Top Rankings
Silver Lake School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Kansas for:
Category
Attribute
Overall Rank
Highest overall rank (Top 5%)
Math Proficiency
Highest math proficiency (Top 5%)
Reading/Language Arts Proficiency
Highest reading/language arts proficiency (Top 5%)
Science Proficiency
Highest science proficiency (Top 1%)
Student Attention
Lowest student:teacher ratio (Top 1%)
For the 2024-25 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 330 students in Silver Lake School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 10/10, which is in the top 10% of public middle schools in Kansas.
Public Middle School in Silver Lake School District have an average math proficiency score of 47% (versus the Kansas public middle school average of 24%), and reading proficiency score of 37% (versus the 28% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 8% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Kansas public middle school average of 34% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (KS)
# Schools
2 Schools
445 Schools
# Students
692 Students
136,665 Students
# Teachers
62 Teachers
9,867 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
11:1
11:1
District Rank
Silver Lake School District, which is ranked within the top 5% of all 286 school districts in Kansas (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 90% has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#10 out of 286 school districts
(Top 5%)
(Top 5%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
53%
29%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
47%
32%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
55-59%
31%
Graduation Rate
≥90%
89%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.11
0.53
# American Indian Students
2 Students
1,143 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
1%
# Asian Students
3 Students
3,457 Students
% Asian Students
1%
3%
# Hispanic Students
22 Students
26,632 Students
% Hispanic Students
3%
19%
# Black Students
4 Students
8,046 Students
% Black Students
1%
6%
# White Students
653 Students
89,521 Students
% White Students
94%
65%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
304 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
8 Students
7,562 Students
% of Two or more races Students
1%
6%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
49
1,265
# Students in K Grade:
32
1,491
# Students in 1st Grade:
52
1,805
# Students in 2nd Grade:
33
1,791
# Students in 3rd Grade:
47
1,920
# Students in 4th Grade:
40
2,242
# Students in 5th Grade:
55
4,122
# Students in 6th Grade:
54
26,306
# Students in 7th Grade:
61
36,318
# Students in 8th Grade:
48
36,755
# Students in 9th Grade:
53
5,549
# Students in 10th Grade:
67
5,489
# Students in 11th Grade:
53
5,429
# Students in 12th Grade:
47
5,425
# Ungraded Students:
1
758
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $15,906 in this school district is less than the state median of $16,113. The school district revenue/student has grown by 16% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $14,584 is less than the state median of $17,019. The school district spending/student has grown by 11% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$11 MM
$7,774 MM
Spending
$10 MM
$8,211 MM
Revenue / Student
$15,906
$16,113
Spending / Student
$14,584
$17,019
Best Silver Lake School District Public Middle Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Silver Lake Jr-sr High School
Magnet School
(Math: 45-49% | Reading: 35-39%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
200 E. Lake
Silver Lake, KS 66539
(785) 582-4639
Silver Lake, KS 66539
(785) 582-4639
Grades: 7-12
| 330 students
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