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Fort Scott Schools
Fort Scott is a public school district in Kansas, based in Bourbon County (Fort Scott). SchoolGrade grades 4 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Fort Scott on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Fort Scott
3 of 4 schools in Fort Scott carry a SchoolGrade (1 have no school-level proficiency results in our source data). Grade distribution:
B: 1C: 2
Best schools in Fort Scott
Statewide rankings: all 322 high schools in Kansas · all 199 middle schools in Kansas · all 683 elementary schools in Kansas
The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- B- Fort Scott Middle School (Middle school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- C+ Fort Scott SR High (High school, exceeds expectations)
- C- Eugene Ware Elem (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
Every school in Fort Scott
High schools (1)
- C+ Fort Scott SR High, Fort Scott
Middle and junior high schools (1)
- B- Fort Scott Middle School, Fort Scott
Elementary and primary schools (2)
- C- Eugene Ware Elem, Fort Scott
- Winfield Scott Elem, Fort Scott
Where Fort Scott schools are
Cities and towns served (1)
- Fort Scott (4)
About this district
- State: Best schools in Kansas
- County: Bourbon County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: remote town (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 1,764 students with 151 full-time-equivalent teachers and 375 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 2006180
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- Northeast (3 schools, 18 mi)
- Girard (3 schools, 22 mi)
- Marmaton Valley (3 schools, 25 mi)
- Frontenac Public Schools (3 schools, 27 mi)
- Pittsburg (6 schools, 32 mi)
- Chetopa-St. Paul (5 schools, 33 mi)
- Prairie View (4 schools, 35 mi)
- Cherokee (3 schools, 37 mi)
Questions about Fort Scott
How many schools are in Fort Scott?
SchoolGrade grades 4 public schools in Fort Scott, across 1 city or town. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Fort Scott serve?
The largest by graded schools: Fort Scott.
How good are the schools in Fort Scott?
Across the 3 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is C+, with 39% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 30%. 67% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Fort Scott?
1,764 students were enrolled in Fort Scott in the 2023-24 school year, about 11.7 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Fort Scott?
Fort Scott is in Kansas, based in Bourbon County, with its district office in Fort Scott. Its boundary covers about 295 sq mi.