Challenge Award

 

2023


Abilene USD 435
  • McKinley Elementary School
 
Arkansas City USD 470
  • Roosevelt Elementary School
 
Bonner Springs USD 204
  • Clark Middle School
 
Caldwell USD 360
  • Caldwell Elementary School
  • Caldwell High School
 
Central Plains USD 112
  • Central Plains Elementary School-Holyrood
 
Chaparral USD 361
  • Anthony Elementary School
  • Harper Elementary School
 
Cherokee USD 247
  • Southeast Elementary School
  • Southeast Middle School
 
Chetopa-St. Paul USD 505
  • Chetopa High School
  • St. Paul High School
 
Concordia USD 333
  • Concordia Middle School
 
Deerfield USD 216
  • Deerfield Middle School
 
Dexter USD 471
  • Dexter Elementary School
 
Dodge City USD 443
  • Miller Elementary School
  • Northwest Elementary School
  • Sunnyside Elementary School
 
El Dorado USD 490
  • Blackmore Elementary School
 
Elk Valley USD 283
  • Elk Valley Elementary School
 
Eureka USD 389
  • Marshall Elementary School
 
Galena USD 499
  • Galena Middle School
  • Liberty Elementary School
 
Garden City USD 457
  • Buffalo Jones Elementary School
  • Charles O. Stones Intermediate Center
  • Edith Scheuerman Elementary School
  • Georgia Matthews Elementary School
  • Victor Ornelas Elementary School
 
Gardner Edgerton USD 231
  • Moonlight Elementary School
 
Geary County USD 475
  • Grandview Elementary School
  • Washington Elementary School
 
Golden Plains USD 316
  • Golden Plains High School
 
Great Bend USD 428
  • Riley Elementary School
 
Hays USD 489
  • Lincoln Elementary School
 
Hugoton USD 210
  • Hugoton Middle School
 
Hutchinson USD 308
  • Lincoln Elementary School
 
Independence USD 446
  • Jefferson Elementary School
 
Kansas City USD 500
  • Emerson Elementary School
  • Frank Rushton Elementary School
  • John Fiske Elementary School
  • Thomas A. Edison Elementary School
 
Lakin USD 215
  •  Lakin Middle School
 
Lewis USD 502
  • Lewis Elementary School
 
Lyons USD 405
  • Lyons Central Elementary School
  • Lyons Middle School
 
Macksville USD 351
  • Macksville Elementary School
 
Manhattan-Ogden USD 383
  • Woodrow Wilson Elementary School
 
Morris County USD 417
  • Prairie Heights Elementary School
 
Moscow USD 209
  • Moscow Elementary School
 
Newton USD 373
  • South Breeze Elementary School
 
Nickerson USD 309
  • Nickerson Elementary School
 
Northern Valley USD 212
  • Long Island Middle School
 
Olathe USD 233
  • Westview Elementary School
 
Oswego USD 504
  • Oswego Jr/Sr High School
 
Ottawa USD 290
  • Lincoln Elementary School
 
Parsons USD 503
  • Garfield Elementary School
  • Guthridge Elementary School
 
Pittsburg USD 250
  • Pittsburg Middle School
  • Westside Elementary School
 
Pleasanton USD 344
  • Pleasanton Elementary School
 
Remington USD 206
  • Remington Middle School
 
Rock Hills USD 107
  • Rock Hills Jr/Sr High School
 
Rolla USD 217
  • Rolla Jr/Sr High School
 
Salina USD 305
  • Cottonwood Elementary School
  • Lakewood Middle School
 
Shawnee Mission USD 512
  • Comanche Elementary School
  • Shawanoe Elementary School
 
Southern Cloud USD 334
  • Glasco Elementary School
 
Sublette USD 374
  • Sublette Elementary School
 
Topeka USD 501
  • Chase Middle School
  • Marjorie French Middle School
  • McCarter Elementary School
  • McEachron Elementary School
  • Quincy Elementary School
  • Scott Dual Language Magnet
  • State Street Elementary School
  • Whitson Elementary School
 
Turner-Kansas City USD 202
  • Junction Elementary School
  • Midland Trail Elementary School
 
Twin Valley USD 240
  • Tescott Elementary School
 
Waconda USD 272
  • Lakeside Elementary School
  • Lakeside Jr/Sr High School
 
Wellington USD 353
  • Lincoln Elementary School
 
Wichita USD 259
  • Allison Traditional Magnet Middle School
  • Cleaveland Traditional Magnet Elementary School
  • Earhart Environmental Magnet Elementary School
  • Enterprise Elementary School
  • Franklin Elementary School
  • Horace Mann Dual Language Magnet
  • Kensler Elementary School
  • Mayberry Cultural and Fine Arts Magnet
  • McLean Science/Tech Magnet Elementary School
  • Minneha Core Knowledge Elementary School
  • Pleasant Valley Middle School
  • Price-Harris Communications Magnet
 

