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What's something Ulysses High does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
438
High
DISTRICT 268 · STATE 410
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ULYSSES·NCES 201242000069
Ulysses High
501 N McCall, Ulysses, KS 67880 · (620) 356-1380 · Grant County
GRADES 09–12HIGH33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL438 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 42% of Kansas public high schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+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
13.2:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.2:1 · STATE 11.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
71%
312 students
DISTRICT 60% · STATE 51%
Community
6
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 | 116 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 106 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 116 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 100 | 23% |
Student demographics
40%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 43% · 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 Ulysses. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
32.0%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
26.2%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 32 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 26 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 | 32.0% | 26.2% |
| 2023-24 | 10.8% | 14.0% |
% 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
21.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
28.1%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 21% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 28% 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 Ulysses High
Ulysses High's state test result (21.5% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ulysses High this school | 438 | 71.2% | 21.5% |
| Southwestern Heights Jr/Sr High Kismet | 310 | 73.5% | 17.8% |
| Syracuse High Syracuse | 230 | 64.8% | 29.6% |
| Dodge City High School Dodge City | 2,178 | 78.9% | 18.0% |
| Stanton County Jr./Sr. High School Johnson | 182 | 58.2% | 17.2% |
| Deerfield High Deerfield | 72 | 68.1% | 10.1% |
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 Ulysses High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 21.5% | #210 of 262 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 26.2% | #198 of 262 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 32.0% | #186 of 262 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 438 | #93 of 332 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.2:1 | #87 of 172 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 40.3% | #76 of 172 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 71.2% | #21 of 263 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.7% | #11 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. 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
438
-19 (-4%) vs 2020
+3% since 1990-91, when it was 426
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
was 16.9:1
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 | 438 | 33.2 | 13.2:1 | 71% (312) |
| 2023-24 | 445 | 29.8 | 15.0:1 | 69% (307) |
| 2022-23 | 435 | 31.2 | 13.9:1 | 65% (282) |
| 2020-21 | 457 | 27 | 16.9:1 | 58% (264) |
| 2017-18 | 539 | 32 | 16.8:1 | 43% (232) |
| 2015-16 | 545 | 31 | 17.6:1 | 55% (301) |
| 2010-11 | 472 | 28 | 16.9:1 | 43% (204) |
| 2000-01 | 500 | 36 | 13.9:1 | 30% (149) |
| 1990-91 | 426 | 32 | 13.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ulysses High.
Since 2017-18: students down 19% (539 to 438); teachers up 4% (32 to 33.2).
About Ulysses High
Ulysses High is a mid-sized high school in Kansas, located in Ulysses. Enrollment stands at 438 students, covering grades 9 through 12.
Ulysses High is run by Ulysses, whose 5 schools enroll 1,517 students.
More than half of enrollment at Ulysses High is Hispanic: 74%. The next largest groups are 21% White and 3% multiracial. The school's Hispanic share is 21 points above the 53% share among Grant County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 40%.
The school has 33.2 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 13.2 students per teacher. High schools in Kansas average 11.9:1, 1.3 fewer students per teacher than here. Of all students at Ulysses High, 71% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The figure for public schools in Grant County is close, at 70%.
Among Kansas public high schools, Ulysses High outscored 42%, which works out to a C+ on the allk12 Grade.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Ulysses High would be expected to post about 28.1%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 21.5%.
The county, Grant County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $66,476 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 25%, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. Grant County has 5 public schools with about 1,517 students, including Ulysses High.
Sullivan Elem sits about 0.3 miles from Ulysses High. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 4 other public schools. The nearest schools with test data average 26.7%, higher than Ulysses High's 21.5%.
NCES lists the school's locale as Town: Remote. That means it sits in a town far from an urbanized area.
Over 4 years, enrollment decreased by 19 students, from 457 to 438. Federal data show the ratio falling from 16.9:1 to 13.2:1.
The Ulysses High discussion page is a place for special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Grant County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
7,229
Census ACS
Median income
$66,476
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
5
1,517 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Ulysses
- Hickok ElemElementary · 350 students
- Sullivan ElemElementary · 338 students
- Kepley Middle SchoolMiddle · 294 students
- Ulysses Community Learning Center (UCLC)High · 97 students
Other schools in Ulysses
- Hickok ElemElementary · 350 students
- Sullivan ElemElementary · 338 students
- Kepley Middle SchoolMiddle · 294 students
- Ulysses Community Learning Center (UCLC)High · 97 students
Nearby schools
- Sullivan Elem0.3 mi · 338
- Kepley Middle School0.4 mi · 294
- Ulysses Community Learning Center (UCLC)0.6 mi · 97
- Hickok Elem0.9 mi · 350
- Moscow Elem20.3 mi · 74
- Moscow High20.3 mi · 66
Frequently asked questions
About Ulysses HighHow many students attend Ulysses High?
Ulysses High enrolls approximately 438 students in grades 09-12.
Is Ulysses High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Ulysses High is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Ulysses High have?
Ulysses High employs 33 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.2:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Ulysses High?
At Ulysses High, the student body is approximately 21% White, 74% Hispanic, 1% Black, 3% Two or more.
Is Ulysses High public or private?
Ulysses High is a public K-12 school, overseen by Ulysses.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.