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Arkansas City High

Public Grades 9-12

294^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 332 Kansas High Schools

Better than 11% of Kansas high schools

Summary

Arkansas City High is a public high school serving 866 students in grades 9-12 in Arkansas City, Kansas, which is part of the Arkansas City District. The school consistently ranks in the bottom half of Kansas high schools, with academic performance, as measured by proficiency rates in English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics, significantly below the state averages.

Arkansas City High faces several challenges, including a four-year graduation rate ranging from 76.3% to 89.5%, which is below the state average, and a high chronic absenteeism rate ranging from 19.5% to 29.9%, significantly higher than the state average. The school also has a high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 54.78% to 64.55%, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population. In comparison, Dexter High, located about 20 miles away, consistently outperforms Arkansas City High in academic measures, with higher proficiency rates and graduation rates.

The school's resource allocation, with lower per-student spending and higher student-teacher ratios compared to nearby schools, may also be a factor in its underperformance. Targeted interventions and support for the school's underperforming student subgroups, as well as collaboration with higher-performing nearby schools, could be areas of focus for improvement.

885

Students ?

14.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,216

Per pupil spending ?

51%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1200 W Radio Lane
Arkansas City, KS 67005

(620) 441-2010

District: Arkansas City

Feeder schools for Arkansas City High:

Elementary:	Adams Elementary
	C 4 Elementary
	Frances Willard Elementary
	I X L Elementary
	More...
	Jefferson Elementary
	Roosevelt Elementary
Middle:	Arkansas City Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

52.7%

Hispanic:

35.6%

Two or more races:

5.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 21st percentile in 2015 → 11th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Kansas average (19% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (11th percentile)

!Dropout rate above the Kansas average (4% vs 1%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school19%

District avg28%

Kansas avg42%

294^th of 332

Kansas public high schools ?

Bottom 11%▼ down 10 pts since 2015

From bottom 21% (2015) to bottom 11% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

235^th of 264Arkansas City among Kansas districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	14.5	294 of 332	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.1	295 of 318	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.7	285 of 327	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.2	267 of 324	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.2	271 of 320	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.5	272 of 325	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.0	246 of 314	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	29.4	226 of 316	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	26.9	235 of 313	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	32.9	257 of 326	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	47.8	210 of 323	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2012	60.7	150 of 317	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2011	35.8	233 of 298	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	36.3	237 of 302	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	44.3	190 of 291	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2008	35.5	203 of 267	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	43.0	183 of 280	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2006	35.1	196 of 262	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2018	88.0	7 of 47	85.1%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	26.3	95 of 115	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.5	56 of 111	49.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	35.6	62 of 110	43.6%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	42.8	23 of 45	48.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	27.4	31 of 39	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.1	31 of 42	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.6	24 of 36	33.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	33.0	26 of 41	36.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.0	45 of 49	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	23.0	37 of 47	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	22.3	216 of 250	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.1	221 of 249	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.8	193 of 248	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	31.2	31 of 35	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	23.1	85 of 106	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.4	100 of 105	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	23.1	88 of 110	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.0	72 of 102	29.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.9	71 of 99	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	42.5	47 of 92	48.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	26.4	61 of 89	31.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	21.6	209 of 246	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.9	230 of 249	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	21.9	212 of 250	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.2	185 of 223	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.8	188 of 213	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.9	164 of 229	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.8	133 of 228	41.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	28.3	205 of 258	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.7	190 of 252	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.2	175 of 248	29.4%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	24.8	54 of 71	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.1	41 of 57	28.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	56.9	24 of 55	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	6.7	58 of 58	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	37.9	66 of 125	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.0	102 of 124	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.2	86 of 122	29.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.5	87 of 117	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.3	95 of 115	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.5	56 of 111	49.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	35.6	62 of 110	43.6%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	13.7	275 of 306	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.7	278 of 295	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	21.4	268 of 309	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.5	250 of 307	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.4	259 of 302	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.8	271 of 306	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.2	243 of 296	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

African American (2018)85th percentile+63 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)49th percentile+37 vs school

