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Holcomb High

Summary:

Holcomb High is a public high school in Holcomb, Kansas, serving 301 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Holcomb School District, which is ranked 242 out of 266 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Holcomb High has faced significant academic challenges, consistently underperforming the state average in proficiency rates for English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science. In the 2023-2024 school year, the school's proficiency rates were 27.7% in ELA, 7.31% in Math, and 20.58% in Science, compared to the state averages of 33.55%, 31.6%, and 32.28%, respectively. The school's performance has been declining over the years, with proficiency rates dropping from 2021-2022 to 2022-2023. Holcomb High's performance also varies significantly across different student subgroups, with Hispanic students performing relatively well but White students and English Language Learners performing poorly.

Interestingly, Holcomb High's performance is generally lower than the nearby Lakin High and Garden City High School, which are also in the bottom quarter of Kansas high schools. The nearby Unified School District 457 Virtual Academy and Unified School District 363 Virtual Academy have significantly different student demographics and performance profiles compared to Holcomb High. The high percentage of economically disadvantaged students at Holcomb High, ranging from 45.76% to 52.9% over the past few years, may be a contributing factor to the school's overall academic underperformance.


Detail:

Public 9-12

 600 N Jones
       Holcomb, KS  67851

(620) 277-2063

District: Holcomb

SchoolDigger Rank:
244th of 318 Kansas High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $13,678 Help


Feeder schools for Holcomb High:

Elementary:    Holcomb Elementary 3-5
    Wiley Elementary
Middle:    Holcomb Middle

Student/teacher ratio:  11.9 Help
Number of students:  311

Racial breakdown:

White:
55.9%
Hispanic:
38.6%
Two or more races:
3.5%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  51.4% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Holcomb High ranks worse than 76.7% of high schools in Kansas. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 29.69. (See more...)
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The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Holcomb High who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (55.9%), Hispanic (38.6%), two or more races (3.5%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 51.4% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Holcomb High is 11.9. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Holcomb High is $13,678.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Holcomb High:

SchoolDigger ranks Holcomb High 244th of 318 Kansas public high schools. (See Holcomb High in the ranking list.)

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Holcomb:

SchoolDigger ranks Holcomb 242nd of 266 Kansas school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Holcomb High

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Rank History for all students at Holcomb High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 88.38 14th 262 94.7%
2007 50.49 148th 280 47.1%
2008 85.61 14th 267 94.8%
2009 57.95 140th 291 51.9%
2010 76.20 49th 302 83.8%
2011 77.07 49th 298 83.6%
2012 61.30 145th 317 54.3%
2013 60.78 138th 323 57.3%
2015 32.39 261st 326 19.9%
2016 39.69 198th 313 36.7%
2017 23.63 249th 316 21.2%
2018 40.90 186th 314 40.8%
2019 16.78 288th 325 11.4%
2021 16.49 280th 320 12.5%
2022 52.79 149th 324 54.0%
2023 33.93 240th 327 26.6%
2024 29.69 244th 318 23.3%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Holcomb High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 23.04 37th 47 21.3%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Holcomb High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 25.44 99th 115 13.9%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Holcomb High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 38.32 140th 228 38.6%
2019 21.71 203rd 229 11.4%
2021 19.19 191st 213 10.3%
2022 45.48 126th 223 43.5%
2023 44.45 141st 250 43.6%
2024 58.64 80th 249 67.9%
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Rank History for Female students at Holcomb High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 55.36 105th 248 57.7%
2019 21.39 209th 249 16.1%
2021 13.45 230th 250 8.0%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Holcomb High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 25.44 99th 115 13.9%
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Rank History for Male students at Holcomb High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 25.71 189th 248 23.8%
2019 14.55 229th 252 9.1%
2021 21.67 224th 258 13.2%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Holcomb High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 21.00 72nd 89 19.1%
2019 13.00 89th 92 3.3%
2021 31.10 69th 99 30.3%
2022 59.16 37th 102 63.7%
2023 43.47 59th 110 46.4%
2024 60.84 23rd 105 78.1%
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Rank History for White students at Holcomb High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 53.80 123rd 296 58.4%
2019 30.51 235th 306 23.2%
2021 13.38 285th 302 5.6%
2022 67.34 77th 307 74.9%
2023 36.04 209th 309 32.4%
2024 21.86 250th 295 15.3%
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Data source: test scores: Kansas State Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: Kansas State Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Holcomb High

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 149 0 4 20 1 n/a n/a 0 174
1989 141 0 5 23 1 n/a n/a 0 170
1990 146 0 4 33 0 n/a n/a 0 183
1991 146 0 2 40 1 n/a n/a 0 189
1992 144 1 3 46 2 n/a n/a 0 196
1993 162 0 0 50 0 n/a n/a 0 212
1994 172 1 2 38 0 n/a n/a 0 213
1995 181 1 3 34 0 n/a n/a 0 219
1996 181 1 3 34 0 n/a n/a 0 219
1997 194 2 3 38 0 n/a n/a 0 237
1998 208 1 3 35 0 n/a n/a 0 247
1999 204 2 0 31 0 n/a n/a 0 237
2000 197 4 0 37 0 n/a n/a 0 238
2001 188 6 0 43 1 n/a n/a 0 238
2002 186 4 0 54 0 n/a n/a 0 244
2003 186 4 0 54 0 n/a n/a 0 244
2004 187 3 2 60 1 n/a n/a 0 253
2005 183 2 2 61 2 n/a n/a 0 250
2006 191 1 1 73 2 n/a n/a 1 269
2007 184 3 0 74 1 n/a n/a 0 262
2008 184 5 0 68 0 n/a n/a 0 257
2009 199 4 0 61 0 n/a n/a 0 264
2010 194 0 0 104 0 0 8 0 306
2011 172 2 1 110 1 0 8 0 294
2012 168 2 0 118 2 0 5 0 295
2013 165 1 0 119 4 0 4 0 293
2014 169 1 1 108 3 0 3 0 285
2015 189 2 2 99 3 0 6 0 301
2016 183 3 1 117 5 0 6 0 315
2017 203 1 1 101 5 0 10 0 321
2018 162 0 0 94 2 0 8 0 266
2019 148 4 0 85 1 0 8 0 246
2020 145 5 0 107 2 0 7 0 266
2021 142 5 1 120 3 0 5 0 276
2022 150 4 0 133 4 0 4 0 295
2023 158 3 0 131 3 0 6 0 301
2024 174 3 0 120 3 0 11 0 311

