Enrollment
230
High
DISTRICT 246 · STATE 410
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SYRACUSE·NCES 201215001348
Syracuse High
502 North Main, Syracuse, KS 67878 · (620) 384-7446 · Hamilton County
GRADES 07–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL230 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 72% 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
12.6:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.5:1 · STATE 11.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
65%
149 students
DISTRICT 70% · 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 | 46 | 20% |
| Grade 8 | 36 | 16% |
| Grade 9 | 41 | 18% |
| Grade 10 | 47 | 20% |
| Grade 11 | 30 | 13% |
| Grade 12 | 30 | 13% |
Student demographics
51%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 48% · 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 Syracuse. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
38.7%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
21.0%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 21 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 | 38.7% | 21.0% |
| 2023-24 | 24.3% | 25.0% |
% 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
29.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
31.2%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 31% 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 Syracuse High
Syracuse High's state test result (29.6% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Syracuse High this school | 230 | 64.8% | 29.6% |
| Lakin High Lakin | 212 | 58.5% | 19.6% |
| Stanton County Jr./Sr. High School Johnson | 182 | 58.2% | 17.2% |
| Hugoton High Hugoton | 317 | 55.5% | 17.0% |
| Southwestern Heights Jr/Sr High Kismet | 310 | 73.5% | 17.8% |
| Satanta Jr-Sr High Satanta | 114 | 74.6% | 21.8% |
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 Syracuse High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 29.6% | #126 of 262 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 21.0% | #224 of 262 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.7% | #120 of 262 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 230 | #157 of 332 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.6:1 | #76 of 172 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 50.8% | #47 of 172 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 64.8% | #34 of 263 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.3% | #68 of 75 |
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
230
+16 (+7%) vs 2020
+24% since 1990-91, when it was 185
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
was 10.7:1
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 | 230 | 18.3 | 12.6:1 | 65% (149) |
| 2023-24 | 222 | 13 | 17.1:1 | 63% (140) |
| 2022-23 | 233 | 13 | 17.9:1 | 62% (144) |
| 2020-21 | 214 | 20 | 10.7:1 | 67% (143) |
| 2017-18 | 227 | 18 | 12.6:1 | 63% (144) |
| 2015-16 | 243 | 22 | 11.1:1 | 56% (137) |
| 2010-11 | 195 | 22 | 8.9:1 | 59% (116) |
| 2000-01 | 252 | 24 | 10.5:1 | 37% (92) |
| 1990-91 | 185 | 18 | 10.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Syracuse High.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (227 to 230); teachers up 2% (18 to 18.3).
About Syracuse High
Syracuse High operates as a small high school in Syracuse, Kansas. School enrollment was 230 students in 2024-25, in grades 7 through 12. For comparison, high schools in Kansas average about 410 students.
The Syracuse system has 2 schools and 492 students.
Syracuse High's enrollment is 56% Hispanic. Other groups make up 43% White. County-wide, 44% of Hamilton County residents are Hispanic. Syracuse High has a diversity index of 51%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school reports 18.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 12.6 students per teacher. Across high schools in Kansas, the average ratio is about 11.9:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 65% of students.
Measured against Kansas public high schools, Syracuse High receives a B+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Syracuse High is 1.6 points below the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 29.6% actual, 31.2% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Kansas.
Hamilton County census figures show that median household income is about $70,250, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Syracuse High is among the 2 public schools in Hamilton County.
The next-closest public school is Syracuse Elem, less than a tenth of a mile away. On proficiency, Syracuse High is ahead of the 29.5% nearby average, ranking 6th of 9.
Its location is classified as Rural: Remote by the National Center for Education Statistics.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Syracuse High went from 214 students to 230. Its ratio of students to teachers was 10.7:1 in 2020-21, and 12.6:1 in 2024-25.
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Hamilton County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,471
Census ACS
Median income
$70,250
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
2
492 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other Syracuse High schools
One other US public school is named Syracuse High. Syracuse High is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Syracuse HighSYRACUSE, UT · 2,608 students
Nearby schools
- Syracuse Elem0.1 mi · 262
- Holly School20.7 mi · 276
- Lakin Middle26.6 mi · 182
- Lakin High26.8 mi · 212
- Lakin Elem27.1 mi · 290
- Stanton County Jr./Sr. High School28.3 mi · 182
Frequently asked questions
About Syracuse HighHow many students attend Syracuse High?
Syracuse High enrolls approximately 230 students in grades 07-12.
What grades does Syracuse High serve?
Syracuse High serves grades 07-12.
How many teachers does Syracuse High have?
Syracuse High employs 18 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.6:1.
How diverse is Syracuse High?
Syracuse High reports a student body of 43% White, 56% Hispanic, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Syracuse High?
Syracuse High is overseen by Syracuse in Hamilton County.
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