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What's one thing Lansing High 9-12 gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
860
High
DISTRICT 525 · STATE 410
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LANSING·NCES 200834001230
Lansing High 9-12
1412 147th Street, Leavenworth, KS 66048 · (913) 727-3357 · Leavenworth County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL860 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 87% of Kansas public high schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-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
15.8:1
54 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.4:1 · STATE 11.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
30%
256 students
DISTRICT 38% · STATE 51%
Community
5
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 | 242 | 28% |
| Grade 10 | 216 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 186 | 22% |
| Grade 12 | 208 | 24% |
| Ungraded | 8 | 1% |
Student demographics
48%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 Lansing. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
47.0%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
50.7%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 51 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 | 47.0% | 50.7% |
| 2023-24 | 38.5% | 39.3% |
% 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
41.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.0%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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 Lansing High 9-12
Lansing High 9-12's state test result (41.8% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lansing High 9-12 this school | 860 | 29.8% | 41.8% |
| Washburn Rural High Topeka | 1,878 | 30.5% | 35.1% |
| Maize Sr High Maize | 1,444 | 29.5% | 25.3% |
| Shawnee Heights High Tecumseh | 1,218 | 35.3% | 30.7% |
| Gardner Edgerton High Gardner | 1,794 | 35.5% | 25.6% |
| Lawrence Free State High Lawrence | 1,774 | 30.3% | 41.3% |
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 Lansing High 9-12 ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.8% | #32 of 262 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 50.7% | #35 of 262 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.0% | #64 of 262 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 860 | #65 of 332 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.8:1 | #148 of 172 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 48.3% | #56 of 172 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 29.8% | #216 of 263 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.7% | #98 of 100 |
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
860
-10 (-1%) vs 2020
+79% since 1990-91, when it was 481
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
was 18.1:1
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 | 860 | 54.3 | 15.8:1 | 30% (256) |
| 2023-24 | 876 | 46.1 | 19.0:1 | 29% (256) |
| 2022-23 | 870 | 49.1 | 17.7:1 | 25% (217) |
| 2020-21 | 870 | 48 | 18.1:1 | 24% (212) |
| 2017-18 | 866 | 54.7 | 15.8:1 | 26% (223) |
| 2015-16 | 912 | 60 | 15.2:1 | 25% (227) |
| 2010-11 | 849 | 47 | 18.1:1 | 17% (146) |
| 2000-01 | 678 | 40 | 16.9:1 | 4% (30) |
| 1990-91 | 481 | 29 | 16.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lansing High 9-12.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (866 to 860); teachers down 1% (54.7 to 54.3).
About Lansing High 9-12
Lansing High 9-12 is a high school with a street address in Leavenworth, Kansas. The school serves 860 students in grades 9 through 12 in 2024-25. The average among high schools in Kansas is roughly 410 students; this school is 110% larger than that.
Lansing High 9-12 is one of the 5 schools that make up Lansing (2,626 students in total).
At Lansing High 9-12, White students make up 70% of the student body. The remaining shares are 11% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, and 7% Black. Leavenworth County as a whole is about 80% White, so the school's share is lower. Lansing High 9-12's diversity index is 48%, against a US figure of 70%.
Its 54.3 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 15.8:1. The school has more students per teacher than the 11.9:1 average for high schools in Kansas. The school's lunch program data list 30% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
Lansing High 9-12 is graded A by allk12, scoring above 87% of Kansas public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Compared with Kansas schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Lansing High 9-12's results are 6.2 points below predicted: 41.8% against 48.0%.
Among Leavenworth County residents, the median household income is $89,218, about 36% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 7%. Besides Lansing High 9-12, Leavenworth County has 29 other public schools.
The school nearest to Lansing High 9-12 is Lansing Elementary School, at a distance of about 1.7 miles. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. On average proficiency, Lansing High 9-12 is 3rd of 8 nearby schools with test data.
Locale data from NCES put Lansing High 9-12 in rural territory close to an urban area (Rural: Fringe).
Enrollment was essentially flat over 4 years: 870 in 2020-21, 860 in 2024-25. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio fell from 18.1:1 to 15.8:1.
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Leavenworth County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
83,123
Census ACS
Median income
$89,218
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
30
13,185 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Lansing
- Lansing Elementary SchoolElementary · 758 students
- Lansing Middle 6-8Middle · 580 students
- Lansing Intermediate SchoolElementary · 370 students
- Lansing Virtual AcademyCombined · 58 students
Other schools in Leavenworth
- Leavenworth Sr HighHigh · 1,237 students
- Richard Warren Middle SchoolMiddle · 427 students
- Richard Warren Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 409 students
- David Brewer ElementaryElementary · 319 students
- Henry LeavenworthElementary · 297 students
- Earl Lawson Early Education CenterElementary · 282 students
Nearby schools
- Lansing Elementary School1.7 mi · 758
- Lansing Virtual Academy1.8 mi · 58
- Lansing Intermediate School1.8 mi · 370
- Lansing Middle 6-81.8 mi · 580
- Richard Warren Middle School4.0 mi · 427
- Richard Warren Intermediate School4.0 mi · 409
Frequently asked questions
About Lansing High 9-12What is the total enrollment at Lansing High 9-12?
Lansing High 9-12 enrolls approximately 860 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Lansing High 9-12 serve?
Lansing High 9-12 serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Lansing High 9-12?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Lansing High 9-12 is approximately 15.8:1 (54 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Lansing High 9-12?
At Lansing High 9-12, the student body is approximately 70% White, 11% Hispanic, 7% Black, 1% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Is Lansing High 9-12 public or private?
Lansing High 9-12 is a public K-12 school, overseen by Lansing.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.