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Kinsley Junior/Senior High School

Public Grades 6-12
316th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 332 Kansas High Schools
Better than 5% of Kansas high schools
Summary

Kinsley Junior/Senior High School is a public school serving grades 6-12 in Kinsley, Kansas, with a total enrollment of 151 students. The school is part of the Kinsley-Offerle school district, which is ranked 187 out of 264 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Kinsley Junior/Senior High School has had a fluctuating performance, with its state ranking ranging from 121 out of 318 in 2023-2024 to 316 out of 332 in 2024-2025, and its SchoolDigger rating varying from 0 to 3 stars. In comparison, the nearby Spearville Junior/Senior High School has maintained a more consistent ranking, ranging from 130 to 205 out of Kansas high schools, and a 3 to 4-star rating. Kinsley's four-year graduation rate has been relatively high, ranging from 75% to 91.3%, while Spearville's was 89.5% in 2023-2024. However, Kinsley has experienced high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 16% to 39.5%, compared to Spearville's 19.5% in 2024-2025.

Kinsley Junior/Senior High School's test scores in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science have generally been lower than the state and district averages, while Spearville's scores have been higher. Additionally, Kinsley has a higher percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 45.03% to 54.14% receiving free or reduced-price lunch in recent years, compared to Spearville's 27.49% in 2023-2024. These challenges suggest a need for targeted interventions to improve Kinsley's academic outcomes and address the underlying factors contributing to its inconsistent performance.

135
Students ?
9.2
Student/teacher ratio ?
$18,193
Per pupil spending ?
44.4%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 716 N Colony
       Kinsley, KS  67547

(620) 659-2126

District: Kinsley-Offerle


Feeder schools for Kinsley Junior/Senior High School:

Elementary:    Kinsley-Offerle Elementary Pre-K-5
Racial breakdown:

White:
72.6%
Hispanic:
25.9%
Two or more races:
1.5%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Declining — 47th percentile in 2015 → 5th in 2025
Strengths
Small classes — about 9 students per teacher
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Kansas average (28% vs 42% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (5th percentile)
!High chronic absenteeism (40% vs 20% Kansas)
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school28%
District avg39%
Kansas avg42%
Middle school
222nd of 363
Kansas public middle schools ?
Bottom 39%▲ up 8 pts since 2015
From bottom 31% (2015) to bottom 39% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of Kansas Middle Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
High school
316th of 332
Kansas public high schools ?
Bottom 5%▼ down 42 pts since 2015
From bottom 47% (2015) to bottom 5% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of Kansas High Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
187th of 264Kinsley-Offerle 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankKansas percentileRating
202539.0222 of 36338.8%★★☆☆☆
202428.1279 of 36222.9%★☆☆☆☆
202330.2261 of 36227.9%★☆☆☆☆
202238.2227 of 36838.3%★★☆☆☆
202143.4200 of 36745.5%★★☆☆☆
201922.5307 of 36816.6%★☆☆☆☆
201832.6242 of 35030.9%★★☆☆☆
201753.7135 of 35862.3%★★★☆☆
201644.6187 of 34345.5%★★☆☆☆
201535.8253 of 36831.3%★★☆☆☆
201325.5302 of 35514.9%★☆☆☆☆
201223.9302 of 34211.7%★☆☆☆☆
201128.6268 of 32016.3%★☆☆☆☆
201032.8253 of 31619.9%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankKansas percentileRating
202149.4136 of 31356.5%★★★☆☆
201921.9243 of 29417.3%★☆☆☆☆
201823.6224 of 27518.5%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankKansas percentileRating
202336.6199 of 30033.7%★★☆☆☆
201937.3179 of 27033.7%★★☆☆☆
201866.944 of 25582.7%★★★★☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankKansas percentileRating
202138.0198 of 30835.7%★★☆☆☆
201928.7224 of 30125.6%★☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankKansas percentileRating
202523.1290 of 34916.9%★☆☆☆☆
202430.9250 of 34728.0%★☆☆☆☆
202328.5267 of 34923.5%★☆☆☆☆
202242.8185 of 34947.0%★★☆☆☆
202153.8129 of 34963.0%★★★☆☆
201920.0296 of 34414.0%★☆☆☆☆
201818.8295 of 33311.4%★☆☆☆☆
High school ranking
Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankKansas percentileRating
20257.3316 of 3324.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202456.2121 of 31861.9%★★★☆☆
202335.0233 of 32728.7%★☆☆☆☆
202226.4257 of 32420.7%★☆☆☆☆
202119.7277 of 32013.4%★☆☆☆☆
201949.5159 of 32551.1%★★★☆☆
201816.3274 of 31412.7%★☆☆☆☆
201721.7260 of 31617.7%★☆☆☆☆
201643.8185 of 31340.9%★★☆☆☆
201547.7172 of 32647.2%★★☆☆☆
201358.3154 of 32352.3%★★★☆☆
201261.8142 of 31755.2%★★★☆☆
201130.4250 of 29816.1%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankKansas percentileRating
201958.992 of 24963.1%★★★☆☆
201825.4194 of 24821.8%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankKansas percentileRating
202546.0125 of 24649.2%★★★☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankKansas percentileRating
20251.8305 of 3060.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202469.665 of 29578.0%★★★★☆
202341.8185 of 30940.1%★★☆☆☆
202234.4218 of 30729.0%★☆☆☆☆
202123.2260 of 30213.9%★☆☆☆☆
201937.6197 of 30635.6%★★☆☆☆
201817.0268 of 2969.5%☆☆☆☆☆
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
Female (2021)57th percentile+11 vs school
Male (2021)36th percentile-10 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2023)34th percentile+6 vs school
White (2025)17th percentile-22 vs school
High school
Female (2019)63rd percentile+12 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)49th percentile+44 vs school
White (2025)<1st percentile-4 vs school
By subject vs Kansas (2024-2025) ?
Mathematics30%-9 vs state
English Language Arts27%-17 vs state
Science26%-15 vs state

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Students at Kinsley Junior/Senior High School are 73% White, 26% Hispanic, 1% Two or more races.

Kinsley Junior/Senior High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Kinsley-Offerle Elementary Pre-K-5

In the 2024-25 school year, 135 students attended Kinsley Junior/Senior High School.

Kinsley Junior/Senior High School ranks in the bottom 4.8% of Kansas high schools.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Kansas State Department of Education.

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