Bluestem Jr/Sr High High School
500 Bluestem Dr Leon KS, 67074, Butler County Phone: 316-742-3281 Ranking:  (252 out of 308, bottom 18%)*Type: Regular High School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Grade 7 to Grade 12 School District: Bluestem Unified School District 205 Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA Magnet: NA Charter: NA Shared-Time School: NA |
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 26 | 24 | 27 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 254 | 267 | 293 | 223 | 199 | 224 | 236 | |||||||
| Grade 7: | 36 | 14.2% | 45 | 16.9% | 35 | 11.9% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 8: | 43 | 16.9% | 38 | 14.2% | 37 | 12.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 9: | 38 | 15.0% | 41 | 15.4% | 49 | 16.7% | 51 | 22.9% | 52 | 26.1% | 57 | 25.4% | 63 | 26.7% |
| Grade 10: | 42 | 16.5% | 51 | 19.1% | 48 | 16.4% | 43 | 19.3% | 51 | 25.6% | 57 | 25.4% | 59 | 25.0% |
| Grade 11: | 49 | 19.3% | 49 | 18.4% | 39 | 13.3% | 49 | 22.0% | 48 | 24.1% | 58 | 25.9% | 56 | 23.7% |
| Grade 12: | 46 | 18.1% | 43 | 16.1% | 47 | 16.0% | 51 | 22.9% | 48 | 24.1% | 52 | 23.2% | 58 | 24.6% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | 38 | 13.0% | 29 | 13.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 133 | 52.4% | 142 | 53.2% | 148 | 50.5% | 106 | 47.5% | 99 | 49.7% | 107 | 47.8% | 112 | 47.5% |
| Female: | 121 | 47.6% | 125 | 46.8% | 145 | 49.5% | 117 | 52.5% | 100 | 50.3% | 109 | 48.7% | 120 | 50.8% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 3 | 1.2% | 5 | 1.9% | 4 | 1.4% | 7 | 3.1% | 3 | 1.5% | 8 | 3.6% | 10 | 4.2% |
| Asian: | 1 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 1.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.8% |
| Hispanic: | 13 | 5.1% | 10 | 3.7% | 16 | 5.5% | 18 | 8.1% | 10 | 5.0% | 6 | 2.7% | 8 | 3.4% |
| Black: | 2 | 0.8% | 1 | 0.4% | 10 | 3.4% | 7 | 3.1% | 2 | 1.0% | 5 | 2.2% | 5 | 2.1% |
| White: | 232 | 91.3% | 250 | 93.6% | 261 | 89.1% | 188 | 84.3% | 176 | 88.4% | 204 | 91.1% | 211 | 89.4% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 3 | 1.2% | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 8 | 4.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 99 | 39.0% | 110 | 41.2% | 85 | 29.0% | 51 | 22.9% | 55 | 27.6% | 42 | 18.8% | 33 | 14.0% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 29 | 11.4% | 32 | 12.0% | 29 | 9.9% | 21 | 9.4% | 17 | 8.5% | 17 | 7.6% | 15 | 6.4% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 9.88 | 11.22 | 10.75 | 14.87 | 11.44 | 12.20 | 13.60 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| KS State Assessment | ||||||
| 2006 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 55.74% | N/A | N/A |
| 2008 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 67.24% | N/A | N/A |
| 2008 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 81.03% | N/A | N/A |
| 2007 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 61.4% | N/A | N/A |
| 2009 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 77.19% | N/A | N/A |
| 2010 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 55.1% | N/A | N/A |
| 2011 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 87.23% | N/A | N/A |
| 2006 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 73.77% | N/A | N/A |
| 2007 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 67.86% | N/A | N/A |
| 2009 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 89.83% | N/A | N/A |
| 2010 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 73.47% | N/A | N/A |
| 2011 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 88.46% | N/A | N/A |
| 2009 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 90.38% | N/A | N/A |
| 2010 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 91.11% | N/A | N/A |
| 2011 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 89.36% | N/A | N/A |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 56.3% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 43.8% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 18.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 18.8% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 81.3% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $44,329.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $34,938.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $46,496.0 |
* Bluestem Jr/Sr High High School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.