Best Public Schools in Hill City, KS

Summary:

The city of Hill City, Kansas is home to two schools - Hill City Elementary and Hill City Junior-Senior High, which serve students from kindergarten through 12th grade. Located in Graham County, these schools have shown a mix of strengths and areas for improvement in their academic performance and student demographics.

Hill City Elementary stands out as a consistent performer, with strong proficiency rates in English Language Arts (ELA) and Science that exceed the state and county averages. The school has seen a steady improvement in its statewide ranking, moving from 527th out of 668 Kansas elementary schools in 2021-2022 to 276th out of 653 in 2023-2024. Additionally, the school's 3rd and 4th-grade ELA scores are particularly impressive, with proficiency rates exceeding 50%.

In contrast, Hill City Junior-Senior High has shown steady improvement in its statewide ranking, moving from 256th out of 324 Kansas high schools in 2021-2022 to 134th out of 318 in 2023-2024. The high school outperforms the state and county in 10th-grade ELA proficiency and 8th and 11th-grade Science proficiency, but there is still room for improvement in Mathematics proficiency. The school also maintains a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 14.2 (2022-2023 school year).

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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
Hill City Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	216 N 4th Ave	Hill City	67642	Graham County	Graham County	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 421-3425	213	16	13.1	60.6%	183 (85.9%)	3 (1.4%)	12 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (7.0%)	56.2	276^th of 653 public elementary schools	57.7%		41.5	397^th of 660 public elementary schools	39.8%	121	54.2	52.6	44.1	28.6				43.8	54.2	26.3	23.5	35.7				34.3	55.9			55.9	$14,460	$652	$13,808
Hill City Junior-Senior High	Public	7-12	1 Ringneck Drive	Hill City	67642	Graham County	Graham County	No	No	No	No	(785) 421-2117	177	14	12.8	42.9%	156 (88.1%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (5.6%)	54.3	134^th of 318 public high schools	57.9%		42	196^th of 327 public high schools	40.1%	62					4.3	14.7	36.4	20.0					8.7	5.9	18.2	11.1		41.2	27.3	35.7	$12,075	$477	$11,598

Cities Near Hill City

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Damar	14.07 mi	1
Palco	16.89 mi	2
WaKeeney	23.2 mi	2	269^th
Logan	25.26 mi	2	256^th
Quinter	29.3 mi	2	197^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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