Best Public Schools in Zip Code 67701

Summary:

The 67701 zip code area is home to three schools that span different grade levels: Colby Elementary, Colby Senior High, and Colby Middle School. Among these, Colby Middle School stands out as the highest-performing, with a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger and stronger test scores compared to the Colby Public Schools district and the state of Kansas.

While Colby Elementary has the lowest 1-star rating, it has shown some improvement in its SchoolDigger ranking, moving from 377th out of 670 Kansas elementary schools in 2020-2021 to 494th out of 660 in 2022-2023. The schools have a predominantly white student population, with Hispanic students making up the next largest racial group. Colby Senior High has seen a steady decline in its SchoolDigger ranking, dropping from 162nd out of 320 Kansas high schools in 2020-2021 to 280th out of 327 in 2022-2023, accompanied by low proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics.

Across all three schools, math proficiency rates lag behind English Language Arts, suggesting an opportunity for improvement in this area. Additionally, the data reveals potential racial disparities and a complex relationship between per-student spending and educational outcomes, with Colby Senior High having the highest per-student spending but the lowest performance metrics among the three schools.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2023)				Ranking (2022)				KAP English Language Arts (2023)								KAP Mathematics (2023)								KAP Science (2023)				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 (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	SchoolDigger Rating (2023)	Average Standard Score (2022)	Statewide Rank (2022)	State Percentile (2022)	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
Colby Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	210 N Grant Ave	Colby	67701	Thomas County	Colby Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(785) 460-5100	409	25	16.6	45.0%	311 (76.0%)	12 (2.9%)	70 (17.1%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.2%)	29.4	494^th of 660 public elementary schools	25.2%		44.3	382^nd of 668 public elementary schools	42.8%	112	28.6	25.4						27.1	48.0	23.5						36.5					$9,237	$814	$8,423
Colby Middle School	Public	5-8	750 W Third St	Colby	67701	Thomas County	Colby Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(785) 460-5200	271	17	15.7	35.8%	211 (77.9%)	2 (0.7%)	43 (15.9%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.4%)	45.2	178^th of 362 public middle schools	50.8%		36.8	237^th of 368 public middle schools	35.6%	59			27.1	30.5	33.3	20.0		27.5			4.3	28.3	24.2	22.8		19.5	32.9	20.3		26.6	$8,317	$257	$8,060
Colby Senior High	Public	9-12	1890 S Franklin Ave	Colby	67701	Thomas County	Colby Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(785) 460-5300	284	17	16.7	29.9%	238 (83.8%)	2 (0.7%)	37 (13.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.8%)	20.4	280^th of 327 public high schools	14.4%		40.1	206^th of 324 public high schools	36.4%	74							8.1	8.1							6.9	6.9			26.0	26.0	$11,260	$282	$10,978

Cities Near Zip Code 67701

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Colby	0.28 mi	3	279^th
Rexford	16.98 mi	2	159^th
Brewster	17.71 mi	2	338^th
Oakley	20.84 mi	3	244^th
Winona	25.23 mi	2

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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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