Enrollment
161
High
DISTRICT 172 · STATE 410
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ELLIS·NCES 200585000868
Ellis Jr/Sr High
1706 S Monroe, Ellis, KS 67637 · (785) 726-3151 · Ellis County
GRADES 07–12HIGH43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL161 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 88% of Kansas public high schools
- ATest 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
9.4:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.8:1 · STATE 11.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
36%
58 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 7 | 31 | 19% |
| Grade 8 | 27 | 17% |
| Grade 9 | 21 | 13% |
| Grade 10 | 20 | 12% |
| Grade 11 | 29 | 18% |
| Grade 12 | 33 | 20% |
Student demographics
11%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 11% · 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 Ellis. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
42.1%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
38.2%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 42 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 | 42.1% | 38.2% |
| 2023-24 | 36.7% | 25.0% |
% 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
40.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.0%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% 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 Ellis Jr/Sr High
Ellis Jr/Sr High's state test result (40.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ellis Jr/Sr High this school | 161 | 36.0% | 40.8% |
| Chase County Junior Senior High School Cottonwood Falls | 192 | 36.5% | 36.1% |
| Valley Heights Jr/Sr High Blue Rapids | 166 | 38.6% | 46.3% |
| Moundridge High Moundridge | 160 | 35.0% | 34.8% |
| Quinter Jr-Sr High Quinter | 133 | 35.3% | 30.8% |
| Lebo High Lebo | 117 | 35.9% | 43.2% |
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 Ellis Jr/Sr High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.8% | #37 of 262 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.2% | #104 of 262 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.1% | #96 of 262 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 161 | #204 of 332 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 36.0% | #183 of 263 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -26.5% | #4 of 100 |
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
161
-53 (-25%) vs 2020
+20% since 1990-91, when it was 134
Student : Teacher
9.4:1
was 10.2:1
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 | 161 | 17.1 | 9.4:1 | 36% (58) |
| 2023-24 | 161 | 15.1 | 10.7:1 | 34% (54) |
| 2022-23 | 169 | 19.1 | 8.8:1 | 32% (54) |
| 2020-21 | 214 | 21 | 10.2:1 | 31% (67) |
| 2017-18 | 219 | 20.3 | 10.8:1 | 32% (71) |
| 2015-16 | 221 | 19 | 11.6:1 | 30% (66) |
| 2010-11 | 148 | 11 | 13.4:1 | 27% (40) |
| 2000-01 | 147 | 14 | 10.5:1 | 24% (35) |
| 1990-91 | 134 | 13 | 10.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ellis Jr/Sr High.
Since 2017-18: students down 26% (219 to 161); teachers down 16% (20.3 to 17.1).
About Ellis Jr/Sr High
Ellis Jr/Sr High is a small high school based in Ellis, Kansas. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 161 students in grades 7 through 12. Against the 410-student average for high schools in Kansas, enrollment here is 61% lower.
Federal data list 2 schools in Ellis, with 343 students enrolled.
Ellis Jr/Sr High's enrollment is 94% White. Beyond that, enrollment is 3% Hispanic. Ellis Jr/Sr High's diversity index is 11%, against a US figure of 70%.
Ellis Jr/Sr High operates with 17.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 9.4:1. That is lower than the 11.9:1 average for high schools in Kansas. About 36% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits.
Measured against Kansas public high schools, Ellis Jr/Sr 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.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Ellis Jr/Sr High would score about 45.0%. It scores 40.8%, 4.1 points below that figure.
Census Bureau estimates for Ellis County show that the median household income is $63,084, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 39%, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. Ellis Jr/Sr High is one of 11 public schools in the county.
Of nearby public schools, Washington Elem is the closest, at about 0.3 miles. In a group of 8 nearby schools with scores, Ellis Jr/Sr High ranks 6th on average proficiency.
Ellis Jr/Sr High is in rural territory far from an urban area, a location NCES labels Rural: Remote.
2024-25 enrollment was 161, a 25% decrease from 214 in 2020-21.
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Ellis County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
28,920
Census ACS
Median income
$63,084
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
11
4,040 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- Washington Elem0.3 mi · 182
- Kathryn O'Loughlin McCarthy Elem12.5 mi · 371
- Lincoln Elem12.9 mi · 274
- Hays Middle School13.0 mi · 726
- Hays Virtual School13.1 mi · 262
- Woodrow Wilson Elem13.1 mi · 364
Frequently asked questions
About Ellis Jr/Sr HighHow many students attend Ellis Jr/Sr High?
Ellis Jr/Sr High enrolls approximately 161 students in grades 07-12.
Is Ellis Jr/Sr High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Ellis Jr/Sr High is a high school covering grades 07-12.
How many students per teacher at Ellis Jr/Sr High?
Approximately 9.4:1 students per teacher at Ellis Jr/Sr High.
How diverse is Ellis Jr/Sr High?
Ellis Jr/Sr High reports a student body of 94% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Two or more.
What district is Ellis Jr/Sr High in?
Ellis Jr/Sr High is part of Ellis.
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