Summary:
The 66521 zip code is home to two schools: Onaga Elementary and Onaga Senior High, both part of the Onaga-Havensville-Wheaton school district. While Onaga Elementary maintains a stable performance, Onaga Senior High stands out as the stronger school, consistently ranking higher in the statewide SchoolDigger rankings and earning a 4-star rating.
Onaga Senior High outperforms the district and state averages in both English Language Arts and Mathematics for 10th-grade students, while Onaga Elementary's test scores are generally on par with or slightly above the district and state averages across different grade levels and subject areas. Both schools have relatively high percentages of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a higher proportion of students from low-income families. However, Onaga Senior High has a lower student-teacher ratio of 11.9, suggesting smaller class sizes compared to Onaga Elementary's ratio of 14.4.
The data analysis highlights the strengths of Onaga Senior High, which has demonstrated consistent improvement in its statewide ranking, rising from 255 out of 324 Kansas high schools in 2021-2022 to 36 out of 318 in 2023-2024. Onaga Elementary, on the other hand, has maintained a relatively consistent ranking over the past three school years. The proximity of the two schools within the same district presents an opportunity for collaboration and sharing of best practices, which could benefit both the elementary and high school students.
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