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Ulysses Schools
Ulysses is a public school district in Kansas, based in Grant County (Ulysses). SchoolGrade grades 5 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Ulysses 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 Ulysses
3 of 5 schools in Ulysses carry a SchoolGrade (2 have too little test data to grade). Grade distribution:
D: 2F: 1
Best schools in Ulysses
Statewide rankings: all 328 high schools in Kansas · all 198 middle schools in Kansas · all 680 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.
- D+ Sullivan Elem (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
- D- Ulysses High (High school, doesn't meet expectations)
- F Kepley Middle School (Middle school, underperforms expectations)
Every school in Ulysses
High schools (1)
- D- Ulysses High, Ulysses
Middle and junior high schools (1)
- F Kepley Middle School, Ulysses
Elementary and primary schools (2)
- Hickok Elem, Ulysses
- D+ Sullivan Elem, Ulysses
Other schools and academies (1)
Where Ulysses schools are
Cities and towns served (1)
- Ulysses (5)
About this district
- State: Best schools in Kansas
- County: Grant County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: remote town (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 1,532 students with 96 full-time-equivalent teachers and 182 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 2012420
- 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
- Sublette (3 schools, 26 mi)
- Hugoton Public Schools (4 schools, 28 mi)
- Lakin (3 schools, 29 mi)
- Deerfield (3 schools, 31 mi)
- Holcomb (4 schools, 34 mi)
- Liberal (8 schools, 37 mi)
- Elkhart (5 schools, 43 mi)
- Kismet-Plains (3 schools, 44 mi)
Questions about Ulysses
How many schools are in Ulysses?
SchoolGrade grades 5 public schools in Ulysses, across 1 city or town. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Ulysses serve?
The largest by graded schools: Ulysses.
How good are the schools in Ulysses?
Across the 3 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is D-, with 14.7% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 24%. 0% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Ulysses?
1,532 students were enrolled in Ulysses in the 2023-24 school year, about 16.0 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Ulysses?
Ulysses is in Kansas, based in Grant County, with its district office in Ulysses. Its boundary covers about 516 sq mi.