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Schools in Darlington Township

Darlington Township’s public schools

Newton Unified School District 373 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Darlington Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/6schools 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
25%
2021–22
Math proficiency
16%
2021–22
Graduate on time
91%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$17.4K
▲ 16% vs KS $15.0K
FY2024
Students per teacher
12.7
KS 13.3 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,571 students on the public path
In brief

Darlington Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Darlington Township’s 6 district schools with test results score above the middle of Kansas’s 1,221 public schools. South Breeze Elementary places highest (better than 72%); Opportunity Academy lowest (5%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Four elementary schools serve Darlington Township, graded from C+ to B+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools: Chisholm Middle School and Opportunity Academy. 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 Darlington Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–44 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to B+
6–122 schoolsDepends on your addressD to C−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Newton Unified School District 373.

The district

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

Newton Unified School District 373Grades PK–12 · 8 schools · 2,943 students, down 5% since 2020–21 · 12.7 per teacher (KS 13.3)
$17,375KS $14,966 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading25%
State average 32.5% · 1569 students tested
Math16%
State average 29.4% · 1581 students tested

Darlington Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Darlington Township—Newton Unified School District 373
NewtonCNewton Unified School District 373
GrantA−Valley Center Public Schools Unified School District 262
Richland—Remington-Whitewater Unified School District 206
Sedgwick—Sedgwick Public Schools Unified School District 439 PK–12 · Halstead Unified School District 440 PK–12

Every school in Darlington 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 Darlington Townshipin other towns
Northridge Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Newton
B
345 students18:1Rate it →
South Breeze Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Newton
B+
316 students13:1Rate it →
Slate Creek Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Newton
C+
236 students11:1Rate it →
Sunset Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Newton
B−
199 students11:1Rate it →
Opportunity Academy
High · Grades 6–12 · Newton
D
53 students11:1Rate it →
Chisholm Middle School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Newton
C−
422 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about Darlington Township’s schools

Are Darlington Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Darlington Township. Newton Unified School District 373 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Darlington Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 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 Darlington Township in?

Newton Unified School District 373.

Where do Darlington Township kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Chisholm Middle School and Opportunity Academy.

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What Darlington Township 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.