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Schools in Elk City

Elk City’s public schools

Independence Unified School District 446 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Elk City. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/3schools above Kansas’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in Kansas’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
32%
2021–22
Math proficiency
31%
2021–22
Graduate on time
82%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.1K
▼ 6% vs KS $15.0K
FY2024
Students per teacher
12.7
KS 13.3 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,605 students on the public path
In brief

Elk City’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Elk City’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Kansas’s 1,221 public schools. Jefferson School places highest (better than 75%); Independence Sr High lowest (41%). See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Elk City, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–2Eisenhower Elemin IndependenceNo scores
3–5Jefferson Schoolin IndependenceA−
6–8Independence Middlein IndependenceB−
9–12Independence Sr Highin IndependenceC+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Independence Unified School District 446.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Independence Unified School District 446Grades PK–12 · 5 schools · 1,629 students, down 11% since 2020–21 · 12.7 per teacher (KS 13.3)
$14,088KS $14,966 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading32%
State average 32.5% · 957 students tested
Math31%
State average 29.4% · 989 students tested

Elk City vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Kansas towns that share Elk City’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Elk City—Independence Unified School District 446

Every school in Elk City

4 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Kansas’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Elk Cityin other towns
Eisenhower Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Independence
323 students12:1Rate it →
Jefferson School
Elementary · Grades 3–5 · Independence
A−
356 students14:1Rate it →
Independence Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Independence
B−
376 students12:1Rate it →
Independence Sr High
High · Grades 9–12 · Independence
C+
550 students13:1Rate it →

Questions about Elk City’s schools

Are Elk City’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Elk City. Independence Unified School District 446 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Elk City. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Kansas’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Elk City in?

Independence Unified School District 446.

Where do Elk City kids go to high school?

Independence Sr High.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.