Sedgwick High, Sedgwick KS - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Sedgwick High

Sedgwick High serves grades seven through twelve in the small rural community of Sedgwick, Kansas. The school is the sole secondary building for Sedgwick Public Schools and sits in a town that is primarily residential, with a compact street grid and a modest amount of commercial activity. The town is slightly declining in population, and the city’s recent focus has been on infrastructure improvements such as street paving and water system upgrades rather than new housing development. For a family considering this area, the context is that of a stable, small Kansas town where the school is a central community institution.

The student body is predominantly white, with a Hispanic population that makes up around one-tenth of enrollment and a small share of students identifying as two or more races. More than a third of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a share that places the school in a moderate range for economic disadvantage. Enrollment across the grades is relatively balanced, with the largest single cohort in eleventh grade, which gives the school a fairly typical size for a rural secondary school serving this grade span.

On state assessments, Sedgwick High shows a mixed picture. In seventh-grade math, the proficiency rate is below what many families would hope to see, while the eighth-grade math rate is somewhat higher. In English language arts, both seventh and eighth graders land in a similar range. The strongest subject area is eighth-grade science, where more than half of students met the proficiency benchmark. Overall, when the school’s performance across tested subjects and grades is combined into a single index, it falls below the midpoint when compared to other districts in Harvey County. The gap between the strongest and weakest subject results is notable, and a parent may want to ask the school how it identifies and supports students who are not yet proficient in math and reading, especially in the middle grades.

No four-year graduation rate was available for this school, so it is not possible to evaluate how well it carries students through to a diploma. Given that the school serves grades seven through twelve, this is an important piece of missing information. Chronic absenteeism data was also absent, meaning there is no public picture of how regularly students attend.

The district itself did not surface any recent major changes or initiatives in publicly reported sources. That does not mean nothing is happening, only that no parent-relevant shifts such as bond measures, boundary changes, or program overhauls appeared in a search.

Housing in Sedgwick is moderately priced relative to national benchmarks, with home values roughly even with the state average. The estimated monthly mortgage payment is in a range that many working families could manage, and rent is a smaller share of income than the national typical, which makes the town more affordable than many places.

For a family looking at Sedgwick High, the academic picture is uneven. The school has a strong point in eighth-grade science, but math and reading proficiency are areas where results are lower than county peers. The setting is a small, slowing-growing Kansas town with a focus on basic infrastructure. Families who value a stable rural environment and are comfortable engaging with the school about academic support may find this a reasonable fit, but those looking for a track record of high proficiency across subjects will want to look into the school’s plans for improvement.

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Academic performance

State test results and graduation outcomes.

Graduation rate (ACGR)

>=90%Cohort of 35 students · Class of 2021

The federal source publishes a banded range instead of an exact rate when the graduating cohort is small enough that an exact number could risk identifying individual students.

How this school compares to all schools in this state

Each dot is one school’s SY 2020-21 graduation rate, binned by integer rate. Taller columns mean more schools at that rate. This school is highlighted.

348 schools plotted. 12 additional schools' rates are federally suppressed and not shown. Data: EDFacts SY 2020-21.

Math

Grade 728%

School 28% · District 28%

▼ 7 pts below state median

Grade 839%

School 39% · District 39%

▲ 5 pts above state median

English language arts

Grade 740%

School 40% · District 40%

▼ 1 pts below state median

Grade 839%

School 39% · District 39%

▲ 2 pts above state median

Science

Grade 856%

School 56% · District 56%

▲ 19 pts above state median

This schoolSedgwick Public Schools, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 7Lower-income29%Higher-income46%18 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income42%Higher-income35%7 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 7Lower-income7%Higher-income39%31 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income37%Higher-income41%4 pp gap