Enrollment
355
High
DISTRICT 355 · STATE 410
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SILVER LAKE·NCES 201170000785
Silver Lake Jr-Sr High
200 E. Lake, Silver Lake, KS 66539 · (785) 582-4639 · Shawnee County
GRADES 07–12HIGH41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL355 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 94% 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.
- A-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
10.8:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.6:1 · STATE 11.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
21%
74 students
DISTRICT 22% · 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 7 | 60 | 17% |
| Grade 8 | 56 | 16% |
| Grade 9 | 62 | 17% |
| Grade 10 | 49 | 14% |
| Grade 11 | 58 | 16% |
| Grade 12 | 70 | 20% |
Student demographics
18%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 15% · 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 Silver Lake. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
61.1%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
59.5%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 60 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 | 61.1% | 59.5% |
| 2023-24 | 32.7% | 43.5% |
% 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
47.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.2%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% 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 Silver Lake Jr-Sr High
Silver Lake Jr-Sr High's state test result (47.4% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Silver Lake Jr-Sr High this school | 355 | 20.8% | 47.4% |
| Rock Creek High School St George | 415 | 23.6% | 33.7% |
| Cheney High Cheney | 235 | 20.9% | 44.0% |
| Hesston High Hesston | 274 | 23.7% | 34.8% |
| Nemaha Central High School Seneca | 242 | 19.8% | 37.8% |
| Riley County High School Riley | 232 | 20.7% | 36.1% |
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 Silver Lake Jr-Sr High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas | In Shawnee County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.4% | #10 of 262 | #1 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 59.5% | #18 of 262 | #1 of 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.1% | #12 of 262 | #1 of 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 355 | #107 of 332 | #7 of 11 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.8:1 | #32 of 172 | #2 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 17.8% | #155 of 172 | #8 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 20.8% | #247 of 263 | #10 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +14.9% | #17 of 75 | N/A |
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
355
+37 (+12%) vs 2020
+75% since 1990-91, when it was 203
Student : Teacher
10.8:1
was 9.3:1
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 | 355 | 32.9 | 10.8:1 | 21% (74) |
| 2023-24 | 346 | 30.7 | 11.3:1 | 20% (70) |
| 2022-23 | 330 | 32.7 | 10.1:1 | 22% (72) |
| 2020-21 | 318 | 34 | 9.3:1 | 11% (35) |
| 2017-18 | 309 | 32.9 | 9.4:1 | 19% (58) |
| 2015-16 | 307 | 33 | 9.3:1 | 21% (65) |
| 2010-11 | 371 | 29 | 12.8:1 | 14% (51) |
| 2000-01 | 342 | 29 | 11.8:1 | 7% (23) |
| 1990-91 | 203 | 20 | 10.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Silver Lake Jr-Sr High.
Since 2017-18: students up 15% (309 to 355); teachers unchanged (32.9 to 32.9).
About Silver Lake Jr-Sr High
Silver Lake Jr-Sr High is a mid-sized high school located in Silver Lake, Kansas. It had 355 students in 2024-25, spanning grades 7 through 12.
Silver Lake is the district for Silver Lake Jr-Sr High. It has 2 schools and 710 students.
A large majority of enrollment at Silver Lake Jr-Sr High is White, at 90%. Other reported shares: 6% Hispanic. Shawnee County's residents are about 75% White, 16 points below the school's share. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 18%.
Silver Lake Jr-Sr High reports a ratio of 10.8 students per teacher, from 32.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. By comparison, the average for high schools in Kansas is 11.9:1. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at Silver Lake Jr-Sr High, 21% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That is 33 points below the 54% average for public schools in Shawnee County.
On the allk12 Grade, Silver Lake Jr-Sr High lands at A, ahead of 94% of Kansas public high schools.
The model predicts 52.2% for a school in Kansas with Silver Lake Jr-Sr High's free or reduced-price lunch share. Silver Lake Jr-Sr High posts 47.4%.
In Shawnee County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $67,104, about 32% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 9%. The county has 54 public schools and about 26,294 students.
Silver Lake Jr-Sr High's closest public school neighbor is Silver Lake Elem, about 0.2 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within ten miles. On proficiency, Silver Lake Jr-Sr High is ahead of the 46.8% nearby average, ranking 5th of 9.
The NCES locale for Silver Lake Jr-Sr High is Rural: Fringe, which covers schools in rural territory close to an urban area.
The school's enrollment rose 12% from 2020-21 to 2024-25. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 9.3:1; by 2024-25 it was 10.8:1.
The discussion board for Silver Lake Jr-Sr High is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Shawnee County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
178,025
Census ACS
Median income
$67,104
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
54
26,294 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- Silver Lake Elem0.2 mi · 355
- Rossville Jr.-Sr. High School5.5 mi · 253
- Wanamaker Elem5.5 mi · 475
- Rossville Elem5.6 mi · 321
- Landon Middle School6.8 mi · 430
- Indian Hills Elementary6.9 mi · 440
Frequently asked questions
About Silver Lake Jr-Sr HighHow large is Silver Lake Jr-Sr High?
Silver Lake Jr-Sr High enrolls approximately 355 students in grades 07-12.
What grades does Silver Lake Jr-Sr High serve?
Silver Lake Jr-Sr High serves grades 07-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Silver Lake Jr-Sr High?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Silver Lake Jr-Sr High is approximately 10.8:1 (33 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Silver Lake Jr-Sr High?
Student demographics at Silver Lake Jr-Sr High are roughly 90% White, 6% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Silver Lake Jr-Sr High?
Silver Lake Jr-Sr High is overseen by Silver Lake in Shawnee County.
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