Bluestem Junior/Senior High

Summary:

Bluestem Junior/Senior High is a public school in Leon, Kansas, serving grades 7-12 with a total enrollment of 245 students. Unfortunately, this school has consistently underperformed, ranking in the bottom half of Kansas high schools over the past 5 years and earning a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Bluestem's academic performance is significantly below the state average across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2023-2024, only 10.71% of Bluestem students were proficient or better in mathematics, compared to the state average of 31.6%. The school also struggles with equity, as its female, male, and White student subgroups all perform poorly compared to their peers in other Kansas high schools. However, Bluestem's low-socioeconomic status (SES) students perform relatively better, suggesting the school may be providing additional support or resources to this subgroup.

Interestingly, Bluestem spends more per student than some nearby high-performing schools, such as Andover Central High School and Andover High, but its academic outcomes are significantly worse. This suggests that Bluestem may not be effectively utilizing its resources to improve student learning, as the nearby high-performing schools achieve better results while spending less per student.


Detail:

Public 7-12

 500 Bluestem Drive
       Leon, KS  67074


(316) 742-3281

District: Bluestem

SchoolDigger Rank:
241st of 318 Kansas High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $10,793 Help


Feeder schools for Bluestem Junior/Senior High:

Elementary:    Bluestem Elementary School

Student/teacher ratio:  13.9 Help
Number of students:  243

Racial breakdown:

White:
87.2%
Hispanic:
7.4%
Two or more races:
4.9%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  51% Help


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Compare Details Bluestem Junior/Senior High ranks worse than 72.4% of middle schools in Kansas. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 31.36. (See more...)
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Compare Details Bluestem Junior/Senior High ranks worse than 75.8% of high schools in Kansas. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 30.54. (See more...)
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The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Bluestem Junior/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 (87.2%), Hispanic (7.4%), two or more races (4.9%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 51% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Bluestem Junior/Senior High is 13.9. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Bluestem Junior/Senior High is $10,793.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Bluestem Junior/Senior High:

SchoolDigger ranks Bluestem Junior/Senior High 262nd of 362 Kansas public middle schools. (See Bluestem Junior/Senior High in the ranking list.)

Middle School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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White students:

SchoolDigger ranks Bluestem Junior/Senior High 241st of 318 Kansas public high schools. (See Bluestem Junior/Senior High in the ranking list.)

High School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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Bluestem:

SchoolDigger ranks Bluestem 238th of 266 Kansas school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Bluestem Junior/Senior High

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

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2012 33.49 286th 342 16.4%
2013 22.67 308th 355 13.2%
2015 18.54 331st 368 10.1%
2016 9.62 325th 343 5.2%
2017 14.06 331st 358 7.5%
2018 18.11 310th 350 11.4%
2019 16.01 331st 368 10.1%
2021 21.72 307th 367 16.3%
2022 27.71 278th 368 24.5%
2023 12.94 343rd 362 5.2%
2024 31.36 262nd 362 27.6%
See the entire list of Kansas High School Rankings!

Rank History for middle school Special Education students at Bluestem Junior/Senior High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 41.64 86th 160 46.3%
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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Bluestem Junior/Senior High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 17.93 235th 255 7.8%
2019 13.83 260th 270 3.7%
2021 25.94 227th 275 17.5%
2022 51.65 103rd 270 61.9%
2023 26.20 256th 300 14.7%
2024 47.79 135th 296 54.4%
See the entire list of Best Kansas High Schools for Low Socio Economic Status Students!

Rank History for middle school Female students at Bluestem Junior/Senior High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 27.95 209th 275 24.0%
2019 18.74 252nd 294 14.3%
2021 34.13 215th 313 31.3%
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Rank History for middle school Disabled students at Bluestem Junior/Senior High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 41.64 86th 160 46.3%
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Rank History for middle school Male students at Bluestem Junior/Senior High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 17.52 250th 280 10.7%
2019 15.40 272nd 301 9.6%
2021 12.82 284th 308 7.8%
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Rank History for middle school White students at Bluestem Junior/Senior High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 15.97 308th 333 7.5%
2019 13.53 326th 344 5.2%
2021 14.84 325th 349 6.9%
2022 18.97 313th 349 10.3%
2023 9.51 339th 349 2.9%
2024 29.17 264th 347 23.9%
See the entire list of Best Kansas High Schools for White Students!

