Summary:
The city of Oswego, Kansas is home to two schools - Oswego Junior-Senior High School and Oswego Neosho Heights Elementary, both part of the Oswego school district. While the high school has seen a decline in its statewide ranking in recent years, it maintains a relatively high graduation rate. In contrast, the elementary school has consistently ranked in the bottom quartile of Kansas elementary schools, with test scores generally below the state average, except for strong science proficiency.
Oswego Junior-Senior High School has an enrollment of 192 students and a 4-year graduation rate of 89.5% in 2023-2024, which is above the state average. However, the school's statewide ranking has dropped from 69th out of 327 Kansas high schools in 2022-2023 to 131st out of 332 in 2024-2025. The school's test scores in English Language Arts and Mathematics are mixed, with some grades performing above the state average while others lag behind. Oswego Neosho Heights Elementary, with 184 students, has consistently ranked in the bottom quartile of Kansas elementary schools, with a ranking of 474th out of 656 in 2024-2025. The elementary school's test scores in English Language Arts and Mathematics are generally below the state average, but its science proficiency rates are notably higher than the state average.
Both schools have a high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, with 66.15% at Oswego Junior-Senior High School and 58.7% at Oswego Neosho Heights Elementary, indicating a significant economically disadvantaged population. The high schools spends $18,677 per student, while the elementary school spends $10,221 per student, and the student-teacher ratios are 9.6 and 12.8, respectively. These differences in resource allocation and student-teacher ratios may contribute to the contrasting academic outcomes between the two schools.
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