Enrollment
146
High
DISTRICT 140 · STATE 410
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ELLINWOOD PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 200582000733
Ellinwood High
210 E 2nd, Ellinwood, KS 67526 · (620) 564-3136 · Barton County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL146 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 18% of Kansas public high schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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
11.2:1
13 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.9:1 · STATE 11.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
40%
58 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 9 | 43 | 29% |
| Grade 10 | 38 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 35 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 30 | 21% |
Student demographics
25%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 28% · 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 Ellinwood Public Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
27.5%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
37.5%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 28 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 38 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 | 27.5% | 37.5% |
| 2023-24 | 23.8% | 21.4% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of KS schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
23.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.2%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-19.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 24% 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 →
Schools most like Ellinwood High
Ellinwood High's state test result (23.6% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ellinwood High this school | 146 | 39.7% | 23.6% |
| Central Plains Jr. Sr. High School Claflin | 152 | 39.5% | 25.9% |
| Trego Community High WaKeeney | 113 | 38.9% | 28.9% |
| Marion High Marion | 159 | 38.4% | 28.8% |
| Doniphan West JR/SR High School Highland | 176 | 38.6% | 26.1% |
| South Haven High South Haven | 120 | 38.3% | 19.7% |
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 Ellinwood High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 23.6% | #192 of 262 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.5% | #109 of 262 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 27.5% | #220 of 262 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 146 | #217 of 332 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 39.7% | #158 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
146
+14 (+11%) vs 2020
-9% since 1990-91, when it was 161
Student : Teacher
11.2:1
was 11.0:1
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 | 146 | 13 | 11.2:1 | 40% (58) |
| 2023-24 | 153 | 10.9 | 14.1:1 | 39% (60) |
| 2022-23 | 154 | 11.4 | 13.5:1 | 42% (64) |
| 2020-21 | 132 | 12 | 11.0:1 | 48% (63) |
| 2017-18 | 143 | 13.8 | 10.4:1 | 44% (63) |
| 2015-16 | 141 | 13 | 10.8:1 | 48% (68) |
| 2010-11 | 143 | 10 | 14.3:1 | 36% (51) |
| 2000-01 | 202 | 15 | 13.5:1 | 22% (44) |
| 1990-91 | 161 | 18 | 8.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ellinwood High.
Since 2017-18: students up 2% (143 to 146); teachers down 6% (13.8 to 13).
About Ellinwood High
Ellinwood High, located in Ellinwood, Kansas, is a small high school. Students in grades 9 through 12 attend, and enrollment is 146 students. The school's enrollment is 64% smaller than the 410 average for high schools in Kansas.
District-wide, Ellinwood Public Schools has 3 schools and 420 students.
Ellinwood High enrolls a student body that is 86% White. It is also 8% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. Ellinwood High has a diversity index of 25%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 11.2:1, with 13 full-time-equivalent teachers. Across high schools in Kansas, the average ratio is about 11.9:1. Lunch subsidy eligibility at Ellinwood High is 40%. On average, public schools in Barton County report 62%.
allk12 grades Ellinwood High a C-. The grade compares the school only with Kansas public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
After accounting for student poverty, Ellinwood High is in the bottom 10% of Kansas schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests of 23.6% is 19.6 points below the 43.2% predicted for its lunch-eligibility share.
Across Barton County, median household income is about $58,851, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 22% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 11%. The public schools of Barton County number 15 and enroll about 4,179.
The next-closest public school is Ellinwood Middle School, less than a tenth of a mile away. There are 2 more public schools inside five miles. Ellinwood High ranks 6th of 9 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 23.6% against a local average of 28.4%.
Its location is classified as Rural: Distant by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count grew from 132 to 146.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Ellinwood High covering things like school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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 Ellinwood Public Schools
- Ellinwood ElemElementary · 202 students
- Ellinwood Middle SchoolMiddle · 72 students
Other schools in Ellinwood
- Ellinwood ElemElementary · 202 students
- Ellinwood Middle SchoolMiddle · 72 students
Nearby schools
- Ellinwood Middle School0.0 mi · 72
- Ellinwood Elem0.3 mi · 202
- Riley Elem9.8 mi · 296
- Park Elem10.3 mi · 304
- Great Bend High School10.4 mi · 923
- Jefferson Elem10.8 mi · 297
Frequently asked questions
About Ellinwood HighWhat is the total enrollment at Ellinwood High?
Ellinwood High enrolls approximately 146 students in grades 09-12.
Is Ellinwood High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Ellinwood High is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Ellinwood High have?
Ellinwood High employs 13 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.2:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Ellinwood High?
At Ellinwood High, the student body is approximately 86% White, 8% Hispanic, 5% Two or more.
Is Ellinwood High public or private?
Ellinwood High is a public K-12 school, overseen by Ellinwood Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.