Best Public Schools in Plains, KS

Summary:

The city of Plains, Kansas has only one school serving grades 3-5 - Plains Elementary, which is part of the Kismet-Plains school district. With a total enrollment of 122 students, Plains Elementary has been facing declining performance, with its statewide ranking dropping from 583 out of 660 schools in 2022-2023 to 604 out of 668 schools in 2021-2022, and now ranking 544 out of 653 Kansas elementary schools for the 2023-2024 school year.

Academically, Plains Elementary struggles, with only 23.47% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 22.41% proficient or better in Mathematics, significantly lower than the state averages of 33.55% and 31.6%, respectively. While the school performs slightly better in Science, with 30.95% of students proficient or better compared to the state's 32.28%, the overall academic achievement at Plains Elementary is a concern. Additionally, the school has a high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, at 77.05% in the 2022-2023 school year.

Despite the lower academic performance, Plains Elementary appears to have a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 10.8 and higher per-student spending of $14,238 for the 2018-2019 school year, both of which are better than the state averages. Addressing the underlying factors contributing to the school's declining performance and significant academic achievement gaps, while also evaluating the effectiveness of resource allocation, could be crucial in improving the educational outcomes for the students at Plains Elementary.

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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 All Grades	KAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	KAP Mathematics 4th Grade	KAP Mathematics 5th Grade	KAP Mathematics All Grades	KAP Science 5th Grade	KAP Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Plains Elementary	Public	3-5	605 Mustang	Plains	67869	Meade County	Kismet-Plains	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 563-7285	119	12	10.1	76.5%	30 (25.2%)	2 (1.7%)	83 (69.7%)	2 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.7%)	20.4	544^th of 653 public elementary schools	16.7%		14.9	583^rd of 660 public elementary schools	11.7%	39	28.6	28.9	14.3	23.5	34.3	17.9	16.7	22.4	31.0	31.0	$14,238	$1,363	$12,876

Cities Near Plains

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Kismet	3.71 mi	2	337^th
Meade	14.22 mi	2	129^th
Copeland	19.44 mi	2	117^th
Sublette	20.55 mi	3	277^th
Liberal	22.91 mi	8	334^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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