Enrollment
247
High
DISTRICT 428 · STATE 410
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JEFFERSON WEST·NCES 200951000668
Jefferson West High
619 Condray St, Meriden, KS 66512 · (785) 484-3331 · Jefferson County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL247 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 55% 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.
- 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
12.2:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 26.0:1 · STATE 11.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
30%
74 students
DISTRICT 33% · 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 | 59 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 68 | 28% |
| Grade 11 | 63 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 57 | 23% |
Student demographics
22%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 38% · 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 Jefferson West. 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
33.3%
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 33 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 | 38.5% | 33.3% |
| 2023-24 | 29.0% | 16.1% |
% 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
32.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.9%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-15.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 48% 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 Jefferson West High
Jefferson West High's state test result (32.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jefferson West High this school | 247 | 30.0% | 32.9% |
| Wellsville High Wellsville | 278 | 29.5% | 22.2% |
| Mission Valley Junior and Senior High School Eskridge | 216 | 29.6% | 40.0% |
| Southeast Saline High Gypsum | 323 | 30.0% | 43.0% |
| Sabetha High School Sabetha | 217 | 30.4% | 36.1% |
| Rossville Jr.-Sr. High School Rossville | 253 | 29.6% | 31.6% |
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 Jefferson West High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas | In Jefferson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.9% | #93 of 262 | #1 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 33.3% | #143 of 262 | #3 of 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.5% | #126 of 262 | #1 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 247 | #141 of 332 | #2 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.2:1 | #70 of 172 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 21.6% | #143 of 172 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 30.0% | #214 of 263 | #4 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.5% | #39 of 100 | N/A |
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
247
-38 (-13%) vs 2020
+15% since 1990-91, when it was 215
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
was 14.3:1
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 | 247 | 20.3 | 12.2:1 | 30% (74) |
| 2023-24 | 255 | 18.6 | 13.7:1 | 34% (86) |
| 2022-23 | 258 | 20.1 | 12.8:1 | 30% (78) |
| 2020-21 | 285 | 20 | 14.3:1 | 26% (75) |
| 2017-18 | 273 | 20.2 | 13.5:1 | 21% (58) |
| 2015-16 | 284 | 24 | 11.8:1 | 28% (80) |
| 2010-11 | 315 | 20 | 15.8:1 | 26% (82) |
| 2000-01 | 342 | 21 | 16.3:1 | 13% (46) |
| 1990-91 | 215 | 18 | 11.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Jefferson West High.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (273 to 247); teachers unchanged (20.2 to 20.3).
About Jefferson West High
Jefferson West High is a small high school that serves part of Meriden, Kansas. The school serves 247 students in grades 9 through 12 in 2024-25. The average among high schools in Kansas is roughly 410 students; this school is 40% smaller than that.
Jefferson West High sits within Jefferson West, which has 4 schools and 1,711 students.
At Jefferson West High, White students make up 88% of the student body. The school is also 6% multiracial and 4% Hispanic. The chance that two students picked at random at Jefferson West High belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 22%.
Teachers at the school number 20.3 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 12.2:1. Across high schools in Kansas, the average ratio is about 11.9:1. Roughly 30% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. For comparison, public schools in Jefferson County average 39%.
Measured against Kansas public high schools, Jefferson West 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.
Compared with Kansas schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Jefferson West High scores 15.0 points lower than predicted. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 32.9%; the prediction is 47.9%.
Among Jefferson County residents, median household income is about $81,278, about 25% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. Jefferson West High is one of 14 public schools in Jefferson County, which together enroll about 3,123 students.
The nearest other public school, Jefferson West Middle, is less than a tenth of a mile away. In all, 2 other public schools sit within five miles of Jefferson West High. Among the 9 closest schools with test data, this one included, Jefferson West High ranks 7th on average proficiency.
Federal data place Jefferson West High in the Rural: Distant locale, which means it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment was 285 in 2020-21 and 247 in 2024-25, a decrease of 38 students. Federal data show the ratio falling from 14.3:1 to 12.2:1.
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Jefferson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
18,349
Census ACS
Median income
$81,278
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
14
3,123 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Jefferson West
- Rocket Online Schools (ROCS)Combined · 868 students
- Jefferson West Elementary SchoolElementary · 320 students
- Jefferson West MiddleMiddle · 276 students
Other schools in Meriden
- Rocket Online Schools (ROCS)Combined · 868 students
- Jefferson West Elementary SchoolElementary · 320 students
- Jefferson West MiddleMiddle · 276 students
Nearby schools
- Jefferson West Middle0.1 mi · 276
- Jefferson West Elementary School0.4 mi · 320
- North Fairview6.1 mi · 278
- Northern Hills Elementary6.4 mi · 408
- Seaman Middle School6.4 mi · 560
- Seaman High7.3 mi · 1,190
Frequently asked questions
About Jefferson West HighHow large is Jefferson West High?
Jefferson West High enrolls approximately 247 students in grades 09-12.
Is Jefferson West High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Jefferson West High is a high school covering grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Jefferson West High?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Jefferson West High is approximately 12.2:1 (20 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Jefferson West High?
At Jefferson West High, the student body is approximately 88% White, 4% Hispanic, 1% Black, 6% Two or more.
Is Jefferson West High public or private?
Jefferson West High is a public K-12 school, overseen by Jefferson West.
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