Baxter Springs

The Baxter Springs school district in Kansas consists of 4 schools, including 2 elementary schools, 2 high schools (one of which is a virtual school), and no middle schools. The data reveals a mix of high-performing and improving schools in the district, with Central Elementary standing out as the top-performing school and Baxter Springs High School showing progress in recent years.

Central Elementary is a high-performing school, consistently ranking among the top elementary schools in the state with a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's test scores are significantly higher than the district and state averages, particularly in English Language Arts and Mathematics. In contrast, Baxter Springs High School has shown improvement in its state ranking, moving from 205th in 2021-2022 to 112th in 2022-2023, though its test scores are still below the state averages in some areas.

The data also reveals disparities in resource allocation, with Baxter Springs High School spending the most per student at $12,654, while Central Elementary spends the least at $7,815 per student. Additionally, the two elementary schools, Lincoln Elementary and Central Elementary, have high free and reduced lunch rates of around 65%, indicating a significant population of economically disadvantaged students, while the virtual high school, Unified School District 508 eAcademy, has a much lower rate of 7.32%.