Special Education (2025)47th percentile+36 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)24th percentile+12 vs school

Male (2021)21st percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)20th percentile+8 vs school

Disabled (2021)17th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)15th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2021)14th percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2021)11th percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)10th percentile~ school

By subject vs Kansas (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts26%-19 vs state

Mathematics12%-26 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				KAP English Language Arts (2025)					KAP Mathematics (2025)					KAP Science (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 6th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 7th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 8th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 10th Grade	KAP English Language Arts All Grades	KAP Mathematics 6th Grade	KAP Mathematics 7th Grade	KAP Mathematics 8th Grade	KAP Mathematics 10th Grade	KAP Mathematics All Grades	KAP Science 8th Grade	KAP Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Arkansas City High	Public	9-12	1200 W Radio Lane	Arkansas City	67005	Cowley County	Arkansas City	No	No	No	No	(620) 441-2010	885	63	14.1	51.0%	466 (52.7%)	24 (2.7%)	315 (35.6%)	3 (0.3%)	13 (1.5%)	18 (2.0%)	46 (5.2%)	14.5	294^th of 332 public high schools	11.4%		12.1	295^th of 318 public high schools	7.2%	1				25.7	25.7				12.4	12.4			$14,216	$1,103	$13,113
Winfield High	Public	9-12	300 Viking Blvd	Winfield	67156	Cowley County	Winfield	No	No	No	No	(620) 221-5160	638	57	11.2	51.1%	465 (72.9%)	12 (1.9%)	74 (11.6%)	22 (3.4%)	8 (1.3%)	8 (1.3%)	49 (7.7%)	30.8	240^th of 332 public high schools	27.7%		46.5	173^rd of 318 public high schools	45.6%	67				29.2	29.2				28.0	28.0			$11,303	$613	$10,690
Oxford Junior/Senior High	Public	7-12	515 N. Water	Oxford	67119	Sumner County	Oxford	No	No	No	No	(620) 455-2410	195	15	12.9	36.9%	156 (80.0%)	5 (2.6%)	17 (8.7%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (7.7%)	40.5	204^th of 332 public high schools	38.6%		49	161^st of 318 public high schools	49.4%	43		42.3	27.3	28.1	32.5		46.2	50.0	37.5	43.8	36.4	36.4	$14,364	$845	$13,519
South Haven High	Public	6-12	229 Kickapoo Avenue	South Haven	67140	Sumner County	South Haven	No	No	No	No	(620) 892-5215	120	12	10.1	38.3%	108 (90.0%)	1 (0.8%)	5 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (5.0%)	77.5	61^st of 332 public high schools	81.6%		52.6	145^th of 318 public high schools	54.4%	84	42.9	0.0	38.9	52.2	38.5	46.2	20.0	0.0	43.5	28.1	11.1	10.5	$19,621	$325	$19,296
Dexter High	Public	6-12	311 N. Main	Dexter	67038	Cowley County	Dexter	No	No	No	No	(620) 876-5415	157	13	11.9	41.4%	141 (89.8%)	1 (0.6%)	3 (1.9%)	2 (1.3%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.1%)	77.9	59^th of 332 public high schools	82.2%		51.5	150^th of 318 public high schools	52.8%	91	58.8	40.9	55.6	52.0	51.2	64.7	45.5	22.2	44.0	43.9	50.0	50.0	$14,424	$1,662	$12,762

Frequently Asked Questions about Arkansas City High

What is the racial makeup of Arkansas City High?

Students at Arkansas City High are 53% White, 36% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 3% African American, 2% Pacific Islander, 1% American Indian.

How many students attend Arkansas City High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 885 students attended Arkansas City High.

What district is Arkansas City High in?

Arkansas City

What schools feed into Arkansas City High?

Arkansas City High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Adams Elementary
Elementary : C 4 Elementary
Elementary : Frances Willard Elementary
Elementary : I X L Elementary
Elementary : Jefferson Elementary
Elementary : Roosevelt Elementary
Middle : Arkansas City Middle School

Is Arkansas City High a good school?

Arkansas City High ranks in the bottom 11.4% of Kansas high schools.

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