Enrollment
89
High
DISTRICT 97 · STATE 410
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LITTLE RIVER·NCES 200888001102
Little River High
430 Waverly Street, Little River, KS 67457 · (620) 897-6201 · Rice County
GRADES 09–12HIGH43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL89 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 66% of Kansas public high schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+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
8.9:1
10 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.8:1 · STATE 11.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
26%
23 students
DISTRICT 29% · 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 | 25 | 28% |
| Grade 10 | 21 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 25 | 28% |
| Grade 12 | 18 | 20% |
Student demographics
30%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 20% · 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 Little River. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
59.1%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
54.5%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 55 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 | 59.1% | 54.5% |
| 2023-24 | 43.5% | 30.4% |
% 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
36.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.8%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% 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 Little River High
Little River High's state test result (36.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Little River High this school | 89 | 25.8% | 36.8% |
| Wabaunsee Sr High Alma | 115 | 28.7% | 36.1% |
| Valley Falls High Valley Falls | 122 | 29.5% | 25.5% |
| Blue Valley High Randolph | 76 | 26.3% | 43.8% |
| Pleasant Ridge High Easton | 168 | 27.4% | 33.0% |
| Spearville Jr/Sr High Spearville | 177 | 27.7% | 46.8% |
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 Little River High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas |
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 89 | #267 of 332 |
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
89
-2 (-2%) vs 2020
-18% since 1990-91, when it was 109
Student : Teacher
8.9:1
was 7.6:1
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 | 89 | 10 | 8.9:1 | 26% (23) |
| 2023-24 | 79 | 9.4 | 8.4:1 | 28% (22) |
| 2022-23 | 96 | 10.6 | 9.1:1 | 31% (30) |
| 2020-21 | 91 | 12 | 7.6:1 | 27% (25) |
| 2017-18 | 91 | 9.6 | 9.5:1 | 21% (19) |
| 2015-16 | 97 | 11 | 8.8:1 | 34% (33) |
| 2010-11 | 91 | 9 | 10.1:1 | 30% (27) |
| 2000-01 | 99 | 10 | 9.9:1 | 12% (12) |
| 1990-91 | 109 | 12 | 9.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Little River High.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (91 to 89); teachers up 4% (9.6 to 10).
About Little River High
Little River High is a very small high school that serves part of Little River, Kansas. It had 89 students in 2024-25, spanning grades 9 through 12. High schools in Kansas average about 410 students, which makes this school 78% below average.
Little River has 291 students spread across 3 schools.
By race and ethnicity, Little River High is 83% White. Next come 11% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 30, compared with 70 nationally.
Little River High reported 10 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 8.9:1. The school's 8.9:1 compares with an average of 11.9:1 for high schools in Kansas. Roughly 26% of students at Little River High can receive free or reduced-price lunch. The gap from the 58% average for public schools in Rice County is 32 points.
Little River High earns a B+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 66% of Kansas public high schools.
Little River High is 13.0 points below its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results (36.8% versus 49.8%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Kansas.
In Rice County, home to about 9,350 people, the median household earns about $63,925 a year, roughly 26% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 4%. Little River High shares Rice County with 10 other public schools.
Little River High's nearest public school is Little River Junior High (less than a tenth of a mile). In all, 2 other public schools sit within ten miles of Little River High. Little River High places 5th of 8 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
Locale data from NCES put Little River High in rural territory far from an urban area (Rural: Remote).
Little River High had 91 students in 2020-21 and 89 in 2024-25, nearly the same. The student-to-teacher ratio went up from 7.6:1 to 8.9:1.
This page collects posts and questions about Little River High, such as fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Rice County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
9,350
Census ACS
Median income
$63,925
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
11
1,434 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Little River
- Windom ElemElementary · 169 students
- Little River Junior HighMiddle · 33 students
Nearby schools
- Little River Junior High0.0 mi · 33
- Windom Elem5.8 mi · 169
- Lyons Park Elementary10.6 mi · 166
- Lyons High School10.8 mi · 221
- Lyons Middle School10.9 mi · 173
- Lyons Central Elementary11.1 mi · 132
Frequently asked questions
About Little River HighWhat is the total enrollment at Little River High?
Little River High enrolls approximately 89 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Little River High serve?
Little River High serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Little River High?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Little River High is approximately 8.9:1 (10 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Little River High?
Little River High reports a student body of 83% White, 11% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Little River High?
Little River High is overseen by Little River in Rice County.
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