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Schools in Cawker Township

Cawker Township’s public schools

Waconda Unified School District 272 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Cawker Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?3/3schools 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
52%
2021–22
Math proficiency
57%
2021–22
Graduate on time
75%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$17.1K
▲ 15% vs KS $15.0K
FY2024
Students per teacher
11.4
KS 13.3 · smaller classes
Schools in town
1
336 students on the public path
In brief

Cawker Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

3 of Cawker Township’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Kansas’s 1,221 public schools. Tipton Community School places highest (better than 98%); Lakeside Junior/Senior High School lowest (54%). 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 Cawker Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Lakeside ElementaryWaconda Unified School District 272A
6–122 schoolsDepends on your addressB− to A+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Waconda Unified School District 272.

The district

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

Waconda Unified School District 272Grades PK–12 · 3 schools · 336 students, up 5% since 2020–21 · 11.4 per teacher (KS 13.3)
$17,141KS $14,966 · FY2024
A+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading52%
State average 32.5% · 151 students tested
Math57%
State average 29.4% · 153 students tested

Cawker Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Cawker Township—Waconda Unified School District 272
Glen Elder—Waconda Unified School District 272
Carr Creek—Waconda Unified School District 272
Erving—Rock Hills Unified School District 107
Ross—Waconda Unified School District 272
Athens—Beloit Unified School District 273 PK–12 · Rock Hills Unified School District 107 PK–12

3 of the 5 neighbors share Waconda Unified School District 272 with Cawker Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Cawker Township

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 Cawker Townshipby address
Lakeside Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Cawker City
A
163 students14:1Rate it →
Also serving Cawker Townshipin other towns
Tipton Community School
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Tipton
A+
46 students12:1Rate it →
Lakeside Junior/Senior High School
High · Grades 6–12 · Downs
B−
127 students9:1Rate it →

Questions about Cawker Township’s schools

Are Cawker Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Cawker Township. Waconda Unified School District 272 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Cawker Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 3 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Kansas’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Cawker Township in?

Waconda Unified School District 272.

Where do Cawker Township kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Lakeside Junior/Senior High School and Tipton Community 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.