Enrollment
254
High
DISTRICT 249 · STATE 410
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ATCHISON CO COMM SCHOOLS·NCES 200570001957
Atchison County Community JR/SR High
908 Tiger Road, Effingham, KS 66023 · (913) 833-2240 · Atchison County
GRADES 07–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL254 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 71% of Kansas public high schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
9.7:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.6:1 · STATE 11.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
42%
106 students
DISTRICT 45% · STATE 51%
Community
0
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 7 | 40 | 16% |
| Grade 8 | 39 | 15% |
| Grade 9 | 37 | 15% |
| Grade 10 | 47 | 19% |
| Grade 11 | 46 | 18% |
| Grade 12 | 45 | 18% |
Student demographics
13%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 14% · 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
Based on grade levels within Atchison Co Comm Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
39.3%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
36.9%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 37 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 | 39.3% | 36.9% |
| 2023-24 | 27.9% | 16.4% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
33.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.2%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% typical for Kansas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Kansas's top nor bottom 10%.
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 Atchison County Community JR/SR High
Atchison County Community JR/SR High's state test result (33.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atchison County Community JR/SR High this school | 254 | 41.7% | 33.5% |
| Minneapolis Jr-Sr High School Minneapolis | 300 | 41.7% | 30.6% |
| Clay Center Community High Clay Center | 326 | 40.8% | 35.9% |
| Phillipsburg High Phillipsburg | 173 | 42.8% | 37.7% |
| Kingman High Kingman | 198 | 43.9% | 27.9% |
| Osage City High Osage City | 218 | 38.5% | 33.4% |
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 Atchison County Community JR/SR High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.5% | #86 of 262 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.9% | #115 of 262 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.3% | #116 of 262 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 254 | #138 of 332 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.7:1 | #15 of 172 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 13.4% | #167 of 172 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 41.7% | #146 of 263 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.8% | #64 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
254
+14 (+6%) vs 2020
-26% since 2010-11, when it was 344
Student : Teacher
9.7:1
was 10.9:1
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 | 254 | 26.2 | 9.7:1 | 42% (106) |
| 2023-24 | 258 | 24 | 10.8:1 | 41% (105) |
| 2022-23 | 264 | 21 | 12.6:1 | 47% (123) |
| 2020-21 | 240 | 22 | 10.9:1 | 38% (92) |
| 2017-18 | 247 | 20 | 12.3:1 | 52% (128) |
| 2015-16 | 286 | N/A | N/A | 52% (149) |
| 2010-11 | 344 | 26 | 13.2:1 | 40% (136) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Atchison County Community JR/SR High.
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (247 to 254); teachers up 31% (20 to 26.2).
About Atchison County Community JR/SR High
Atchison County Community JR/SR High is a low-enrollment high school based in Effingham, Kansas. It has an enrollment of 254 students in grades 7 through 12. That compares with an average of about 410 students for high schools in Kansas.
Atchison Co Comm Schools oversees Atchison County Community JR/SR High and 1 other school, with 498 students in total.
At Atchison County Community JR/SR High, 93% of students are White. Smaller groups are 4% multiracial and 3% Hispanic. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Atchison County Community JR/SR High scores 13%.
Staffing at Atchison County Community JR/SR High comes to 26.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 9.7:1. High schools in Kansas have an average ratio of 11.9:1. On the income side, 42% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. On average, public schools in Atchison County report 58%.
Among Kansas public high schools, Atchison County Community JR/SR High outscored 71%, which works out to a B+ on the allk12 Grade.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Atchison County Community JR/SR High would score about 42.2%. It scores 33.5%, 8.7 points below that figure.
In the surrounding county, Atchison County, the median household earns about $61,112 a year, 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of people live in poverty. Atchison County has 6 public schools with about 1,948 students, including Atchison County Community JR/SR High.
The closest school to Atchison County Community JR/SR High is Atchison County Community Elementary School, located about 0.2 miles away. Atchison County Community JR/SR High is one of several public schools in the area, with 2 others within ten miles. Nearby schools average 32.8% on proficiency, and Atchison County Community JR/SR High is above that at 33.5%.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Rural: Remote.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 254, up from 240 in 2020-21. Students per teacher dropped from 10.9 in 2020-21 to 9.7 in 2024-25.
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Atchison County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
16,208
Census ACS
Median income
$61,112
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
6
1,948 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Atchison Co Comm Schools
- Atchison County Community Elementary SchoolElementary · 244 students
Other schools in Effingham
- Atchison County Community Elementary SchoolElementary · 244 students
Nearby schools
- Atchison County Community Elementary School0.2 mi · 244
- Jefferson County North Elem/Middle8.5 mi · 338
- Everest Middle10.4 mi · 151
- Horton High11.8 mi · 147
- Horton Elem12.1 mi · 226
- Valley Falls Elem13.2 mi · 262
Frequently asked questions
About Atchison County Community JR/SR HighHow large is Atchison County Community JR/SR High?
Atchison County Community JR/SR High enrolls approximately 254 students in grades 07-12.
Is Atchison County Community JR/SR High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Atchison County Community JR/SR High is a high school covering grades 07-12.
How many teachers does Atchison County Community JR/SR High have?
Atchison County Community JR/SR High employs 26 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.7:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Atchison County Community JR/SR High?
At Atchison County Community JR/SR High, the student body is approximately 93% White, 3% Hispanic, 4% Two or more.
What district is Atchison County Community JR/SR High in?
Atchison County Community JR/SR High is part of Atchison Co Comm Schools.
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