Summary:
ZIP code 66762 has one high school, Pittsburg High, serving grades 9–12 and enrolling 1,033 students. Its latest results show a clear difference by subject: math is closest to the Kansas rate, while science has the largest gap, with 28% proficient at the school versus 38% statewide.
There is no local top-versus-bottom comparison because Pittsburg High is the only school listed. Within its latest results, math is the strongest relative subject: 40% of students were proficient, compared with 41% statewide. ELA was 37% versus 46%, and science was 28% versus 38%. Attendance and dropout measures are less favorable than comparison rates: chronic absenteeism was 28%, versus 18% statewide and 16% in the Pittsburg district; dropout was 2%, versus 1% statewide and 2% in the district. Graduation was 89%, matching the district and about 1 point below the state’s 90%.
ELA and math improved from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026, and both gained ground relative to the state. ELA rose 6 points at the school, compared with 1 point statewide, narrowing the gap from 14 points to 9; math rose 4 points, compared with 2 statewide, narrowing its gap from 3 points to 1. SchoolDigger’s statewide percentile also increased from the 31st percentile in 2023–2024 to the 50th in 2025–2026. For context, the school’s student-teacher ratio was 14.1 and its free/reduced-lunch rate was 65%; these figures describe the school but do not establish why its results are what they are.
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