Liberal Senior High

Liberal Senior High is a public high school located in Liberal, Kansas, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 1,403 students. The school is part of the Liberal School District, which is ranked 261 out of 264 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Liberal Senior High consistently ranks in the bottom 10-15% of Kansas high schools in terms of academic performance. The school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science are significantly lower than the state averages, with only around 10-20% of students meeting or exceeding the standards. Additionally, the school's four-year graduation rate hovers around 89-90%, which is slightly below the state average, and the dropout rate is relatively high, ranging from 0.9% to 2.2% in recent years. The school also has a concerning chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 19.5% to 24% in the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average.

The school's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups, with Asian and African American students tending to perform better than their Hispanic and White counterparts. English Language Learners and students with disabilities generally struggle the most. Unfortunately, the school's academic performance has been declining over the past few years, with a particularly sharp drop in the 2023-2024 school year. Despite the school's low performance, it has not shown significant improvement over the years, with its statewide ranking remaining in the bottom 10-15% of Kansas high schools for the past several years.