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Schools in Bonner Springs · Bonner Springs Unified School District 204

Bonner Springs’s public schools score below 68% of Kansas districts on tests and graduation

Reading proficiency in Bonner Springs’s districts is 27%, below the Kansas average (32%). The grade covers the public school district serving Bonner Springs, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Kansas, not nationally.

#121of 151 Kansas townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From Kansas state tests taken in spring 2022, when 100% 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
27%
▼ 6 pts vs KS 32%
2021–22
Math proficiency
25%
▼ 4 pts vs KS 29%
2021–22
Graduate on time
86%
▼ 2 pts vs KS 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.0K
▼ 6% vs KS $15.0K
FY2024
Students per teacher
12.5
KS 13.3 · smaller classes
Schools in town
3
1,728 students on the public path
In brief

Bonner Springs’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 755 Kansas towns with household incomes within a quarter of Bonner Springs’s, its schools beat 27%, lower than their 32% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 27% of tested students were proficient in reading and 25% in math, against 32% and 29% statewide; 100% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

86% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88% across Kansas. Districts ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $14,005 per student, against $14,966 across Kansas (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle and one high school

From grade 6 the district’s path is Robert E Clark Middle, then Bonner Springs 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 Bonner Springs’s grade

C Test scoresC+ Graduation

C: better than 32% of Kansas school districts, #121 of 151 Kansas towns. Both inputs trail the Kansas average; graduation is the closer of the two to typical.

Kansas school districts we grade (283)Better than 32%
Lower resultsHigher results
Kansas towns with similar household incomes (755)Better than 27%
C−B−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 1,288 test results and a graduating class of 212 could put Bonner Springs anywhere from C− to B−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 100% of Bonner Springs’s students in the tested grades sat them (1,304 in math, 1,272 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–5Bonner Springs ElementaryBonner Springs Unified School District 204B−
6–8Robert E Clark MiddleBonner Springs Unified School District 204C−
9–12Bonner Springs HighBonner Springs Unified School District 204C−

Bonner Springs’s public schools are run by Bonner Springs Unified School District 204, which also serves Edwardsville. Parts of Bonner Springs (3% of its land) are served by De Soto Unified School District 232 instead. 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.

Bonner Springs Unified School District 204Grades PK–12 · 5 schools · 2,437 students, down 5% since 2020–21 · 12.5 per teacher (KS 13.3)
$14,005KS $14,966 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading27%
State average 32.5% · 1272 students tested
Math25%
State average 29.4% · 1304 students tested

Bonner Springs vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Kansas towns that share Bonner Springs’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Bonner SpringsCBonner Springs Unified School District 204
Kansas CityD−Kansas City Unified School District 500 PK–12 · Piper-Kansas City Unified School District 203 PK–12
ShawneeADe Soto Unified School District 232 PK–12 · Shawnee Mission Public Schools Unified PK–12
EdwardsvilleCBonner Springs Unified School District 204
FairmountABasehor-Linwood Unified School District 458

Every school in Bonner Springs

3 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 Bonner Springsby address
Bonner Springs Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5
B−
351 students12:1Rate it →
Robert E Clark Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8
C−
599 students12:1Rate it →
Bonner Springs High
High · Grades 9–12
C−
778 students13:1Rate it →

Questions about Bonner Springs’s schools

Are Bonner Springs’s schools good?

On Kansas’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Bonner Springs children attend score below 68% of Kansas’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C Schools grade, #121 of 151 Kansas towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 27%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Bonner Springs in?

Bonner Springs Unified School District 204, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 2,437 students in 5 schools (2024–25). Small parts of Bonner Springs are served by De Soto Unified School District 232.

Where do Bonner Springs kids go to high school?

Bonner Springs High, with 778 students; its own test results earn a C−.

What is Bonner Springs’s graduation rate?

86% of the class of 2023 in Bonner Springs Unified School District 204 graduated in four years, against 88% across Kansas.

How much does Bonner Springs spend per student?

$14,005 in Bonner Springs Unified School District 204 (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.