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Hill City Junior-Senior High

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Hill City Junior-Senior High ranks 144 th of 340 Kansas high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 7-12

144^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 340 Kansas High Schools

Better than 58% of Kansas high schools

Summary

Hill City Junior-Senior High serves 171 students in grades 7–12 in Hill City, Kansas. Its latest all-grades results are close to state levels in science and mathematics, but weaker in English Language Arts (ELA): 38% of students were proficient in ELA, compared with 39% in science and mathematics. Chronic absenteeism is 20%, above the state’s 18% and the district’s 12%. The clearest concern for families is the combination of weaker ELA results and absenteeism above both state and district rates.

Science is the school’s strongest subject relative to the state: proficiency is essentially level at 38% for both, while mathematics is 2 percentage points below the state (39% vs. 41%) and ELA is 8 points below (38% vs. 46%). Compared with Graham County, the school is 7 points behind in science, 8 in mathematics, and 16 in ELA. Against the only nearby school in the supplied data, Palco High, Hill City is 20 points ahead in science and 29 in mathematics, but 2 points behind in ELA. These comparisons are not fully like-for-like: Hill City serves grades 7–12, Palco serves grades 9–12, and Palco has 19 students.

Results have improved since 2022–2023: proficiency rose 22 points in ELA, 24 in mathematics, and 11 in science, though scores fluctuated from year to year. SchoolDigger ranks the school at the 58th percentile with 3 stars in 2025–2026, up 41 percentile points from 2020–2021 but down and back up in recent years. Its student-teacher ratio fell from 14.2 in 2022–2023 to 8.9 in 2024–2025; its free/reduced-lunch rate was 45% in 2024–2025. SchoolDigger’s statewide ranking for Low Socio Economic Status Students is notably high at the 93rd percentile, compared with 58th overall; its ranking for White Students is lower at the 33rd percentile.

171

Students ?

8.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,720

Per pupil spending ?

45.0%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

1 Ringneck Drive
Hill City, KS 67642

(785) 421-2117

District: Graham County

Feeder schools for Hill City Junior-Senior High:

Elementary:

Hill City Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

88.3%

Hispanic:

5.8%

Two or more races:

5.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 33rd percentile in 2016 → 58th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 25 percentile points since 2016

✓Above the Kansas median (58th percentile)

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school38%

District avg48%

Kansas avg42%

Middle school

186^th of 368

Kansas public middle schools ?

Bottom 49%▲ up 21 pts since 2016

From bottom 29% (2016) to bottom 49% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

144^th of 340

Kansas public high schools ?

Top 42%▲ up 24 pts since 2016

From bottom 33% (2016) to top 42% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

81^st of 268Graham County 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)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2026	47.7	186 of 368	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	33.3	252 of 363	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.7	273 of 362	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.8	264 of 362	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.8	236 of 368	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.2	179 of 367	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	13.8	338 of 368	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.1	311 of 350	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	32.9	250 of 358	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	32.5	244 of 343	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	40.5	233 of 368	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	47.1	233 of 355	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2012	69.7	85 of 342	75.1%	★★★★☆
2011	75.5	39 of 320	87.8%	★★★★☆
2010	71.1	66 of 316	79.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2026	30.4	229 of 304	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	51.7	125 of 313	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	14.4	269 of 294	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.1	242 of 275	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2026	73.2	44 of 295	85.1%	★★★★☆
2025	57.3	95 of 285	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	32.0	221 of 296	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	44.1	151 of 300	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.4	118 of 270	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	72.3	36 of 275	86.9%	★★★★☆
2019	33.6	192 of 270	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.9	204 of 255	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2026	57.3	114 of 317	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	49.0	140 of 308	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	18.4	263 of 301	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.4	241 of 280	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2026	27.7	266 of 343	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	22.7	295 of 349	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.9	290 of 347	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.0	306 of 349	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.0	234 of 349	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.2	188 of 349	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	8.3	339 of 344	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.2	307 of 333	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2026	56.6	144 of 340	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	40.5	203 of 332	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	54.3	134 of 318	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.0	196 of 327	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.8	256 of 324	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.8	267 of 320	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.0	190 of 325	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.3	171 of 314	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	55.2	134 of 316	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2016	34.5	209 of 313	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	44.9	186 of 326	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2013	46.3	217 of 323	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	34.8	267 of 317	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	52.8	164 of 298	45.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2026	59.7	99 of 270	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	29.3	198 of 250	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.7	179 of 249	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2026	84.5	16 of 238	93.3%	★★★★★
2025	75.4	49 of 246	80.1%	★★★★☆
2024	90.9	12 of 249	95.2%	★★★★★
2022	33.7	167 of 223	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.4	159 of 213	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	67.6	52 of 229	77.3%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2026	38.9	177 of 272	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.1	218 of 258	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	51.1	126 of 252	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.8	115 of 248	53.6%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2026	39.9	210 of 315	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	28.7	227 of 306	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	50.2	131 of 295	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	38.0	201 of 309	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	16.4	277 of 307	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.2	274 of 302	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	43.7	175 of 306	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.7	166 of 296	43.9%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)85th percentile+36 vs school

Male (2026)64th percentile+15 vs school

Female (2026)25th percentile-25 vs school

White (2026)22nd percentile-27 vs school

High school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)93rd percentile+36 vs school

Female (2026)63rd percentile+6 vs school

Male (2026)35th percentile-23 vs school

White (2026)33rd percentile-24 vs school

By subject vs Kansas (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics39%~ state avg

English Language Arts38%-8 vs state

Science38%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				KAP English Language Arts (2026)				KAP Mathematics (2026)				KAP Science (2026)			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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	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 7th Grade	KAP Mathematics 8th Grade	KAP Mathematics 10th Grade	KAP Mathematics All Grades	KAP Science 8th Grade	KAP Science 11th Grade	KAP Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Hill City Junior-Senior High	Public	7-12	1 Ringneck Drive	Hill City	67642	Graham County	Graham County	No	No	No	No	(785) 421-2117	171	19	8.9	45.0%	151 (88.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (5.8%)	56.6	144^th of 340 public high schools	57.6%		40.5	203^rd of 332 public high schools	38.9%	59	37.5	34.6	41.9	38.2	37.5	48.0	32.3	38.6	38.5	37.5	38.0	$15,720	$185	$15,535
Palco High	Public	9-12	502 Ash Street	Palco	67657	Rooks County	Palco	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 737-4645	19	4	5.2	26.3%	19 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26.9	269^th of 340 public high schools	20.9%					(n/a)			40.0	40.0			10.0	10.0		18.2	18.2	$24,955	$885	$24,070

Frequently Asked Questions about Hill City Junior-Senior High

What is the racial makeup of Hill City Junior-Senior High?

Students at Hill City Junior-Senior High are 88% White, 6% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races.

How many students attend Hill City Junior-Senior High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 171 students attended Hill City Junior-Senior High.

What district is Hill City Junior-Senior High in?

Graham County

What schools feed into Hill City Junior-Senior High?

Hill City Junior-Senior High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Hill City Elementary

Is Hill City Junior-Senior High a good school?

Hill City Junior-Senior High ranks 144^th of 340 Kansas high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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2025–26 attendance dataOct 13, 2026

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2023–24 school spending dataJan 8, 2026

2024–25 dropout ratesDec 4, 2025

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