Enrollment
117
High
DISTRICT 113 · STATE 410
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CUNNINGHAM·NCES 200537000635
Cunningham High
104 W 4th, Cunningham, KS 67035 · (620) 298-2473 · Kingman County
GRADES 06–12HIGH43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL117 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 82% of Kansas public high schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats 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
9.5:1
12 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.9:1 · STATE 11.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
38%
44 students
DISTRICT 38% · 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 | 17 | 15% |
| Grade 7 | 19 | 16% |
| Grade 8 | 17 | 15% |
| Grade 9 | 21 | 18% |
| Grade 10 | 13 | 11% |
| Grade 11 | 13 | 11% |
| Grade 12 | 17 | 15% |
Student demographics
5%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 9% · 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 Cunningham. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
49.2%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
49.2%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 49 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 | 49.2% | 49.2% |
| 2023-24 | 23.5% | 31.4% |
% 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
38.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.2%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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 Cunningham High
Cunningham High's state test result (38.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cunningham High this school | 117 | 37.6% | 38.8% |
| Clifton-Clyde Sr High Clyde | 104 | 39.4% | 26.6% |
| Ellis Jr/Sr High Ellis | 161 | 36.0% | 40.8% |
| South Haven High South Haven | 120 | 38.3% | 19.7% |
| Valley Heights Jr/Sr High Blue Rapids | 166 | 38.6% | 46.3% |
| Quinter Jr-Sr High Quinter | 133 | 35.3% | 30.8% |
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 Cunningham High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.8% | #45 of 262 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 49.2% | #41 of 262 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.2% | #55 of 262 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 117 | #241 of 332 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 37.6% | #172 of 263 |
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
117
+44 (+60%) vs 2020
+34% since 1990-91, when it was 87
Student : Teacher
9.5:1
was 6.6:1
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 | 117 | 12.3 | 9.5:1 | 38% (44) |
| 2023-24 | 92 | 10.9 | 8.4:1 | 28% (26) |
| 2022-23 | 85 | 11.1 | 7.7:1 | 28% (24) |
| 2020-21 | 73 | 11 | 6.6:1 | 36% (26) |
| 2017-18 | 63 | 9.9 | 6.4:1 | 41% (26) |
| 2015-16 | 39 | 7 | 5.6:1 | 38% (15) |
| 2010-11 | 61 | 7 | 8.7:1 | 46% (28) |
| 2000-01 | 89 | 10 | 8.9:1 | 34% (30) |
| 1990-91 | 87 | 11 | 7.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cunningham High.
Since 2017-18: students up 86% (63 to 117); teachers up 24% (9.9 to 12.3).
About Cunningham High
At 104 W 4th in Cunningham, Kansas, Cunningham High operates as a small high school. It educates 117 students in grades 6 through 12. The typical figure for high schools in Kansas is about 410 students.
Cunningham is responsible for 2 schools, Cunningham High included, with 226 students in all.
At Cunningham High, White students make up 97% of the student body. By the diversity index, Cunningham High comes in at 5%.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.5:1 at Cunningham High, with 12.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. The 11.9:1 average for high schools in Kansas is higher than this school's figure. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 38%. Public schools in Kingman County average 48%.
Measured against Kansas public high schools, Cunningham High receives an A-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
On BeatsExpectations, Cunningham High is 5.4 points below its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Kansas schools.
Kingman County has these Census figures: median household income is about $59,842, roughly 25% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. The public schools of Kingman County number 9 and enroll about 1,091.
Nearest public school: Cunningham Elem, less than a tenth of a mile away. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Cunningham High ranks 4th of 7 on average proficiency.
NCES lists the school's locale as Rural: Remote. That means it sits in rural territory far from an urban area.
The school counted 73 students in 2020-21 and 117 in 2024-25. A shift in the grades offered could account for part of the difference. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio rose from 6.6:1 to 9.5:1.
Conversations here can range across science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Kingman County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
7,186
Census ACS
Median income
$59,842
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
9
1,091 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- Cunningham Elem0.0 mi · 109
- Pratt Learning Center15.4 mi · 15
- Fairfield Schools16.3 mi · 268
- Liberty Middle School16.9 mi · 282
- Pratt Sr High17.0 mi · 337
- Pratt Academic Center17.0 mi · 179
Frequently asked questions
About Cunningham HighHow many students attend Cunningham High?
Cunningham High enrolls approximately 117 students in grades 06-12.
What grades does Cunningham High serve?
Cunningham High serves grades 06-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Cunningham High?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Cunningham High is approximately 9.5:1 (12 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Cunningham High?
Cunningham High reports a student body of 97% White, 2% Black, 1% Two or more.
What district is Cunningham High in?
Cunningham High is part of Cunningham.
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