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Ottawa Schools
Ottawa is a public school district in Kansas, based in Franklin County (Ottawa). SchoolGrade grades 6 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Ottawa 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 Ottawa
5 of 6 schools in Ottawa carry a SchoolGrade (1 have too little test data to grade). Grade distribution:
C: 3D: 2
Best schools in Ottawa
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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.
- C+ Garfield Elem (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- C+ Sunflower Elementary School (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- C- Lincoln Elem (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- D+ Ottawa Middle School (Middle school, meets expectations)
- D- Ottawa SR High (High school, meets expectations)
Every school in Ottawa
High schools (1)
- D- Ottawa SR High, Ottawa
Middle and junior high schools (1)
- D+ Ottawa Middle School, Ottawa
Elementary and primary schools (3)
- C+ Garfield Elem, Ottawa
- C- Lincoln Elem, Ottawa
- C+ Sunflower Elementary School, Ottawa
Other schools and academies (1)
- Ottawa Virtual School, Ottawa
Where Ottawa schools are
Cities and towns served (1)
- Ottawa (6)
About this district
- State: Best schools in Kansas
- County: Franklin County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: distant town (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 2,241 students with 180 full-time-equivalent teachers and 356 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 2000015
- 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
- West Franklin (4 schools, 9 mi)
- Wellsville (3 schools, 10 mi)
- Baldwin City (4 schools, 15 mi)
- Osawatomie (5 schools, 16 mi)
- Marais Des Cygnes Valley (3 schools, 20 mi)
- Paola (4 schools, 20 mi)
- Gardner Edgerton (11 schools, 21 mi)
- Garnett (4 schools, 22 mi)
Questions about Ottawa
How many schools are in Ottawa?
SchoolGrade grades 6 public schools in Ottawa, across 1 city or town. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Ottawa serve?
The largest by graded schools: Ottawa.
How good are the schools in Ottawa?
Across the 5 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is C-, with 28.2% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 30.6%. 100% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Ottawa?
2,241 students were enrolled in Ottawa in the 2023-24 school year, about 12.4 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Ottawa?
Ottawa is in Kansas, based in Franklin County, with its district office in Ottawa. Its boundary covers about 116 sq mi.