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Peabody-Burns Junior/Senior High School

Public Grades 6-12

298^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 332 Kansas High Schools

Better than 10% of Kansas high schools

Summary

Peabody-Burns Junior/Senior High School is a small public school serving grades 6-12 in Peabody, Kansas, with just 106 students. The school is part of the Peabody-Burns district, which is ranked 252 out of 264 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Peabody-Burns Junior/Senior High School consistently performs below the state average on standardized tests in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science across all grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, only 25% of 10th graders at Peabody-Burns were proficient or better in ELA, compared to the state average of 37.93%. The school's performance on these tests has been stagnant or declining over the past several years, with no clear signs of improvement. Additionally, Peabody-Burns has had a four-year graduation rate ranging from 76.9% to 89.5% in recent years, which is below the state average, and a higher dropout rate than the state average.

When comparing Peabody-Burns Junior/Senior High School to nearby schools like Hesston High, Frederic Remington High, and Hillsboro Middle/High School, the nearby schools consistently outperform Peabody-Burns on standardized tests and have higher graduation rates. Additionally, Peabody-Burns has a higher percentage of students from low-income families compared to the nearby schools.

102

Students ?

6.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,323

Per pupil spending ?

51%

Free/discounted lunch ?

810 Sycamore Street
Peabody, KS 66866

(620) 983-2196

District: Peabody-Burns

Feeder schools for Peabody-Burns Junior/Senior High School:

Elementary:

Peabody-Burns Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

83.3%

Hispanic:

8.8%

Two or more races:

5.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 41st percentile in 2015 → 10th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 7 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Kansas average (19% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (10th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the Kansas average (77% vs 90%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school19%

District avg28%

Kansas avg42%

Middle school

320^th of 363

Kansas public middle schools ?

Bottom 12%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

298^th of 332

Kansas public high schools ?

Bottom 10%▼ down 31 pts since 2015

From bottom 41% (2015) to bottom 10% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

252^nd of 264Peabody-Burns 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
2025	18.1	320 of 363	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.9	289 of 362	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.4	298 of 362	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	47.8	166 of 368	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	41.4	213 of 367	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.9	275 of 368	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.9	293 of 350	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	21.0	313 of 358	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	11.6	318 of 343	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	19.4	328 of 368	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	24.5	304 of 355	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	25.1	301 of 342	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	48.2	203 of 320	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2010	52.2	173 of 316	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	25.9	259 of 307	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	22.7	254 of 296	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	37.2	204 of 286	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	46.4	157 of 277	43.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	17.7	260 of 285	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	54.7	98 of 296	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	36.3	203 of 300	32.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2019	43.3	165 of 301	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.9	205 of 280	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	19.0	317 of 349	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	26.0	283 of 347	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.4	294 of 349	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	41.2	197 of 349	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	16.1	314 of 344	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.8	304 of 333	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	13.9	298 of 332	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	5.7	308 of 318	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	43.5	184 of 327	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.7	213 of 324	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.1	168 of 320	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.2	234 of 325	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.2	229 of 314	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	14.3	284 of 316	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	6.8	301 of 313	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	43.9	191 of 326	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2013	37.6	258 of 323	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	64.1	127 of 317	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2011	34.7	235 of 298	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	28.3	253 of 302	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	22.6	254 of 291	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	23.4	240 of 267	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	29.9	229 of 280	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	30.5	206 of 262	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2018	37.9	156 of 248	37.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2018	37.1	147 of 228	35.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	55.1	101 of 258	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	22.3	208 of 248	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	10.7	286 of 306	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.3	294 of 295	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	29.0	242 of 309	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	45.7	160 of 302	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.5	242 of 306	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.2	221 of 296	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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

Male (2019)45th percentile+20 vs school

White (2025)9th percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)9th percentile-3 vs school

High school

Male (2021)61st percentile+13 vs school

Female (2018)37th percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2018)36th percentile+8 vs school

White (2025)7th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Kansas (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts25%-19 vs state

