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Schools in Baker Township · Quinter Public Schools Unified School District 293

Baker Township’s public schools outscore 70% of Kansas districts

The grade covers the public school district serving Baker Township, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests. On the state reading tests, 37% of Baker Township’s students scored proficient, above the Kansas average (32%). Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Kansas, not nationally.

≈could be anywhere from C+ to AK–12Where will my kid go?

From Kansas state tests taken in spring 2022, when 98% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
37%
▲ 4 pts vs KS 32%
2021–22
Math proficiency
32%
▲ 3 pts vs KS 29%
2021–22
Spent per student
$17.5K
▲ 17% vs KS $15.0K
FY2024
Students per teacher
11.2
KS 13.3 · smaller classes
Schools in town
2
309 students on the public path
In brief

Baker Township’s schools, in brief

Above the state on tests

Reading proficiency is 37% and math 32% in spring 2022, against 32% and 29% statewide. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $17,458 per student, against $14,966 across Kansas (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle school

From grade 7 the district’s path is Quinter Jr-Sr High. 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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Baker Township’s grade

B+ Test scores

B+: better than 70% of Kansas school districts. Test scores are above the Kansas average; there is no graduation rate to add.

Kansas school districts we grade (283)Better than 70%
Lower resultsHigher results
Kansas towns with similar household incomes (854)Better than 71%
C+AA rough placement. Ordinary sampling error in 152 test results could put Baker Township anywhere from C+ to A. The tests are from spring 2022, when 98% of Baker Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (152 in math, 153 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Baker Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–6Quinter ElemQuinter Public Schools Unified School District 293B−
7–12Quinter Jr-Sr HighQuinter Public Schools Unified School District 293C

Baker Township’s public schools are run by Quinter Public Schools Unified School District 293, which also serves Jerome, Larrabee, Payne and Quinter. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

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

Quinter Public Schools Unified School District 293Grades PK–12 · 2 schools · 309 students, down 4% since 2020–21 · 11.2 per teacher (KS 13.3)
$17,458KS $14,966 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading37%
State average 32.5% · 153 students tested
Math32%
State average 29.4% · 152 students tested

Baker Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Baker TownshipB+Quinter Public Schools Unified School District 293
Larrabee—Quinter Public Schools Unified School District 293
Collyer—WaKeeney Unified School District 208
Payne—Wheatland Unified School District 292 PK–12 · Quinter Public Schools Unified School District 293 PK–12
Bryant—Graham County Unified School District 281

2 of the 4 neighbors share Quinter Public Schools Unified School District 293 with Baker Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Baker Township

2 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).

District schools in Baker Townshipby address
Quinter Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Quinter
B−
176 students14:1Rate it →
Quinter Jr-Sr High
High · Grades 7–12 · Quinter
C
133 students9:1Rate it →

Questions about Baker Township’s schools

Are Baker Township’s schools good?

By Kansas’s own tests, yes: the public schools Baker Township children attend outscore 70% of Kansas’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B+ Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 71%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Baker Township in?

Quinter Public Schools Unified School District 293, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 309 students in 2 schools (2024–25).

How much does Baker Township spend per student?

$17,458 in Quinter Public Schools Unified School District 293 (FY2024), against $14,966 across Kansas. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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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). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Kansas. Stars are from neighbors.