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Russell Junior-Senior High

PublicHighGrades 7–12

565 State Street, Russell, KS 67665 · (785) 483-5631 · Part of Russell County Unified School District 407

Russell’s School Grade C+ better than 44% of Kansas school districts

Students
328
Students per teacher
10:1
Free or reduced lunch
50%
Setting
Town
Grades
7–12
The gist

What stands out about Russell Junior-Senior High

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of Kansas’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 13 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 21 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 10 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 45.1% since 2020–21

On the path

Where Russell kids come from and go next. The whole path →

2–6Bickerdyke Elem261 students
7–12Russell Junior-Senior HighYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency15%
State average 27.9%
Reading / language arts15%
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).

565 State Street, Russell

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 754
Grade 868
Grade 953
Grade 1052
Grade 1153
Grade 1248
Enrollment over time
226’20
221’21
207’22
214’23
328’24

Up 45.1% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 86%Hispanic 7%Two or more races 7%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Russell Junior-Senior High from Russell families.

Other schools in Russell County Unified School District 407

The district →

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