Sterling Junior High/Senior High

Summary:

Sterling Junior High/Senior High is a public high school located in Sterling, Kansas, serving grades 7-12 with a total enrollment of 214 students. The school is part of the Sterling school district, which is ranked 19th out of 266 districts in Kansas and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Sterling Junior High/Senior High consistently ranks among the top high schools in Kansas, with a statewide ranking between 33rd and 130th out of 318-327 high schools over the past several years. The school's performance on state assessments (KAP) is particularly strong, with students outperforming the state average in several subject areas and grade levels. For example, in 2023-2024, 58.52% of 7th-grade students were proficient or better in KAP Mathematics, compared to the state average of 28.14%. The school's ability to support the academic success of its low-socioeconomic status (SES) students is also noteworthy, as they have consistently ranked among the top schools in the state for this subgroup.

Compared to the nearby Hutchinson High School and Lyons High School, Sterling Junior High/Senior High stands out for its consistently strong academic performance, particularly in mathematics and science, as well as its ability to support the academic success of its low-SES students. Despite having a relatively low student enrollment, the school appears to allocate its resources effectively, as evidenced by its low student-teacher ratio and moderate spending per student compared to the nearby schools.


Detail:

Public 7-12

 308 E Washington
       Sterling, KS  67579


(620) 278-2171

District: Sterling

SchoolDigger Rank:
130th of 318 Kansas High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $14,652 Help


Feeder schools for Sterling Junior High/Senior High:

Elementary:    Sterling Grade School

Student/teacher ratio:  13.1 Help
Number of students:  240

Racial breakdown:

White:
92.1%
Hispanic:
3.8%
Two or more races:
1.7%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  39.2% Help


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Compare Details Sterling Junior High/Senior High ranks better than 84% of middle schools in Kansas. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 75.89. (See more...)
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Compare Details Sterling Junior High/Senior High ranks better than 59.1% of high schools in Kansas. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 54.99. (See more...)
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The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Sterling Junior High/Senior 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 (92.1%), Hispanic (3.8%), two or more races (1.7%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 39.2% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Sterling Junior High/Senior High is 13.1. (See more...)
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Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Sterling Junior High/Senior High is $14,652.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Sterling Junior High/Senior High:

SchoolDigger ranks Sterling Junior High/Senior High 58th of 362 Kansas public middle schools. (See Sterling Junior High/Senior High in the ranking list.)

Middle School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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SchoolDigger ranks Sterling Junior High/Senior High 130th of 318 Kansas public high schools. (See Sterling Junior High/Senior High in the ranking list.)

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Sterling:

SchoolDigger ranks Sterling 19th of 266 Kansas school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Sterling Junior High/Senior High

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Rank History for all middle school students at Sterling Junior High/Senior High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2015 63.71 102nd 368 72.3%
2016 71.80 60th 343 82.5%
2017 69.81 64th 358 82.1%
2018 75.92 46th 350 86.9%
2019 90.82 14th 368 96.2%
2021 91.97 7th 367 98.1%
2022 56.28 119th 368 67.7%
2023 73.52 55th 362 84.8%
2024 75.89 58th 362 84.0%
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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Sterling Junior High/Senior High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 84.09 9th 255 96.5%
2019 88.96 4th 270 98.5%
2021 99.78 1st 275 99.6%
2022 77.35 23rd 270 91.5%
2023 71.40 39th 300 87.0%
2024 96.80 5th 296 98.3%
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Rank History for middle school Female students at Sterling Junior High/Senior High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 55.96 94th 275 65.8%
2019 88.67 16th 294 94.6%
2021 81.61 26th 313 91.7%
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Rank History for middle school Male students at Sterling Junior High/Senior High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 92.15 14th 280 95.0%
2019 86.72 22nd 301 92.7%
2021 95.13 4th 308 98.7%
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Rank History for middle school White students at Sterling Junior High/Senior High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 77.91 42nd 333 87.4%
2019 88.81 15th 344 95.6%
2021 86.76 17th 349 95.1%
2022 49.75 146th 349 58.2%
2023 64.97 81st 349 76.8%
2024 67.96 72nd 347 79.3%
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Data source: test scores: Kansas State Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Rank History for Sterling Junior High/Senior High

