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Western Plains South Elem/Jr High

PublicElementaryGrades PK–8

310 W. Burgess, Bazine, KS 67516 · (785) 398-2535 · Part of Western Plains Unified School District 106

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Directions
Students
31
Students per teacher
4:1
Free or reduced lunch
77%
Setting
Rural
Grades
PK–8
The gist

What stands out about Western Plains South Elem/Jr High

  • Its own letter, C−: better results than 24% of Kansas’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 18 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 6 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 4 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 13.9% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Bazine Township kids: Western Plains High

On the path

Where Bazine Township kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–8Western Plains South Elem/Jr HighYou are here
9–12Western Plains Highin Ransom

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency10%
State average 27.9%
Reading / language arts30%
State average 35.5%

Its own letter, C−, places these results among Kansas’s 1,221 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

310 W. Burgess, Bazine

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K7
Kindergarten3
Grade 12
Grade 22
Grade 32
Grade 45
Grade 51
Grade 61
Grade 74
Grade 84
Enrollment over time
36’20
39’21
44’22
38’23
31’24

Down 13.9% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 68%White 32%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Western Plains South Elem/Jr High from Bazine Township families.

Other schools in Western Plains Unified School District 106

The district →
Western Plains North Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Ransom
B−
62 students11:1
Western Plains High
High · Grades 9–12 · Ransom
34 students8:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Kansas’s other public schools; Bazine Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.