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How has Emporia High changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
1,494
High
DISTRICT 533 · STATE 410
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EMPORIA·NCES 200594000226
Emporia High
3302 W 18th Ave, Emporia, KS 66801 · (620) 341-2365 · Lyon County
GRADES 09–12HIGH33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,494 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 34% 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.
- B-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
16.1:1
93 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.9:1 · STATE 11.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
55%
816 students
DISTRICT 67% · STATE 51%
Community
5
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 | 361 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 318 | 21% |
| Grade 11 | 285 | 19% |
| Grade 12 | 337 | 23% |
| Ungraded | 193 | 13% |
Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 57% · 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 Emporia. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
37.3%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
23.7%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 24 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 | 37.3% | 23.7% |
| 2023-24 | 25.1% | 12.1% |
% 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
24.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.0%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 24% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% 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 Emporia High
Emporia High's state test result (24.2% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emporia High this school | 1,494 | 54.6% | 24.2% |
| Arkansas City High Arkansas City | 885 | 51.0% | 14.6% |
| Hugoton High Hugoton | 317 | 55.5% | 17.0% |
| Salina High South Salina | 1,046 | 55.4% | 29.3% |
| Newton Sr High Newton | 932 | 51.7% | 18.5% |
| Great Bend High School Great Bend | 923 | 61.8% | 23.3% |
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 Emporia High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 24.2% | #185 of 262 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 23.7% | #211 of 262 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.3% | #138 of 262 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,494 | #29 of 332 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.1:1 | #150 of 172 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.0% | #34 of 172 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 54.6% | #71 of 263 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.0% | #79 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
1,494
+7 (+0%) vs 2020
+20% since 1990-91, when it was 1,245
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
was 19.1:1
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 | 1,494 | 93.1 | 16.1:1 | 55% (816) |
| 2023-24 | 1,629 | 88.4 | 18.4:1 | 51% (836) |
| 2022-23 | 1,510 | 85 | 17.8:1 | 51% (767) |
| 2020-21 | 1,487 | 78 | 19.1:1 | 49% (726) |
| 2017-18 | 1,541 | 91.3 | 16.9:1 | 51% (793) |
| 2015-16 | 1,460 | 89 | 16.4:1 | 53% (779) |
| 2010-11 | 1,468 | 96 | 15.3:1 | 65% (953) |
| 2000-01 | 1,665 | 101 | 16.5:1 | 32% (533) |
| 1990-91 | 1,245 | 75 | 16.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Emporia High.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (1,541 to 1,494); teachers up 2% (91.3 to 93.1).
About Emporia High
Emporia High is a high school in Emporia, Kansas, reachable at (620) 341-2365. It has an enrollment of 1,494 students in grades 9 through 12. Across high schools in Kansas, the average enrollment is about 410.
Federal data list 8 schools in Emporia, with 4,261 students enrolled.
Federal enrollment data show Emporia High is 54% Hispanic. Enrollment also includes 39% White and 4% multiracial. The school's Hispanic share is 29 points above the 24% share among Lyon County residents. A diversity index of 56% means there is a 56% chance two randomly chosen students at Emporia High are from different groups.
Emporia High has 93.1 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.1:1. The school's 16.1:1 compares with an average of 11.9:1 for high schools in Kansas. The school has 55% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Emporia High holds a C allk12 Grade, placing it above 34% of Kansas public high schools.
Compared with Kansas schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Emporia High's results are 11.9 points below predicted: 24.2% against 36.0%.
Looking at the county, Lyon County, the median household earns about $59,912 a year, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of people live in poverty. Lyon County has 14 public schools with about 5,122 students, including Emporia High.
Emporia Middle School sits about 0.3 miles from Emporia High. Around the school, 7 other public schools are within five miles. By average proficiency, Emporia High is 7th among 9 schools close by.
Emporia High falls in the Town: Remote locale category, used for schools in a town far from an urbanized area.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, enrollment moved from 1,487 to 1,494, a small change. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 19.1:1 to 16.1:1.
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Lyon County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
32,186
Census ACS
Median income
$59,912
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
14
5,122 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Emporia
- Emporia Middle SchoolMiddle · 843 students
- Village ElemElementary · 401 students
- Riverside ElementaryElementary · 385 students
- Timmerman ElementaryElementary · 370 students
- Walnut ElemElementary · 312 students
- W A White ElemElementary · 248 students
Other schools in Emporia
- Emporia Middle SchoolMiddle · 843 students
- Village ElemElementary · 401 students
- Riverside ElementaryElementary · 385 students
- Timmerman ElementaryElementary · 370 students
- Walnut ElemElementary · 312 students
- W A White ElemElementary · 248 students
Nearby schools
- Emporia Middle School0.3 mi · 843
- Village Elem0.7 mi · 401
- Timmerman Elementary0.8 mi · 370
- Walnut Elem2.0 mi · 312
- Riverside Elementary2.5 mi · 385
- W A White Elem2.8 mi · 248
Frequently asked questions
About Emporia HighWhat is the total enrollment at Emporia High?
Emporia High enrolls approximately 1,494 students in grades 09-12.
Is Emporia High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Emporia High is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Emporia High have?
Emporia High employs 93 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.1:1.
What is the student diversity at Emporia High?
Student demographics at Emporia High are roughly 39% White, 54% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Emporia High?
Emporia High is overseen by Emporia in Lyon County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.