Enrollment
317
High
DISTRICT 173 · STATE 410
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HUGOTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 200756000057
Hugoton High
215 W 11th, Hugoton, KS 67951 · (620) 544-4311 · Stevens County
GRADES 09–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL317 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 5% of Kansas public high schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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
12.7:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.7:1 · STATE 11.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
56%
176 students
DISTRICT 50% · 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 | 72 | 23% |
| Grade 10 | 87 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 75 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 83 | 26% |
Student demographics
51%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 50% · 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 Hugoton Public Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
25.0%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
30.2%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 25 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 30 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 | 25.0% | 30.2% |
| 2023-24 | 8.8% | 13.4% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of KS schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
17.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.6%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-18.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 17% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 36% typical for Kansas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Hugoton High
Hugoton High's state test result (17.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hugoton High this school | 317 | 55.5% | 17.0% |
| Lakin High Lakin | 212 | 58.5% | 19.6% |
| Stanton County Jr./Sr. High School Johnson | 182 | 58.2% | 17.2% |
| Syracuse High Syracuse | 230 | 64.8% | 29.6% |
| Wichita County Junior-Senior High School Leoti | 187 | 53.5% | 29.9% |
| Elkhart High Elkhart | 108 | 53.7% | 13.0% |
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 Hugoton High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 17.0% | #238 of 262 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 30.2% | #165 of 262 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 25.0% | #228 of 262 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 317 | #116 of 332 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.7:1 | #78 of 172 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.0% | #46 of 172 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 55.5% | #65 of 263 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +13.2% | #19 of 75 |
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
317
+19 (+6%) vs 2020
+10% since 1990-91, when it was 287
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
was 14.9:1
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 | 317 | 25 | 12.7:1 | 56% (176) |
| 2023-24 | 329 | 21.8 | 15.1:1 | 48% (159) |
| 2022-23 | 327 | 21.3 | 15.3:1 | 52% (169) |
| 2020-21 | 298 | 20 | 14.9:1 | 51% (151) |
| 2017-18 | 280 | 24.2 | 11.6:1 | 54% (150) |
| 2015-16 | 280 | 23 | 12.2:1 | 57% (161) |
| 2010-11 | 287 | 25 | 11.5:1 | 51% (146) |
| 2000-01 | 323 | 25 | 12.9:1 | 26% (83) |
| 1990-91 | 287 | 25 | 11.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hugoton High.
Since 2017-18: students up 13% (280 to 317); teachers up 3% (24.2 to 25).
About Hugoton High
Hugoton High is a small high school in Kansas, located in Hugoton. It enrolled 317 students in grades 9 through 12 for the 2024-25 school year. Statewide, high schools in Kansas average about 410 students each.
Hugoton Public Schools operates 4 schools. Combined enrollment is 1,018 students.
A majority of students at Hugoton High, 56%, are Hispanic. The rest of enrollment is 43% White. Among all residents of Stevens County, the Hispanic share is about 39%. By the diversity index, Hugoton High comes in at 51%.
Its teaching staff equals 25 full-time positions, a ratio of 12.7:1. For comparison, high schools in Kansas average 11.9:1. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 56%. That is close to the 58% average for public schools in Stevens County.
The allk12 Grade for Hugoton High is D. Compared with Kansas public high schools, the school scored higher than 5% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Hugoton High is -18.6 points, in the bottom 10% of Kansas. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 17.0%, and the predicted rate is 35.6%.
Stevens County has about 5,162 residents, and median household income is about $64,178, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 20%, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. The public schools of Stevens County number 6 and enroll about 1,158.
The closest public school to Hugoton High is Hugoton Learning Academy, less than a tenth of a mile away. Other public schools within five miles number 3. Among 7 nearby schools that report test results, Hugoton High ranks 7th on proficiency.
The school is in rural territory far from an urban area, according to its NCES locale (Rural: Remote).
The number of students climbed from 298 to 317 over 4 years. Students per teacher fell from 14.9 in 2020-21 to 12.7 in 2024-25.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at Hugoton High. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Stevens County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
5,162
Census ACS
Median income
$64,178
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
6
1,158 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Hugoton Public Schools
- Hugoton ElemElementary · 511 students
- Hugoton MiddleMiddle · 161 students
- Hugoton Learning AcademyHigh · 29 students
Other schools in Hugoton
- Hugoton ElemElementary · 511 students
- Hugoton MiddleMiddle · 161 students
- Hugoton Learning AcademyHigh · 29 students
Nearby schools
- Hugoton Learning Academy0.0 mi · 29
- Hugoton Middle0.1 mi · 161
- Hugoton Elem0.7 mi · 511
- Moscow High13.2 mi · 66
- Moscow Elem13.3 mi · 74
- Rolla JH/HS (6-12)15.8 mi · 50
Frequently asked questions
About Hugoton HighHow many students attend Hugoton High?
Hugoton High enrolls approximately 317 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Hugoton High serve?
Hugoton High serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Hugoton High?
Approximately 12.7:1 students per teacher at Hugoton High.
How diverse is Hugoton High?
Hugoton High reports a student body of 43% White, 56% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Who oversees Hugoton High?
Hugoton High is overseen by Hugoton Public Schools in Stevens County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.