Enrollment
60
High
DISTRICT 57 · STATE 410
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·THUNDER RIDGE SCHOOLS·NCES 200034601922
THUNDER RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL
209 EAST ASH, KENSINGTON, KS 66951 · (785) 476-2217 · Smith County
GRADES 09–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL60 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 89% 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.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
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
8.7:1
7 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 8.4:1 · STATE 11.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
48%
29 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 9 | 14 | 23% |
| Grade 10 | 15 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 15 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 16 | 27% |
Student demographics
27%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 21% · 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 Thunder Ridge Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
66.7%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
28.6%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 67 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 29 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 | 66.7% | 28.6% |
| 2023-24 | 53.3% | 26.7% |
% 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
40.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.1%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% 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 THUNDER RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL
THUNDER RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (40.9% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| THUNDER RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL this school | 60 | 48.3% | 40.9% |
| St. Paul High School St. Paul | 56 | 48.2% | 31.9% |
| Otis-Bison Junior/Senior High School Otis | 81 | 45.7% | 34.7% |
| South Central High School Coldwater | 88 | 46.6% | 23.5% |
| Wakefield High Wakefield | 80 | 50.0% | 17.3% |
| La Crosse High La Crosse | 87 | 46.0% | 25.9% |
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 THUNDER RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas |
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 60 | #296 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. 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
60
-13 (-18%) vs 2020
-28% since 2010-11, when it was 83
Student : Teacher
8.7:1
was 12.2:1
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 | 60 | 6.9 | 8.7:1 | 48% (29) |
| 2023-24 | 63 | 7.6 | 8.3:1 | 49% (31) |
| 2022-23 | 67 | 7.8 | 8.7:1 | 51% (34) |
| 2020-21 | 73 | 6 | 12.2:1 | 64% (47) |
| 2017-18 | 72 | 7.4 | 9.7:1 | 56% (40) |
| 2015-16 | 69 | 10 | 6.9:1 | 62% (43) |
| 2010-11 | 83 | 9 | 9.2:1 | 52% (43) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for THUNDER RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL.
Since 2017-18: students down 17% (72 to 60); teachers down 6% (7.4 to 6.9).
About THUNDER RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL
THUNDER RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL is a small high school in KENSINGTON, Kansas. Grades offered run from 9 through 12, with 60 students enrolled. The average among high schools in Kansas is roughly 410 students; this school is 85% smaller than that.
Thunder Ridge Schools enrolls 170 students, and its 3 schools include THUNDER RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL.
Most students at THUNDER RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL are White: 85% of enrollment. Other groups make up 7% Hispanic and 7% multiracial. Smith County as a whole is about 94% White, so the school's share is lower. The chance that two students picked at random at THUNDER RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 27%.
With 6.9 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at THUNDER RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL was 8.7:1. Among high schools in Kansas, the typical ratio is 11.9:1. THUNDER RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 48%.
The allk12 Grade for THUNDER RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL is A. Compared with Kansas public high schools, the school scored higher than 89% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for THUNDER RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL is +1.9 points: 40.9% actual, 39.1% predicted.
In the county around the school, Smith County, median household income is about $59,135, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 26% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 4%. A total of 4 public schools operate in Smith County, serving about 534 students.
The school nearest to THUNDER RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL is THUNDER RIDGE ELEMENTARY, at a distance of less than a tenth of a mile. Within five miles of THUNDER RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL, there are 2 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, THUNDER RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL places 4th out of 7 schools in its immediate area.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Rural: Remote: in rural territory far from an urban area.
THUNDER RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL saw enrollment fall 18% between 2020-21 and 2024-25. Its ratio of students to teachers was 12.2:1 in 2020-21, and 8.7:1 in 2024-25.
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Smith County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
3,552
Census ACS
Median income
$59,135
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
4
534 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Thunder Ridge Schools
- THUNDER RIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 72 students
- THUNDER RIDGE ELEMENTARYElementary · 38 students
Other Thunder Ridge High schools
One other US public school is named Thunder Ridge High. THUNDER RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- THUNDER RIDGE HIGH SCHOOLIDAHO FALLS, ID · 1,693 students
Nearby schools
- THUNDER RIDGE ELEMENTARY0.1 mi · 38
- THUNDER RIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL4.5 mi · 72
- Smith Center Elem13.3 mi · 253
- Smith Center Jr Sr High13.6 mi · 183
- Phillipsburg High15.3 mi · 173
- Phillipsburg Middle15.4 mi · 179
Frequently asked questions
About THUNDER RIDGE HIGH SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at THUNDER RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL?
THUNDER RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 60 students in grades 09-12.
Is THUNDER RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
THUNDER RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does THUNDER RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL have?
THUNDER RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL employs 7 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 8.7:1.
How diverse is THUNDER RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL?
THUNDER RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL reports a student body of 85% White, 7% Hispanic, 2% Black, 7% Two or more.
Is THUNDER RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL public or private?
THUNDER RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by Thunder Ridge Schools.
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