Enrollment
55
High
DISTRICT 53 · STATE 410
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GOLDEN PLAINS·NCES 201104000575
Golden Plains High
335 School Street, Rexford, KS 67753 · (785) 687-3265 · Thomas County
GRADES 09–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL55 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 72% 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.
- ABeats 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
6.6:1
8 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 7.8:1 · STATE 11.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
78%
43 students
DISTRICT 72% · 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 | 19 | 35% |
| Grade 10 | 14 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 8 | 15% |
| Grade 12 | 14 | 25% |
Student demographics
43%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 41% · 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 Golden Plains. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
38.5%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
30.8%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 31 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Kansas schools, those numbers are about 45 and 39.
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
28.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
24.8%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 28% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 25% 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 Golden Plains High
Golden Plains High's state test result (28.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Golden Plains High this school | 55 | 78.2% | 28.3% |
| Opportunity Academy Newton | 53 | 84.9% | 7.4% |
| Macksville High Macksville | 81 | 71.6% | 24.4% |
| Chetopa High Chetopa | 73 | 82.2% | 14.1% |
| Caldwell Secondary School Caldwell | 109 | 68.8% | 31.0% |
| Lyons High School Lyons | 221 | 73.3% | 19.1% |
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 Golden Plains High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas |
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 55 | #303 of 332 |
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
55
-3 (-5%) vs 2020
+31% since 1990-91, when it was 42
Student : Teacher
6.6:1
was 8.3:1
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 | 55 | 8.4 | 6.6:1 | 78% (43) |
| 2023-24 | 46 | 7.6 | 6.0:1 | 78% (36) |
| 2022-23 | 46 | 7.5 | 6.1:1 | 74% (34) |
| 2020-21 | 58 | 7 | 8.3:1 | 69% (40) |
| 2017-18 | 58 | 7.4 | 7.8:1 | 60% (35) |
| 2015-16 | 53 | 8 | 6.6:1 | 53% (28) |
| 2010-11 | 77 | 7 | 11.0:1 | 55% (42) |
| 2000-01 | 56 | 6 | 9.3:1 | 38% (21) |
| 1990-91 | 42 | 9 | 4.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Golden Plains High.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (58 to 55); teachers up 13% (7.4 to 8.4).
About Golden Plains High
Golden Plains High is a public high school run by Golden Plains in Rexford, Kansas. A total of 55 students attend the school, which covers grades 9 through 12. The average for high schools in Kansas is about 410 students, so this school is 87% smaller than average.
Across its 3 schools, Golden Plains enrolls 158 students. Golden Plains High is one of those schools.
Roughly 69% of students at Golden Plains High are White. Beyond that, enrollment is 31% Hispanic. The White share of the county population is higher, at 90%. Pick two students at random and there is a 43% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Staffing totals 8.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 6.6:1. On average, high schools in Kansas have 11.9:1, compared with 6.6:1 here. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Golden Plains High is 78%. The 37% average for public schools in Thomas County is 41 points lower.
Measured against Kansas public high schools, Golden Plains High receives a B+. 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 the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Golden Plains High is 3.5 points above the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 28.3% actual, 24.8% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Kansas.
Among Thomas County residents, the median household income is $71,325, about 35% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 4%. Besides Golden Plains High, Thomas County has 6 other public schools.
The closest other public school is Golden Plains Middle, less than a tenth of a mile away. Of 9 schools in the immediate area with test results, Golden Plains High ranks 5th on average proficiency.
Its location is classified as Rural: Remote by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Enrollment declined 5% from its 2020-21 level of 58. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 8.3:1 to 6.6:1.
Questions about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news can be posted here. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Thomas County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
7,885
Census ACS
Median income
$71,325
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
7
1,169 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Golden Plains
- Golden Plains ElemElementary · 71 students
- Golden Plains MiddleMiddle · 32 students
Nearby schools
- Golden Plains Middle0.0 mi · 32
- Golden Plains Elem10.5 mi · 71
- Colby Elem17.2 mi · 369
- Colby Middle School17.2 mi · 293
- Colby Senior High17.5 mi · 296
- Hoxie Elem17.9 mi · 253
Frequently asked questions
About Golden Plains HighHow many students attend Golden Plains High?
Golden Plains High enrolls approximately 55 students in grades 09-12.
Is Golden Plains High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Golden Plains High is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Golden Plains High have?
Golden Plains High employs 8 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 6.6:1.
How diverse is Golden Plains High?
Golden Plains High reports a student body of 69% White, 31% Hispanic.
Who oversees Golden Plains High?
Golden Plains High is overseen by Golden Plains in Thomas County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.