Otis Bison Academy
Otis · KS · Otis-Bison · Public · K-12 combined
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Otis-Bison Junior/Senior High School → La Crosse High → Hoisington High → Great Bend High School → Victoria Junior-Senior High School → Larned Sr High → Hays High → Russell Junior-Senior High →📋 At a glance
- 🎓 AP rigor: Bottom 6% of US high schools
- 📝 SAT/ACT participation: Bottom 4% by test-taker volume
- 🎓 4-yr grad rate: 49% (Bottom 10% of US high schools by 4-yr grad rate)
Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts ACGR, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.
How Otis Bison Academy compares for families
What families should know about Otis Bison Academy.
- ▸ LocallyKS sits right at the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math — local school quality will set your kid apart.
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Otis-Bison Junior/Senior High School, La Crosse High, Hoisington High and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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SAT / ACT participation
CRDC federal data · 2020-21Bottom 4% by test-taker volume
Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). Volume — not score — is what's reported here. A higher count means more students at this school are entering the college admissions pipeline. Note: 2020-21 was COVID-disrupted; some districts (especially those that stayed remote longer) report unusually low or zero takers.
🎓 4-year graduation rate · federal EDFacts
What % of students graduate on time?
Bottom 10% of US high schools by 4-yr grad rate
Source: federal EDFacts ACGR (Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate), 2019 vintage via Urban Institute. EDFacts publishes a range (low-high) to preserve privacy on small cohorts; we display the midpoint.
Enrollment trend & projection
Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).
If the recent trend holds…
At its recent rate of -26.9%/year, projecting from 2024's 18 students:
A small or specialty program — naive trend math doesn't capture the school's full picture. Read the trend as directional, not predictive.
An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.
Nearby high schools — the local competition
The closest high schools families here also consider, and where their enrollment is heading.
| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Otis-Bison Junior/Senior High School Otis |
Public | 0.0 | 46 | — |
| La Crosse High La Crosse |
Public | 13.6 | 87 | -2.2% |
| Hoisington High Hoisington |
Public | 15.1 | 225 | +0.0% |
| Great Bend High School Great Bend |
Public | 19.2 | 923 | +7.3% |
| Victoria Junior-Senior High School Victoria |
Public | 22.6 | 73 | -8.8% |
| Larned Sr High Larned |
Public | 24.8 | 234 | +3.5% |
| Hays High Hays |
Public | 26.3 | 1,017 | +14.1% |
| Russell Junior-Senior High Russell |
Public | 26.9 | 206 | -6.8% |