Enrollment
58
High
DISTRICT 58 · STATE 410
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PARADISE·NCES 200985000905
Natoma High (6-12)
710 5th Street, Natoma, KS 67651 · (785) 885-4849 · Osborne County
GRADES 06–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL58 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 77% 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.
- ABeats 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
6.4:1
9 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 6.2:1 · STATE 11.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
64%
37 students
DISTRICT 64% · 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 6 | 11 | 19% |
| Grade 7 | 6 | 10% |
| Grade 8 | 7 | 12% |
| Grade 9 | 11 | 19% |
| Grade 10 | 8 | 14% |
| Grade 11 | 7 | 12% |
| Grade 12 | 8 | 14% |
Student demographics
35%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 28% · 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 Paradise. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
50.0%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
41.2%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 41 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 | 50.0% | 41.2% |
| 2023-24 | 37.5% | 16.7% |
% 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
33.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
31.6%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 32% 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 Natoma High (6-12)
Natoma High (6-12)'s state test result (33.1% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Natoma High (6-12) this school | 58 | 63.8% | 33.1% |
| Minneola High Minneola | 71 | 63.4% | 27.9% |
| South Barber 7-12 Kiowa | 87 | 63.2% | 29.0% |
| Elk Valley High School Longton | 55 | 65.5% | 29.5% |
| Ashland High Ashland | 69 | 59.4% | 26.0% |
| Caldwell Secondary School Caldwell | 109 | 68.8% | 31.0% |
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 Natoma High (6-12) ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas |
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 58 | #299 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
58
+14 (+32%) vs 2020
+26% since 1990-91, when it was 46
Student : Teacher
6.4:1
was 5.5:1
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 | 58 | 9.1 | 6.4:1 | 64% (37) |
| 2023-24 | 41 | 8.8 | 4.7:1 | 66% (27) |
| 2022-23 | 59 | 8.6 | 6.8:1 | 61% (36) |
| 2020-21 | 44 | 8 | 5.5:1 | 70% (31) |
| 2017-18 | 47 | 6.5 | 7.2:1 | 47% (22) |
| 2015-16 | 47 | 9 | 5.2:1 | 38% (18) |
| 2010-11 | 88 | 9 | 9.8:1 | 45% (40) |
| 2000-01 | 72 | 9 | 8.0:1 | 49% (35) |
| 1990-91 | 46 | 8 | 5.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Natoma High (6-12).
Since 2017-18: students up 23% (47 to 58); teachers up 40% (6.5 to 9.1).
About Natoma High (6-12)
In Natoma, Kansas, part of Osborne County, Natoma High (6-12) is a high school. It had 58 students in 2024-25, spanning grades 6 through 12. High schools in Kansas have about 410 students on average; enrollment here is 86% lower.
Paradise (2 schools, 115 students) runs Natoma High (6-12).
More than half of the students at Natoma High (6-12) are White (79%). The rest of enrollment is 14% Hispanic, 3% Asian, and 3% multiracial. Census estimates put the White share of Osborne County's population at about 92%. The diversity index for Natoma High (6-12) is 35%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Teacher count: 9.1 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 6.4:1. Compared with the 11.9:1 average for high schools in Kansas, this school's ratio is lower. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 64%. Among public schools in Osborne County, the average eligibility rate is 55%.
Natoma High (6-12) holds an A- allk12 Grade, placing it above 77% of Kansas public high schools.
Test results at Natoma High (6-12) are 1.4 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (33.1% actual, 31.6% predicted).
American Community Survey estimates for Osborne County show that median household income comes to about $63,011, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 24% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 4%. The county's public schools total 5, with about 593 students.
Natoma Elem is about 0.2 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Natoma High (6-12)'s average proficiency of 33.1% compares with 30.1% for its nearest scored neighbors.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Rural: Remote.
The school's student count increased 32% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years.
People can post here about special education services, counseling, and support programs and other school topics. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Osborne County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
3,452
Census ACS
Median income
$63,011
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
5
593 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- Natoma Elem0.2 mi · 57
- Plainville High14.8 mi · 197
- Plainville Elem14.9 mi · 256
- Stockton High21.7 mi · 83
- Stockton Elem21.8 mi · 199
- Simpson Elem22.1 mi · 173
Frequently asked questions
About Natoma High (6-12)How many students attend Natoma High (6-12)?
Natoma High (6-12) enrolls approximately 58 students in grades 06-12.
Is Natoma High (6-12) an elementary, middle, or high school?
Natoma High (6-12) is a high school covering grades 06-12.
How many teachers does Natoma High (6-12) have?
Natoma High (6-12) employs 9 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 6.4:1.
What is the student diversity at Natoma High (6-12)?
Student demographics at Natoma High (6-12) are roughly 79% White, 14% Hispanic, 3% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Natoma High (6-12)?
Natoma High (6-12) is overseen by Paradise in Osborne County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.