2022


Bonner Springs USD 204
  • Robert E. Clark Middle School
 
Caldwell USD 360
  • Caldwell Elementary School
 
Chaparral Schools USD 361
  • Anthony Elementary School
  • Harper Elementary School
 
Cherokee USD 247
  • Southeast Elementary School
  • Southeast Middle School
 
Chetopa-St. Paul USD 505
  • Chetopa High School
  • St. Paul Middle School
 
Concordia USD 333
  • Caldwell Elementary School
 
Dodge City USD 443
  • Central Elementary School
  • Miller Elementary School
  • Sunnyside Elementary School
 
Elk Valley USD 283
  • Elk Valley Elementary School
 
Eureka USD 389
  • Marshall Elementary School
 
Flinthills USD 492
  • Flinthills Middle School
 
Galena USD 499
  • Galena Middle School
 
Garden USD 457
  • Charles O. Stones Intermediate Center
  • Georgia Matthews Elementary School
  • Victor Ornelas Elementary School
 
Geary County USD 475
  • Grandview Elementary School
 
Great Bend USD 428
  • Park Elementary School
  • Riley Elementary School
 
Hamilton USD 390
  • Hamilton Elementary School
 
Hays USD 489
  • Lincoln Elementary School
 
Hugoton USD 210
  • Hugoton Middle School
 
Hutchinson USD 308
  • Hutchinson Middle School
  • Lincoln Elementary School
 
Independence USD 446
  • Jefferson Elementary School
 
Jayhawk USD 346
  • Jayhawk Elementary School
 
Kansas City USD 500
  • Arrowhead Middle School
  • Bertram Caruthers Elementary School
  • Emerson Elementary School
  • Frances Willard Elementary School
  • Frank Rushton Elementary School
  • John Fiske Elementary School
  • New Stanley Elementary School
  • Thomas A. Edison Elementary School
  • West Park Elementary School
 
Kaw Valley USD 321
  • St. Mary’s Elementary School
 
Kingman-Norwich USD 331
  • Kingman High School
 
Lakin USD 215
  • Lakin Middle School
 
Lewis USD 502
  • Lewis Elementary School
 
Lyons USD 405
  • Lyons Central Elementary School
  • Lyons Middle School
 
Macksville USD 351
  • Macksville Elementary School
 
Manhattan-Ogden USD 383
  • Woodrow Wilson Elementary School
 
McPherson USD 418
  • Roosevelt Elementary School
 
Minneola USD 219
  • Minneola Elementary School
  • Minneola High School
 
Northern Valley USD 212
  • Long Island Middle School
 
Olathe USD 233
  • Westview Elementary School
 
Ottawa USD 290
  • Lincoln Elementary School
 
Paradise USD 399
  • Natoma High School
 
Parsons USD 503
  • Garfield Elementary School
 
Pike Valley USD 426
  • Pike Valley Junior High School
 
Pleasanton USD 344
  • Pleasanton Elementary School
 
Pretty Prairie USD 311
  • Pretty Prairie Elementary School
 
Republic County USD 109
  • Belleville East Elementary School
 
Rock Hills USD 107
  • Rock Hills Jr/Sr High School
 
Shawnee Mission USD 512
  • Merriam Park Elementary School
  • Neosho Rapids Elementary School
 
Sublette USD 374
  • Sublette Elementary School
  • Sublette Middle School
 
Syracuse USD 494
  • Syracuse Elementary School
 
Topeka USD 501
  • Chase Middle School
  • McCarter Elementary School
  • McEachron Elementary School
  • Quincy Elementary School
  • Scott Dual Language Magnet
  • Whitson Elementary School
 
Twin Valley USD 240
  • Tescott Elementary School
  • Tescott Jr/Sr High School
 
Uniontown USD 235
  • Uniontown High School
  • West Bourbon Elementary School
 
Wellington USD 353
  • Washington Elementary School
 
Wichita USD 259
  • Allison Traditional Magnet Middle
  • Cleaveland Traditional Magnet
  • Earhart Environmental Magnet
  • Griffith Elementary School
  • Horace Mann Dual Language Magnet
  • Kensler Elementary School
  • Mayberry Cultural/Fine Arts Magnet
  • McLean Science/Technology Magnet
  • Minneha Core Knowledge Elementary
  • Ortiz Elementary School
  • Pleasant Valley Middle School
  • Price-Harris Communications Magnet
  • Wilbur Middle School
 
Winfield USD 4650
  • Lowell Elementary School
 

2021 Challenge Award Schools

 

Abilene USD 435
  • McKinley Elementary School
     
Caldwell USD 360
  • Caldwell Elementary School
  • Caldwell Secondary School
     
Central Plains USD 112
  • Central Plains Junior-Senior High School
     
Chaparral USD 361
  • Anthony Elementary School
  • Harper Elementary School
     
Cherokee USD 247
  • Southeast Elementary School
  • Southeast Middle School
     
Concordia USD 333
  • Concordia Middle School
     
Deerfield USD 216
  • Deerfield Middle School
     
Derby USD 260
  • Oaklawn Elementary School
  • Paul B. Cooper Elementary School
  • Wineteer Elementary School
     
