Summary:
Zip code 66007 has one high school, Basehor-Linwood High School, serving grades 9–12 and 882 students; the data describe one school rather than a range of local options. In 2025–26, the school exceeded state proficiency in all three subjects: ELA was 63% versus 46% statewide, math was 57% versus 41%, and science was 44% versus 38%. The clearest finding is that its strongest advantages over the state are in ELA and math, at 17 and 16 percentage points, while science is 6 points higher.
The sole school stands out for results above state figures, but there is no separate local top or bottom school to compare it with. Its 2025–26 ELA and math results were each about 16–17 percentage points above the state, while science was 6 points higher. Grade-specific results were also above state figures: 10th-grade ELA was 63% versus 41%, 10th-grade math was 57% versus 37%, and 11th-grade science was 44% versus 30%. The 2023–24 graduation rate was 100%, 10 points above the state and 3 points above the Basehor-Linwood district rate. Chronic absenteeism was 11%, better than the state’s 18% but 4 points higher than the district’s 7%.
ELA and math improved from 2024–25 to 2025–26: ELA rose 12 points, from 51% to 63%, and math rose 6 points, from 52% to 57%. State results increased by 1 point in ELA and 2 in math, so the school’s leads widened by 11 points in ELA and 3 in math. SchoolDigger gives the school five stars and ranks it 26th of 340 Kansas high schools, at the 92nd percentile; its rank rebounded from 45th in 2024–25 but remains below its 18th-place position in 2023–24. The school’s student–teacher ratio is 14:1, and its free/reduced-lunch rate is 20%.
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