Enrollment
229
High
DISTRICT 249 · STATE 410
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORTH JACKSON·NCES 200483001936
Jackson Heights High School and Middle School
12719 266th Road, Holton, KS 66436 · (785) 364-2195 · Jackson County
GRADES 07–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL229 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 33% 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.
- CBeats 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
10.7:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.5:1 · STATE 11.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
46%
105 students
DISTRICT 42% · 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 7 | 39 | 17% |
| Grade 8 | 32 | 14% |
| Grade 9 | 46 | 20% |
| Grade 10 | 30 | 13% |
| Grade 11 | 42 | 18% |
| Grade 12 | 40 | 17% |
Student demographics
17%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 17% · 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 North Jackson. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
38.6%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
28.0%
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 28 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 | 38.6% | 28.0% |
| 2023-24 | 28.1% | 14.9% |
% 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
25.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.3%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-14.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 26% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% 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 Jackson Heights High School and Middle School
Jackson Heights High School and Middle School's state test result (25.6% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson Heights High School and Middle School this school | 229 | 45.9% | 25.6% |
| Norton High Norton | 181 | 45.9% | 25.4% |
| Kingman High Kingman | 198 | 43.9% | 27.9% |
| Hill City Junior-Senior High Hill City | 171 | 45.0% | 26.3% |
| Beloit Jr-Sr High Beloit | 336 | 45.8% | 31.8% |
| Bennington Junior High/High School Bennington | 219 | 42.9% | 28.9% |
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 Jackson Heights High School and Middle School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 25.6% | #164 of 262 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 28.0% | #183 of 262 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.6% | #122 of 262 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 229 | #158 of 332 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.7:1 | #29 of 172 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 17.2% | #158 of 172 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 45.9% | #119 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
229
+78 (+52%) vs 2020
+16% since 2010-11, when it was 198
Student : Teacher
10.7:1
was 10.8:1
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 | 229 | 21.5 | 10.7:1 | 46% (105) |
| 2023-24 | 220 | 16.1 | 13.7:1 | 50% (109) |
| 2022-23 | 176 | 18.6 | 9.5:1 | 42% (74) |
| 2020-21 | 151 | 14 | 10.8:1 | 39% (59) |
| 2017-18 | 185 | 15.2 | 12.2:1 | 38% (70) |
| 2015-16 | 181 | 17 | 10.7:1 | 42% (76) |
| 2010-11 | 198 | 16 | 12.4:1 | 38% (76) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Jackson Heights High School and Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 24% (185 to 229); teachers up 42% (15.2 to 21.5).
About Jackson Heights High School and Middle School
Jackson Heights High School and Middle School is a public high school run by North Jackson in Holton, Kansas. The school enrolls 229 students in grades 7 through 12. That compares with an average of about 410 students for high schools in Kansas.
North Jackson is the district for Jackson Heights High School and Middle School. It has 2 schools and 497 students.
Of every 100 students at Jackson Heights High School and Middle School, about 91 are White. After that, the student body is 3% Native American, 2% Hispanic, and 2% multiracial. Census figures show Jackson County is about 83% White. A diversity index of 17% means there is a 17% chance two randomly chosen students at Jackson Heights High School and Middle School are from different groups.
On staff are 21.5 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 10.7:1. The average for high schools in Kansas is 11.9:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. About 46% of students at Jackson Heights High School and Middle School are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is in line with the 45% average for public schools in Jackson County.
Among Kansas public high schools, Jackson Heights High School and Middle School outscored 33%, which works out to a C on the allk12 Grade.
Jackson Heights High School and Middle School scores 25.6% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 40.3%.
In the surrounding county, Jackson County, median household income comes to about $75,215, about 23% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 3% of residents are in poverty. The county has 9 public schools and about 2,426 students.
Less than a tenth of a mile separates Jackson Heights High School and Middle School from the closest public school, Jackson Heights Elementary School. Within five miles are 5 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 36.4%; Jackson Heights High School and Middle School's is 25.6%, ranking 7th of 8.
The federal government classifies Jackson Heights High School and Middle School's location as Rural: Remote.
Jackson Heights High School and Middle School enrolled 151 in 2020-21 and 229 in 2024-25. Changes in grade configuration can produce shifts of this size.
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Jackson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
13,341
Census ACS
Median income
$75,215
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
3%
Below federal line
Schools in county
9
2,426 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in North Jackson
- Jackson Heights Elementary SchoolElementary · 268 students
Other schools in Holton
- Holton Elementary SchoolElementary · 511 students
- Holton HighHigh · 335 students
- Jackson Heights Elementary SchoolElementary · 268 students
- Holton MiddleMiddle · 220 students
- Fresh Start (Virtual)High · 1 students
Nearby schools
- Jackson Heights Elementary School0.1 mi · 268
- Holton Middle3.8 mi · 220
- Holton High3.8 mi · 335
- Holton Elementary School4.2 mi · 511
- Fresh Start (Virtual)4.2 mi · 1
- Royal Valley Middle School13.2 mi · 270
Frequently asked questions
About Jackson Heights High School and Middle SchoolHow many students attend Jackson Heights High School and Middle School?
Jackson Heights High School and Middle School enrolls approximately 229 students in grades 07-12.
Is Jackson Heights High School and Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Jackson Heights High School and Middle School is a high school covering grades 07-12.
How many teachers does Jackson Heights High School and Middle School have?
Jackson Heights High School and Middle School employs 22 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.7:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Jackson Heights High School and Middle School?
At Jackson Heights High School and Middle School, the student body is approximately 91% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Two or more.
Is Jackson Heights High School and Middle School public or private?
Jackson Heights High School and Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by North Jackson.
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