Dexter USD 471
  • Dexter Elementary School
     
Dodge City USD 443
  • Central Elementary School
  • Miller Elementary School
  • Northwest Elementary School
  • Sunnyside Elementary School
     
El Dorado USD 490
  • Blackmore Elementary School
  • Skelly Elementary School
     
Elk Valley USD 283
  • Elk Valley Elementary School
     
Emporia USD 253
  • Logan Avenue Elementary School
     
Erie-Galesburg USD 101
  • Erie High School
     
Fairfield USD 310
  • Fairfield Schools
     
Galena USD 499
  • Galena Middle School
  • Liberty Elementary School
     
Garden City USD 457
  • Victor Ornelas Elementary School
     
Geary County USD 475
  • Grandview Elementary School
  • Washington Elementary School
     
Golden Plains USD 316
  • Golden Plains Middle School
     
Great Bend USD 428
  • Great Bend High School
  • Park Elementary School
  • Riley Elementary School
     
Grinnell USD 291
  • Grinnell Middle School
     
Hamilton USD 390
  • Hamilton High School
     
Hays USD 489
  • Lincoln Elementary School
     
Healy USD 468
  • Healy Elementary School
     
Hutchinson USD 308
  • Faris Elementary School
  • Lincoln Elementary School
     
Independence USD 446
  • Independence Middle School
  • Jefferson Elementary School
     
Jayhawk USD 346
  • Jayhawk Elementary School
     
Kansas City USD 500
  • Arrowhead Middle School
  • Bertram Caruthers Elementary School
  • Emerson Elementary School
  • John Fiske Elementary School
  • Mark Twain Elementary School
  • Sumner Academy of Arts and Science
  • Thomas A. Edison Elementary School
     
Kingman-Norwich USD 331
  • Kingman Middle School
     
Lakin USD 215
  • Lakin Middle School
     
LeRoy-Gridley USD 245
  • Southern Coffey County Elementary
     
Lewis USD 502
  • Lewis Elementary School
     
Lincoln USD 298
  • Lincoln Elementary School
  • Lincoln Junior-Senior High School
Lyons USD 405
  • Lyons Central Elementary School
     
Macksville USD 351
  • Macksville Elementary School
     
Marion-Florence USD 408
  • Marion Middle School
     
Minneola USD 219
  • Minneola High School
     
Montezuma USD 371
  • South Gray High School
     
Morris County USD 417
  • Prairie Heights Elementary School
     
Newton USD 373
  • Slate Creek Elementary School
     
Olathe USD 233
  • Westview Elementary School
     
Osage City USD 420
  • Osage City Elementary School
  • Osage City Middle School
     
Pittsburg USD 250
  • Meadowlark Elementary School
  • Pittsburg Middle School
  • Westside Elementary School
     
Pretty Prairie USD 311
  • Pretty Prairie Elementary School
     
Remington-Whitewater USD 206
  • Remington Elementary School at Potwin
     
Rock Hills USD 107
  • Rock Hills Junior-Senior High School
     
Salina USD 305
  • Cottonwood Elementary School
     
Seaman USD 345
  • Logan Elementary School
     
Shawnee Mission USD 512
  • Crestview Elementary School
  • Merriam Park Elementary School
     
Southern Cloud USD 334
  • Miltonvale Elementary School
     
Southern Lyon USD 252
  • Hartford Junior-Senior High School
  • Neosho Rapids Elementary School
     
Stanton USD 452
  • Stanton County Elementary School
     
Sublette USD 374
  • Sublette Elementary School
  • Sublette Middle School
     
Thunder Ridge USD 110
  • Thunder Ridge Middle School
     
Twin Valley USD 240
  • Tescott Elementary School
     
Wabaunsee USD 329
  • Maple Hill Elementary School
     
Wichita USD 259
  • Allison Traditional Magnet Middle School
  • Brooks Magnet Middle School
  • Franklin Elementary School
  • Horace Mann Dual Language Magnet School
  • Kensler Elementary School
  • Lawrence Elementary School
  • Mayberry Cultural/Fine Arts Magnet School
  • McLean Science/Tech Magnet School
     

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Tamla Miller
(785) 296-4950
tmiller@ksde.org

 

 

How does a school earn a Challenge Award?

The Challenge Awards recognize schools for outstanding achievements and uncommon accomplishments based on Kansas math and reading assessment results and other qualifying factors, specifically the sample size, ethnicity and social-economic status of those taking the test. We also now include graduation rates when calculating high school results and chronic absenteeism rates for middle and elementary schools. The steps used to identify Challenge Award honorees are as follows:

  • A statistical model is used that includes math and reading state assessments scores, the percent of the sample that received free or reduced-priced lunch and the percent that were members of an ethnic minority. Graduation rates and chronic absenteeism are factors, too. The top 100 Kansas schools are then selected.
  • Only schools that have a total percentage of free and reduced-price lunch students above the state average of 46.14 percent are eligible for recognition. 
  • The schools are then sorted into State Board of Education districts.

     
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