Enrollment
300
High
DISTRICT 270 · STATE 410
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CENTRAL HEIGHTS·NCES 200001400453
Central Heights High
3521 Ellis Road, Richmond, KS 66080 · (785) 869-3455 · Franklin County
GRADES 06–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL300 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 82% 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.
- ABeats 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
11.4:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.6:1 · STATE 11.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
53%
158 students
DISTRICT 53% · 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 6 | 34 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 48 | 16% |
| Grade 8 | 49 | 16% |
| Grade 9 | 51 | 17% |
| Grade 10 | 33 | 11% |
| Grade 11 | 32 | 11% |
| Grade 12 | 53 | 18% |
Student demographics
19%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 19% · 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 Central Heights. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
36.2%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
33.3%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 33 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 | 36.2% | 33.3% |
| 2023-24 | 30.8% | 21.8% |
% 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
34.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.0%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% 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 Central Heights High
Central Heights High's state test result (34.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central Heights High this school | 300 | 52.7% | 34.8% |
| Jayhawk-Linn High Mound City | 263 | 53.6% | 28.6% |
| Republic County Jr./Sr. High School Belleville | 245 | 52.2% | 29.8% |
| Fredonia Jr./Sr. High School Fredonia | 314 | 49.7% | 21.4% |
| Council Grove Junior Senior High School Council Grove | 368 | 51.1% | 38.9% |
| Russell Junior-Senior High Russell | 328 | 50.3% | 18.3% |
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 Central Heights High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.8% | #74 of 262 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 33.3% | #141 of 262 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 36.2% | #146 of 262 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 300 | #122 of 332 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.4:1 | #48 of 172 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 18.5% | #151 of 172 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 52.7% | #84 of 263 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +7.9% | #44 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
300
+39 (+15%) vs 2020
+95% since 1990-91, when it was 154
Student : Teacher
11.4:1
was 11.3:1
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 | 300 | 26.3 | 11.4:1 | 53% (158) |
| 2023-24 | 324 | 26 | 12.5:1 | 52% (169) |
| 2022-23 | 294 | 23 | 12.8:1 | 49% (143) |
| 2020-21 | 261 | 23 | 11.3:1 | 51% (133) |
| 2017-18 | 278 | 28.2 | 9.9:1 | 57% (158) |
| 2015-16 | 315 | 31 | 10.2:1 | 59% (186) |
| 2010-11 | 325 | 24 | 13.5:1 | 60% (194) |
| 2000-01 | 328 | 22 | 14.9:1 | 24% (80) |
| 1990-91 | 154 | 14 | 11.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Central Heights High.
Since 2017-18: students up 8% (278 to 300); teachers down 7% (28.2 to 26.3).
About Central Heights High
Central Heights High is a small high school in Richmond, Kansas, (ZIP code 66080). The student body numbers 300 students, from grades 6 through 12. An average school in this group (high schools in Kansas) has about 410 students.
Central Heights runs 2 schools with a combined 539 students. Central Heights High is one of them.
White students make up 90% of enrollment at Central Heights High. Smaller groups are 6% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. For comparison, Franklin County is about 91% White. Central Heights High's diversity index is 19%, against a US figure of 70%.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.4:1 at Central Heights High, with 26.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. That matches the 11.9:1 average for high schools in Kansas fairly closely. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 53%. For comparison, public schools in Franklin County average 52%.
The allk12 Grade for Central Heights High is A-. Compared with Kansas public high schools, the school scored higher than 82% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
A school with Central Heights High's lunch-eligibility share in Kansas is predicted to score 37.0%. Central Heights High scores 34.8%, 2.1 points below that line.
Franklin County census figures show that the median household income is $77,207, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 25% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 6%. There are 15 public schools in Franklin County, enrolling about 4,187 students in all.
Nearby, Central Heights Elem is less than a tenth of a mile away. There are 3 more public schools inside ten miles. Central Heights High ranks 4th of 7 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 34.8% against a local average of 37.9%.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Rural: Distant: in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Federal data show a 15% enrollment increase, from 261 in 2020-21 to 300 in 2024-25.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Central Heights High. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Franklin County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
26,106
Census ACS
Median income
$77,207
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
15
4,187 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other Central Heights High schools
One other US public school is named Central Heights High. Central Heights High is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Central Heights High SchoolNACOGDOCHES, TX · 333 students
Nearby schools
- Central Heights Elem0.0 mi · 239
- Greeley Elem7.7 mi · 52
- Sunflower Elementary School9.8 mi · 333
- Garfield Elem10.1 mi · 368
- Ottawa Middle School10.4 mi · 456
- Ottawa Sr High10.5 mi · 681
Frequently asked questions
About Central Heights HighHow large is Central Heights High?
Central Heights High enrolls approximately 300 students in grades 06-12.
Is Central Heights High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Central Heights High is a high school covering grades 06-12.
How many teachers does Central Heights High have?
Central Heights High employs 26 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.4:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Central Heights High?
At Central Heights High, the student body is approximately 90% White, 6% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Central Heights High?
Central Heights High is overseen by Central Heights in Franklin County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.