High Schools in Bluestem

The Bluestem area has only one high school, Bluestem Junior/Senior High, which serves grades 7-12 with a total enrollment of 245 students. The school is ranked 241 out of 318 Kansas high schools and is rated 1 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger, indicating it is one of the lower-performing high schools in the state.

Academically, Bluestem Junior/Senior High consistently underperforms the state average in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science proficiency across all grade levels. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, only 27.5% of 10th-grade students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to the state average of 27.57%. In Mathematics, only 15% of 10th-grade students were proficient or better, compared to the state average of 21.31%. The school's performance in Science is also below the state average, with only 13.63% of 11th-grade students proficient or better, compared to the state average of 27.37%.

The Bluestem district, which Bluestem Junior/Senior High is a part of, is ranked 238 out of 266 districts in Kansas and is also rated 1 out of 5 stars. The school has a high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, at 53.47% in the 2022-2023 school year, which may contribute to the lower academic performance. However, the school's student-teacher ratio of 14.5 is slightly lower than the state average, which could be an asset in providing more individualized attention and support to students.