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Enrollment
814
High
DISTRICT 662 · STATE 501
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KEARNEY R-I·NCES 291645000894
KEARNEY HIGH
715 E 19TH ST, KEARNEY, MO 64060 · (816) 628-4585 · Clay County
GRADES 10–12HIGH31-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL814 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 95% of Missouri 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.
- ·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 Missouri public high schools
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
57 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.7:1 · STATE 12.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
13%
104 students
DISTRICT 20% · STATE 54%
Community
1
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 10 | 280 | 34% |
| Grade 11 | 284 | 35% |
| Grade 12 | 250 | 31% |
Student demographics
17%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 19% · STATE 52% · 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 KEARNEY R-I. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
66.5%
MO avg 44.9% . -5.5pp since 2021
Math
78.0%
MO avg 43.8%
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 67 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 78 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Missouri schools, those numbers are about 45 and 44. Reading and writing scores are down about 6 points since 2021.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 10.5% | 56.0% | 27.0% | 6.3% |
Share of tested students at each MAP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
MAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 66.5% | 78.0% |
| 2023-24 | 70.5% | 61.3% |
| 2022-23 | 74.5% | 66.7% |
| 2021-22 | 72.0% | N/A |
% Proficient + Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MAP. 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
61.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.1%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 62% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 55% typical for Missouri 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 Missouri'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 KEARNEY HIGH
KEARNEY HIGH's state test result (61.5% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| KEARNEY HIGH this school | 814 | 12.8% | 61.5% |
| Smithville High SMITHVILLE | 845 | 11.7% | 54.2% |
| PLEASANT HILL HIGH PLEASANT HILL | 730 | 15.6% | 38.9% |
| Southern Boone High ASHLAND | 570 | 18.2% | 57.7% |
| KEARNEY JR. HIGH KEARNEY | 510 | 19.0% | 60.4% |
| NORTH POINT HIGH SCHOOL WENTZVILLE | 1,433 | 11.9% | 56.8% |
Matched among Missouri 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 KEARNEY HIGH ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In Clay County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 61.5% | #22 of 443 | #1 of 11 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 78.0% | #5 of 453 ▲ 17 | #1 of 10 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 66.5% | #49 of 382 ▼ 18 | #2 of 10 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 814 | #116 of 561 | #8 of 13 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.2:1 | #182 of 343 | #3 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 17.0% | #224 of 343 | #9 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 12.8% | #441 of 455 | #10 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.9% | #108 of 187 | N/A |
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
814
-24 (-3%) vs 2020
+70% since 1990-91, when it was 478
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
was 16.1:1
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 | 814 | 57.2 | 14.2:1 | 13% (104) |
| 2023-24 | 804 | 57.7 | 13.9:1 | 13% (103) |
| 2022-23 | 824 | 56.7 | 14.5:1 | 13% (108) |
| 2020-21 | 838 | 52 | 16.1:1 | 11% (93) |
| 2017-18 | 874 | 52 | 16.8:1 | 14% (119) |
| 2015-16 | 876 | 52 | 16.9:1 | 10% (90) |
| 2010-11 | 884 | 47 | 18.8:1 | 10% (92) |
| 2000-01 | 929 | 48 | 19.4:1 | 2% (18) |
| 1990-91 | 478 | 29 | 16.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for KEARNEY HIGH.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (874 to 814); teachers up 10% (52 to 57.2).
About KEARNEY HIGH
KEARNEY HIGH is a high-enrollment high school in Missouri, located in KEARNEY. Its grade span covers grades 10 through 12, with 814 students on the rolls. On average, high schools in Missouri enroll around 501, and this school is 62% above that mark.
KEARNEY HIGH is one of 9 schools in KEARNEY R-I, which enrolls 3,424 students in total.
White students account for 91% of the school's enrollment. The school is also 5% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. The White share of the county population is lower, at 79%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 17, compared with 70 nationally.
KEARNEY HIGH has 57.2 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.2:1. By comparison, the average for high schools in Missouri is 12.2:1. At KEARNEY HIGH, 13% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. That is lower than the 35% average for public schools in Clay County.
KEARNEY HIGH earns an A+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 95% of Missouri public high schools.
KEARNEY HIGH is 6.4 points above its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results (61.5% versus 55.1%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Missouri.
Looking at the county, Clay County, median household income comes to about $88,468, about 37% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 6%. The county's public schools total 80, with about 41,553 students.
SOUTHVIEW ELEM., about 0.2 miles away, is the closest public school. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On state test proficiency, KEARNEY HIGH ranks 3rd in a group of 8 nearby schools.
KEARNEY HIGH is coded as Town: Fringe in federal locale data.
By 2024-25, enrollment had dropped to 814, from 838 in 2020-21. The school's ratio dropped from 16.1:1 to 14.2:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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Clay County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
258,122
Census ACS
Median income
$88,468
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
37%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
80
41,553 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in KEARNEY R-I
- KEARNEY MIDDLEMiddle · 591 students
- KEARNEY JR. HIGHHigh · 510 students
- DOGWOOD ELEM.Elementary · 463 students
- SOUTHVIEW ELEM.Elementary · 455 students
- HAWTHORNE ELEM.Elementary · 264 students
- KEARNEY ELEM.Elementary · 223 students
Other schools in KEARNEY
- KEARNEY MIDDLEMiddle · 591 students
- KEARNEY JR. HIGHHigh · 510 students
- DOGWOOD ELEM.Elementary · 463 students
- SOUTHVIEW ELEM.Elementary · 455 students
- HAWTHORNE ELEM.Elementary · 264 students
- KEARNEY ELEM.Elementary · 223 students
Other Kearney High schools
One other US public school is named Kearney High. KEARNEY HIGH is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- KEARNEY HIGH SCHOOLKEARNEY, NE · 1,663 students
Nearby schools
- SOUTHVIEW ELEM.0.2 mi · 455
- LENS0.3 mi · 60
- KEARNEY JR. HIGH0.3 mi · 510
- HAWTHORNE ELEM.0.6 mi · 264
- KEARNEY ELEM.1.1 mi · 223
- KEARNEY MIDDLE1.3 mi · 591
Frequently asked questions
About KEARNEY HIGHWhat is the total enrollment at KEARNEY HIGH?
KEARNEY HIGH enrolls approximately 814 students in grades 10-12.
What grades does KEARNEY HIGH serve?
KEARNEY HIGH serves grades 10-12.
How many teachers does KEARNEY HIGH have?
KEARNEY HIGH employs 57 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.2:1.
How diverse is KEARNEY HIGH?
KEARNEY HIGH reports a student body of 91% White, 5% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is KEARNEY HIGH in?
KEARNEY HIGH is part of KEARNEY R-I.
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