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What's something Arkansas City High does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
885
High
DISTRICT 363 · STATE 410
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ARKANSAS CITY·NCES 200345001241
Arkansas City High
1200 W Radio Lane, Arkansas City, KS 67005 · (620) 441-2010 · Cowley County
GRADES 09–12HIGH32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL885 STUDENTS
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Scored higher than 1% of Kansas public high schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Kansas public high schools
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
63 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 11.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
51%
451 students
DISTRICT 66% · STATE 51%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 235 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 235 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 211 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 204 | 23% |
Student demographics
59%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 59% · STATE 58% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Arkansas City. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
25.7%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
12.4%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 26 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 12 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Kansas schools, those numbers are about 45 and 39.
KAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 25.7% | 12.4% |
| 2023-24 | 14.7% | 6.5% |
% Meeting + Exceeding, all students and all tested grades. Kansas set new KAP cut scores in spring 2025, so results from 2023-24 and earlier are not comparable with later years.
Source: KAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of KS schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
14.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.8%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-23.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 15% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 38% typical for Kansas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Arkansas City High
Arkansas City High's state test result (14.6% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arkansas City High this school | 885 | 51.0% | 14.6% |
| Newton Sr High Newton | 932 | 51.7% | 18.5% |
| Great Bend High School Great Bend | 923 | 61.8% | 23.3% |
| Scott City High Scott City | 302 | 52.0% | 29.0% |
| Shawnee Mission North High Overland Park | 1,502 | 53.7% | 31.7% |
| Salina High Central Salina | 934 | 58.7% | 20.9% |
Matched among Kansas high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Arkansas City High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 14.6% | #246 of 262 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 12.4% | #250 of 262 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 25.7% | #226 of 262 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 885 | #63 of 332 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.2:1 | #105 of 172 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.2% | #27 of 172 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 51.0% | #95 of 263 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +15.4% | #13 of 75 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
885
+98 (+12%) vs 2020
0% since 1990-91, when it was 884
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
was 12.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 885 | 62.6 | 14.2:1 | 51% (451) |
| 2023-24 | 866 | 54 | 16.0:1 | 65% (559) |
| 2022-23 | 845 | 54.3 | 15.6:1 | 58% (493) |
| 2020-21 | 787 | 63 | 12.5:1 | 61% (479) |
| 2017-18 | 767 | 55 | 13.9:1 | 61% (470) |
| 2015-16 | 798 | 57 | 14.0:1 | 59% (469) |
| 2010-11 | 775 | 56 | 13.8:1 | 55% (429) |
| 2000-01 | 848 | 57 | 14.9:1 | 32% (273) |
| 1990-91 | 884 | 51 | 17.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Arkansas City High.
Since 2017-18: students up 15% (767 to 885); teachers up 14% (55 to 62.6).
About Arkansas City High
Families in Arkansas City, Kansas, are served by Arkansas City High, a large high school. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 885 students in grades 9 through 12. The average for high schools in Kansas is about 410 students, so this school is 116% above average.
Arkansas City is made up of 8 schools with 2,902 students in all.
A majority of students at Arkansas City High, 53%, are White. The remaining shares are 36% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 3% Black, and 2% Pacific Islander. Cowley County as a whole is about 80% White, so the school's share is lower. By the diversity index, Arkansas City High comes in at 59%.
With 62.6 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Arkansas City High was 14.2:1. Among high schools in Kansas, the typical ratio is 11.9:1. Arkansas City High's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 51%.
Measured against Kansas public high schools, Arkansas City High receives an F. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Arkansas City High falls short of its prediction by 23.2 points. The model expects 37.8% for a school with its free or reduced-price lunch share in Kansas; the school's rate is 14.6%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Cowley County show that median household income is about $57,878, roughly 25% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Federal data list 22 public schools in Cowley County, with a combined enrollment of about 5,714.
Adams Elem is the closest public school, about 0.8 miles away in a straight line. Arkansas City High is one of several public schools in the area, with 5 others within five miles. Nearby schools with test data average 30.0% proficiency; Arkansas City High posts 14.6%.
Arkansas City High is coded as Town: Distant in federal locale data.
Arkansas City High had 787 students in 2020-21 and 885 in 2024-25, a 12% gain. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 12.5:1 to 14.2:1.
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Cowley County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
34,411
Census ACS
Median income
$57,878
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
22
5,714 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Arkansas City
- Arkansas City Middle SchMiddle · 628 students
- Adams ElemElementary · 306 students
- Frances Willard ElemElementary · 281 students
- Jefferson ElemElementary · 261 students
- Roosevelt ElemElementary · 219 students
- I X L ElemElementary · 200 students
Other schools in Arkansas City
- Arkansas City Middle SchMiddle · 628 students
- Adams ElemElementary · 306 students
- Frances Willard ElemElementary · 281 students
- Jefferson ElemElementary · 261 students
- Roosevelt ElemElementary · 219 students
- I X L ElemElementary · 200 students
Nearby schools
- Adams Elem0.8 mi · 306
- Jefferson Elem0.9 mi · 261
- Arkansas City Middle Sch1.2 mi · 628
- Frances Willard Elem1.6 mi · 281
- Roosevelt Elem1.8 mi · 219
- I X L Elem5.1 mi · 200
Frequently asked questions
About Arkansas City HighHow large is Arkansas City High?
Arkansas City High enrolls approximately 885 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Arkansas City High serve?
Arkansas City High serves grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Arkansas City High have?
Arkansas City High employs 63 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.2:1.
How diverse is Arkansas City High?
Arkansas City High reports a student body of 53% White, 36% Hispanic, 3% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Arkansas City High?
Arkansas City High is overseen by Arkansas City in Cowley County.
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