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Rank History for all high school students at Sterling Junior High/Senior High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 48.99 140th 262 46.6%
2007 58.39 126th 280 55.0%
2008 32.29 208th 267 22.1%
2009 24.83 248th 291 14.8%
2010 52.09 174th 302 42.4%
2011 54.01 160th 298 46.3%
2012 45.28 237th 317 25.2%
2013 45.39 219th 323 32.2%
2015 55.90 149th 326 54.3%
2016 40.81 194th 313 38.0%
2017 68.47 81st 316 74.4%
2018 51.24 143rd 314 54.5%
2019 76.71 53rd 325 83.7%
2021 83.89 33rd 320 89.7%
2022 71.62 65th 324 79.9%
2023 76.11 54th 327 83.5%
2024 54.99 130th 318 59.1%
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Rank History for high school Low Socio Economic Status students at Sterling Junior High/Senior High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 57.08 85th 228 62.7%
2019 94.36 5th 229 97.8%
2022 94.85 6th 223 97.3%
2023 74.47 35th 250 86.0%
2024 76.54 25th 249 90.0%
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Rank History for high school Female students at Sterling Junior High/Senior High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 27.33 189th 248 23.8%
2019 74.49 54th 249 78.3%
2021 76.05 38th 250 84.8%
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Rank History for high school Male students at Sterling Junior High/Senior High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 71.02 57th 248 77.0%
2019 71.87 47th 252 81.3%
2021 81.60 32nd 258 87.6%
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Rank History for high school White students at Sterling Junior High/Senior High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 41.14 177th 296 40.2%
2019 74.23 53rd 306 82.7%
2021 84.84 26th 302 91.4%
2022 76.86 49th 307 84.0%
2023 74.57 55th 309 82.2%
2024 48.94 141st 295 52.2%
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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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Enrollment information for Sterling Junior High/Senior High

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 162 2 1 1 1 n/a n/a 0 167
1989 150 1 1 0 1 n/a n/a 0 153
1990 154 0 1 0 1 n/a n/a 0 156
1991 157 0 1 0 0 n/a n/a 0 158
1992 162 0 1 0 0 n/a n/a 0 163
1993 160 1 0 0 1 n/a n/a 0 162
1994 152 2 2 0 2 n/a n/a 0 158
1995 161 4 1 1 4 n/a n/a 0 171
1996 161 4 1 1 4 n/a n/a 0 171
1997 173 3 1 1 3 n/a n/a 0 181
1998 168 4 1 0 1 n/a n/a 0 174
1999 163 2 2 0 3 n/a n/a 0 170
2000 160 2 2 0 1 n/a n/a 0 165
2001 163 2 2 1 1 n/a n/a 0 169
2002 151 0 0 0 1 n/a n/a 0 152
2003 151 0 0 0 1 n/a n/a 0 152
2004 164 1 2 1 1 n/a n/a 0 169
2005 165 1 1 2 1 n/a n/a 0 170
2006 155 2 0 2 0 n/a n/a 1 160
2007 164 4 1 2 0 n/a n/a 1 172
2008 153 6 2 1 0 n/a n/a 2 164
2009 160 6 2 2 0 n/a n/a 2 172
2010 150 6 1 4 2 0 0 0 163
2011 150 4 0 0 1 0 2 0 157
2012 149 4 1 0 1 0 1 0 156
2013 136 4 0 5 0 0 1 0 146
2014 220 6 0 15 0 0 1 0 242
2015 231 4 0 14 0 0 4 0 253
2016 220 4 0 15 0 0 6 0 245
2017 210 5 0 12 0 0 7 0 234
2018 208 5 0 12 0 0 7 0 232
2019 199 9 1 9 0 0 6 0 224
2020 197 7 1 9 0 0 9 0 223
2021 202 6 1 9 0 0 8 0 226
2022 193 5 1 11 0 0 6 0 216
2023 194 4 1 8 1 0 6 0 214
2024 221 3 2 9 1 0 4 0 240

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

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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 Sterling Junior High/Senior High

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 167 17.0 9.8 0
1989 153 15.0 10.2 n/a
1990 156 17.4 8.9 0
1991 158 17.4 9.0 n/a
1992 163 17.3 9.4 27.6
1993 162 20.0 8.1 19.1
1994 158 17.5 9.0 17.1
1995 171 16.0 10.7 22.2
1996 171 16.0 10.7 22.2
1997 181 17.5 10.3 29.8
1998 174 15.9 10.9 31
1999 170 16.0 10.6 32.4
2000 165 16.8 9.8 32.7
2001 169 16.2 10.4 30.2
2002 152 14.6 10.4 32.9
2003 152 14.6 10.4 32.9
2004 169 16.0 10.6 30.2
2005 170 16.2 10.5 33.5
2006 160 19.0 8.4 33.3
2007 172 18.8 9.1 36.8
2008 164 16.7 9.8 35.8
2009 172 16.7 10.3 37.1
2010 163 15.0 10.8 36.8
2011 157 14.0 11.2 33.8
2012 156 20.5 7.6 32.7
2013 146 17.3 8.4 34.9
2014 242 22.0 11.0 37.2
2015 253 22.0 11.5 37.9
2016 245 20.0 12.2 38.8
2017 234 21.0 11.1 36.3
2018 232 22.2 10.4 33.2
2019 224 22.6 9.9 36.2
2020 223 n/a n/a 39.5
2021 226 19.0 11.8 39.4
2022 216 19.2 11.2 38.4
2023 214 19.2 11.1 38.8
2024 240 18.2 13.1 39.2

