Best Public Schools in Zip Code 67572

Summary:

The 67572 zip code is home to two schools: Western Plains North Elementary and Western Plains High, both part of the Western Plains school district. While Western Plains North Elementary outperforms the district and state averages in academic proficiency, Western Plains High faces challenges in maintaining its statewide ranking and proficiency levels, particularly in English Language Arts.

Western Plains North Elementary stands out with its strong academic performance, outpacing the district and state in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science proficiency. The school also has a relatively low chronic absenteeism rate and spends more per student than the state average. In contrast, Western Plains High, despite maintaining a high graduation rate and low dropout rate, lags behind the state averages in English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency. The high school's statewide ranking has declined over the years, from 187th out of 325 high schools in 2018-2019 to 233rd out of 332 in 2024-2025.

Both schools serve a student population with a high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, suggesting a significant level of economic disadvantage in the community. This factor may contribute to the academic challenges faced by the schools and could be an area for further investigation and targeted support. While the schools have higher-than-average spending per student, this resource allocation alone does not appear to be the sole driver of student outcomes, as evidenced by the performance gap between the elementary and high school.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking ()				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 ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	Rank Change from Previous Year	KAP English Language Arts 10th Grade	KAP English Language Arts All Grades	KAP Mathematics 10th Grade	KAP Mathematics All Grades	KAP Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Western Plains North Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	100 School St.	Ransom	67572	Ness County	Western Plains	No	No	No	No	(785) 731-2352	62	6	11.0	69.4%	55 (88.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.2%)	3 (4.8%)								(n/a)		46.3		43.9	60.0	$22,951	$952	$22,000
Western Plains High	Public	9-12	100 School St.	Ransom	67572	Ness County	Western Plains	No	No	No	No	(785) 731-2352	34	4	8.0	52.9%	20 (58.8%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (35.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33.2	233^rd of 332 public high schools	29.8%					(n/a)	18.2	18.2	38.5	38.5		$23,056	$956	$22,100

Cities Near Zip Code 67572

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Ransom	0.34 mi	2	279^th
Ness City	12.66 mi	2	103^rd
Bazine	18.72 mi	1
WaKeeney	27.17 mi	2	224^th
Ellis	28.62 mi	2	107^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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