Summary:
Zip code 66512 has one high school, Jefferson West High, serving grades 9–12 with 247 students. Its 2025–26 all-grades results were 45% proficient in English language arts (ELA), 42% in math and 42% in science; the most important finding is that the school improved substantially in ELA and math and now exceeds state results in math and science.
Because this area has only one school, there is no local top-to-bottom comparison; against the state, Jefferson West High was about 1 percentage point below in ELA, 1 point above in math and 3 points above in science. Its results were below those of the Jefferson West district in all three subjects: by 7 points in ELA, 10 in math and 4 in science. Grade-matched results were stronger than the all-grades ELA comparison: 10th-grade ELA was 45% versus 41% statewide, 10th-grade math was 42% versus 37%, and 11th-grade science was 42% versus 30%. SchoolDigger gives the school four stars and ranks it 79th of 340 schools, in the 77th percentile.
ELA rose from 38% in 2024–25 to 45% in 2025–26, a 7-point gain, while the state increased by 1 point; math rose from 33% to 42%, a 9-point gain, compared with a 2-point state increase. As a result, the school’s position relative to the state improved by 5 points in ELA and 7 in math. SchoolDigger’s rank also rebounded, improving 82 places from 161st in 2024–25, after falling 55 places the year before. Other figures offer context: the student–teacher ratio is 12.1, the free/reduced-lunch rate is 30%, and chronic absenteeism is 13%, below the state’s 18% but above the district’s 7%.
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