Buckeye Township’s public schools outscore 81% of Kansas districts
Reading proficiency in Buckeye Township’s districts is 42%, above the Kansas average (32%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Buckeye Township, 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.
From Kansas state tests taken in spring 2022, when 99% 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.
Buckeye Township’s schools, in brief
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 42% and math 37% across both districts in spring 2022, against 32% and 29% statewide; 90% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
Ellis Unified School District 388 spends $15,408 per student and Hays Unified School District 489 $15,313, against $14,966 across Kansas (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓
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.
What’s behind Buckeye Township’s grade
A−: better than 81% of Kansas school districts. Test scores and graduation are both above the Kansas average; test scores are the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Buckeye Township, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Buckeye Township · depends on your address
Lincoln Elem
Grades PK–5 · 274 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Hays
Washington Elem
Grades PK–6 · 182 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Ellis
6th grade in Buckeye Township · depends on your address
Hays Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 726 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Hays
Washington Elem
Grades PK–6 · 182 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Ellis
7th grade in Buckeye Township · depends on your address
Hays Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 726 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Hays
Ellis Jr/Sr High
Grades 7–12 · 161 students · 9:1 students per teacher · in Ellis
8th grade in Buckeye Township · depends on your address
Hays Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 726 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Hays
Ellis Jr/Sr High
Grades 7–12 · 161 students · 9:1 students per teacher · in Ellis
9th grade in Buckeye Township · depends on your address
Hays High
Grades 9–12 · 1,017 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Hays
Ellis Jr/Sr High
Grades 7–12 · 161 students · 9:1 students per teacher · in Ellis
10th grade in Buckeye Township · depends on your address
Hays High
Grades 9–12 · 1,017 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Hays
Ellis Jr/Sr High
Grades 7–12 · 161 students · 9:1 students per teacher · in Ellis
11th grade in Buckeye Township · depends on your address
Hays High
Grades 9–12 · 1,017 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Hays
Ellis Jr/Sr High
Grades 7–12 · 161 students · 9:1 students per teacher · in Ellis
12th grade in Buckeye Township · depends on your address
Hays High
Grades 9–12 · 1,017 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Hays
Ellis Jr/Sr High
Grades 7–12 · 161 students · 9:1 students per teacher · in Ellis
Buckeye Township runs its own schools through grade 12 (Ellis Unified School District 388). From grade PK, students attend the Hays Unified School District 489, shared with Big Creek, Freedom, Hays and Schoenchen. Its elementary school is in Hays. Parts of Buckeye Township (18%, 5% and 3% of its land) are served by Plainville Unified School District 270, Palco Unified School District 269 and Victoria Unified School District 432 instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Two districts serve Buckeye Township
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well above the state in reading
Buckeye Township vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Kansas towns that share Buckeye Township’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Buckeye Township | A− | Ellis Unified School District 388 PK–12 · Hays Unified School District 489 PK–12 |
| Big Creek | A− | Hays Unified School District 489 |
| Herzog | B+ | Victoria Unified School District 432 PK–12 · Paradise Unified School District 399 PK–12 |
| Ogallah | — | WaKeeney Unified School District 208 PK–12 · Ellis Unified School District 388 PK–12 |
| Township 11 | D | Plainville Unified School District 270 |
| Township 12 | — | Plainville Unified School District 270 PK–12 · Paradise Unified School District 399 PK–12 |
| Township 9 | — | Palco Unified School District 269 |
Every school in Buckeye Township
7 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).
Questions about Buckeye Township’s schools
Are Buckeye Township’s schools good?
By Kansas’s own tests, yes: the public schools Buckeye Township children attend outscore 81% of Kansas’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A− Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 81%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Buckeye Township in?
Two districts: Ellis Unified School District 388 runs grades PK–12, and Hays Unified School District 489 runs grades PK–12, shared with Big Creek, Freedom, Hays and Schoenchen.
What is Buckeye Township’s graduation rate?
90% of the class of 2023 in Hays Unified School District 489 graduated in four years, against 88% across Kansas.
How much does Buckeye Township spend per student?
$15,408 in Ellis Unified School District 388 and $15,313 in Hays Unified School District 489 (FY2024), against $14,966 across Kansas. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Buckeye 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). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Kansas. Stars are from neighbors.