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Schools in Bigelow Township

Bigelow Township’s public schools

Vermillion Unified School District 380 and Valley Heights Unified School District 498 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Bigelow Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?3/5schools above Kansas’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% 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
43%
2021–22
Math proficiency
47%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.4K
▼ 10% vs KS $15.0K
FY2024 · Vermillion Unified School District 380
Students per teacher
11.8
KS 13.3 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
922 students on the public path
In brief

Bigelow Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

3 of Bigelow Township’s 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of Kansas’s 1,221 public schools. Centralia Elem places highest (better than 95%); Valley Heights Jr/Sr High lowest (31%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Three elementary schools serve Bigelow Township, graded from A− to A+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then three middle schools: Valley Heights Jr/Sr High, Centralia High and Frankfort 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.

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–63 schoolsDepends on your addressA− to A+
7–123 schoolsDepends on your addressC to B

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Vermillion Unified School District 380.

Two districts serve Bigelow Township

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

Vermillion Unified School District 380Grades PK–12 · 4 schools · 644 students, up 5% since 2020–21 · 11.7 per teacher (KS 13.3)
$13,403KS $14,966 · FY2024
A
Valley Heights Unified School District 498Grades PK–12 · 3 schools · 398 students, down 5% since 2020–21 · 12.0 per teacher (KS 13.3)
$17,436KS $14,966 · FY2024
A+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Vermillion Unified School District 38043%
State average 32.5% · 294 students tested
Math · PK–12, Vermillion Unified School District 38047%
State average 29.4% · 294 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Valley Heights Unified School District 49848%
State average 32.5% · 220 students tested
Math · PK–12, Valley Heights Unified School District 49849%
State average 29.4% · 220 students tested

Bigelow Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Bigelow Township—Vermillion Unified School District 380 PK–12 · Valley Heights Unified School District 498 PK–12
Spring Creek—Blue Valley Unified School District 384 PK–12 · Rock Creek Unified School District 323 PK–12
Wells—Vermillion Unified School District 380 PK–12 · Valley Heights Unified School District 498 PK–12
Blue Rapids—Valley Heights Unified School District 498
Clear Fork—Vermillion Unified School District 380
Swede Creek—Blue Valley Unified School District 384

2 of the 5 neighbors share Vermillion Unified School District 380 with Bigelow Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Bigelow Township

6 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 Bigelow Townshipin other towns
Centralia Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Centralia
A+
197 students14:1Rate it →
Frankfort Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Frankfort
A−
185 students14:1Rate it →
Valley Heights Elementary - Waterville
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Waterville
112 students12:1Rate it →
Valley Heights Jr/Sr High
High · Grades 7–12 · Blue Rapids
C
166 students11:1Rate it →
Centralia High
High · Grades 7–12 · Centralia
B
145 students10:1Rate it →
Frankfort High
High · Grades 7–12 · Frankfort
C
117 students8:1Rate it →

Questions about Bigelow Township’s schools

Are Bigelow Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Bigelow Township. Vermillion Unified School District 380 and Valley Heights Unified School District 498 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Bigelow Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 3 of its 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of Kansas’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Bigelow Township in?

Vermillion Unified School District 380 and Valley Heights Unified School District 498.

Where do Bigelow Township kids go to high school?

One of three high schools, depending on your address: Valley Heights Jr/Sr High, Centralia High and Frankfort High.

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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.