Weskan High, Weskan KS - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Weskan High

Weskan High serves grades seven through twelve in a tiny unincorporated rural community in western Kansas. The school is the academic anchor of a place that has no downtown separate from the campus; the elementary and high school share a single address at Coyote Boulevard, and the post office sits nearby. The community is sparse and agricultural, with grain handling and the school district itself as the main employers. The population is small and has been flat or declining, and a tornado caused extensive damage to the school building in 2023, marking a significant recovery challenge for the whole area.

The student body is small, overwhelmingly white, with a substantial share of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. The enrollment is tiny, with a few dozen students spread across six grades. Class sizes are necessarily small. The school is not a charter or magnet, and Title I status was not reported.

On state assessments, performance varies by subject and grade. In mathematics, eighth graders posted a stronger share at proficient or above, while seventh graders were below half. In English language arts, both seventh and eighth graders were around the midpoint, with roughly half of students meeting the bar. In eighth-grade science, fewer than half were proficient. The proficiency index, which averages results across tested subjects and grades, places Weskan High above the midpoint among the two districts in Wallace County. Parents should note that Kansas changed its cut scores for these assessments in the 2024–25 year, so direct year-over-year comparisons are not possible with prior data.

The school serves high school grades but graduation rate data was not available in the provided information. Similarly, chronic absenteeism rates were missing. Civil rights data, discipline, and course access information were also absent from the record. A parent may want to ask the school directly about its graduation outcomes and whether it offers advanced coursework or career pathways.

Housing in Weskan is affordable by national standards. Home values are modest, well below both the state and national benchmarks. The housing stock is small, with a notable vacancy rate, and no new developments have emerged. The broader county economy is agricultural, and the unemployment rate nationally has been low, though local conditions may differ.

Weskan High is best suited for families who want a very small, rural school where the community is tightly knit and the school is the center of local life. The academic performance is mixed, with some grades doing better than others, and the range of programs may be limited given the school’s size. The declining population and the aftermath of the tornado add practical considerations for anyone moving into the area. This is not a school with broad options or large cohorts; it is a place where a child is likely to be well known and where the school experience is inseparable from the community itself.

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Academic performance

State test results and graduation outcomes.

Graduation rate (ACGR)

>=50%Cohort of 11 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 739%

School 39% · District 39%

▲ 4 pts above state median

Grade 864%

School 64% · District 64%

▲ 29 pts above state median

English language arts

Grade 754%

School 54% · District 54%

▲ 13 pts above state median

Grade 855%

School 55% · District 55%

▲ 17 pts above state median

Science

Grade 846%

School 46% · District 46%

▲ 9 pts above state median

This schoolWeskan, 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.