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Bluestem Jr/Sr High

PublicHighGrades 7–12

500 Bluestem Drive, Leon, KS 67074 · (316) 742-3281 · Part of Bluestem Unified School District 205

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Directions
Students
241
Students per teacher
9:1
Free or reduced lunch
48%
Setting
Rural
Grades
7–12
The gist

What stands out about Bluestem Jr/Sr High

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of Kansas’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 16 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 19 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 9 students per teacher

On the path

Where Little Walnut Township kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–6Bluestem Elementary Schoolin Leon
7–12Bluestem Jr/Sr HighYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency12%
State average 27.9%
Reading / language arts17%
State average 35.5%

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

Location

Directions ↗

500 Bluestem Drive, Leon

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 738
Grade 841
Grade 931
Grade 1046
Grade 1138
Grade 1247
Enrollment over time
244’20
258’21
245’22
243’23
241’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 85%Hispanic 7%Two or more races 6%Black <1%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Bluestem Jr/Sr High from Little Walnut Township families.

Other schools in Bluestem Unified School District 205

The district →
Bluestem Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Leon
C+
267 students12:1

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; Little Walnut Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.