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Emporia High

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Emporia High ranks 220 th of 332 Kansas high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

220^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 332 Kansas High Schools

Better than 34% of Kansas high schools

Summary

Emporia High is a public high school located in Emporia, Kansas, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 1,629 students. The school is part of the Emporia School District, which is ranked 215 out of 264 districts in Kansas and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Emporia High faces several challenges, including consistently lower academic performance compared to the state average. The school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts (37.29%) and Mathematics (23.71%) for 10th grade were significantly below the state averages (37.93% and 33.59%, respectively) in 2024-2025. Additionally, Emporia High's performance has been declining over the years, with its statewide ranking dropping from 109 out of 316 Kansas high schools in 2016-2017 to 220 out of 332 in 2024-2025. The school also has a high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 19.5% to 29.9% in recent years, which is significantly higher than the state's average.

Interestingly, the nearby schools, such as Lebo High, Chase County Junior Senior High School, Northern Heights, Hartford Junior/Senior High School, and Olpe Junior/Senior High School, generally outperform Emporia High in academic achievement, graduation rates, and other key metrics. The school's leadership and the Emporia School District should prioritize addressing these issues through data-driven interventions and targeted support for underperforming student groups.

1,494

Students ?

16.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,467

Per pupil spending ?

54.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3302 W 18th Ave
Emporia, KS 66801

(620) 341-2365

District: Emporia

Feeder schools for Emporia High:

Elementary:	Logan Ave Elementary
	Riverside Elementary
	Timmerman Elementary
	Village Elementary
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	W A White Elementary
	Walnut Elementary
Middle:	Emporia Middle School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

53.5%

White:

38.8%

Two or more races:

4.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 44th percentile in 2015 → 34th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Kansas average (30% vs 42% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (29% vs 20% Kansas)

!Ranking has slipped — down 10 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school30%

District avg32%

Kansas avg42%

220^th of 332

Kansas public high schools ?

Bottom 34%▼ down 10 pts since 2015

From bottom 44% (2015) to bottom 34% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

215^th of 264Emporia 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	37.6	220 of 332	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.0	238 of 318	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.0	215 of 327	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.8	212 of 324	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.0	186 of 320	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.8	266 of 325	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.7	242 of 314	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	60.2	109 of 316	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2016	45.8	176 of 313	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	45.5	184 of 326	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2013	44.4	227 of 323	29.7%	★★☆☆☆
2012	51.9	201 of 317	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	57.3	145 of 298	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2010	49.8	186 of 302	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2009	39.1	212 of 291	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	45.6	174 of 267	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2007	33.3	219 of 280	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	25.0	222 of 262	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	47.5	46 of 115	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	32.8	79 of 111	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.6	72 of 110	34.5%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	60.0	9 of 45	80.0%	★★★★☆
2024	27.4	31 of 39	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	66.9	5 of 42	88.1%	★★★★★
2022	70.3	2 of 36	94.4%	★★★★★
2021	44.0	14 of 41	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	41.2	26 of 49	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	77.1	3 of 47	93.6%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	46.5	133 of 250	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.7	204 of 249	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.6	187 of 248	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	61.1	15 of 35	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	34.2	29 of 37	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	33.9	67 of 106	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.6	77 of 105	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	44.4	58 of 110	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.5	73 of 102	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	44.5	51 of 99	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.2	67 of 92	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.5	57 of 89	36.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	47.1	123 of 246	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	33.8	185 of 249	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	41.9	150 of 250	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.5	160 of 223	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	48.0	108 of 213	49.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	30.2	174 of 229	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.3	188 of 228	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	41.5	156 of 258	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	23.7	212 of 252	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.2	185 of 248	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	61.1	26 of 71	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.8	26 of 67	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.0	23 of 64	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	79.1	10 of 57	82.5%	★★★★☆
2021	62.1	20 of 55	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	16.5	52 of 58	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.2	42 of 49	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	74.9	21 of 125	83.2%	★★★★☆
2024	28.7	91 of 124	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.6	83 of 122	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.2	59 of 117	49.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.5	46 of 115	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	32.8	79 of 111	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.6	72 of 110	34.5%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	58.5	115 of 306	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.2	140 of 295	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.7	134 of 309	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.4	134 of 307	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.8	118 of 302	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	43.0	178 of 306	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.1	212 of 296	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)83rd percentile+49 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)80th percentile+46 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)63rd percentile+30 vs school

