Summary
Pawnee Heights is an alternative school in Rozel, Kansas, serving 109 students in grades 3–12; there are no other schools within 20 miles. Its latest all-grades results are above Kansas in all three tested subjects: proficiency is 51% in English language arts (ELA), 53% in math and 48% in science, compared with 46%, 41% and 38% statewide. The most important finding is that the school is above the state in ELA, math and science, with its largest advantage in math.
Math is the school’s strongest subject relative to the state, while ELA has the narrowest lead: the advantages are 12 percentage points in math, 10 in science and 5 in ELA. The supplied results for the school and the Pawnee Heights district are identical in every subject, so there is no school–district gap in those figures. A notable exception to the strong all-grades picture is eighth-grade math: 29% of students were proficient, compared with 40% statewide, an 11-point shortfall. There are no nearby schools to compare, so the school cannot be ranked against local peers.
Results have changed unevenly over time. From 2022–23 to 2025–26, the school’s ELA proficiency rose from 49% to 51%, while the state’s rose from 33% to 46%, narrowing the school’s lead from 15 to 5 points. Science rose from 38% to 48%, and its lead over the state widened overall from 7 to 10 points. Chronic absenteeism fell from 27% in 2022–23 to 9% in 2024–25, then rose to 19% in 2025–26, slightly above the state’s 18%. The 2024–25 student–teacher ratio was 9.6, and 34% of students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch; these are context, not explanations for results. No SchoolDigger rank or star rating is provided, and there are no nearby-school figures for comparison.
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