Enrollment
147
High
DISTRICT 175 · STATE 410
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SOUTH BROWN COUNTY·NCES 200747001042
Horton High
1120 First Ave East, Horton, KS 66439 · (785) 486-2151 · Brown County
GRADES 09–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL147 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 29% of Kansas public high schools
- C-Test 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
9.9:1
15 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.4:1 · STATE 11.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
62%
91 students
DISTRICT 62% · 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 | 28 | 19% |
| Grade 10 | 46 | 31% |
| Grade 11 | 35 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 38 | 26% |
Student demographics
51%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 47% · 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 South Brown County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
28.0%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
19.6%
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 20 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 | 28.0% | 19.6% |
| 2023-24 | 25.0% | 19.4% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
20.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.5%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 21% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% 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 Horton High
Horton High's state test result (20.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Horton High this school | 147 | 61.9% | 20.9% |
| Sedan High Sedan | 182 | 64.3% | 19.4% |
| Marmaton Valley High Moran | 135 | 62.2% | 23.9% |
| Herington High Herington | 141 | 66.0% | 24.4% |
| Washington County High School Washington | 163 | 58.3% | 24.6% |
| Southeast High Cherokee | 152 | 63.2% | 18.9% |
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 Horton High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 20.9% | #214 of 262 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 19.6% | #227 of 262 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 28.0% | #215 of 262 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 147 | #216 of 332 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 61.9% | #42 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
147
+4 (+3%) vs 2020
-19% since 1990-91, when it was 181
Student : Teacher
9.9:1
was 8.9:1
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 | 147 | 14.9 | 9.9:1 | 62% (91) |
| 2023-24 | 160 | 13.6 | 11.8:1 | 58% (93) |
| 2022-23 | 163 | 12.6 | 12.9:1 | 59% (96) |
| 2020-21 | 143 | 16 | 8.9:1 | 64% (92) |
| 2017-18 | 157 | 18.4 | 8.5:1 | 60% (94) |
| 2015-16 | 145 | 22 | 6.6:1 | 58% (84) |
| 2010-11 | 194 | 13 | 14.9:1 | 63% (123) |
| 2000-01 | 224 | 17 | 13.2:1 | 38% (85) |
| 1990-91 | 181 | 17 | 10.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Horton High.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (157 to 147); teachers down 19% (18.4 to 14.9).
About Horton High
Horton High is a small high school in Horton, Kansas. It serves 147 students in grades 9 through 12. The average among high schools in Kansas is roughly 410 students; this school is 64% smaller than that.
Horton High is in South Brown County, a district with 524 students across 3 schools.
At Horton High, White students make up 67% of the student body. The school is also 17% Native American, 8% Hispanic, and 5% multiracial. That is lower than the 83% White share among all Brown County residents. Horton High's diversity index is 51%, against a US figure of 70%.
Horton High employs 14.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 9.9:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 11.9:1 average for high schools in Kansas. Horton High's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 62%. That tracks the 59% average for public schools in Brown County.
Measured against Kansas public high schools, Horton High receives a C. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Horton High posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 20.9%, compared with a predicted 32.5%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Kansas schools on BeatsExpectations.
Among Brown County residents, the median household income is $62,233, about 20% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 9%. Besides Horton High, Brown County has 6 other public schools.
Nearest public school: Horton Elem, about 0.4 miles away. Within ten miles are 3 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, Horton High places 7th out of 7 schools in its immediate area.
Its location is classified as Rural: Remote by the National Center for Education Statistics.
The school enrolled 147 students in 2024-25, 4 more than the 143 it had in 2020-21.
Threads on this page can be about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Brown County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
9,343
Census ACS
Median income
$62,233
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
7
1,474 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in South Brown County
- Horton ElemElementary · 226 students
- Everest MiddleMiddle · 151 students
Nearby schools
- Horton Elem0.4 mi · 226
- Everest Middle5.2 mi · 151
- Kickapoo Nation School8.8 mi · 71
- Atchison County Community Elementary School11.8 mi · 244
- Atchison County Community JR/SR High11.8 mi · 254
- Hiawatha Middle School12.9 mi · 278
Frequently asked questions
About Horton HighHow many students attend Horton High?
Horton High enrolls approximately 147 students in grades 09-12.
Is Horton High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Horton High is a high school covering grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Horton High?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Horton High is approximately 9.9:1 (15 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Horton High?
At Horton High, the student body is approximately 67% White, 8% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Horton High in?
Horton High is part of South Brown County.
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