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Schools in Elyria

Elyria’s public schools

McPherson Unified School District 418 and Moundridge Unified School District 423 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Elyria. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?5/9schools above Kansas’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 98% 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
31%
2021–22
Math proficiency
24%
2021–22
Graduate on time
87%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$19.9K
▲ 33% vs KS $15.0K
FY2024 · McPherson Unified School District 418
Students per teacher
11.9
KS 13.3 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
2,629 students on the public path
In brief

Elyria’s schools, in brief

School by school

5 of Elyria’s 9 district schools with test results score above the middle of Kansas’s 1,221 public schools. Eisenhower Elementary places highest (better than 81%); Moundridge High lowest (22%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Five elementary schools serve Elyria, graded from C+ to A−, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools and two high schools: McPherson High and Moundridge High. 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 Elyria, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–55 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to A−
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your addressC to B−
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressC− to C

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the McPherson Unified School District 418.

Two districts serve Elyria

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

McPherson Unified School District 418Grades PK–12 · 6 schools · 2,117 students, down 9% since 2020–21 · 11.8 per teacher (KS 13.3)
$19,856KS $14,966 · FY2024
C+
Moundridge Unified School District 423Grades PK–12 · 3 schools · 512 students, up 17% since 2020–21 · 12.0 per teacher (KS 13.3)
$12,695KS $14,966 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, McPherson Unified School District 41831%
State average 32.5% · 1134 students tested
Math · PK–12, McPherson Unified School District 41824%
State average 29.4% · 1130 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Moundridge Unified School District 42332%
State average 32.5% · 224 students tested
Math · PK–12, Moundridge Unified School District 42337%
State average 29.4% · 227 students tested

Elyria vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Elyria—McPherson Unified School District 418 PK–12 · Moundridge Unified School District 423 PK–12

Every school in Elyria

9 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).

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Roosevelt Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · McPherson
B
269 students12:1Rate it →
Washington Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · McPherson
B+
256 students11:1Rate it →
Eisenhower Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · McPherson
A−
239 students11:1Rate it →
Lincoln Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · McPherson
C+
221 students10:1Rate it →
Moundridge Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–3 · Moundridge
B+
182 students13:1Rate it →
Moundridge Middle
Middle · Grades 4–8 · Moundridge
B−
170 students11:1Rate it →
McPherson Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · McPherson
C
474 students13:1Rate it →
McPherson High
High · Grades 9–12 · McPherson
C
658 students12:1Rate it →
Moundridge High
High · Grades 9–12 · Moundridge
C−
160 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about Elyria’s schools

Are Elyria’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Elyria. McPherson Unified School District 418 and Moundridge Unified School District 423 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Elyria. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 5 of its 9 district schools with test results score above the middle of Kansas’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Elyria in?

McPherson Unified School District 418 and Moundridge Unified School District 423.

Where do Elyria kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: McPherson High and Moundridge High.

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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.