementary schools	35.3%	124	48.5	39.4	41.4	34.1				40.4	42.4	42.4	13.8	34.1				33.8	58.6			58.6	$11,921	$1,151	$10,770

Cities Near Zip Code 67530

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Great Bend	0.41 mi	7	255^th
Hoisington	10.21 mi	4	226^th
Ellinwood	10.78 mi	3	131^st
Claflin	16.69 mi	2	209^th
Otis	18.98 mi	3	276^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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