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Schools in Cambridge

Cambridge’s public schools

Central Unified School District 462 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Cambridge. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/2schools above Kansas’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 98% 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
32%
2021–22
Math proficiency
32%
2021–22
Graduate on time
90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$18.0K
▲ 20% vs KS $15.0K
FY2024
Students per teacher
11.4
KS 13.3 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
301 students on the public path
In brief

Cambridge’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Cambridge’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Kansas’s 1,221 public schools. Central Elem places highest (better than 63%); Central Jr-Sr High lowest (16%). 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 Cambridge, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–6Central Elemin BurdenB
7–12Central Jr-Sr Highin BurdenC−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Central Unified School District 462.

The district

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

Central Unified School District 462Grades PK–12 · 2 schools · 301 students · 11.4 per teacher (KS 13.3)
$17,977KS $14,966 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading32%
State average 32.5% · 158 students tested
Math32%
State average 29.4% · 157 students tested

Cambridge vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Cambridge—Central Unified School District 462

Every school in Cambridge

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).

Also serving Cambridgein other towns
Central Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Burden
B
162 students17:1Rate it →
Central Jr-Sr High
High · Grades 7–12 · Burden
C−
139 students8:1Rate it →

Questions about Cambridge’s schools

Are Cambridge’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Cambridge. Central Unified School District 462 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Cambridge. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Kansas’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Cambridge in?

Central Unified School District 462.

Where do Cambridge kids go to high school?

Central Jr-Sr High.

Parents talk

What Cambridge 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). Stars are from neighbors.