Summary
Chaparral Junior/Senior High is a public high school located in Anthony, Kansas, serving grades 7-12 with a total enrollment of 360 students. The school is part of the Chaparral Schools district, which is ranked 113 out of 264 districts in Kansas and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Chaparral Junior/Senior High has consistently underperformed compared to the state average in standardized test scores for English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science across various grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 32.6% of 10th-grade students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to the state average of 37.93%. The school's performance in Mathematics is slightly better, with 44.67% of 10th-grade students proficient or better, compared to the state average of 33.59%. However, the school's overall performance in Science is significantly lower than the state average, with only 27.93% of students proficient or better across all grades, compared to the state's 41.44%. Chaparral Junior/Senior High has also had a four-year graduation rate ranging from 77% to 89.5% over the past few years, which is generally lower than the state average, and a higher dropout rate than the state average.
Interestingly, the school's performance varies significantly among different student subgroups. Hispanic students and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds have generally performed better than the overall school population, while White students and students with special needs have underperformed. Additionally, Chaparral Junior/Senior High has a high percentage of students from low-income families, with 61.11% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year. This high rate of economic disadvantage may be a contributing factor to the school's lower academic performance compared to the state average. The school also spends approximately $12,587 per student, which is lower than the spending per student at some of the higher-performing nearby schools, such as Argonia High ($17,015 per student), and has a higher student-teacher ratio of 13.2, which may contribute to the school's challenges in providing personalized attention and support to students.
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