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Schools in Alta Township

Alta Township’s public schools

Buhler Unified School District 313 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Alta Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?3/4schools above Kansas’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 98% of students in Kansas’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
35%
2021–22
Math proficiency
37%
2021–22
Graduate on time
92%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$11.3K
▼ 25% vs KS $15.0K
FY2024
Students per teacher
14.4
KS 13.3 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
1,667 students on the public path
In brief

Alta Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

3 of Alta Township’s 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Kansas’s 1,221 public schools. Buhler Grade School places highest (better than 90%); Prairie Hills Middle lowest (44%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Three elementary schools serve Alta Township, graded from A− to A, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools: Prairie Hills Middle and Ad Astra Alternative Academy. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Alta Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–53 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressA− to A
6–122 schoolsDepends on your addressC+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Buhler Unified School District 313.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Buhler Unified School District 313Grades PK–12 · 7 schools · 2,512 students, up 5% since 2021–22 · 14.4 per teacher (KS 13.3)
$11,265KS $14,966 · FY2024
A−
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading35%
State average 32.5% · 1248 students tested
Math37%
State average 29.4% · 1243 students tested

Alta Township vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Kansas towns that share Alta Township’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Alta Township—Buhler Unified School District 313
BurrtonC−Burrton Unified School District 369
Turkey Creek—Moundridge Unified School District 423 PK–12 · Inman Unified School District 448 PK–12
Garden—Moundridge Unified School District 423
Little RiverA−Buhler Unified School District 313

Every school in Alta Township

5 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Kansas’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Alta Townshipin other towns
Plum Creek Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Hutchinson
A−
448 students16:1Rate it →
Union Valley Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Hutchinson
A−
435 students15:1Rate it →
Buhler Grade School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Buhler
A
241 students15:1Rate it →
Prairie Hills Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Hutchinson
C+
532 students13:1Rate it →
Ad Astra Alternative Academy
High · Grades 7–12 · Hutchinson
11 students16:1Rate it →

Questions about Alta Township’s schools

Are Alta Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Alta Township. Buhler Unified School District 313 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Alta Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 3 of its 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Kansas’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Alta Township in?

Buhler Unified School District 313.

Where do Alta Township kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Prairie Hills Middle and Ad Astra Alternative Academy.

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What Alta Township families are saying about school.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.