Enrollment
152
High
DISTRICT 461 · STATE 410
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CENTRAL PLAINS·NCES 200034902043
Central Plains Jr. Sr. High School
700 Albro, Claflin, KS 67525 · (620) 587-3801 · Barton County
GRADES 07–12HIGH43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL152 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
9.9:1
15 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.9:1 · STATE 11.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
39%
60 students
DISTRICT 43% · 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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 Central Plains. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
35.7%
KS avg 44.5% . +17.9pp since 2023
Math
27.1%
KS avg 38.8% . +13.4pp since 2023
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 27 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Kansas schools, those numbers are about 45 and 39. Reading and writing scores are up about 18 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 13 points.
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
25.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.3%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-17.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 26% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 43% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
152
+57 (+60%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
9.9:1
was 7.0:1
% White
88%
was 89%
% Hispanic
6%
was 5%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Central Plains Jr. Sr. High School
Central Plains Jr. Sr. High School is a senior high of rural-scale scale in Claflin, Kansas, run under Central Plains, hosting 152 students in grades 7 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 63% smaller than the state mean of about 410.
Across the 4 schools in Central Plains (1,225 students total), Central Plains Jr. Sr. High School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.
For racial and ethnic makeup, Central Plains Jr. Sr. High School reports that nearly all students (88%) are White. Other groups include 6% Hispanic, 3% Native American.
On the resource side, The school employs 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 9.9:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 11.9:1 average. About 39% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Barton County (around 62%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, On a poverty-adjusted basis, Central Plains Jr. Sr. High School sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 43.3%; actual is 25.9%, a gap of -17.4 points.
In the surrounding community, census data for Barton County shows median household earnings sit near $58,851, 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. Central Plains Jr. Sr. High School is one of 15 public schools in Barton County (combined enrollment of about 4,179 students).
Central Plains Elementary School - Holyrood is the nearest neighboring public school, about 8.1 miles from this campus. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Central Plains Jr. Sr. High School at 4th of 8; the average score across the group is 34.9%.
Central Plains Jr. Sr. High School operates from an outlying location.
Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Central Plains Jr. Sr. High School has expanded 60%, going from 95 students in 2018 to 152 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 7.0:1 in 2018 to 9.9:1 today.
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Barton County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
25,097
Census ACS
Median income
$58,851
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
15
4,179 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Central Plains
- Central Plains Adult Diploma ProgramHigh · 770 students
- Central Plains Elementary School - HolyroodElementary · 229 students
- Wilson Elementary SchoolElementary · 74 students
- Wilson Junior/Senior High SchoolCombined
Nearby schools
- Central Plains Elementary School - Holyrood8.1 mi · 229
- Ellinwood Elem11.6 mi · 202
- Ellinwood Middle School11.9 mi · 72
- Ellinwood High11.9 mi · 146
- Lincoln Elementary12.4 mi · 193
- Hoisington High12.6 mi · 225
Frequently asked questions
About Central Plains Jr. Sr. High SchoolHow large is Central Plains Jr. Sr. High School?
Central Plains Jr. Sr. High School enrolls approximately 152 students in grades 07-12.
Is Central Plains Jr. Sr. High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Central Plains Jr. Sr. High School is a high school covering grades 07-12.
How many students per teacher at Central Plains Jr. Sr. High School?
Approximately 9.9:1 students per teacher at Central Plains Jr. Sr. High School.
How diverse is Central Plains Jr. Sr. High School?
Central Plains Jr. Sr. High School reports a student body of 88% White, 6% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Two or more.
Is Central Plains Jr. Sr. High School public or private?
Central Plains Jr. Sr. High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Central Plains.
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