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%)
Graduation Rate
Highest graduation rate (Top 20%)
For the 2024 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 336 students in Silver Lake School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 8/10, which is in the top 30% of public middle schools in Kansas.
Public Middle School in Silver Lake School District have an average math proficiency score of 32% (versus the Kansas public middle school average of 23%), and reading proficiency score of 32% (versus the 30% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 9% 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
448 Schools
# Students
719 Students
141,425 Students
# Teachers
61 Teachers
10,414 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 2020-2021 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 90% has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#8 out of 286 school districts
(Top 5%)
(Top 5%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
50%
28%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
52%
36%
Graduation Rate
≥90%
86%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.12
0.54
# American Indian Students
2 Students
1,159 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
1%
# Asian Students
6 Students
3,603 Students
% Asian Students
1%
3%
# Hispanic Students
27 Students
28,490 Students
% Hispanic Students
4%
20%
# Black Students
3 Students
8,776 Students
% Black Students
n/a
6%
# White Students
674 Students
91,425 Students
% White Students
94%
65%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
285 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
7 Students
7,687 Students
% of Two or more races Students
1%
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
43
1,185
# Students in K Grade:
51
1,652
# Students in 1st Grade:
36
1,876
# Students in 2nd Grade:
47
1,933
# Students in 3rd Grade:
41
2,059
# Students in 4th Grade:
53
2,515
# Students in 5th Grade:
53
4,252
# Students in 6th Grade:
59
26,729
# Students in 7th Grade:
51
36,432
# Students in 8th Grade:
52
37,168
# Students in 9th Grade:
70
6,450
# Students in 10th Grade:
56
6,100
# Students in 11th Grade:
47
6,047
# Students in 12th Grade:
60
6,260
# Ungraded Students:
-
767
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $15,309 in this school district is less than the state median of $16,220. The school district revenue/student has grown by 12% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $14,036 is less than the state median of $17,133. The school district spending/student has grown by 7% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$11 MM
$7,774 MM
Spending
$10 MM
$8,211 MM
Revenue / Student
$15,309
$16,220
Spending / Student
$14,036
$17,133
Best Silver Lake School District Public Middle Schools (2024)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Silver Lake Jr-sr High School
(Math: 30-34% | Reading: 30-34%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
200 E. Lake
Silver Lake, KS 66539
(785) 582-4639
Silver Lake, KS 66539
(785) 582-4639
Grades: 7-12
| 336 students
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