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The highest-performing public schools in reading in Jefferson County, Kansas

This ranking covers the highest-performing public schools in reading in Jefferson County, Kansas, drawn from 13 qualifying public schools. Jefferson West Elementary School leads the list at 62.4%, against a median of 38.5% across the ranked schools.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

Schools ranked

Jefferson County, Kansas

Top % Proficient (Reading)

62.4%

Median % Proficient (Reading)

38.5%

BEST IN READING · JEFFERSON COUNTY, KANSAS

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Reading)	Rank change
1	Jefferson West Elementary School	Meriden, KS	Jefferson West	Elementary	320	62.4%	no change
2	Jefferson West Middle	Meriden, KS	Jefferson West	Middle	276	50.5%	▲ 3
3	McLouth Elem	McLouth, KS	McLouth	Elementary	221	49.1%	▲ 1
4	Oskaloosa Elem	Oskaloosa, KS	Oskaloosa Public Schools	Elementary	255	47.5%	▼ 2
5	Perry-Lecompton Middle	Perry, KS	Perry Public Schools	Middle	234	42.4%	▲ 3
6	Jefferson County North Elem/Middle	Nortonville, KS	Jefferson County North	Elementary	338	39.6%	▼ 3
7	Jefferson West High	Meriden, KS	Jefferson West	High	247	38.5%	no change
8	Valley Falls Elem	Valley Falls, KS	Valley Falls	Elementary	262	36.2%	▲ 2
9	Jefferson Co North High	Winchester, KS	Jefferson County North	High	117	36.1%	▲ 3
10	McLouth High	McLouth, KS	McLouth	High	125	30.5%	▲ 1
11	Perry Lecompton High	Perry, KS	Perry Public Schools	High	268	29.8%	▼ 5
12	Valley Falls High	Valley Falls, KS	Valley Falls	High	122	28.6%	▼ 3
13	Oskaloosa JR-SR High School	Oskaloosa, KS	Oskaloosa Public Schools	High	247	24.8%	no change

Rank change counts the places a school moved since its prior test year, among the schools on this list that were tested both years. A dash means the school has no prior-year result.

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