The top reported proficiency rate is 64% in Science. The lowest is 36% in English language arts.
Original Research by School Decision on Logan High
Logan High, a public secondary school in northwestern Kansas, serves grades seven through twelve for the town of Logan and the surrounding rural area. The school is the secondary arm of the Logan USD district and is the only high school in the district.
The student body is very small and predominantly white. The school environment is defined by its tiny scale; the total enrollment across all six grades is modest, with each grade level having a small handful of students. A substantial share of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, reflecting the economic conditions of the community.
State assessment results from the Kansas Assessment Program (KAP) are available for eighth-grade students in math, English language arts (ELA), and science. In math, about half of the eighth graders scored at the proficient level or above. In ELA, roughly a third of eighth graders met that benchmark. In science, a clear majority of eighth graders scored proficient or above. When combining these results into a single proficiency index, Logan High sits in the top quartile among the small number of districts in Phillips County, meaning its overall proficiency rate is strong relative to its immediate neighbors. However, readers should note that the state adjusted its cut scores for these assessments, which makes it difficult to compare this year’s results directly with prior years.
The school does not have a reported graduation rate; the data may reflect that the cohort size is too small to report publicly, a common situation in very small schools. The school’s data also does not include information on chronic absenteeism, discipline, staffing levels, course access, or special education and English learner populations. A parent interested in these areas may want to follow up directly with the school or district.
Logan itself is a small, declining rural community with a heavy reliance on local government and agriculture as employers. The town's population has been decreasing steadily, and the poverty rate is high. Housing values are well below national and state benchmarks, making the area notably affordable. The typical home value in the Logan zip code recently dropped compared to the previous year, and the area has not seen major new development. There is no record of recent substantive changes to the district’s operations or programming.
This is a school for a family that values a very small, close-knit, rural setting and is comfortable with the limited scale of academic peer groups and extracurricular offerings that come with it. The academic performance picture shows a school that is competitive within its immediate county on the metrics that were reported, particularly in science, with soft spots in ELA that a family would want to discuss with the school. The broader community context is one of economic challenge and population loss, which is likely a factor family experience at school as well.
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