Summary:
The Kinsley-Offerle school district in Kansas consists of one elementary school, Kinsley-Offerle Elementary Pre-K-5, and one high school, Kinsley Junior/Senior High School, serving a total of 305 students. The district is ranked 187 out of 264 districts in Kansas and is rated 1 star out of 5 by SchoolDigger.
Kinsley-Offerle Elementary Pre-K-5 stands out as a relatively high-performing school within the district, consistently ranking in the top half of Kansas elementary schools over the past 3 years with a 4-star rating. The school has strong test scores, with 54.16% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 57.44% proficient or better in Mathematics across all grades in 2024-2025. In contrast, Kinsley Junior/Senior High School has seen fluctuations in its statewide ranking, from 121st out of 318 Kansas high schools in 2023-2024 to 316th out of 332 in 2024-2025, and its test scores lag behind the state averages.
Both schools in the Kinsley-Offerle district face challenges, with high chronic absenteeism rates of 19.5% in 2024-2025. The elementary school has a higher free/reduced lunch rate of 56.49% compared to 45.03% at the high school, suggesting a greater concentration of students from lower-income households. Additionally, the similar per-student spending but higher student-teacher ratio at the elementary school may indicate a need to re-evaluate resource allocation between the two schools.
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