Best Public Schools in Zip Code 66451

Summary:

The 66451 zip code is home to two schools: Lyndon Elementary and Lyndon High. While both schools serve the local community, Lyndon High stands out as the stronger performer, consistently ranking in the top half of Kansas high schools and earning a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger in the 2022-2023 school year.

Lyndon High outperforms the state average in English Language Arts and Science, with proficiency rates of 35.48% and 25.79%, respectively, in 2023-2024. However, the school lags behind the state average in Mathematics, with only 16.12% proficiency. In contrast, Lyndon Elementary has seen more fluctuations in its statewide ranking and performance, with some grades performing above the state average and others below.

The data also reveals differences in the socioeconomic makeup of the two schools. Lyndon Elementary has a higher percentage of free and reduced lunch recipients (40.92%) compared to Lyndon High (26.32%), suggesting the elementary school may be serving a more economically disadvantaged population. Both schools have similar per-student spending, around $11,800 in the 2018-2019 school year, and student-teacher ratios, with Lyndon Elementary having a slightly higher ratio of 12.5 compared to 11.1 at Lyndon High.

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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
Lyndon Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	421 East 6th St	Lyndon	66451	Osage County	Lyndon	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 828-4622	305	25	12.2	42.0%	275 (90.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.2%)	48.3	344^th of 653 public elementary schools	47.3%		60.9	222^nd of 660 public elementary schools	66.4%	122	10.3	52.0	46.4	35.5	21.2	35.3		32.8	34.5	32.0	32.1	25.8	15.2	18.2		25.7	64.3	47.1		54.8	$11,857	$415	$11,442
Lyndon High	Public	9-12	421 East 6th St	Lyndon	66451	Osage County	Lyndon	No	No	No	No	(785) 828-4911	125	12	10.1	31.2%	113 (90.4%)	1 (0.8%)	6 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.0%)	49.8	158^th of 318 public high schools	50.3%		70.6	71^st of 327 public high schools	78.3%	87							35.5	35.5							16.1	16.1			25.8	25.8	$11,876	$415	$11,460

Cities Near Zip Code 66451

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Lyndon	0.32 mi	2	167^th
Melvern	7.39 mi	2	200^th
Osage City	7.8 mi	3	122^nd
Quenemo	8.6 mi	1	191^st
Carbondale	11.92 mi	2	278^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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