Rawlins County

Summary:

The Rawlins County school district in Kansas has two schools - Rawlins County Elementary and Rawlins County Junior/Senior High School. While the junior/senior high school has maintained a strong performance, the elementary school has seen a decline in its state ranking over the past few years.

Rawlins County Elementary School is ranked 263 out of 660 Kansas elementary schools in 2022-2023, earning a 3-star rating. However, its ranking has dropped to 463 in 2023-2024 and 379 in 2024-2025, indicating a decline in academic performance. The school performs above the state average in 3rd grade English Language Arts but below average in 5th and 6th grade ELA. Additionally, the school has a relatively high chronic absenteeism rate of 19.5% in 2024-2025.

In contrast, the Rawlins County Junior/Senior High School has been a standout, ranking 44 out of 327 Kansas high schools in 2022-2023 and earning a 4-star rating. However, its ranking has since dropped to 126 and 187 in the following two years. The high school maintains a strong 89.5% four-year graduation rate and a low 1.3% dropout rate in 2023-2024. It also performs above the state average in 10th grade English Language Arts and 8th grade Math. Like the elementary school, the junior/senior high has a relatively high chronic absenteeism rate of 19.5% in 2024-2025.

District Detail

205 North 4th Street
Atwood, KS 67730

(785) 626-3236

SchoolDigger Rank:
132^nd of 264 Kansas districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 361

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
Rawlins County Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	205 N 4th Street	Atwood	67730	Rawlins County	Rawlins County	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 626-3217	210	19	10.9	48.1%	174 (82.9%)	7 (3.3%)	29 (13.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43.4	379^th of 656 public elementary schools	42.2%		33.1	463^rd of 653 public elementary schools	29.1%	84	59.4	37.5	26.1	40.0				41.9	51.5	34.4	30.4	33.3				38.1	60.9		60.9	$13,673	$1,377	$12,296
Rawlins County Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	100 N 8th Street	Atwood	67730	Rawlins County	Rawlins County	No	No	No	No	(785) 626-3289	151	17	8.8	36.4%	133 (88.1%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (10.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)	44.5	187^th of 332 public high schools	43.7%		55.4	126^th of 318 public high schools	60.4%	61					26.7	48.1	42.9	41.3					26.7	70.4	22.7	43.7		66.7	66.7	$20,279	$921	$19,357

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District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Cheylin	26.32 mi	2	105^th
Oberlin	27.21 mi	2	163^rd
Golden Plains	28.57 mi	3	203^rd
Colby Public Schools	28.6 mi	3	167^th
Brewster	35.46 mi	2	240^th

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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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