Enrollment
12
Middle
DISTRICT 26 · STATE 402
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PALCO·NCES 201047000396
Palco Jr. High
502 Ash, Palco, KS 67657 · (785) 737-4645 · Rooks County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL12 STUDENTS
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Not graded
This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work
Student : Teacher
3.9:1
3 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 5.8:1 · STATE 12.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
42%
5 students
DISTRICT 36% · STATE 51%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 5 | 42% |
| Grade 7 | 5 | 42% |
| Grade 8 | 2 | 17% |
Student demographics
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
Students here typically continue to
Palco Jr. High→Palco High
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Palco. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
42.9%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
35.7%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 36 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 | 42.9% | 35.7% |
| 2023-24 | 33.3% | 26.7% |
% 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
34.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.3%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% 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 →
Where Palco Jr. High ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas |
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 12 | #225 of 225 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
12
-1 (-8%) vs 2020
-75% since 1990-91, when it was 48
Student : Teacher
3.9:1
was 6.5:1
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 | 12 | 3.1 | 3.9:1 | 42% (5) |
| 2023-24 | 15 | 2.8 | 5.3:1 | 40% (6) |
| 2022-23 | 14 | 2.2 | 6.3:1 | 57% (8) |
| 2020-21 | 13 | 2 | 6.5:1 | 31% (4) |
| 2017-18 | 24 | 3.3 | 7.3:1 | 29% (7) |
| 2015-16 | 26 | 3 | 8.7:1 | 69% (18) |
| 2010-11 | 31 | 4 | 7.8:1 | 61% (19) |
| 2000-01 | 34 | 4 | 8.5:1 | 38% (13) |
| 1990-91 | 48 | 5 | 9.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Palco Jr. High.
Since 2017-18: students down 50% (24 to 12); teachers down 6% (3.3 to 3.1).
About Palco Jr. High
Palco Jr. High is a public middle school run by Palco in Palco, Kansas. Classes run from 6 through 8, and the school has 12 students. Against the 402-student average for middle schools in Kansas, enrollment here is 97% lower.
Palco is the district for Palco Jr. High. It has 3 schools and 77 students.
At Palco Jr. High, White students make up 100% of the student body.
The teaching staff at Palco Jr. High is 3.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 3.9:1. That ratio is under the 12.7:1 average for middle schools in Kansas. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 42%.
Palco Jr. High is 7.6 points below its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (34.6% versus 42.3%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Kansas.
Rooks County has these Census figures: median household income is about $62,500, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 23%, and roughly 2% of residents are in poverty. Palco Jr. High is among the 7 public schools in Rooks County.
Nearby, Palco High is less than a tenth of a mile away. Palco Jr. High is one of several public schools in the area, with 2 others within ten miles. Palco Jr. High's average proficiency of 34.6% compares with 30.5% for its nearest scored neighbors.
The school's locale code, Rural: Remote, means it is in rural territory far from an urban area.
The student count in 2024-25 was 12, 8% below the 13 of 2020-21. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio fell to 3.9:1, from 6.5:1.
Discussions about Palco Jr. High may include sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Rooks County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
4,813
Census ACS
Median income
$62,500
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
2%
Below federal line
Schools in county
7
812 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Palco
- Damar Elementary SchoolElementary · 46 students
- Palco HighHigh · 19 students
Nearby schools
- Palco High0.0 mi · 19
- Damar Elementary School5.1 mi · 46
- Plainville Elem14.4 mi · 256
- Plainville High14.5 mi · 197
- Hill City Elem17.0 mi · 212
- Hill City Junior-Senior High17.5 mi · 171
Frequently asked questions
About Palco Jr. HighWhat is the total enrollment at Palco Jr. High?
Palco Jr. High enrolls approximately 12 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Palco Jr. High serve?
Palco Jr. High serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Palco Jr. High?
Approximately 3.9:1 students per teacher at Palco Jr. High.
How diverse is Palco Jr. High?
Palco Jr. High reports a student body of 100% White.
What district is Palco Jr. High in?
Palco Jr. High is part of Palco.
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