The top reported proficiency rate is 0% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on Healy High
Healy High sits at the center of a community that is both tiny and changing in a fundamental way. The school served grades six through twelve in the unincorporated rural community of Healy, Kansas, a place that originated as a railroad station in the 1880s and still revolves around agriculture, anchored by a family-owned seed company. The high school was part of Healy Public Schools, a district that, by a clear vote in late 2024, dissolved and merged into Scott County Schools effective July 2025. That means Healy High as an independent entity no longer exists; students from the former district now attend school in the Scott County system.
The school itself was very small. Enrollment was in the low double digits, with students spread unevenly across grades. A substantial share of students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch, reflecting the economic profile of the surrounding rural area. The student body was evenly split between white and Hispanic students, with no other racial or ethnic groups represented in significant numbers. Data on students with disabilities and English learners were not available.
On state assessments, the picture is limited. The most recent testing data available is from several years ago and covers only grade eight in math and English language arts. In that year, no students scored at the proficient level or above in either subject. The number of tested students was too small to report publicly, which is a common pattern in a school this size, so the reported zero percent proficiency rate comes with that strong caveat. Despite that raw result, when placed among the two districts in Lane County, Healy High’s overall proficiency index was above the midpoint of that small set. That comparative position should be read in light of the very small scale and the fact that the other district in the county may also be small. A parent looking at academic performance here would likely want to ask the school directly about more recent and more complete testing data, if any exists.
No graduation rate was reported, which is consistent with a school that had zero students enrolled in grade twelve in the available enrollment data. The school did not report chronic absenteeism, discipline, course access, or staffing figures, so those dimensions of student experience cannot be characterized from the data at hand.
The community context matters for understanding what this school offered. Healy is a very low-density, car-dependent settlement on a state highway, far from any larger town. There is no downtown, no public transit, no documented parks or library. The population has been declining over recent decades, and the dissolution of the school district is a direct reflection of that trend. Housing values in the area are well below national and state medians, making it a comparatively affordable place to live, though the local economy offers few employers beyond the seed company.
For a family considering Healy High prior to the merger, this was a school where small size meant every student was known, but academic resources and peer variety were necessarily limited. The district’s dissolution now means that the relevant school for families in the area is whatever Scott County Schools provide. The history of Healy High is one of a rural institution that sustained a community for generations but, facing depopulation and declining enrollment, reached its end through a democratic vote. The data available reflects a school in its final years, with thin testing records and a student body that was small enough that individual circumstances would have mattered more than any aggregate metric.
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