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Smith Center Elem

PublicElementaryGrades PK–6

216 South Jefferson, Smith Center, KS 66967 · (785) 282-6614 · Part of Smith Center Unified School District 237

Center Township’s School Grade B better than 60% of Kansas school districts

Directions
Students
253
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
52%
Setting
Rural
Grades
PK–6
The gist

What stands out about Smith Center Elem

  • Its own letter, A−: reading and math results near the top of Kansas’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 27 pts above the state
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher
  • Next stop for Center Township kids: Smith Center Jr Sr High

On the path

Where Center Township kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–6Smith Center ElemYou are here
7–12Smith Center Jr Sr Highin Smith Center

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency27%
State average 27.9%
Reading / language arts62%
State average 35.5%

Its own letter, A−, places these results among Kansas’s 1,221 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

216 South Jefferson, Smith Center

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K27
Kindergarten38
Grade 128
Grade 229
Grade 340
Grade 431
Grade 521
Grade 639
Enrollment over time
244’20
272’21
259’22
255’23
253’24

Up 3.7% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 90%Two or more races 6%Black 2%Hispanic 2%American Indian/Alaska Native 1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Smith Center Elem from Center Township families.

Other schools in Smith Center Unified School District 237

The district →
Smith Center Jr Sr High
High · Grades 7–12 · Smith Center
C
183 students10:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Kansas’s other public schools; Center Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.