Best Public Schools in Le Roy, KS

Summary:

The city of Le Roy, Kansas is home to two schools - Southern Coffey County High School and Southern Coffey County Middle School, both part of the LeRoy-Gridley school district. While the high school has performed well, outperforming state and district averages in several key test score metrics, the middle school has significantly underperformed, ranking 349th out of 362 Kansas middle schools.

Southern Coffey County High School is ranked 116th out of 327 Kansas high schools and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger. It boasts a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 7.7, which may contribute to its stronger academic performance. In contrast, Southern Coffey County Middle School has a higher student-teacher ratio of 10.2 and a 0-star rating, significantly underperforming the state and district averages in English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency across all grade levels.

The data suggests that factors such as student-teacher ratio and socioeconomic status, as indicated by the free/reduced lunch rates, may play a role in the observed performance gap between the two schools. The middle school's free/reduced lunch rate is 80%, compared to 53.19% at the high school. Addressing these challenges and exploring best practices from the high school's success could provide valuable insights to improve educational outcomes for all students in the LeRoy-Gridley school district.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking ()				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 ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	Rank Change from Previous Year	KAP English Language Arts 6th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 7th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 8th Grade	KAP English Language Arts All Grades	KAP Mathematics 6th Grade	KAP Mathematics 7th Grade	KAP Mathematics 8th Grade	KAP Mathematics All Grades	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
Southern Coffey County High School	Public	9-12	1010 N Main	Le Roy	66857	Coffey County	LeRoy-Gridley	No	No	No	No	(620) 964-2217	38	7	5.7	57.9%	36 (94.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (5.3%)								(n/a)										36.4	36.4	$6,192	$211	$5,980
Southern Coffey County Middle School	Public	6-8	1013 N Main	Le Roy	66857	Coffey County	LeRoy-Gridley	No	No	No	No	(620) 964-2217	51	4	14.1	88.2%	46 (90.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (5.9%)	9.7	349^th of 362 public middle schools	3.6%					(n/a)	7.1	6.7	10.0	7.7	14.3	6.7	0.0	7.7	10.0		10.0	$5,784	$198	$5,586

Cities Near Le Roy

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Burlington	9.8 mi	3	169^th
Westphalia	10.09 mi	1
Gridley	13.85 mi	1
Colony	14.69 mi	2	183^rd
Yates Center	14.69 mi	2	158^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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