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Eureka Jr/Sr High

815 N. Jefferson, Eureka, KS 67045 · (620) 583-7428 · Greenwood County
GRADES 07–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL234 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 80% of Kansas public high schools
  • B+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

Enrollment
234
High
DISTRICT 272 · STATE 410
Student : Teacher
10.2:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.5:1 · STATE 11.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
64%
150 students
DISTRICT 68% · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 74620%
Grade 83816%
Grade 93415%
Grade 103515%
Grade 114017%
Grade 124118%
Student demographics
25%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 25% · STATE 58% · US 70%
White
20186%
DISTRICT 86% · STATE 60% · US 43%
Hispanic
219%
DISTRICT 9% · STATE 23% · US 30%
Asian
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 3% · US 6%
Two+
115%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 6% · US 5%
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
Male
11951%
Female
11549%

School pathway

Feeds from
Marshall Elementary SchoolPK–06
Based on grade levels within Eureka. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + Exceeding
English Language Arts
54.0%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
37.5%
KS avg 38.8%

What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 54 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 yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2554.0%37.5%
2023-2427.4%21.2%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
32.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
31.5%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.1pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 33% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 32% 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 Eureka Jr/Sr High

Eureka Jr/Sr High's state test result (32.6% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Eureka Jr/Sr High this school23464.1%32.6%
Cherryvale Sr / Middle School
Cherryvale
27766.1%27.8%
Sedan High
Sedan
18264.3%19.4%
Herington High
Herington
14166.0%24.4%
Southeast High
Cherokee
15263.2%18.9%
Marmaton Valley High
Moran
13562.2%23.9%
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 Eureka Jr/Sr High ranks

Among high schools
MeasureThis schoolIn Kansas
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
32.6%#95 of 262
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
37.5%#110 of 262
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
54.0%#27 of 262
Enrollment
ranked largest first
234#153 of 332
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
10.2:1#22 of 172
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
25.2%#123 of 172
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
64.1%#36 of 263
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-16.4%#12 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 2024-25
Enrollment
234
-49 (-17%) vs 2020
+11% since 1990-91, when it was 210
Student : Teacher
10.2:1
was 10.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-252342310.2:164% (150)
2023-2424023.810.1:161% (146)
2022-2325225.89.8:156% (140)
2020-212832610.9:154% (154)
2017-1828026.810.4:155% (153)
2015-162632610.1:153% (139)
2010-112862611.0:151% (146)
2000-012511913.2:129% (74)
1990-912102010.5:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Eureka Jr/Sr High.

Since 2017-18: students down 16% (280 to 234); teachers down 14% (26.8 to 23).

About Eureka Jr/Sr High

Eureka Jr/Sr High is a low-enrollment high school in Kansas, with an address in Eureka. In all, 234 students attend the school in grades 7 through 12. It has 43% fewer students than the average for high schools in Kansas (about 410).

Eureka oversees Eureka Jr/Sr High and 1 other school, with 543 students in total.

Of every 100 students at Eureka Jr/Sr High, about 86 are White. Other students are 9% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. A diversity index of 25% means there is a 25% chance two randomly chosen students at Eureka Jr/Sr High are from different groups.

There are about 10.2 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Eureka Jr/Sr High, which has 23. The school's 10.2:1 compares with an average of 11.9:1 for high schools in Kansas. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 64%. Public schools in Greenwood County average a similar 65%.

On the allk12 Grade, Eureka Jr/Sr High lands at A-, ahead of 80% of Kansas public high schools.

Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Eureka Jr/Sr High would be expected to post about 31.5%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 32.6%.

For Greenwood County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $60,042 a year, roughly 22% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. Public schools in Greenwood County number 6, with about 869 students.

Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Marshall Elementary School, is about 0.1 miles. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Eureka Jr/Sr High ranks 8th of 9 on average proficiency.

The school's locale code, Rural: Remote, means it is in rural territory far from an urban area.

From 283 students in 2020-21, enrollment fell to 234 by 2024-25.

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Greenwood County at a glance

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Population
5,919
Census ACS
Median income
$60,042
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
6
869 students

Quick facts

School name
Eureka Jr/Sr High
District
Eureka
Address
815 N. Jefferson, Eureka, KS 67045
Phone
(620) 583-7428
County
Greenwood County
Level
High
Grade range
07–12
Total enrollment
234
Teachers (FTE)
23
Student–teacher ratio
10.2:1
Free and reduced lunch
150 (64%)
Locale
43-Rural: Remote
NCES ID
200612000873
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Eureka Jr/Sr High
What is the total enrollment at Eureka Jr/Sr High?
Eureka Jr/Sr High enrolls approximately 234 students in grades 07-12.
Is Eureka Jr/Sr High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Eureka Jr/Sr High is a high school covering grades 07-12.
How many teachers does Eureka Jr/Sr High have?
Eureka Jr/Sr High employs 23 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.2:1.
What is the student diversity at Eureka Jr/Sr High?
Student demographics at Eureka Jr/Sr High are roughly 86% White, 9% Hispanic, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Eureka Jr/Sr High in?
Eureka Jr/Sr High is part of Eureka.
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