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Schools in Centropolis Township · West Franklin Unified School District 287

Centropolis Township’s public schools score below 64% of Kansas districts on tests and graduation

25% of students in Centropolis Township’s public schools are proficient in math, below the Kansas average (29%). The grade covers the public school district serving Centropolis Township, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Kansas, not nationally.

≈could be anywhere from D to B+K–12Where will my kid go?

From Kansas state tests taken in spring 2022, when 86% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
31%
▼ 2 pts vs KS 32%
2021–22
Math proficiency
25%
▼ 4 pts vs KS 29%
2021–22
Graduate on time
80–89%
▼ 1–8 pts vs KS 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$16.7K
▲ 12% vs KS $15.0K
FY2024
Students per teacher
10.4
KS 13.3 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
642 students on the public path
In brief

Centropolis Township’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 856 Kansas towns with household incomes within a quarter of Centropolis Township’s, its schools beat 30%, lower than their 36% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 31% of tested students were proficient in reading and 25% in math, against 32% and 29% statewide; 86% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

80–89% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88% across Kansas (the state reports Centropolis Township’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $16,705 per student, against $14,966 across Kansas (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

Two elementary schools, then one middle and one high school

Which elementary school depends on the address; from grade 6 the district’s path is West Franklin Middle School, then West Franklin High School. Enrollment is up 5% since 2020–21. 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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Centropolis Township’s grade

C+ Test scoresC− Graduation

C+: better than 36% of Kansas school districts. Both inputs trail the Kansas average; test scores are the closer of the two to typical.

Kansas school districts we grade (283)Better than 36%
Lower resultsHigher results
Kansas towns with similar household incomes (856)Better than 30%
Towns in Franklin County (16)Better than 0%
DB+A rough placement. Ordinary sampling error in 295 test results and a graduating class of 48 could put Centropolis Township anywhere from D to B+. The tests are from spring 2022, when 86% of Centropolis Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (289 in math, 301 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Centropolis Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–52 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressB− to B
6–8West Franklin Middle Schoolin PomonaC
9–12West Franklin High Schoolin PomonaC−

Centropolis Township’s public schools are run by West Franklin Unified School District 287, which also serves Appanoose, Greenwood, Homewood and Junction and others. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

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

West Franklin Unified School District 287Grades PK–12 · 4 schools · 642 students, up 5% since 2020–21 · 10.4 per teacher (KS 13.3)
$16,705KS $14,966 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading31%
State average 32.5% · 301 students tested
Math25%
State average 29.4% · 289 students tested

Centropolis Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Centropolis TownshipC+West Franklin Unified School District 287
Appanoose—West Franklin Unified School District 287
Marion—Santa Fe Trail Unified School District 434 PK–12 · Baldwin City Unified School District 348 PK–12
Hayes—Wellsville Unified School District 289 PK–12 · Ottawa Unified School District 290 PK–12
Ottawa—Ottawa Unified School District 290 PK–12 · West Franklin Unified School District 287 PK–12
Greenwood—West Franklin Unified School District 287

3 of the 5 neighbors share West Franklin Unified School District 287 with Centropolis Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Centropolis Township

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 Centropolis Townshipin other towns
Appanoose Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Pomona
B
191 students11:1Rate it →
Williamsburg Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Williamsburg
B−
102 students9:1Rate it →
West Franklin Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Pomona
C
149 students11:1Rate it →
West Franklin High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Pomona
C−
200 students10:1Rate it →

Questions about Centropolis Township’s schools

Are Centropolis Township’s schools good?

On Kansas’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Centropolis Township children attend score below 64% of Kansas’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C+ Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 30%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Centropolis Township in?

West Franklin Unified School District 287, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 642 students in 4 schools (2024–25).

Where do Centropolis Township kids go to high school?

West Franklin High School in Pomona, with 200 students; its own test results earn a C−.

What is Centropolis Township’s graduation rate?

80–89% of the class of 2023 in West Franklin Unified School District 287 graduated in four years, against 88% across Kansas.

How much does Centropolis Township spend per student?

$16,705 in West Franklin Unified School District 287 (FY2024), against $14,966 across Kansas. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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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). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Kansas. Stars are from neighbors.