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Sylvan Grove School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Kansas for:
Category
Attribute
Student Attention
Lowest student:teacher ratio (Top 1%)
For the 2024-25 school year, there is 1 public elementary school serving 137 students in Sylvan Grove School District. This district's average elementary testing ranking is 10/10, which is in the top 10% of public elementary schools in Kansas.
Public Elementary School in Sylvan Grove School District have an average math proficiency score of 55% (versus the Kansas public elementary school average of 32%), and reading proficiency score of 55% (versus the 34% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 8% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Kansas public elementary school average of 38% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (KS)
# Schools
2 Schools
1,001 Schools
# Students
253 Students
324,138 Students
# Teachers
23 Teachers
23,033 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
11:1
11:1
District Rank
Sylvan Grove School District, which is ranked within the top 50% 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 80% has increased from 50% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#82 out of 286 school districts
(Top 30%)
(Top 30%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
30-34%
29%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
35-39%
32%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
30-39%
31%
Graduation Rate
≥80%
89%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.12
0.57
# American Indian Students
n/a
2,335 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
1%
# Asian Students
1 Student
9,300 Students
% Asian Students
1%
3%
# Hispanic Students
6 Students
69,684 Students
% Hispanic Students
2%
21%
# Black Students
1 Student
21,455 Students
% Black Students
n/a
7%
# White Students
237 Students
199,822 Students
% White Students
94%
62%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
834 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
8 Students
20,708 Students
% of Two or more races Students
3%
6%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
21
21,628
# Students in K Grade:
17
32,784
# Students in 1st Grade:
20
34,311
# Students in 2nd Grade:
21
33,400
# Students in 3rd Grade:
14
34,381
# Students in 4th Grade:
16
34,566
# Students in 5th Grade:
15
35,110
# Students in 6th Grade:
13
35,083
# Students in 7th Grade:
17
27,312
# Students in 8th Grade:
15
27,449
# Students in 9th Grade:
24
1,664
# Students in 10th Grade:
17
1,828
# Students in 11th Grade:
22
1,893
# Students in 12th Grade:
21
2,095
# Ungraded Students:
-
634
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $16,372 is higher than the state median of $16,113. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $15,692 is less than the state median of $17,019. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$4 MM
$7,774 MM
Spending
$4 MM
$8,211 MM
Revenue / Student
$16,372
$16,113
Spending / Student
$15,692
$17,019
Best Sylvan Grove School District Public Elementary Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Lucas/sylvan Elementary Unified
Magnet School
(Math: 50-59% | Reading: 50-59%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
130 N Greeley
Lucas, KS 67648
(785) 525-6244
Lucas, KS 67648
(785) 525-6244
Grades: PK-6
| 137 students
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