High Schools in Lyons

Lyons has one high school, Lyons High School, serving grades 9–12 and enrolling 221 students. Its results show a notable contrast: the 2023–24 graduation rate was 96%, 7 percentage points above Kansas, while 2025–26 proficiency was below the state in all three subjects.

Because Lyons High School is the only school in the list, it is both the local leader and the lowest performer; there is no second local school to compare it with. ELA was closest to the state: 39% proficient compared with 46% statewide, a gap of 7 percentage points. Math was 31% versus 41%, or 10 points lower, and science was the largest gap at 25% versus 38%, or 13 points lower. Graduation is a relative strength, and the reported dropout rate was also lower than Kansas’s, at 0.5% versus 1.2%. Chronic absenteeism points in the other direction: 24% at Lyons compared with 18% statewide, 6 points higher.

Test scores rose substantially in the latest year available, though they remain below state averages. From 2024–25 to 2025–26, Lyons’ ELA proficiency increased by 22 percentage points and math by 14; the corresponding state gains were 1 and 2 points. Lyons narrowed its state gaps by 20 points in ELA and 12 in math. SchoolDigger’s rank also improved, moving from 307th of 332 schools in 2024–25 to 216th of 340 in 2025–26, while its reported percentile rose from 8 to 36. The school has a 10:1 student-teacher ratio, and 73% of students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024–25; these figures describe the school but do not explain its results. With only one school listed, local school-to-school differences cannot be assessed.