Cheylin Junior/Senior High

Cheylin Junior/Senior High is a small public school in Bird City, Kansas, serving 62 students in grades 7–12. Its supplied nearby comparison is St Francis High, about 14 miles away, which serves grades 6–12 and has 164 students. In 2025–26, Cheylin’s results varied sharply by subject: science was a standout, while ELA was the clearest concern, at 29% proficiency compared with 46% statewide and 44% at St Francis.

Science is Cheylin’s strongest subject against every supplied comparison: 61% proficiency, versus 38% statewide, 50% in the Cheylin district and 42% at St Francis—leads of 23, 11 and 19 percentage points. Math was also ahead, at 48% versus 41% statewide, 45% in the district and 47% at St Francis. ELA went the other way: Cheylin’s 29% was 17 points below the state, 13 below its district and 15 below St Francis. The contrast is especially clear in 11th-grade science, where Cheylin reached 86%, compared with 30% statewide and 55% at St Francis.

Results have shifted considerably over time. ELA rose from 15% in 2022–23 to 61% in 2024–25, then fell to 29% in 2025–26; math climbed from 29% to 58% before easing to 48%. SchoolDigger placed Cheylin at the 85th percentile with four stars in 2025–26, down from the 99th percentile and five stars the year before; St Francis rose from the 70th to the 94th percentile over that period. Cheylin’s 2024–25 student-teacher ratio was 6.7, compared with 11.6 at St Francis, and its free/reduced-lunch rate was 50% versus 54% there. Graduation and attendance figures were favorable: Cheylin reported a 100% graduation rate in 2023–24 and 11% chronic absenteeism in 2025–26, compared with 90% and 18% statewide. With 62 students, small cohorts can shift percentages noticeably; no 2024–25 science result is supplied.