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Holcomb High

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 174 14.0 12.4 0
1989 170 14.0 12.1 n/a
1990 183 15.4 11.8 0
1991 189 15.0 12.6 n/a
1992 196 15.3 12.8 26.5
1993 212 15.1 14.0 18.4
1994 213 16.2 13.1 20.2
1995 219 19.0 11.5 28.3
1996 219 19.0 11.5 28.3
1997 237 16.5 14.4 27.8
1998 247 18.9 13.1 29.1
1999 237 19.0 12.5 29.1
2000 238 21.8 10.9 34.5
2001 238 21.0 11.3 29.4
2002 244 19.6 12.4 33.2
2003 244 19.6 12.4 33.2
2004 253 20.2 12.5 34
2005 250 19.6 12.8 32
2006 269 19.4 13.9 38.1
2007 262 25.0 10.5 38.9
2008 257 21.3 12.1 38.5
2009 264 22.3 11.8 41.3
2010 306 21.6 14.1 40.5
2011 294 20.5 14.3 46.3
2012 295 18.6 15.8 47.5
2013 293 22.9 12.7 47.1
2014 285 24.9 11.4 46.7
2015 301 23.0 13.0 40.5
2016 315 27.0 11.6 39.4
2017 321 25.7 12.4 49.2
2018 266 21.0 12.6 45.9
2019 246 23.4 10.5 47.6
2020 266 23.8 11.1 53.4
2021 276 23.7 11.6 52.9
2022 295 26.8 11.0 45.8
2023 301 23.3 12.9 52.2
2024 311 26.0 11.9 51.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Holcomb High

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 174 14.0 12.4 0
1989 170 14.0 12.1 n/a
1990 183 15.4 11.8 0
1991 189 15.0 12.6 n/a
1992 196 15.3 12.8 26.5
1993 212 15.1 14.0 18.4
1994 213 16.2 13.1 20.2
1995 219 19.0 11.5 28.3
1996 219 19.0 11.5 28.3
1997 237 16.5 14.4 27.8
1998 247 18.9 13.1 29.1
1999 237 19.0 12.5 29.1
2000 238 21.8 10.9 34.5
2001 238 21.0 11.3 29.4
2002 244 19.6 12.4 33.2
2003 244 19.6 12.4 33.2
2004 253 20.2 12.5 34
2005 250 19.6 12.8 32
2006 269 19.4 13.9 38.1
2007 262 25.0 10.5 38.9
2008 257 21.3 12.1 38.5
2009 264 22.3 11.8 41.3
2010 306 21.6 14.1 40.5
2011 294 20.5 14.3 46.3
2012 295 18.6 15.8 47.5
2013 293 22.9 12.7 47.1
2014 285 24.9 11.4 46.7
2015 301 23.0 13.0 40.5
2016 315 27.0 11.6 39.4
2017 321 25.7 12.4 49.2
2018 266 21.0 12.6 45.9
2019 246 23.4 10.5 47.6
2020 266 23.8 11.1 53.4
2021 276 23.7 11.6 52.9
2022 295 26.8 11.0 45.8
2023 301 23.3 12.9 52.2
2024 311 26.0 11.9 51.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Holcomb High

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $612 (4.5%) $13,066 (95.5%) $13,678

Data source: Kansas Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Holcomb High

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
Ranks 288th of 325 High schoolsRanks 240th of 327 High schools
 15.2%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 % proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
10th Grade English Language Arts (Holcomb High)13.216.7
 3.5%
   10th Grade English Language Arts (Holcomb)13.216.2
 3%
   10th Grade English Language Arts (Kansas)28.526.7
 1.7%
10th Grade Mathematics (Holcomb High)7.51.4
 6.2%
   10th Grade Mathematics (Holcomb)7.51.3
 6.2%
   10th Grade Mathematics (Kansas)24.521
 3.5%
11th Grade Science (Holcomb High)24.636.7
 12.2%
   11th Grade Science (Holcomb)24.636.3
 11.7%
   11th Grade Science (Kansas)32.428.9
 3.5%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
Total Students246301
 22.4%
African American43
 25%
American Indian13
 200%
Asian00
Hispanic85131
 54.1%
Pacific Islander00
White148158
 6.8%
Two or More Races86
 25%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients47.6%52.2%
 4.6%

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Frequently Asked Questions about Holcomb High

Holcomb High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Holcomb Elementary 3-5
Elementary : Wiley Elementary
Middle : Holcomb Middle

Holcomb High ranks in the bottom 23.3% of Kansas high schools.

In the 2023-24 school year, 311 students attended Holcomb High.

Students at Holcomb High are 56% White, 39% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races.


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