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%)
For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 346 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 35% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (KS)
# Schools
2 Schools
444 Schools
# Students
701 Students
135,097 Students
# Teachers
59 Teachers
9,658 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
12:1
12:1
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
0.13
0.54
# American Indian Students
1 Student
1,123 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
1%
# Asian Students
2 Students
3,384 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
2%
# Hispanic Students
29 Students
26,977 Students
% Hispanic Students
4%
20%
# Black Students
6 Students
7,995 Students
% Black Students
1%
6%
# White Students
652 Students
87,589 Students
% White Students
93%
65%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
288 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
11 Students
7,741 Students
% of Two or more races Students
2%
6%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
41
1,187
# Students in K Grade:
53
1,373
# Students in 1st Grade:
34
1,723
# Students in 2nd Grade:
50
1,821
# Students in 3rd Grade:
33
1,853
# Students in 4th Grade:
47
2,318
# Students in 5th Grade:
42
3,889
# Students in 6th Grade:
55
26,331
# Students in 7th Grade:
57
35,096
# Students in 8th Grade:
61
36,357
# Students in 9th Grade:
48
5,226
# Students in 10th Grade:
54
5,637
# Students in 11th Grade:
69
5,522
# Students in 12th Grade:
57
5,409
# Ungraded Students:
-
1,355
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $15,702 in this school district is less than the state median of $16,276. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $14,397 is less than the state median of $17,192. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$11 MM
$7,774 MM
Spending
$10 MM
$8,211 MM
Revenue / Student
$15,702
$16,276
Spending / Student
$14,397
$17,192
Best Silver Lake School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Silver Lake Jr-sr High 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
| 346 students
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