Enrollment
258
High
DISTRICT 226 · STATE 410
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PRAIRIE VIEW·NCES 200825000755
Prairie View High
13731 KS Hwy 152, LaCygne, KS 66040 · (913) 757-4447 · Linn County
GRADES 09–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL258 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
9.9:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.4:1 · STATE 11.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
45%
115 students
DISTRICT 50% · 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 | 73 | 28% |
| Grade 10 | 66 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 57 | 22% |
| Grade 12 | 62 | 24% |
Student demographics
27%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 26% · 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 Prairie View. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
40.3%
KS avg 44.5% . +7.5pp since 2023
Math
22.2%
KS avg 38.8% . +8.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 22 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Kansas schools, those numbers are about 45 and 39. Reading and writing scores are up about 8 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 8 points.
KAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 40.3% | 22.2% |
| 2023-24 | 32.8% | 13.8% |
% Meeting + Exceeding, all students and all tested grades.
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
28.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.9%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 28% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% 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 Prairie View High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 28.5% | #137 of 262 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 22.2% | #216 of 262 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.3% | #110 of 262 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 258 | #136 of 332 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.9:1 | #16 of 172 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 27.2% | #113 of 172 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 44.6% | #127 of 263 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.7% | #17 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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
258
-24 (-9%) vs 2020
+8% since 1990-91, when it was 240
Student : Teacher
9.9:1
was 10.4:1
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 | 258 | 26.1 | 9.9:1 | 45% (115) |
| 2023-24 | 247 | 24.9 | 9.9:1 | 51% (126) |
| 2022-23 | 239 | 27.2 | 8.8:1 | 44% (105) |
| 2020-21 | 282 | 27 | 10.4:1 | 37% (104) |
| 2017-18 | 306 | 27.2 | 11.3:1 | 45% (139) |
| 2015-16 | 316 | 25 | 12.6:1 | 45% (142) |
| 2010-11 | 301 | 21 | 14.3:1 | 50% (152) |
| 2000-01 | 303 | 20 | 15.2:1 | 22% (66) |
| 1990-91 | 240 | 19 | 12.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Prairie View High.
About Prairie View High
Prairie View High is a small high school in Kansas, located in LaCygne. Its enrollment is 258 students, spread over grades 9 through 12. High schools in Kansas average about 410 students, which makes this school 37% below average.
Prairie View High is part of a district of 4 schools: Prairie View, with 903 students.
The share of White students at Prairie View High is 85%. Enrollment also includes 8% Hispanic, 3% multiracial, and 2% Native American. The school's White share is 9 points below the 94% share among Linn County residents. The diversity index for Prairie View High is 27%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
With 26.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 9.9:1. High schools in Kansas have an average ratio of 11.9:1. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at Prairie View High, 45% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. On average, public schools in Linn County report 54%.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 28.5%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 40.9%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Linn County show that the median household earns about $59,069 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 23%, and about 6% of people live in poverty. Linn County has 8 public schools with about 1,839 students, including Prairie View High.
A public school less than a tenth of a mile away, Prairie View Middle, is the closest to Prairie View High. The count of other public schools within ten miles is 3. In a group of 7 nearby schools with scores, Prairie View High ranks 6th on average proficiency.
NCES describes the area around Prairie View High as Rural: Remote, meaning in rural territory far from an urban area.
In 2020-21, Prairie View High enrolled 282 students. By 2024-25, that number had fallen to 258.
Prairie View High has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Linn County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
9,767
Census ACS
Median income
$59,069
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
8
1,839 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Prairie View
- Parker ElemElementary · 229 students
- Lacygne ElemElementary · 221 students
- Prairie View MiddleMiddle · 195 students
Other schools in LaCygne
- Lacygne ElemElementary · 221 students
- Prairie View MiddleMiddle · 195 students
Nearby schools
- Prairie View Middle0.0 mi · 195
- Lacygne Elem5.2 mi · 221
- Parker Elem7.6 mi · 229
- Osawatomie Middle School11.8 mi · 195
- Osawatomie Virtual School12.3 mi · 18
- Osawatomie High12.3 mi · 295
Frequently asked questions
About Prairie View HighHow large is Prairie View High?
Prairie View High enrolls approximately 258 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Prairie View High serve?
Prairie View High serves grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Prairie View High?
Approximately 9.9:1 students per teacher at Prairie View High.
How diverse is Prairie View High?
Prairie View High reports a student body of 85% White, 8% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Prairie View High public or private?
Prairie View High is a public K-12 school, overseen by Prairie View.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.