Summary:
The Wamego area is home to two high schools: Wamego High and Wamego High School Virtual School. While Wamego High has seen fluctuations in its performance, with a 1-star rating in 2024-2025 but a 3-star rating the previous year, it maintains a relatively high four-year graduation rate of 89.5% and a low dropout rate of 1.3%. However, the school struggles with chronic absenteeism, with a rate of 19.5% in the 2024-2025 school year.
Academically, Wamego High School performs below the Wamego district and state averages in proficiency rates for English Language Arts and Mathematics on the KAP assessments. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's 10th-grade proficiency rates were 24.21% in ELA and 28.9% in Mathematics, compared to the district averages of 23.65% and 28.24%, respectively, and the state averages of 37.93% and 33.59%. The school's overall proficiency rates across all grades were slightly better, but still below the district and state levels.
The Wamego High School Virtual School, with a small enrollment of 26 students, shares the same graduation rate and dropout rate as the traditional Wamego High School. However, no other performance data or rankings are provided for the virtual school, making it difficult to assess its effectiveness compared to the traditional high school option.
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