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 Sterling Junior High/Senior High

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 167 17.0 9.8 0
1989 153 15.0 10.2 n/a
1990 156 17.4 8.9 0
1991 158 17.4 9.0 n/a
1992 163 17.3 9.4 27.6
1993 162 20.0 8.1 19.1
1994 158 17.5 9.0 17.1
1995 171 16.0 10.7 22.2
1996 171 16.0 10.7 22.2
1997 181 17.5 10.3 29.8
1998 174 15.9 10.9 31
1999 170 16.0 10.6 32.4
2000 165 16.8 9.8 32.7
2001 169 16.2 10.4 30.2
2002 152 14.6 10.4 32.9
2003 152 14.6 10.4 32.9
2004 169 16.0 10.6 30.2
2005 170 16.2 10.5 33.5
2006 160 19.0 8.4 33.3
2007 172 18.8 9.1 36.8
2008 164 16.7 9.8 35.8
2009 172 16.7 10.3 37.1
2010 163 15.0 10.8 36.8
2011 157 14.0 11.2 33.8
2012 156 20.5 7.6 32.7
2013 146 17.3 8.4 34.9
2014 242 22.0 11.0 37.2
2015 253 22.0 11.5 37.9
2016 245 20.0 12.2 38.8
2017 234 21.0 11.1 36.3
2018 232 22.2 10.4 33.2
2019 224 22.6 9.9 36.2
2020 223 n/a n/a 39.5
2021 226 19.0 11.8 39.4
2022 216 19.2 11.2 38.4
2023 214 19.2 11.1 38.8
2024 240 18.2 13.1 39.2

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 Sterling Junior High/Senior High

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $2,375 (16.2%) $12,277 (83.8%) $14,652

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Sterling Junior High/Senior High

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 14th of 368 Middle schoolsRanks 55th of 362 Middle schools
 11.4%
Ranks 53rd of 325 High schoolsRanks 54th of 327 High schools
 0.2%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
7th Grade English Language Arts (Sterling Junior High/Senior High)42.139.5
 2.6%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Sterling)42.139.5
 2.6%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Kansas)31.831.7
 0%
7th Grade Mathematics (Sterling Junior High/Senior High)42.141.9
 0.3%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Sterling)42.141.9
 0.3%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Kansas)27.927.5
 0.4%
8th Grade English Language Arts (Sterling Junior High/Senior High)48.622.2
 26.4%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Sterling)48.622.2
 26.4%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Kansas)25.220.8
 4.4%
8th Grade Mathematics (Sterling Junior High/Senior High)48.636.1
 12.5%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Sterling)48.636.1
 12.5%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Kansas)25.922.8
 3.1%
8th Grade Science (Sterling Junior High/Senior High)51.433.3
 18%
   8th Grade Science (Sterling)51.433.3
 18%
   8th Grade Science (Kansas)30.722.7
 8%
10th Grade English Language Arts (Sterling Junior High/Senior High)41.740.6
 1%
   10th Grade English Language Arts (Sterling)41.740.6
 1%
   10th Grade English Language Arts (Kansas)28.526.7
 1.7%
10th Grade Mathematics (Sterling Junior High/Senior High)27.837.5
 9.7%
   10th Grade Mathematics (Sterling)27.837.5
 9.7%
   10th Grade Mathematics (Kansas)24.521
 3.5%
11th Grade Science (Sterling Junior High/Senior High)4128.6
 12.5%
   11th Grade Science (Sterling)4128.6
 12.5%
   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 Students224214
 4.5%
African American94
 55.6%
American Indian01
Asian11
Hispanic98
 11.1%
Pacific Islander00
White199194
 2.5%
Two or More Races66
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients36.2%38.8%
 2.6%


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Sterling Junior High/Senior High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Sterling Grade School

Sterling Junior High/Senior High ranks 130th of 318 Kansas high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

In the 2023-24 school year, 240 students attended Sterling Junior High/Senior High.

Students at Sterling Junior High/Senior High are 92% White, 4% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races, 1% African American.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Kansas State Department of Education.

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