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Enrollment
510
High
DISTRICT 662 · STATE 501
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KEARNEY R-I·NCES 291645002531
KEARNEY JR. HIGH
2215 S CAMPUS ST, KEARNEY, MO 64060 · (816) 628-2650 · Clay County
GRADES 08–09HIGH31-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL510 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 91% of Missouri public high schools
- ATest 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.
- BThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
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
13.3:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.7:1 · STATE 12.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
19%
97 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 8 | 273 | 54% |
| Grade 9 | 237 | 46% |
Student demographics
16%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
Students here typically continue to
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Test scores
MAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
62.9%
MO avg 44.9% . +3.1pp since 2021
Math
61.0%
MO avg 43.8% . +5.7pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 61 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Missouri schools, those numbers are about 45 and 44. Reading and writing scores are up about 3 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 6 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 27.0% | 35.9% | 31.6% | 5.4% |
| Math | 31.5% | 29.5% | 23.8% | 15.0% |
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 | 62.9% | 61.0% |
| 2023-24 | 65.9% | 64.6% |
| 2022-23 | 57.6% | 59.9% |
| 2021-22 | 59.8% | 55.3% |
% 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
60.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.8%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 60% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% 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 JR. HIGH
KEARNEY JR. HIGH's state test result (60.4% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| KEARNEY JR. HIGH this school | 510 | 19.0% | 60.4% |
| Southern Boone High ASHLAND | 570 | 18.2% | 57.7% |
| CENTRALIA HIGH CENTRALIA | 398 | 21.4% | 40.6% |
| CLEVER HIGH CLEVER | 397 | 21.2% | 45.0% |
| MID-BUCHANAN SR. HIGH FAUCETT | 415 | 17.8% | 45.6% |
| ADRIAN SR. HIGH ADRIAN | 375 | 20.5% | 28.8% |
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 JR. HIGH ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In Clay County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 60.4% | #26 of 443 | #2 of 11 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 61.0% | #43 of 453 ▼ 22 | #3 of 10 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.9% | #66 of 382 ▼ 19 | #3 of 10 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +4.4pp | #83 of 231 | #6 of 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 510 | #171 of 561 | #10 of 13 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.3:1 | #132 of 343 | #1 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 15.6% | #235 of 343 | #10 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 19.0% | #415 of 455 | #9 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.4% | #68 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
510
-48 (-9%) vs 2020
+1% since 1990-91, when it was 505
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
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 | 510 | 38.5 | 13.3:1 | 19% (97) |
| 2023-24 | 534 | 36.6 | 14.6:1 | 19% (103) |
| 2022-23 | 566 | 35.8 | 15.8:1 | 16% (90) |
| 2020-21 | 558 | 33 | 16.9:1 | 12% (69) |
| 2017-18 | 569 | 34.1 | 16.7:1 | 15% (83) |
| 2015-16 | 609 | 33 | 18.4:1 | 13% (78) |
| 2010-11 | 618 | 33 | 18.7:1 | 13% (83) |
| 2000-01 | 460 | 27 | 17.0:1 | 5% (24) |
| 1990-91 | 505 | 27 | 18.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for KEARNEY JR. HIGH.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (569 to 510); teachers up 13% (34.1 to 38.5).
About KEARNEY JR. HIGH
KEARNEY JR. HIGH is a mid-sized high school that serves part of KEARNEY, Missouri. It reported 510 students in grades 8 through 9 in 2024-25.
The district, KEARNEY R-I, has 3,424 students enrolled across 9 schools.
KEARNEY JR. HIGH is 92% White by enrollment. Beyond that, enrollment is 3% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. In Clay County overall, about 79% of residents are White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, KEARNEY JR. HIGH scores 16%.
The student-to-teacher ratio at KEARNEY JR. HIGH is 13.3:1, based on 38.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, high schools in Missouri average 12.2:1. Lunch program data show 19% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. On average, public schools in Clay County report 35%.
Among Missouri public high schools, KEARNEY JR. HIGH outscored 91%, which works out to an A on the allk12 Grade.
On BeatsExpectations, KEARNEY JR. HIGH is 7.6 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Missouri schools.
In the surrounding county, Clay County, the median household earns about $88,468 a year, roughly 37% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. Clay County has 80 public schools with about 41,553 students, including KEARNEY JR. HIGH.
LENS is less than a tenth of a mile from KEARNEY JR. HIGH, the shortest distance to any other public school. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. By average proficiency, KEARNEY JR. HIGH is 3rd among 8 schools close by.
Federal data place KEARNEY JR. HIGH in the Town: Fringe locale, which means it is in a town close to an urbanized area.
Over 4 years, enrollment decreased by 48 students, from 558 to 510. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (13.3:1) than in 2020-21 (16.9:1).
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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 HIGHHigh · 814 students
- KEARNEY MIDDLEMiddle · 591 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 HIGHHigh · 814 students
- KEARNEY MIDDLEMiddle · 591 students
- DOGWOOD ELEM.Elementary · 463 students
- SOUTHVIEW ELEM.Elementary · 455 students
- HAWTHORNE ELEM.Elementary · 264 students
- KEARNEY ELEM.Elementary · 223 students
Nearby schools
- LENS0.0 mi · 60
- SOUTHVIEW ELEM.0.1 mi · 455
- KEARNEY HIGH0.3 mi · 814
- HAWTHORNE ELEM.0.8 mi · 264
- KEARNEY ELEM.1.4 mi · 223
- KEARNEY MIDDLE1.6 mi · 591
Frequently asked questions
About KEARNEY JR. HIGHHow large is KEARNEY JR. HIGH?
KEARNEY JR. HIGH enrolls approximately 510 students in grades 08-09.
What age range does KEARNEY JR. HIGH serve?
KEARNEY JR. HIGH serves students from grade 08 through grade 09.
How many students per teacher at KEARNEY JR. HIGH?
Approximately 13.3:1 students per teacher at KEARNEY JR. HIGH.
How diverse is KEARNEY JR. HIGH?
KEARNEY JR. HIGH reports a student body of 92% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is KEARNEY JR. HIGH public or private?
KEARNEY JR. HIGH is a public K-12 school, overseen by KEARNEY R-I.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.