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Schools in Elm Creek Township

Elm Creek Township’s public schools

Salina Unified School District 305 and Ell-Saline Unified School District 307 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Elm Creek Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?5/14schools 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
28%
2021–22
Math proficiency
25%
2021–22
Graduate on time
83%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$20.2K
▲ 35% vs KS $15.0K
FY2024 · Salina Unified School District 305
Students per teacher
12.9
KS 13.3
Schools in town
0
6,832 students on the public path
In brief

Elm Creek Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

5 of Elm Creek Township’s 14 district schools with test results score above the middle of Kansas’s 1,221 public schools. Meadowlark Ridge Elem places highest (better than 77%); Salina High Central lowest (15%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Nine elementary schools serve Elm Creek Township, graded from C to A−, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then three middle schools and three high schools: Salina High South, Salina High Central and Ell-Saline Middle/High 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 Elm Creek Township, with each school’s own grade.

9 schools teach K in Elm Creek Township’s district. Which one depends on your address. Their grades range from C to A−, so check the specific school.
Meadowlark Ridge Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Salina
A−
431 students15:1Rate it →
Stewart Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Salina
A−
406 students14:1Rate it →
Heusner Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Salina
B
392 students13:1Rate it →
Coronado Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Salina
B+
389 students12:1Rate it →
Sunset Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Salina
C
380 students11:1Rate it →
Schilling Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Salina
B−
376 students11:1Rate it →
Cottonwood Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Salina
C+
326 students11:1Rate it →
Oakdale Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Salina
B−
282 students11:1Rate it →
Ell-Saline Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Salina
B−
237 students12:1Rate it →
The path, start to finish
PK–59 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC to A−
6–83 middle schoolsDepends on your addressC− to C
9–123 high schoolsDepends on your addressC−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Salina Unified School District 305.

Two districts serve Elm Creek Township

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

Salina Unified School District 305Grades PK–12 · 13 schools · 6,441 students, down 5% since 2020–21 · 13.0 per teacher (KS 13.3)
$20,224KS $14,966 · FY2024
C
Ell-Saline Unified School District 307Grades PK–12 · 2 schools · 441 students, down 6% since 2020–21 · 12.1 per teacher (KS 13.3)
$15,300KS $14,966 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Salina Unified School District 30528%
State average 32.5% · 3462 students tested
Math · PK–12, Salina Unified School District 30525%
State average 29.4% · 3525 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Ell-Saline Unified School District 30733%
State average 32.5% · 229 students tested
Math · PK–12, Ell-Saline Unified School District 30728%
State average 29.4% · 238 students tested

Elm Creek Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Elm Creek Township—Salina Unified School District 305 PK–12 · Ell-Saline Unified School District 307 PK–12
SalinaCSalina Unified School District 305
Smoky Hill—Salina Unified School District 305 PK–12 · Ell-Saline Unified School District 307 PK–12
Cambria—Salina Unified School District 305 PK–12 · Solomon Unified School District 393 PK–12
Pleasant Valley—Ell-Saline Unified School District 307 PK–12 · Twin Valley Unified School District 240 PK–12
BenningtonA−Twin Valley Unified School District 240

3 of the 5 neighbors share Salina Unified School District 305 with Elm Creek Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Elm Creek Township

14 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 Elm Creek Townshipin other towns
Meadowlark Ridge Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Salina
A−
431 students15:1Rate it →
Stewart Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Salina
A−
406 students14:1Rate it →
Heusner Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Salina
B
392 students13:1Rate it →
Coronado Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Salina
B+
389 students12:1Rate it →
Sunset Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Salina
C
380 students11:1Rate it →
Schilling Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Salina
B−
376 students11:1Rate it →
Cottonwood Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Salina
C+
326 students11:1Rate it →
Oakdale Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Salina
B−
282 students11:1Rate it →
Ell-Saline Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Salina
B−
237 students12:1Rate it →
Salina South Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Salina
C
782 students13:1Rate it →
Lakewood Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Salina
C−
647 students12:1Rate it →
Ell-Saline Middle/High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Brookville
C−
204 students13:1Rate it →
Salina High South
High · Grades 9–12 · Salina
C−
1,046 students15:1Rate it →
Salina High Central
High · Grades 9–12 · Salina
C−
934 students14:1Rate it →

Questions about Elm Creek Township’s schools

Are Elm Creek Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Elm Creek Township. Salina Unified School District 305 and Ell-Saline Unified School District 307 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Elm Creek Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 5 of its 14 district schools with test results score above the middle of Kansas’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Elm Creek Township in?

Salina Unified School District 305 and Ell-Saline Unified School District 307.

Where do Elm Creek Township kids go to high school?

One of three high schools, depending on your address: Salina High South, Salina High Central and Ell-Saline Middle/High 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.