High Schools in Ellinwood Public Schools

Summary:

Ellinwood Public Schools is a small school district in Kansas that operates a single high school, Ellinwood High. The school serves students in grades 9-12 and has seen fluctuating performance in recent years, with its statewide ranking ranging from 67th out of 327 Kansas high schools in 2022-2023 to 206th out of 332 in 2024-2025.

Ellinwood High's strengths lie in its Mathematics and Science proficiency, with rates above the state average in these subjects. However, the school's English Language Arts proficiency lags behind the state average. Additionally, Ellinwood High faces challenges with a higher-than-average chronic absenteeism rate of 19.5% in 2024-2025. The school serves a student population with a relatively high percentage (39.22%) of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which may impact its overall performance and resource allocation.

Despite the fluctuations in its statewide ranking, Ellinwood High maintains a four-year graduation rate of 89.5%, which is slightly above the state average. The school's dropout rate of 1.3% in 2023-2024 is also lower than the state average. These positive metrics suggest that the school is providing a solid educational foundation for its students, even as it navigates challenges in certain academic areas and student engagement.

District Detail

300 N. Schiller
Ellinwood, KS 67526

(620) 564-3226

SchoolDigger Rank:
197^th of 264 Kansas districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 420

Primary Schools: 1
Middle Schools: 1
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)		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 10th Grade	KAP English Language Arts All Grades	KAP Mathematics 10th Grade	KAP Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Ellinwood High	Public	9-12	210 E 2nd	Ellinwood	67526	Barton County	Ellinwood Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(620) 564-3136	146	13	11.2	39.7%	126 (86.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.8%)	39.8	206^th of 332 public high schools	38.0%		48.7	163^rd of 318 public high schools	48.7%	43	27.5	27.5	37.5	37.5	$17,226	$1,536	$15,689

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Great Bend	9.92 mi	7	198^th
Central Plains	11.61 mi	4	148^th
Chase-Raymond	12.48 mi	2
Hoisington	15.25 mi	4	175^th
Lyons	19.95 mi	4	255^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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