Summary:
The 67156 zip code is home to a single public high school, Winfield High, which serves grades 9-12. While the school has a relatively low student-teacher ratio and higher-than-average per-student spending, it has faced significant challenges in recent years, including a declining statewide ranking and below-average academic performance.
Winfield High's statewide ranking has dropped from 115th out of 327 Kansas high schools in 2022-2023 to 240th out of 332 in 2024-2025, and it currently holds a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's academic performance, as measured by the percentage of students proficient or better on the KAP tests, is consistently below the state average in both English Language Arts and Mathematics across all grades. Additionally, the school has a high chronic absenteeism rate of 19.5%, which may contribute to its academic challenges.
Despite these challenges, Winfield High serves a student population with significant economic disadvantages, with 50.15% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The school's higher-than-average per-student spending and lower-than-average student-teacher ratio suggest that it is allocating resources effectively, but the declining academic performance and statewide ranking indicate that the school may need to re-evaluate its instructional strategies and consider targeted interventions to address the needs of its economically disadvantaged students.
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