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Schools in Center Township

Center Township’s public schools

North Ottawa County Unified School District 239 and Twin Valley Unified School District 240 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Center Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?3/6schools 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
35%
2021–22
Math proficiency
39%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.4K
▲ 3% vs KS $15.0K
FY2024 · North Ottawa County Unified School District 239
Students per teacher
10.0
KS 13.3 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,193 students on the public path
In brief

Center Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

3 of Center Township’s 6 district schools with test results score above the middle of Kansas’s 1,221 public schools. Bennington Elem places highest (better than 72%); Tescott Junior High/High School lowest (31%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Three elementary schools serve Center Township, graded from B to B+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then three middle schools: Minneapolis Jr-Sr High School, Bennington Junior High/High School and Tescott Junior High/High School. 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 Center Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–63 schoolsDepends on your addressB to B+
7–123 schoolsDepends on your addressC to B−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the North Ottawa County Unified School District 239.

Two districts serve Center Township

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

North Ottawa County Unified School District 239Grades PK–12 · 2 schools · 598 students · 10.1 per teacher (KS 13.3)
$15,357KS $14,966 · FY2024
A−
Twin Valley Unified School District 240Grades PK–12 · 4 schools · 595 students, up 5% since 2020–21 · 10.0 per teacher (KS 13.3)
$15,165KS $14,966 · FY2024
A−
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, North Ottawa County Unified School District 23935%
State average 32.5% · 350 students tested
Math · PK–12, North Ottawa County Unified School District 23939%
State average 29.4% · 350 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Twin Valley Unified School District 24034%
State average 32.5% · 314 students tested
Math · PK–12, Twin Valley Unified School District 24039%
State average 29.4% · 314 students tested

Center Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Center Township—North Ottawa County Unified School District 239 PK–12 · Twin Valley Unified School District 240 PK–12
MinneapolisA−North Ottawa County Unified School District 239
Garfield—North Ottawa County Unified School District 239
Concord—North Ottawa County Unified School District 239 PK–12 · Twin Valley Unified School District 240 PK–12
Henry—Twin Valley Unified School District 240 PK–12 · North Ottawa County Unified School District 239 PK–12
Culver—Twin Valley Unified School District 240

4 of the 5 neighbors share North Ottawa County Unified School District 239 with Center Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Center Township

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).

Also serving Center Townshipin other towns
Minneapolis Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Minneapolis
B
298 students10:1Rate it →
Bennington Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Bennington
B+
235 students12:1Rate it →
Tescott Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Tescott
B+
69 students7:1Rate it →
Minneapolis Jr-Sr High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Minneapolis
B−
300 students10:1Rate it →
Bennington Junior High/High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Bennington
C+
219 students12:1Rate it →
Tescott Junior High/High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Tescott
C
72 students7:1Rate it →

Questions about Center Township’s schools

Are Center Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Center Township. North Ottawa County Unified School District 239 and Twin Valley Unified School District 240 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Center Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 3 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 Center Township in?

North Ottawa County Unified School District 239 and Twin Valley Unified School District 240.

Where do Center Township kids go to high school?

One of three high schools, depending on your address: Minneapolis Jr-Sr High School, Bennington Junior High/High School and Tescott Junior High/High 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.