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J C Harmon High

Q: Is J C Harmon High a good school?

J C Harmon High ranks in the bottom 0.9% of Kansas high schools.

Q: How many students attend J C Harmon High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,285 students attended J C Harmon High.

Q: What is the racial makeup of J C Harmon High?

Students at J C Harmon High are 69% Hispanic, 17% African American, 9% White, 3% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

Q: What schools feed into J C Harmon High?

J C Harmon High is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Emerson Elementary Elementary : Frances Willard Elementary Elementary : Frank Rushton Elementary Elementary : Grant Elementary Elementary : John Fiske Elementary Elementary : New Stanley Elementary Elementary : Noble Prentis Elementary Elementary : Silver City Elementary Elementary : Thomas A Edison Elementary Middle : Argentine Middle Middle : Rosedale Middle

Public Grades 9-12

329^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 332 Kansas High Schools

Better than 1% of Kansas high schools

Summary

J C Harmon High is a public high school located in Kansas City, Kansas, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 1,282 students. The school is part of the Kansas City School District, which is ranked 257 out of 264 districts in Kansas and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

J C Harmon High has consistently ranked among the lowest-performing high schools in Kansas over the past decade, consistently ranking in the bottom 10% of schools statewide. The school has received a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past several years, indicating very poor academic performance. Only 10.36% of 10th-grade students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 37.93% statewide and 20.59% in the Kansas City district. In mathematics, only 2.28% of 10th-grade students were proficient or better, compared to 33.59% statewide and 13.71% in the district. The school has also struggled with low graduation rates, ranging from 73.4% to 89.5% over the past few years, and extremely high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 19.5% to 64.8%.

When compared to nearby high schools, J C Harmon High stands out as the lowest-performing. For example, Sumner Academy of Arts & Science, a magnet school in the same district, consistently ranks among the top high schools in the state, with over 50% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and Mathematics. Similarly, the Shawnee Mission high schools, which are in a neighboring district, significantly outperform J C Harmon High on academic measures. Despite the low academic performance, J C Harmon High spends a relatively high amount per student, at $11,609 per student in the 2018-2019 school year, suggesting that the school's challenges may not be solely due to a lack of funding.

1,285

Students ?

17.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,184

Per pupil spending ?

75.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2400 Steele Rd
Kansas City, KS 66106

(913) 627-7050

District: Kansas City

Feeder schools for J C Harmon High:

Elementary:	Emerson Elementary
	Frances Willard Elementary
	Frank Rushton Elementary
	Grant Elementary
	More...
	John Fiske Elementary
	New Stanley Elementary
	Noble Prentis Elementary
	Silver City Elementary
	Thomas A Edison Elementary
Middle:	Argentine Middle
	Rosedale Middle

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

69.3%

African American:

16.6%

White:

8.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 2nd percentile in 2015 → 1st in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Kansas average (6% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (1st percentile)

!Graduation rate below the Kansas average (80% vs 90%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school6%

District avg18%

Kansas avg42%

329^th of 332

Kansas public high schools ?

Bottom 1%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 6High Schools in the Kansas City

257^th of 264Kansas 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	2.7	329 of 332	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.1	314 of 318	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.1	322 of 327	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.4	321 of 324	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.0	318 of 320	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.3	322 of 325	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.1	308 of 314	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	5.2	310 of 316	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	3.2	311 of 313	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	3.0	319 of 326	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	0.0	320 of 323	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	0.0	314 of 317	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	0.3	296 of 298	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	0.6	295 of 302	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	0.2	289 of 291	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	1.8	266 of 267	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	0.1	278 of 280	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	0.1	261 of 262	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	17.0	43 of 52	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.2	47 of 50	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.2	51 of 53	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.6	47 of 50	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.1	46 of 48	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.6	46 of 46	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.3	46 of 47	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2019	4.6	29 of 32	9.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	26.0	96 of 115	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.9	87 of 111	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.3	82 of 110	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	35.5	27 of 45	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.5	25 of 39	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.1	31 of 42	26.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	38.1	19 of 36	47.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	38.4	22 of 41	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.8	40 of 49	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.8	36 of 47	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	4.1	249 of 250	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.5	246 of 249	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.8	247 of 248	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	7.9	106 of 106	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.3	101 of 105	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.8	107 of 110	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.6	100 of 102	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.3	94 of 99	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.0	91 of 92	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.4	86 of 89	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	37.3	9 of 13	30.8%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	6.6	237 of 246	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.9	244 of 249	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.0	245 of 250	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.8	220 of 223	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.7	211 of 213	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.8	223 of 229	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.6	220 of 228	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	4.4	255 of 258	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.4	251 of 252	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.6	240 of 248	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2022	19.9	50 of 57	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	22.5	113 of 125	9.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.0	120 of 124	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.0	120 of 122	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	32.7	78 of 117	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.0	96 of 115	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.9	87 of 111	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.3	82 of 110	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	4.8	299 of 306	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.4	293 of 295	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	2.9	308 of 309	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.8	305 of 307	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	2.6	302 of 302	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.0	300 of 306	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.0	292 of 296	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)40th percentile+39 vs school

Homeless (2025)31st percentile+30 vs school

African American (2025)17th percentile+16 vs school

Disabled (2021)17th percentile+16 vs school

Multi-racial (2022)12th percentile+11 vs school

Special Education (2025)10th percentile+9 vs school

Asian (2019)9th percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)4th percentile+3 vs school

White (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Male (2021)1st percentile~ school

Female (2021)<1st percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)<1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Kansas (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts10%-34 vs state

Mathematics2%-36 vs state

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Schools Near J C Harmon High

