Rice County Courthouse · Photo: Chris Light · CC BY-SA 4.0Lyons’s public schools score below 65% of Kansas districts on tests and graduation
The grade covers the public school district serving Lyons, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Kansas, not nationally.
From Kansas state tests taken in spring 2022, when 100% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Lyons’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 833 Kansas towns with household incomes within a quarter of Lyons’s, its schools beat 30%, lower than their 35% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Results trail the state
In spring 2022, 29% of tested students were proficient in reading and 27% in math, against 32% and 29% statewide; 100% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $23,274 per student, against $14,966 across Kansas (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
One elementary school, then one elementary, one middle and one high school
From grade 3 the district’s path is Lyons Central Elementary, then Lyons Middle School, then Lyons High School. Enrollment is down 6% since 2020–21. 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.
What’s behind Lyons’s grade
C+: better than 35% of Kansas school districts, #114 of 151 Kansas towns. Test scores are below the Kansas average; there is no graduation rate to add.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Lyons, with each school’s own grade.
Kindergarten in Lyons
Lyons Park Elementary
Grades PK–2 · 166 students · 10:1 students per teacher
1st grade in Lyons
Lyons Park Elementary
Grades PK–2 · 166 students · 10:1 students per teacher
2nd grade in Lyons
Lyons Park Elementary
Grades PK–2 · 166 students · 10:1 students per teacher
9th grade in Lyons
Lyons High School
Grades 9–12 · 221 students · 10:1 students per teacher
10th grade in Lyons
Lyons High School
Grades 9–12 · 221 students · 10:1 students per teacher
11th grade in Lyons
Lyons High School
Grades 9–12 · 221 students · 10:1 students per teacher
12th grade in Lyons
Lyons High School
Grades 9–12 · 221 students · 10:1 students per teacher
Lyons’s public schools are run by Lyons Unified School District 405, which also serves Atlanta, Harrison, Mitchell and Victoria and others. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Below the state in reading
Lyons vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Kansas towns that share Lyons’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Lyons | C+ | Lyons Unified School District 405 |
| Atlanta | — | Lyons Unified School District 405 PK–12 · Sterling Unified School District 376 PK–12 |
| Harrison | — | Lyons Unified School District 405 |
All 2 neighbors share Lyons Unified School District 405 with Lyons, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.
Every school in Lyons
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).
Questions about Lyons’s schools
Are Lyons’s schools good?
On Kansas’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Lyons children attend score below 65% of Kansas’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C+ Schools grade, #114 of 151 Kansas towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 30%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Lyons in?
Lyons Unified School District 405, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 692 students in 4 schools (2024–25).
Where do Lyons kids go to high school?
Lyons High School, with 221 students; its own test results earn a D.
How much does Lyons spend per student?
$23,274 in Lyons Unified School District 405 (FY2024), against $14,966 across Kansas. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Lyons families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Lyons → They have their own page.
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). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Kansas. Stars are from neighbors.