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Oakley Senior High

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Oakley Senior High ranks 200 th of 340 Kansas high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

200^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 340 Kansas High Schools

Better than 41% of Kansas high schools

Summary

Oakley Senior High is a public high school in Oakley, Kansas, serving 130 students in grades 9–12. Its graduation and attendance figures are strong: 100% of students graduated in 2023–24, and chronic absenteeism was 10% in 2025–26. The most important academic finding is that math proficiency reached 58% in 2025–26, well above the state’s 41% and Colby Senior High’s 31%.

Oakley’s results vary sharply by subject. Math proficiency was 24 points above the Oakley district and 28 points above Colby Senior High. In contrast, science proficiency was 17%—21 points below the state, 6 below the district and 11 below Colby. ELA was 29%, trailing the state by 17 points, the district by 10 and Colby by 14; ELA is Oakley’s largest gap against its nearby school. Graduation was 10 points above Colby’s rate and 11 above the state’s. Absenteeism was 10 points below Colby’s and 8 below the state’s.

Math has improved considerably: proficiency rose from 23% in 2022–23 to 58% in 2025–26, while the state rose from 31% to 41%. Over those endpoints, Oakley’s ELA gap with the state widened from 7 points to 17, and its science gap widened from 12 to 21 points. SchoolDigger rates Oakley at the 41st statewide percentile with 2 stars, compared with Colby’s 46th percentile and 2 stars; Oakley’s percentile fell 18 points from 2024–25 even as math proficiency rose 7 points. Oakley enrolls fewer students than Colby (130 versus 296) and had a lower student-teacher ratio (8.7 versus 13.6), alongside a higher free/reduced-lunch rate (48% versus 30%); these are context, not explanations for the results. In SchoolDigger’s student-group rankings, Oakley’s Low Socio Economic Status Students percentile was 58, 17 points above its overall percentile, while its Male Students percentile fell from 96 in 2018–19 to 33 in 2025–26.

130

Students ?

8.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,739

Per pupil spending ?

47.7%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

118 West 7th
Oakley, KS 67748

(785) 671-3241

District: Oakley

Feeder schools for Oakley Senior High:

Elementary:	Oakley Elementary
Middle:	Oakley Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

87.7%

Hispanic:

10.0%

Two or more races:

1.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 50th percentile in 2016 → 41st in 2026

Strengths

✓96% graduate in 4 years — above the Kansas average (90%)

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Kansas average (35% vs 42% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 9 percentile points since 2016

!Science scores 21 pts below the Kansas average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school35%

District avg32%

Kansas avg42%

200^th of 340

Kansas public high schools ?

Bottom 41%▼ down 9 pts since 2016

From top 50% (2016) to bottom 41% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

196^th of 268Oakley 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
2026	45.0	200 of 340	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	55.2	135 of 332	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	35.2	224 of 318	29.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.3	186 of 327	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	55.3	133 of 324	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	57.3	121 of 320	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	87.8	18 of 325	94.5%	★★★★★
2018	45.6	168 of 314	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	32.1	213 of 316	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	49.7	157 of 313	49.8%	★★★☆☆
2015	49.3	163 of 326	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2013	65.5	113 of 323	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2012	57.4	167 of 317	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2011	49.6	180 of 298	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2010	53.4	172 of 302	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2009	66.2	105 of 291	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2008	50.9	155 of 267	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2007	83.4	29 of 280	89.6%	★★★★☆
2006	78.8	43 of 262	83.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2026	49.9	137 of 270	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	52.0	116 of 250	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	71.3	58 of 249	76.7%	★★★★☆
2018	67.3	61 of 248	75.4%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2026	54.8	100 of 238	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	68.4	62 of 246	74.8%	★★★★☆
2024	54.1	98 of 249	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	13.1	236 of 250	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	22.6	181 of 213	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2026	38.0	182 of 272	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	60.8	83 of 258	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	93.3	9 of 252	96.4%	★★★★★
2018	29.2	173 of 248	30.2%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2026	36.0	221 of 315	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	50.2	145 of 306	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	36.0	203 of 295	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.1	164 of 309	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	51.9	136 of 307	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.8	119 of 302	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	89.1	13 of 306	95.8%	★★★★★
2018	40.6	178 of 296	39.9%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)58th percentile+17 vs school

Female (2026)49th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2026)33rd percentile-8 vs school

White (2026)30th percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs Kansas (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics58%+17 vs state

English Language Arts29%-17 vs state

Science17%-21 vs state

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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 (2025)
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 10th Grade	KAP English Language Arts All Grades	KAP Mathematics 10th Grade	KAP Mathematics All Grades	KAP Science 11th Grade	KAP Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Oakley Senior High	Public	9-12	118 West 7th	Oakley	67748	Logan County	Oakley	No	No	No	No	(785) 671-3241	130	15	8.7	47.7%	114 (87.7%)	1 (0.8%)	13 (10.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.5%)	45	200^th of 340 public high schools	41.2%		55.2	135^th of 332 public high schools	59.3%	65	29.2	29.2	58.3	58.3	17.2	17.2	$14,739	$795	$13,944
Colby Senior High	Public	9-12	1890 S Franklin Ave	Colby	67701	Thomas County	Colby Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(785) 460-5300	296	22	13.6	29.7%	240 (81.1%)	1 (0.3%)	43 (14.5%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.4%)	47.7	183^rd of 340 public high schools	46.2%		63.3	107^th of 332 public high schools	67.8%	76	42.9	42.9	30.8	30.8	28.2	28.2	$15,305	$285	$15,020

Frequently Asked Questions about Oakley Senior High

How many students attend Oakley Senior High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 130 students attended Oakley Senior High.

What schools feed into Oakley Senior High?

Oakley Senior High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Oakley Elementary
Middle : Oakley Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Oakley Senior High?

Students at Oakley Senior High are 88% White, 10% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

What district is Oakley Senior High in?

Oakley

Is Oakley Senior High a good school?

Oakley Senior High ranks 200^th of 340 Kansas high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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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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