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Schools in Centralia

Centralia’s public schools

Vermillion Unified School District 380 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Centralia. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?3/4schools 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
47%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.4K
▼ 10% vs KS $15.0K
FY2024
Students per teacher
11.7
KS 13.3 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
644 students on the public path
In brief

Centralia’s schools, in brief

School by school

3 of Centralia’s 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Kansas’s 1,221 public schools. Centralia Elem places highest (better than 95%); Frankfort High lowest (31%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Centralia, graded from A− to A+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools: Centralia High and Frankfort 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 Centralia, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–62 schoolsDepends on your addressA− to A+
7–122 schoolsDepends on your addressC to B

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Vermillion Unified School District 380.

The district

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

Vermillion Unified School District 380Grades PK–12 · 4 schools · 644 students, up 5% since 2020–21 · 11.7 per teacher (KS 13.3)
$13,403KS $14,966 · FY2024
A
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading43%
State average 32.5% · 294 students tested
Math47%
State average 29.4% · 294 students tested

Centralia vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Centralia—Vermillion Unified School District 380

Every school in Centralia

4 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 Centraliain other towns
Centralia Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–6
A+
197 students14:1Rate it →
Frankfort Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Frankfort
A−
185 students14:1Rate it →
Centralia High
High · Grades 7–12
B
145 students10:1Rate it →
Frankfort High
High · Grades 7–12 · Frankfort
C
117 students8:1Rate it →

Questions about Centralia’s schools

Are Centralia’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Centralia. Vermillion Unified School District 380 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Centralia. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 3 of its 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Kansas’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Centralia in?

Vermillion Unified School District 380.

Where do Centralia kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Centralia High and Frankfort High.

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What Centralia 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.