Weskan High
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 14 | 27% |
| Grade 8 | 11 | 22% |
| Grade 9 | 6 | 12% |
| Grade 10 | 6 | 12% |
| Grade 11 | 6 | 12% |
| Grade 12 | 8 | 16% |
School pathway
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingWhat this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 57 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 13 points.
KAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 50.0% | 56.7% |
| 2023-24 | 48.0% | 44.0% |
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 49% 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%.
Where Weskan High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas |
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 51 | #308 of 332 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 51 | 6.3 | 8.1:1 | 22% (11) |
| 2023-24 | 48 | N/A | N/A | 29% (14) |
| 2022-23 | 34 | 5.6 | 6.1:1 | 38% (13) |
| 2020-21 | 42 | 5 | 8.4:1 | 43% (18) |
| 2017-18 | 48 | 6.7 | 7.2:1 | 50% (24) |
| 2015-16 | 53 | 7 | 7.6:1 | 45% (24) |
| 2010-11 | 64 | 8 | 8.0:1 | 27% (17) |
| 2000-01 | 64 | 7 | 9.1:1 | 25% (16) |
| 1990-91 | 32 | 14 | 2.3:1 | N/A |
About Weskan High
Weskan High is classified as a high school. It is located in Weskan, Kansas. The school teaches grades 7 through 12 and enrolls 51 students. That is 88% below the average of about 410 students for high schools in Kansas.
Within Weskan, Weskan High is one of 2 schools. The district enrolls 115 students.
The share of students at Weskan High who are White is 90%. The remaining students are 8% Hispanic. Wallace County residents are about 90% White, a similar share. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 18, compared with 70 nationally.
Weskan High has a student-to-teacher ratio of 8.1:1, with 6.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for high schools in Kansas, 11.9:1, is higher. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 22% at Weskan High. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Wallace County is 32%.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 51.9% at Weskan High; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 49.0%.
For Wallace County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $63,207, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 25%, and about 8% of people live in poverty. There are 4 public schools in the county, enrolling about 269, Weskan High among them.
Among nearby public schools, Weskan Elem is closest at less than a tenth of a mile. Among 6 nearby schools that report test results, Weskan High ranks 3rd on proficiency.
The school is in rural territory far from an urban area, according to its NCES locale (Rural: Remote).
A 21% rise took enrollment from 42 in 2020-21 to 51 in 2024-25.
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