High Schools in Rural Vista

The two high schools in Rural Vista, Kansas, serve grades 9–12: White City High has 50 students and Hope High has 33. The clearest area-wide concern is that both schools fell below state proficiency rates in every subject and year where their results can be compared: in 2024–25, both were below the state in ELA and math, and in 2025–26, both were below it in science. For example, 2025–26 science proficiency was 27% at White City and 20% at Hope, compared with 38% statewide. The most important takeaway is that neither school consistently matches the state’s proficiency rates across the shared results.

There is no single all-around test-score leader: the stronger school depends on the subject. White City High led 2024–25 ELA, with 38% proficient versus 33% at Hope High, and led 2025–26 science, 27% to 20%. Hope led 2024–25 math, 33% to White City’s 23%. White City’s latest results show a pronounced ELA–math split: its 2025–26 ELA proficiency was 47%, about 1 point above the state, while math was 20%, 21 points below. Hope stands out on attendance: chronic absenteeism was 13%, compared with 38% at White City and 18% statewide.

White City High improved in ELA but slipped in math year over year: ELA rose 8 points, from 38% to 47%, while math fell 3 points, from 23% to 20%. Its ELA result moved from 6 points below the state to 1 point above, while its math deficit widened from 16 to 21 points. SchoolDigger’s reported percentile ranking for White City fell from 84 in 2023–24 to 38 in 2025–26; Hope High went from 95 in 2014–15 to 42 in 2024–25, though those ranking years differ and rankings are not proficiency scores. White City’s student–teacher ratio is 8.1, compared with Hope’s 5.3; free/reduced-lunch rates were 36% and 42%, respectively. Hope’s 2025–26 ELA and math scores were not reported, so its trend in those subjects cannot be compared.