Data source: test scores: Kansas State Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Rank History for Bluestem Junior/Senior High

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

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 27.92 215th 262 17.9%
2007 17.43 256th 280 8.6%
2008 51.41 154th 267 42.3%
2009 54.83 151st 291 48.1%
2010 22.54 263rd 302 12.9%
2011 50.03 177th 298 40.6%
2012 49.99 211th 317 33.4%
2013 31.85 270th 323 16.4%
2015 21.93 291st 326 10.7%
2016 4.92 303rd 313 3.2%
2017 46.58 163rd 316 48.4%
2018 12.84 285th 314 9.2%
2019 18.83 285th 325 12.3%
2021 36.45 223rd 320 30.3%
2022 23.29 273rd 324 15.7%
2023 17.10 293rd 327 10.4%
2024 30.54 241st 318 24.2%
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Rank History for high school Special Education students at Bluestem Junior/Senior High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 37.59 68th 115 40.9%
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Rank History for high school Low Socio Economic Status students at Bluestem Junior/Senior High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 28.52 161st 228 29.4%
2019 20.64 205th 229 10.5%
2021 42.97 123rd 213 42.3%
2022 38.82 145th 223 35.0%
2023 38.15 165th 250 34.0%
2024 48.64 114th 249 54.2%
See the entire list of Best Kansas High Schools for Low Socio Economic Status Students!

Rank History for high school Female students at Bluestem Junior/Senior High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 7.62 238th 248 4.0%
2019 21.25 211th 249 15.3%
2021 35.92 176th 250 29.6%
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Rank History for high school Disabled students at Bluestem Junior/Senior High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 37.59 68th 115 40.9%
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Rank History for high school Male students at Bluestem Junior/Senior High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 17.27 218th 248 12.1%
2019 16.94 226th 252 10.3%
2021 33.99 190th 258 26.4%
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Rank History for high school White students at Bluestem Junior/Senior High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 12.01 275th 296 7.1%
2019 12.23 286th 306 6.5%
2021 34.61 222nd 302 26.5%
2022 17.20 275th 307 10.4%
2023 14.40 291st 309 5.8%
2024 21.80 251st 295 14.9%
See the entire list of Best Kansas High Schools for White Students!

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 Bluestem Junior/Senior High

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 194 0 2 6 0 n/a n/a 0 202
1989 207 0 1 3 2 n/a n/a 0 213
1990 204 1 1 4 3 n/a n/a 0 213
1991 228 1 1 3 1 n/a n/a 0 234
1992 239 1 1 3 0 n/a n/a 0 244
1993 247 1 0 9 2 n/a n/a 0 259
1994 259 3 0 9 6 n/a n/a 0 277
1995 247 2 1 8 1 n/a n/a 0 259
1996 247 2 1 8 1 n/a n/a 0 259
1997 253 3 1 8 4 n/a n/a 0 269
1998 260 3 1 9 2 n/a n/a 0 275
1999 257 3 0 9 1 n/a n/a 0 270
2000 244 2 0 9 1 n/a n/a 0 256
2001 224 2 1 7 1 n/a n/a 0 235
2002 221 1 1 1 2 n/a n/a 0 226
2003 221 1 1 1 2 n/a n/a 0 226
2004 225 3 1 3 3 n/a n/a 0 235
2005 235 2 0 3 5 n/a n/a 0 245
2006 236 3 1 5 2 n/a n/a 12 259
2007 226 0 1 5 0 n/a n/a 14 246
2008 211 5 2 8 10 n/a n/a 0 236
2009 204 5 1 6 8 n/a n/a 0 224
2010 176 2 0 10 3 0 8 0 199
2011 188 7 3 18 7 0 0 0 223
2012 261 10 0 16 4 1 1 0 293
2013 250 1 0 10 5 0 1 0 267
2014 232 2 1 13 3 0 3 0 254
2015 230 3 0 18 4 0 4 0 259
2016 207 3 0 11 1 0 3 0 225
2017 190 3 0 13 1 0 2 0 209
2018 195 6 0 16 0 0 3 0 220
2019 211 4 0 16 1 0 3 0 235
2020 213 2 0 15 1 0 7 0 238
2021 218 1 0 14 2 0 9 0 244
2022 233 0 0 15 0 0 10 0 258
2023 212 4 0 16 0 0 13 0 245
2024 212 1 0 18 0 0 12 0 243

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 Bluestem Junior/Senior High

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 202 14.0 14.4 0
1989 213 14.0 15.2 n/a
1990 213 14.6 14.5 0
1991 234 14.9 15.7 n/a
1992 244 14.5 16.8 16.8
1993 259 15.7 16.5 8.5
1994 277 17.3 16.0 12.3
1995 259 17.0 15.2 19.7
1996 259 17.0 15.2 19.7
1997 269 17.1 15.7 24.9
1998 275 21.0 13.1 17.5
1999 270 20.0 13.5 17.4
2000 256 20.0 12.8 14.8
2001 235 20.0 11.8 15.3
2002 226 17.5 12.9 16.8
2003 226 17.5 12.9 16.8
2004 235 17.7 13.3 19.1
2005 245 19.5 12.6 24.5
2006 259 20.5 12.6 23.1
2007 246 21.1 11.7 25
2008 236 17.4 13.6 20.3
2009 224 18.4 12.2 26.3
2010 199 17.4 11.4 36.2
2011 223 15.0 14.8 32.3
2012 293 27.2 10.7 38.9
2013 267 23.8 11.2 53.2
2014 254 25.7 9.8 50.4
2015 259 20.0 12.9 49.8
2016 225 20.0 11.2 50.7
2017 209 19.6 10.6 50.7
2018 220 19.1 11.5 51.8
2019 235 22.0 10.6 49.8
2020 238 20.5 11.6 49.6
2021 244 19.8 12.3 40.6
2022 258 15.5 16.6 50
2023 245 16.8 14.5 53.5
2024 243 17.4 13.9 51

