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Schools in Catharine

Catharine’s public schools

Hays Unified School District 489 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Catharine. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?5/6schools 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
39%
2021–22
Graduate on time
90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.3K
▲ 2% vs KS $15.0K
FY2024
Students per teacher
15.4
KS 13.3 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
3,172 students on the public path
In brief

Catharine’s schools, in brief

School by school

5 of Catharine’s 6 district schools with test results score above the middle of Kansas’s 1,221 public schools. Kathryn O'Loughlin McCarthy Elem places highest (better than 98%); Lincoln Elem lowest (41%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Four elementary schools serve Catharine, graded from C+ to A+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one middle school and one high school: Hays 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 Catharine, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–54 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to A+
6–8Hays Middle Schoolin HaysB
9–12Hays Highin HaysB

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Hays Unified School District 489.

The district

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

Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading43%
State average 32.5% · 1591 students tested
Math39%
State average 29.4% · 1599 students tested

Catharine vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Catharine—Hays Unified School District 489

Every school in Catharine

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).

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Questions about Catharine’s schools

Are Catharine’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Catharine. Hays Unified School District 489 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Catharine. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 5 of its 6 district schools with test results score above the middle of Kansas’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Catharine in?

Hays Unified School District 489.

Where do Catharine kids go to high school?

Hays High.

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What Catharine 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.