Doniphan West Schools

Summary:

The Doniphan West Schools district in Kansas operates two schools: Doniphan West Elementary School and Doniphan West Junior/Senior High School. While the elementary school performs relatively well, the junior/senior high school struggles significantly in academic proficiency.

Doniphan West Elementary School ranks 274 out of 656 Kansas elementary schools and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school outperforms the district and state averages in English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency for most grade levels. However, it has a high chronic absenteeism rate of 19.5% and a relatively high percentage of free/reduced lunch students at 43.78%.

In contrast, Doniphan West Junior/Senior High School ranks 282 out of 332 Kansas high schools and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. The high school struggles significantly in English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency, scoring well below the district and state averages. Despite maintaining a relatively high graduation rate of 89.5% and a low dropout rate of 1.3%, the school also has a high chronic absenteeism rate of 19.5%. The high school has a lower percentage of free/reduced lunch students at 37.79% compared to the elementary school.

District Detail

402 E Main
Highland, KS 66035

(785) 442-3286

SchoolDigger Rank:
209^th of 264 Kansas districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 387

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
Doniphan West Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	402 E Main	Highland	66035	Doniphan County	Doniphan West Schools	No	No	No	No	(785) 442-3286	176	13	13.2	38.6%	153 (86.9%)	1 (0.6%)	6 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (5.1%)	17.6	282^nd of 332 public high schools	15.1%		53.3	141^st of 318 public high schools	55.7%	141					26.7	27.0	9.1	21.0					30.0	29.7	27.3	29.0		29.7	29.7	$14,066	$693	$13,373
Doniphan West Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	642 Hwy 20 East	Denton	66017	Doniphan County	Doniphan West Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 359-6526	211	19	11.1	46.4%	185 (87.7%)	1 (0.5%)	8 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.7%)	57.5	274^th of 656 public elementary schools	58.2%		59.3	247^th of 653 public elementary schools	62.2%	27	60.0	37.9	66.7	36.4				49.6	33.3	37.0	63.0	45.5				44.4	66.7		66.7	$11,845	$1,593	$10,251

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Troy Public Schools	10.23 mi	2	191^st
Hiawatha	13.93 mi	3	133^rd
South Brown County	15.61 mi	3	230^th
Riverside	17.61 mi	5	121^st
Atchison Public Schools	20.99 mi	4	236^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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