Summary:
The 66865 zip code in Kansas is home to two schools: Olpe Elementary and Olpe Junior/Senior High School, both part of the Southern Lyon County district. While Olpe Elementary is a more average-performing school, Olpe Junior/Senior High School stands out as a top-performing high school in the state.
Olpe Junior/Senior High School is ranked 32nd out of 318 Kansas high schools, earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school has consistently ranked in the top 20-30% of Kansas high schools over the past 3 years, outperforming the district and state in key academic metrics such as 10th grade English Language Arts (39.99% proficiency vs. 30% district and 27.57% state) and 10th grade Mathematics (46.66% proficiency vs. 35% district and 21.31% state). This strong academic performance may be attributed to the school's smaller student-teacher ratio of 11.5 compared to 15.4 at the elementary school.
In contrast, Olpe Elementary is a more average-performing school, with a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger and rankings in the middle of the state's elementary schools. Both schools have similar free/reduced lunch rates around 23-24% and spend around $12,200-$12,700 per student, suggesting that factors beyond funding and demographics may be contributing to the significant difference in academic performance between the two schools.
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