Central Heights

Summary:

The Central Heights area is home to two schools - Central Heights High School and Central Heights Elementary School, both part of the Central Heights school district. While the high school has seen fluctuations in its statewide ranking, the elementary school has shown steady improvement, consistently outperforming the high school on state assessments.

Central Heights High School has a mixed academic performance, with 10th grade English Language Arts proficiency rates below the state average, but stronger performance in 10th grade math and overall science proficiency. The school has also experienced a relatively high chronic absenteeism rate of 19.5%. In contrast, Central Heights Elementary School has generally outperformed the state average on state assessments, with strong proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Math, and Science across multiple grade levels.

Both schools have high free/reduced lunch rates, suggesting a student population with significant socioeconomic challenges. The per-student spending at the elementary school is also significantly higher than the high school, which may contribute to the stronger academic performance observed at the elementary level. Addressing chronic absenteeism and targeting resources to support the needs of the student population could be key priorities for the district.

District Detail

3521 Ellis Rd
Richmond, KS 66080

(785) 869-3455

SchoolDigger Rank:
126^th of 264 Kansas districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 539

Primary Schools: 1
Middle Schools: 0
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				KAP English Language Arts (2025)								KAP Mathematics (2025)								KAP Science (2025)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	KAP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	KAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 6th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 7th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 8th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 10th Grade	KAP English Language Arts All Grades	KAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	KAP Mathematics 4th Grade	KAP Mathematics 5th Grade	KAP Mathematics 6th Grade	KAP Mathematics 7th Grade	KAP Mathematics 8th Grade	KAP Mathematics 10th Grade	KAP Mathematics All Grades	KAP Science 5th Grade	KAP Science 8th Grade	KAP Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Central Heights High	Public	6-12	3521 Ellis Road	Richmond	66080	Franklin County	Central Heights	No	No	No	No	(785) 869-3455	300	26	11.4	52.7%	270 (90.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (6.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.3%)	39.1	211^th of 332 public high schools	36.4%		64.8	88^th of 318 public high schools	72.3%	123				32.4	46.8	39.6	20.6	36.2				29.4	21.3	41.7	42.4	33.3		50.0	50.0	$15,747	$1,132	$14,615
Central Heights Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3521 Ellis Road	Richmond	66080	Franklin County	Central Heights	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 869-3355	239	20	11.8	52.7%	214 (89.5%)	2 (0.8%)	11 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.0%)	68.7	177^th of 656 public elementary schools	73.0%		64.4	202^nd of 653 public elementary schools	69.1%	25	63.6	64.9	50.0					59.7	52.3	59.5	39.5					50.4	57.9		57.9	$16,007	$1,150	$14,856

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Kansas State Department of Education.

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