Mathematics20%-19 vs state

Science13%-28 vs state

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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 6th Grade	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 6th Grade	KAP Mathematics 7th Grade	KAP Mathematics 8th Grade	KAP Mathematics 10th Grade	KAP Mathematics All Grades	KAP Science 8th Grade	KAP Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Peabody-Burns Junior/Senior High School	Public	6-12	810 Sycamore Street	Peabody	66866	Marion County	Peabody-Burns	No	No	No	No	(620) 983-2196	102	15	6.9	51.0%	85 (83.3%)	1 (1.0%)	9 (8.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (5.9%)	13.9	298^th of 332 public high schools	10.2%		5.7	308^th of 318 public high schools	3.1%	10	23.1	25.0	26.7	25.0	25.0	7.7	33.3	26.7	12.5	19.6	13.3	13.3	$21,323	$2,218	$19,105
Marion High	Public	9-12	701 E Main	Marion	66861	Marion County	Marion-Florence	No	No	No	No	(620) 382-2168	159	16	10.0	38.4%	136 (85.5%)	3 (1.9%)	13 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.8%)	51.2	155^th of 332 public high schools	53.3%		69.4	71^st of 318 public high schools	77.7%	84				37.8	37.8				35.5	35.5			$18,892	$3,906	$14,986
Hillsboro Middle/High School	Public	6-12	400 East Grand	Hillsboro	67063	Marion County	Durham-Hillsboro-Lehigh	No	No	No	No	(620) 947-3184	310	28	11.0	35.2%	272 (87.7%)	3 (1.0%)	21 (6.8%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.2%)	83.3	44^th of 332 public high schools	86.7%		71.1	65^th of 318 public high schools	79.6%	21	41.5	56.8	57.7	48.9	51.0	39.6	47.7	55.8	54.2	49.2	51.9	51.9	$15,158	$688	$14,470
Goessel High	Public	6-12	100 E Main	Goessel	67053	Marion County	Goessel	No	No	No	No	(620) 367-2242	154	17	9.2	24.0%	139 (90.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.9%)	75.5	67^th of 332 public high schools	79.8%		50.6	155^th of 318 public high schools	51.3%	88	36.8	69.6	45.8	43.5	49.4	10.5	34.8	41.7	52.2	35.9	41.7	41.7	$16,961	$1,255	$15,706
Frederic Remington High	Public	9-12	8850 NW Meadowlark Rd	Whitewater	67154	Butler County	Remington-Whitewater	No	No	No	No	(316) 799-2123	161	16	10.0	36.6%	138 (85.7%)	4 (2.5%)	9 (5.6%)	1 (0.6%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.3%)	56.9	128^th of 332 public high schools	61.4%		86.1	27^th of 318 public high schools	91.5%	101				44.2	44.2				32.7	32.7			$17,213	$1,149	$16,064
Newton Senior High	Public	9-12	900 West 12th	Newton	67114	Harvey County	Newton	No	No	No	No	(316) 284-6280	932	75	12.5	51.7%	557 (59.8%)	15 (1.6%)	279 (29.9%)	15 (1.6%)	5 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (6.5%)	17.8	281^st of 332 public high schools	15.4%		40.7	200^th of 318 public high schools	37.1%	81				26.8	26.8				16.2	16.2			$14,421	$1,852	$12,569
Opportunity Academy	Public	6-12	900 West Broadway	Newton	67114	Harvey County	Newton	No	No	No	No	(316) 284-6590	53	5	11.3	84.9%	34 (64.2%)	2 (3.8%)	14 (26.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (5.7%)	4.1	325^th of 332 public high schools	2.1%		3.9	309^th of 318 public high schools	2.8%	16				12.5	14.3				6.3	9.5			$18,581	$4,169	$14,412
Hesston High	Public	9-12	200 N Ridge Road	Hesston	67062	Harvey County	Hesston	No	No	No	No	(620) 327-7122	274	23	11.7	23.7%	241 (88.0%)	3 (1.1%)	18 (6.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.0%)	74.7	69^th of 332 public high schools	79.2%		82.4	37^th of 318 public high schools	88.4%	32				51.2	51.2				41.7	41.7			$11,371	$623	$10,748

Frequently Asked Questions about Peabody-Burns Junior/Senior High School

Is Peabody-Burns Junior/Senior High School a good school?

Peabody-Burns Junior/Senior High School ranks in the bottom 10.2% of Kansas high schools.

What schools feed into Peabody-Burns Junior/Senior High School?

Peabody-Burns Junior/Senior High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Peabody-Burns Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Peabody-Burns Junior/Senior High School?

Students at Peabody-Burns Junior/Senior High School are 83% White, 9% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races.

What district is Peabody-Burns Junior/Senior High School in?

Peabody-Burns

How many students attend Peabody-Burns Junior/Senior High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 102 students attended Peabody-Burns Junior/Senior High School.

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