Summary:
Zip code 67753 has two schools serving grades 6–12: Golden Plains Middle (32 students) and Golden Plains High (55 students). Science is the clearest concern across the area: the schools’ unweighted average was 8% proficient in 2025–26, 30 percentage points below the state’s 38%, with results of 0% at High and 17% at Middle.
The schools have different bright spots, so their all-grades results are not direct, grade-matched comparisons. Middle stands out in 8th-grade ELA: 41.7% proficient, less than 1 percentage point below the state’s 42.4%; its 6th-grade ELA was 6 points below the state. High’s standout is 10th-grade math, at 36.8% compared with 36.6% statewide—less than 1 point higher. Math is the strongest subject area overall relative to the state, but the gap is uneven: Middle’s 6th- and 8th-grade math results were 14 and 15 points below their state comparisons. Science is the weakest area at both schools, with High’s 11th-grade result 30 points below the state and Middle’s 8th-grade result 22 points below.
Recent results moved in different directions by school and subject: from 2024–25 to 2025–26, High’s all-grades ELA fell 11 points while Middle’s rose 10; High’s math rose 6 points while Middle’s fell 3. SchoolDigger rankings also declined: High fell from the 48th to the 20th percentile in the latest reported year, while Middle edged down from the 22nd to the 21st percentile. High has a lower student–teacher ratio (6.5 versus 9.5) and a slightly higher free/reduced-lunch rate (78% versus 75%); chronic absenteeism is higher there too, at 23% versus 19%, with both above the state’s 18%. These are context measures, not explanations for achievement; the schools are small and serve different grade spans.
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