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Schools in Downs Township

Downs Township’s public schools

Wellington Unified School District 353 and Caldwell Unified School District 360 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Downs Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?4/7schools 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
20%
2021–22
Graduate on time
92%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.2K
▼ 5% vs KS $15.0K
FY2024 · Wellington Unified School District 353
Students per teacher
11.0
KS 13.3 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,220 students on the public path
In brief

Downs Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

4 of Downs Township’s 7 district schools with test results score above the middle of Kansas’s 1,221 public schools. Eisenhower Elem places highest (better than 77%); Wellington Middle School lowest (10%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Five elementary schools serve Downs Township, graded from B− to A−, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools: Wellington Middle School and Caldwell Secondary School. 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 Downs Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–55 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressB− to A−
6–122 schoolsDepends on your addressD to C−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Wellington Unified School District 353.

Two districts serve Downs Township

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

Wellington Unified School District 353Grades PK–12 · 7 schools · 1,439 students, down 2% since 2020–21 · 11.3 per teacher (KS 13.3)
$14,189KS $14,966 · FY2024
C
Caldwell Unified School District 360Grades PK–12 · 3 schools · 248 students, down 5% since 2021–22 · 9.4 per teacher (KS 13.3)
$19,187KS $14,966 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Wellington Unified School District 35325%
State average 32.5% · 806 students tested
Math · PK–12, Wellington Unified School District 35320%
State average 29.4% · 808 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Caldwell Unified School District 36037%
State average 32.5% · 118 students tested
Math · PK–12, Caldwell Unified School District 36032%
State average 29.4% · 118 students tested

Downs Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Downs Township—Wellington Unified School District 353 PK–12 · Caldwell Unified School District 360 PK–12
WellingtonCWellington Unified School District 353
Falls—Caldwell Unified School District 360
Jackson—Wellington Unified School District 353 PK–12 · South Haven Unified School District 509 PK–12
Osborne—Wellington Unified School District 353
Chikaskia—Caldwell Unified School District 360 PK–12 · Argonia Public Schools Unified School District 359 PK–12

3 of the 5 neighbors share Wellington Unified School District 353 with Downs Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Downs Township

7 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 Downs Townshipin other towns
Eisenhower Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Wellington
A−
277 students15:1Rate it →
Caldwell Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Caldwell
B
136 students14:1Rate it →
Lincoln Elem
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Wellington
B−
137 students8:1Rate it →
Kennedy Elem
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Wellington
B−
126 students10:1Rate it →
Washington Elem
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Wellington
A−
86 students8:1Rate it →
Wellington Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Wellington
D
349 students12:1Rate it →
Caldwell Secondary School
High · Grades 6–12 · Caldwell
C−
109 students7:1Rate it →

Questions about Downs Township’s schools

Are Downs Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Downs Township. Wellington Unified School District 353 and Caldwell Unified School District 360 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Downs Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 4 of its 7 district schools with test results score above the middle of Kansas’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Downs Township in?

Wellington Unified School District 353 and Caldwell Unified School District 360.

Where do Downs Township kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Wellington Middle School and Caldwell Secondary School.

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What Downs 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.