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 Bluestem Junior/Senior High

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 202 14.0 14.4 0
1989 213 14.0 15.2 n/a
1990 213 14.6 14.5 0
1991 234 14.9 15.7 n/a
1992 244 14.5 16.8 16.8
1993 259 15.7 16.5 8.5
1994 277 17.3 16.0 12.3
1995 259 17.0 15.2 19.7
1996 259 17.0 15.2 19.7
1997 269 17.1 15.7 24.9
1998 275 21.0 13.1 17.5
1999 270 20.0 13.5 17.4
2000 256 20.0 12.8 14.8
2001 235 20.0 11.8 15.3
2002 226 17.5 12.9 16.8
2003 226 17.5 12.9 16.8
2004 235 17.7 13.3 19.1
2005 245 19.5 12.6 24.5
2006 259 20.5 12.6 23.1
2007 246 21.1 11.7 25
2008 236 17.4 13.6 20.3
2009 224 18.4 12.2 26.3
2010 199 17.4 11.4 36.2
2011 223 15.0 14.8 32.3
2012 293 27.2 10.7 38.9
2013 267 23.8 11.2 53.2
2014 254 25.7 9.8 50.4
2015 259 20.0 12.9 49.8
2016 225 20.0 11.2 50.7
2017 209 19.6 10.6 50.7
2018 220 19.1 11.5 51.8
2019 235 22.0 10.6 49.8
2020 238 20.5 11.6 49.6
2021 244 19.8 12.3 40.6
2022 258 15.5 16.6 50
2023 245 16.8 14.5 53.5
2024 243 17.4 13.9 51

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 Bluestem Junior/Senior High

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $328 (3.0%) $10,466 (97.0%) $10,793

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Bluestem Junior/Senior High

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 331st of 368 Middle schoolsRanks 343rd of 362 Middle schools
 4.8%
Ranks 285th of 325 High schoolsRanks 293rd of 327 High schools
 1.9%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
7th Grade English Language Arts (Bluestem Junior/Senior High)14.96.9
 8%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Bluestem)14.96.9
 8%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Kansas)31.831.7
 0%
7th Grade Mathematics (Bluestem Junior/Senior High)4.30
 4.3%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Bluestem)4.30
 4.3%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Kansas)27.927.5
 0.4%
8th Grade English Language Arts (Bluestem Junior/Senior High)14.312.8
 1.5%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Bluestem)14.312.8
 1.5%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Kansas)25.220.8
 4.4%
8th Grade Mathematics (Bluestem Junior/Senior High)14.34.3
 9.9%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Bluestem)14.34.3
 9.9%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Kansas)25.922.8
 3.1%
8th Grade Science (Bluestem Junior/Senior High)16.714.9
 1.8%
   8th Grade Science (Bluestem)16.714.9
 1.8%
   8th Grade Science (Kansas)30.722.7
 8%
10th Grade English Language Arts (Bluestem Junior/Senior High)209.3
 10.7%
   10th Grade English Language Arts (Bluestem)209.3
 10.7%
   10th Grade English Language Arts (Kansas)28.526.7
 1.7%
10th Grade Mathematics (Bluestem Junior/Senior High)13.311.6
 1.7%
   10th Grade Mathematics (Bluestem)13.311.6
 1.7%
   10th Grade Mathematics (Kansas)24.521
 3.5%
11th Grade Science (Bluestem Junior/Senior High)10.517.6
 7.1%
   11th Grade Science (Bluestem)10.517.6
 7.1%
   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 Students235245
 4.3%
African American44
American Indian10
 100%
Asian00
Hispanic1616
Pacific Islander00
White211212
 0.5%
Two or More Races313
 333.3%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients49.8%53.5%
 3.7%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Bluestem Junior/Senior High

In the 2023-24 school year, 243 students attended Bluestem Junior/Senior High.

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

Elementary : Bluestem Elementary School

Bluestem Junior/Senior High ranks in the bottom 24.2% of Kansas high schools.

Students at Bluestem Junior/Senior High are 87% White, 7% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races.


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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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