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Schools in Ellinwood · Ellinwood Public Schools Unified School District 355

Ellinwood’s public schools score below 73% of Kansas districts on tests and graduation

Reading proficiency in Ellinwood’s districts is 22%, below the Kansas average (32%). The grade covers the public school district serving Ellinwood, 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 BK–12Where will my kid go?

From Kansas state tests taken in spring 2022, when 100% 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
22%
▼ 10 pts vs KS 32%
2021–22
Math proficiency
28%
▼ 1 pts vs KS 29%
2021–22
Graduate on time
80–89%
▼ 1–8 pts vs KS 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$16.4K
▲ 10% vs KS $15.0K
FY2024
Students per teacher
11.7
KS 13.3 · smaller classes
Schools in town
4
420 students on the public path
In brief

Ellinwood’s schools, in brief

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 22% of tested students were proficient in reading and 28% in math, against 32% and 29% statewide; 100% 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 Ellinwood’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $16,448 per student, against $14,966 across Kansas (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle and one high school

From grade 7 the district’s path is Ellinwood Middle School, then Ellinwood High. Enrollment is down 7% since 2020–21. See the path ↓

Choice beyond the district

St. Joseph Catholic Elementary School (private) is in town. Every school ↓

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 Ellinwood’s grade

C Test scoresC− Graduation

C: better than 27% 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 27%
Lower resultsHigher results
Kansas towns with similar household incomes (715)Better than 24%
DBA rough placement. Ordinary sampling error in 236 test results and a graduating class of 36 could put Ellinwood anywhere from D to B. The tests are from spring 2022, when 100% of Ellinwood’s students in the tested grades sat them (236 in math, 236 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–6Ellinwood ElemEllinwood Public Schools Unified School District 355B+
7–8Ellinwood Middle SchoolEllinwood Public Schools Unified School District 355C
9–12Ellinwood HighEllinwood Public Schools Unified School District 355D

Ellinwood’s public schools are run by Ellinwood Public Schools Unified School District 355, which also serves Byron, Comanche and Lakin. 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.

Ellinwood Public Schools Unified School District 355Grades PK–12 · 3 schools · 420 students, down 7% since 2020–21 · 11.7 per teacher (KS 13.3)
$16,448KS $14,966 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading22%
State average 32.5% · 236 students tested
Math28%
State average 29.4% · 236 students tested

Ellinwood vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
EllinwoodCEllinwood Public Schools Unified School District 355
Lakin—Ellinwood Public Schools Unified School District 355

Every school in Ellinwood

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).

District schools in Ellinwoodby address
Ellinwood Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–6
B+
202 students12:1Rate it →
Ellinwood Middle School
Middle · Grades 7–8
C
72 students13:1Rate it →
Ellinwood High
High · Grades 9–12
D
146 students11:1Rate it →
Private schoolstuition; no state tests, so no grade
St. Joseph Catholic Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–8
Private · Catholic
61 students9:1Rate it →

Questions about Ellinwood’s schools

Are Ellinwood’s schools good?

On Kansas’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Ellinwood children attend score below 73% of Kansas’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 24%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Ellinwood in?

Ellinwood Public Schools Unified School District 355, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 420 students in 3 schools (2024–25).

Where do Ellinwood kids go to high school?

Ellinwood High, with 146 students; its own test results earn a D.

What is Ellinwood’s graduation rate?

80–89% of the class of 2023 in Ellinwood Public Schools Unified School District 355 graduated in four years, against 88% across Kansas.

How much does Ellinwood spend per student?

$16,448 in Ellinwood Public Schools Unified School District 355 (FY2024), against $14,966 across Kansas. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

Are there private schools in Ellinwood?

Yes: St. Joseph Catholic Elementary School (Catholic, grades K–8, 61 students).

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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.