Enrollment
72
High
DISTRICT 146 · STATE 410
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TWIN VALLEY·NCES 200396000167
Tescott Junior High/High School
305 N. Minnesota, Tescott, KS 67484 · (785) 283-4774 · Ottawa County
GRADES 07–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL72 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
6.5:1
11 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.1:1 · STATE 11.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
56%
40 students
DISTRICT 55% · 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 | 14 | 19% |
| Grade 8 | 12 | 17% |
| Grade 9 | 12 | 17% |
| Grade 10 | 13 | 18% |
| Grade 11 | 8 | 11% |
| Grade 12 | 13 | 18% |
Student demographics
11%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 20% · 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
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KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
48.8%
KS avg 44.5% . +23.0pp since 2023
Math
47.5%
KS avg 38.8% . +28.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 49 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. Reading and writing scores are up about 23 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 28 points.
KAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 48.8% | 47.5% |
| 2023-24 | 25.8% | 19.4% |
% 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
41.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.6%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% 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 Tescott Junior High/High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas |
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 72 | #286 of 332 |
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
72
+12 (+20%) vs 2020
+24% since 1990-91, when it was 58
Student : Teacher
6.5:1
was 6.7:1
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 | 72 | 11 | 6.5:1 | 56% (40) |
| 2023-24 | 67 | 8.2 | 8.2:1 | 57% (38) |
| 2022-23 | 70 | 8.9 | 7.9:1 | 49% (34) |
| 2020-21 | 60 | 9 | 6.7:1 | 62% (37) |
| 2017-18 | 70 | 8 | 8.8:1 | 60% (42) |
| 2015-16 | 64 | 7 | 9.1:1 | 64% (41) |
| 2010-11 | 63 | 7 | 9.0:1 | 70% (44) |
| 2000-01 | 80 | 8 | 10.0:1 | 31% (25) |
| 1990-91 | 58 | 8 | 7.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Tescott Junior High/High School.
About Tescott Junior High/High School
Tescott Junior High/High School, a very small high school, is located in Tescott, Kansas. It is open to students in grades 7 through 12 and enrolls 72 students. By comparison, high schools in Kansas enroll about 410 students on average.
Twin Valley runs 4 schools with a combined 595 students. Tescott Junior High/High School is one of them.
The share of students at Tescott Junior High/High School who are White is 94%. Enrollment also includes 3% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. Ottawa County residents are about 94% White, a similar share. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 11, compared with 70 nationally.
Its ratio of 6.5:1 is based on 11 full-time-equivalent teachers. High schools in Kansas have an average ratio of 11.9:1. In all, 56% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That rate is above the 47% average among public schools in Ottawa County.
In Kansas, Tescott Junior High/High School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 41.9% actual against a predicted 35.6%.
Ottawa County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $74,018 a year, roughly 28% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. Tescott Junior High/High School shares Ottawa County with 5 other public schools.
Tescott Elem, less than a tenth of a mile away, is the closest public school. On average proficiency, Tescott Junior High/High School is 4th of 9 nearby schools with test data.
By NCES locale, the school is Rural: Remote, or in rural territory far from an urban area.
Enrollment rose by 20% across 4 years, from 60 in 2020-21 to 72 in 2024-25.
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Ottawa County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
5,819
Census ACS
Median income
$74,018
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
6
1,193 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Twin Valley
- Bennington ElemElementary · 235 students
- Bennington Junior High/High SchoolHigh · 219 students
- Tescott ElemElementary · 69 students
Nearby schools
- Tescott Elem0.0 mi · 69
- Minneapolis Elementary12.2 mi · 298
- Minneapolis Jr-Sr High School12.5 mi · 300
- Lincoln Jr/Sr High13.9 mi · 181
- Lincoln Elem14.5 mi · 155
- Ell-Saline Elementary15.0 mi · 237
Frequently asked questions
About Tescott Junior High/High SchoolHow many students attend Tescott Junior High/High School?
Tescott Junior High/High School enrolls approximately 72 students in grades 07-12.
Is Tescott Junior High/High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Tescott Junior High/High School is a high school covering grades 07-12.
How many teachers does Tescott Junior High/High School have?
Tescott Junior High/High School employs 11 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 6.5:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Tescott Junior High/High School?
At Tescott Junior High/High School, the student body is approximately 94% White, 3% Hispanic, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Tescott Junior High/High School?
Tescott Junior High/High School is overseen by Twin Valley in Ottawa County.
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