📍 301 W. Eagle Street, Otis, Rush County, 67565
SouthWinds Academy is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Otis, Rush County. The school has 43 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Otis-Bison school district. It serves grades 5–12 in a rural setting. 30% of students are proficient in reading. 10% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 49%. Technology infrastructure includes campus-wide Wi-Fi.
SouthWinds Academy enrolls 43 students across grades 5–12. The student body is 30% male and 70% female.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 74% White, 16% Black or African American and 7% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 32 | 74% |
| Black or African American | 7 | 16% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 3 | 7% |
| Asian | 1 | 2.3% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
6 of the school's 43 students (14%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 6 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
SouthWinds Academy is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Remote). It operates as a fully virtual school. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district KS-10, state senate district 33, state house district 109.
SouthWinds Academy is one of 3 schools in Otis-Bison, based in Otis, Kansas. The district serves 172 students district-wide and employs 28 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 43 students, SouthWinds Academy is smaller than the district average of about 57 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote