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Thayer Schools

PublicElementaryGrades PK–8

300 W. Wilson, Thayer, KS 66776 · (620) 522-2109 · Part of Cherryvale Unified School District 447

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Directions
Students
137
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
58%
Setting
Rural
Grades
PK–8
The gist

What stands out about Thayer Schools

  • Its own letter, B: better results than 58% of Kansas’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 11 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 17 pts above the state
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 16.1% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Chetopa Township kids: 2 high schools

On the path

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

PK–8Thayer SchoolsYou are here
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency17%
State average 27.9%
Reading / language arts52%
State average 35.5%

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

Location

Directions ↗

300 W. Wilson, Thayer

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K8
Kindergarten11
Grade 117
Grade 215
Grade 316
Grade 413
Grade 513
Grade 612
Grade 713
Grade 819
Enrollment over time
118’20
128’21
119’22
130’23
137’24

Up 16.1% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 89%Two or more races 5%American Indian/Alaska Native 4%Hispanic 2%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Thayer Schools from Chetopa Township families.

Other schools in Cherryvale Unified School District 447

The district →
Lincoln Central Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Cherryvale
B+
268 students11:1
Cherryvale Sr / Middle School
High · Grades 7–12 · Cherryvale
D
277 students11:1

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; Chetopa Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.