White (2025)62nd percentile+29 vs school

Disabled (2021)60th percentile+18 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2021)57th percentile+15 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)50th percentile+16 vs school

Female (2021)47th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2021)40th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)37th percentile+3 vs school

By subject vs Kansas (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts37%-7 vs state

Mathematics24%-15 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
Emporia High	Public	9-12	3302 W 18th Ave	Emporia	66801	Lyon County	Emporia	No	No	No	No	(620) 341-2365	1,494	93	16.0	54.6%	580 (38.8%)	15 (1.0%)	800 (53.5%)	27 (1.8%)	7 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	64 (4.3%)	37.6	220^th of 332 public high schools	33.7%		32	238^th of 318 public high schools	25.2%	18				37.3	37.3				23.7	23.7			$13,467	$494	$12,972
Olpe Junior/Senior High School	Public	6-12	220 W Listerscheid St	Olpe	66865	Lyon County	Southern Lyon County	No	No	No	No	(620) 475-3223	179	14	13.1	26.8%	160 (89.4%)	2 (1.1%)	15 (8.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	93.9	18^th of 332 public high schools	94.6%		84.1	32^nd of 318 public high schools	89.9%	14	50.0	36.7	41.7	56.5	45.5	77.3	53.3	50.0	65.2	60.6	54.2	52.0	$13,286	$1,603	$11,683
Hartford Junior/Senior High School	Public	6-12	100 Commercial St	Hartford	66854	Lyon County	Southern Lyon County	No	No	No	No	(620) 392-5515	101	11	8.8	56.4%	97 (96.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.0%)								(n/a)	37.5	50.0	14.3	20.0	28.1	37.5	30.0	14.3		26.8	14.3	14.3	$18,606	$362	$18,244
Northern Heights	Public	9-12	1208 Hwy 56	Allen	66833	Lyon County	North Lyon County	No	No	No	No	(620) 481-2087	102	14	7.1	42.2%	95 (93.1%)	1 (1.0%)	4 (3.9%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	94.6	14^th of 332 public high schools	95.8%		81.2	39^th of 318 public high schools	87.7%	25				63.6	63.6				59.1	59.1			$20,725	$5,447	$15,278
Chase County Junior Senior High School	Public	7-12	600 Main Street	Cottonwood Falls	66845	Chase County	Chase County	No	No	No	No	(620) 273-6354	192	17	11.4	36.5%	178 (92.7%)	1 (0.5%)	12 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	80.7	51^st of 332 public high schools	84.6%		56.1	122^nd of 318 public high schools	61.6%	71		51.3	52.8	44.4	50.0		35.1	47.2	59.3	46.0	47.2	47.2	$16,391	$1,067	$15,324
Lebo High	Public	6-12	12 W 4th St	Lebo	66856	Coffey County	Lebo-Waverly	No	No	No	No	(620) 256-6341	117	12	9.9	35.9%	105 (89.7%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.3%)	51.6	150^th of 332 public high schools	54.8%		90.7	18^th of 318 public high schools	94.3%	132	40.0	50.0	41.2	44.4	43.7	55.0	31.3	29.4	27.8	36.6	41.2	38.9	$18,967	$00	$18,967

Frequently Asked Questions about Emporia High

What is the racial makeup of Emporia High?

Students at Emporia High are 54% Hispanic, 39% White, 4% Two or more races, 2% Asian, 1% African American.

How many students attend Emporia High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,494 students attended Emporia High.

What schools feed into Emporia High?

Emporia High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Logan Ave Elementary
Elementary : Riverside Elementary
Elementary : Timmerman Elementary
Elementary : Village Elementary
Elementary : W A White Elementary
Elementary : Walnut Elementary
Middle : Emporia Middle School

What district is Emporia High in?

Emporia

Is Emporia High a good school?

Emporia High ranks 220^th of 332 Kansas high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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