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Atchison High School

PublicHighGrades 9–12

1500 W. Riley St, Atchison, KS 66002 · (913) 367-4162 · Part of Atchison Public Schools Unified School District 409

Atchison’s School Grade C better than 29% of Kansas school districts

Directions
Students
419
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
58%
Setting
Town
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Atchison High School

  • Its own letter, C−: better results than 16% of Kansas’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 16 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 14 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 8.5% since 2020–21

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency12%
State average 27.9%
Reading / language arts22%
State average 35.5%

Its own letter, C−, places these results among Kansas’s 1,221 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

1500 W. Riley St, Atchison

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9103
Grade 10110
Grade 11102
Grade 12104
Enrollment over time
458’20
426’21
429’22
434’23
419’24

Down 8.5% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 72%Two or more races 13%Black 10%Hispanic 3%American Indian/Alaska Native 1%Asian <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Atchison High School from Atchison families.

Other schools in Atchison Public Schools Unified School District 409

The district →
Atchison Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Atchison
C+
693 students15:1
Central School
Other · Grades 2–12 · Atchison
C−
51 students10:1
Atchison Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Atchison
C−
287 students11:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Kansas’s other public schools; Atchison’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.