Enrollment
109
Combined
DISTRICT 69 · STATE 353
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PAWNEE HEIGHTS·NCES 201128002033
Pawnee Heights
100 West Grand, Rozel, KS 67574 · (620) 527-4211 · Pawnee County
GRADES 03–12COMBINED43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL109 STUDENTS
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allk12 Grade
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
9.7:1
11 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.5:1 · STATE 49.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
34%
37 students
DISTRICT 33% · STATE 51%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 11 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 7 | 6% |
| Grade 5 | 6 | 6% |
| Grade 6 | 17 | 16% |
| Grade 7 | 16 | 15% |
| Grade 8 | 10 | 9% |
| Grade 9 | 13 | 12% |
| Grade 10 | 13 | 12% |
| Grade 11 | 9 | 8% |
| Grade 12 | 7 | 6% |
Student demographics
24%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 24% · 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 Pawnee Heights. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
54.0%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
48.0%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 48 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 | 54.0% | 48.0% |
| 2023-24 | 47.8% | 53.7% |
% 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
50.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.0%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 46% 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 Pawnee Heights
Pawnee Heights's state test result (50.6% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pawnee Heights this school | 109 | 33.9% | 50.6% |
| Fairfield Schools Langdon | 268 | 49.6% | 27.0% |
| Centre Lost Springs | 183 | 56.3% | 46.3% |
| Rolla JH/HS (6-12) Rolla | 50 | 66.0% | 38.4% |
| Satanta Elem Satanta | 128 | 64.8% | 36.2% |
| West Elk Schools Howard | 371 | 67.9% | 34.5% |
Matched among Kansas K-12 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 Pawnee Heights ranks
Among K-12 schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.6% | #1 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.0% | #2 of 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.0% | #2 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 109 | #6 of 14 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 33.9% | #6 of 6 |
Ranked against other public K-12 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
109
-25 (-19%) vs 2020
-21% since 2010-11, when it was 138
Student : Teacher
9.7:1
was 8.4:1
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 | 109 | 11.3 | 9.7:1 | 34% (37) |
| 2023-24 | 99 | 12.3 | 8.1:1 | 47% (47) |
| 2022-23 | 131 | 17 | 7.7:1 | 44% (57) |
| 2020-21 | 134 | 16 | 8.4:1 | 63% (84) |
| 2017-18 | 136 | 16.6 | 8.2:1 | 51% (70) |
| 2015-16 | 141 | 16 | 8.8:1 | 56% (79) |
| 2010-11 | 138 | 16 | 8.6:1 | 48% (66) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pawnee Heights.
Since 2017-18: students down 20% (136 to 109); teachers down 32% (16.6 to 11.3).
About Pawnee Heights
Pawnee Heights is a school serving multiple grade levels in Rozel, Kansas, and it is part of Pawnee Heights. Federal data show 109 students enrolled in grades 3 through 12 in 2024-25. That compares with an average of about 353 students for combined schools in Kansas.
Pawnee Heights is not part of a larger district; federal data list it as its own local education agency.
Of every 100 students at Pawnee Heights, about 86 are White. The school is also 14% Hispanic. Census estimates put Pawnee County at about 85% White, close to the school's figure. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 24%.
Pawnee Heights has 11.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 9.7:1. Combined schools in Kansas have an average ratio of 49.0:1. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 34%. That is lower than the 50% average for public schools in Pawnee County.
Pawnee Heights posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 50.6%, compared with a predicted 46.0%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Kansas schools on BeatsExpectations.
Looking at the county, Pawnee County, median household income comes to about $63,517, about 18% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 2% of residents are in poverty. The county has 5 public schools and about 979 students.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Pawnee Heights Primary School, is about 0.2 miles. Ranked by average proficiency, Pawnee Heights places 3rd out of 8 schools in its immediate area.
Locale: Rural: Remote. In NCES terms, the school is in rural territory far from an urban area.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has fallen 19%, from 134 to 109. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio increased from 8.4:1 to 9.7:1.
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Pawnee County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
6,144
Census ACS
Median income
$63,517
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
2%
Below federal line
Schools in county
5
979 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Pawnee Heights
- Pawnee Heights Primary SchoolElementary · 28 students
Nearby schools
- Pawnee Heights Primary School0.2 mi · 28
- Larned Sr High15.8 mi · 234
- Larned Middle School15.9 mi · 177
- Fort Larned Elementary School16.5 mi · 431
- Kinsley Jr/Sr High School19.1 mi · 135
- Lewis Elem19.6 mi · 72
Frequently asked questions
About Pawnee HeightsHow many students attend Pawnee Heights?
Pawnee Heights enrolls approximately 109 students in grades 03-12.
Is Pawnee Heights an elementary, middle, or high school?
Pawnee Heights is a combined-grade school covering grades 03-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Pawnee Heights?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Pawnee Heights is approximately 9.7:1 (11 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Pawnee Heights?
Student demographics at Pawnee Heights are roughly 86% White, 14% Hispanic.
Who oversees Pawnee Heights?
Pawnee Heights is overseen by Pawnee Heights in Pawnee County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.