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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 8th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 10th Grade	KAP English Language Arts All Grades	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
J C Harmon High	Public	9-12	2400 Steele Rd	Kansas City	66106	Wyandotte County	Kansas City	No	No	No	No	(913) 627-7050	1,285	71	17.9	75.7%	110 (8.6%)	213 (16.6%)	891 (69.3%)	22 (1.7%)	4 (0.3%)	5 (0.4%)	40 (3.1%)	2.7	329^th of 332 public high schools	0.9%		3.1	314^th of 318 public high schools	1.3%	15		10.4	10.4		2.3	2.3				$18,184	$5,436	$12,748
Beyond the Bell	Public, Virtual	9-12	2540 Junction Rd.	Kansas City	66106	Wyandotte County	Turner-Kansas City	No	No	Yes	No	(913) 288-3690	13				7 (53.8%)	2 (15.4%)	4 (30.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)										$606	$71	$535
Turner High	Public	9-12	2211 South 55th	Kansas City	66106	Wyandotte County	Turner-Kansas City	No	No	No	No	(913) 288-3300	1,147	78	14.6	76.3%	272 (23.7%)	137 (11.9%)	629 (54.8%)	34 (3.0%)	4 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	71 (6.2%)	14.2	297^th of 332 public high schools	10.5%		10.5	299^th of 318 public high schools	6.0%	2		23.7	23.7		15.1	15.1				$13,553	$1,293	$12,259
Project Finish	Public, Virtual	12	5900 Lamar	Shawnee Mission	66202	Johnson County	Shawnee Mission Pub School	No	No	Yes	No	(913) 993-9500	28				12 (42.9%)	1 (3.6%)	11 (39.3%)	1 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.6%)	2 (7.1%)								(n/a)										$14,117	$00	$14,117
Shawnee Mission North High	Public	9-12	7401 Johnson Dr	Overland Park	66202	Johnson County	Shawnee Mission Pub School	No	No	No	No	(913) 993-6900	1,502	99	15.0	53.7%	743 (49.5%)	138 (9.2%)	493 (32.8%)	34 (2.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	93 (6.2%)	52.2	146^th of 332 public high schools	56.0%		44.4	184^th of 318 public high schools	42.1%	38		45.7	45.7		32.4	32.4		40.0	40.0	$13,333	$869	$12,464
Wyandotte High	Public	9-12	2501 Minneosta Avenue	Kansas City	66102	Wyandotte County	Kansas City	No	No	No	No	(913) 627-7650	1,903	100	19.1	85.2%	53 (2.8%)	357 (18.8%)	1,413 (74.3%)	50 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.2%)	27 (1.4%)	3.1	327^th of 332 public high schools	1.5%		3.8	310^th of 318 public high schools	2.5%	17		8.8	8.8		5.3	5.3				$16,494	$4,997	$11,497
School for Blind High	Public	6-12	1100 State Avenue	Kansas City	66102	Wyandotte County	School for Blind	No	No	No	No	(913) 305-3000	27	5	5.4	14.8%	20 (74.1%)	1 (3.7%)	2 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (14.8%)								(n/a)			7.7			7.7
Sumner Academy of Arts & Science	Public, Magnet	8-12	1610 N 8th Street	Kansas City	66101	Wyandotte County	Kansas City	No	Yes	No	No	(913) 627-7200	1,045	61	17.0	62.8%	133 (12.7%)	159 (15.2%)	581 (55.6%)	124 (11.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	47 (4.5%)	91.3	24^th of 332 public high schools	92.8%		96.2	4^th of 318 public high schools	98.7%	20	62.6	72.1	68.1	44.4	51.2	48.4	40.9		40.9	$18,498	$4,915	$13,583
Shawnee Mission East High	Public	9-12	7500 Mission Rd	Prairie Village	66208	Johnson County	Shawnee Mission Pub School	No	No	No	No	(913) 993-6600	1,737	107	16.2	12.7%	1,452 (83.6%)	36 (2.1%)	150 (8.6%)	35 (2.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (3.6%)	88.8	29^th of 332 public high schools	91.3%		83.9	34^th of 318 public high schools	89.3%	5		55.1	55.1		54.8	54.8				$12,710	$469	$12,242
Shawnee Mission Northwest High	Public	9-12	12701 W 67th St	Shawnee	66216	Johnson County	Shawnee Mission Pub School	No	No	No	No	(913) 993-7200	1,599	103	15.4	40.7%	882 (55.2%)	145 (9.1%)	419 (26.2%)	46 (2.9%)	5 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	102 (6.4%)	78	58^th of 332 public high schools	82.5%		62.2	98^th of 318 public high schools	69.2%	40		50.9	50.9		45.1	45.1				$13,089	$743	$12,346

Frequently Asked Questions about J C Harmon High

What is the racial makeup of J C Harmon High?

Students at J C Harmon High are 69% Hispanic, 17% African American, 9% White, 3% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

Is J C Harmon High a good school?

J C Harmon High ranks in the bottom 0.9% of Kansas high schools.

What schools feed into J C Harmon High?

J C Harmon High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Emerson Elementary
Elementary : Frances Willard Elementary
Elementary : Frank Rushton Elementary
Elementary : Grant Elementary
Elementary : John Fiske Elementary
Elementary : New Stanley Elementary
Elementary : Noble Prentis Elementary
Elementary : Silver City Elementary
Elementary : Thomas A Edison Elementary
Middle : Argentine Middle
Middle : Rosedale Middle

How many students attend J C Harmon High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,285 students attended J C Harmon High.

What district is J C Harmon High in?

Kansas City

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