Summary:
Zip code 67951 has one listed elementary school, Hugoton Elementary, serving prekindergarten through grade 6 and enrolling 511 students. There is no other listed school in the zip code for a school-to-school comparison. The clearest finding is that science is the school’s standout: its 2025–26 result was 65% proficient, 27 percentage points above the state.
Within the school’s 2025–26 results, science was strongest and math was weakest: math proficiency was 36%, 5 points below the state’s 41%, while English language arts (ELA) was 50%, 4 points above the state. Results also varied sharply by grade. Grade 6 was the clearest concern, with ELA at 31% versus 42% statewide and math at 26% versus 41%. In contrast, grade 3 and grade 4 ELA were above state results by 12 and 10 points, respectively. These differences mean the schoolwide averages do not capture the experience of every grade.
Recent results show a mixed picture, with math weakening most: from 2024–25 to 2025–26, Hugoton Elementary’s math score fell 6 points, while the state score rose 2 points, leaving the school 5 points below the state. Science remained a substantial strength, but its score fell 6 points year over year and its lead over the state narrowed by 3 points. ELA stayed slightly above the state, though its lead narrowed from 6 points to 4. SchoolDigger’s reported percentile ranking also declined, from the 66th percentile in 2023–24 to the 48th in 2025–26. For context, the reported student–teacher ratio was 13.8 and the free/reduced-lunch rate was 60%; chronic absenteeism was 10%, below the district’s 14% and the state’s 18%.
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