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Great Bend Schools
Great Bend is a public school district in Kansas, based in Barton County (Great Bend). SchoolGrade grades 7 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Great Bend 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 Great Bend
7 of 7 schools in Great Bend carry a SchoolGrade. Grade distribution:
A: 1B: 1D: 4F: 1
Best schools in Great Bend
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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.
- A- Jefferson Elem (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- B Lincoln Elem (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- D+ Great Bend High School (High school, meets expectations)
- D+ Great Bend Middle School (Middle school, doesn't meet expectations)
- D Park Elem (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
- D- Riley Elem (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- F Eisenhower Elem (Elementary school, underperforms expectations)
Every school in Great Bend
High schools (1)
- D+ Great Bend High School, Great Bend
Middle and junior high schools (1)
- D+ Great Bend Middle School, Great Bend
Elementary and primary schools (5)
- F Eisenhower Elem, Great Bend
- A- Jefferson Elem, Great Bend
- B Lincoln Elem, Great Bend
- D Park Elem, Great Bend
- D- Riley Elem, Great Bend
Where Great Bend schools are
Cities and towns served (1)
- Great Bend (7)
About this district
- State: Best schools in Kansas
- County: Barton County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: remote town (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 2,951 students with 230 full-time-equivalent teachers and 511 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 2006660
- 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
- Ellinwood Public Schools (3 schools, 13 mi)
- Hoisington (4 schools, 15 mi)
- Otis-Bison (3 schools, 19 mi)
- Ft Larned (3 schools, 20 mi)
- Chase-Raymond (3 schools, 24 mi)
- Central Plains (5 schools, 28 mi)
- Russell County (4 schools, 34 mi)
- LaCrosse (3 schools, 36 mi)
Questions about Great Bend
How many schools are in Great Bend?
SchoolGrade grades 7 public schools in Great Bend, across 1 city or town. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Great Bend serve?
The largest by graded schools: Great Bend.
How good are the schools in Great Bend?
Across the 7 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is C-, with 35.6% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 28.7%. 57% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Great Bend?
2,951 students were enrolled in Great Bend in the 2023-24 school year, about 12.8 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Great Bend?
Great Bend is in Kansas, based in Barton County, with its district office in Great Bend. Its boundary covers about 197 sq mi.