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Schools in Emporia Township

Emporia Township’s public schools

Emporia Unified School District 253 and Southern Lyon County Unified School District 252 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Emporia Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?5/11schools 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
24%
2021–22
Math proficiency
19%
2021–22
Graduate on time
89%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$16.2K
▲ 8% vs KS $15.0K
FY2024 · Emporia Unified School District 253
Students per teacher
13.9
KS 13.3 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
3,303 students on the public path
In brief

Emporia Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

5 of Emporia Township’s 11 district schools with test results score above the middle of Kansas’s 1,221 public schools. Timmerman Elementary places highest (better than 77%); Emporia Middle School lowest (18%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Eight elementary schools serve Emporia Township, graded from C− to A−, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then three middle schools: Emporia Middle School, Olpe Jr./Sr. High School and Hartford Jr./Sr. 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 Emporia Township, with each school’s own grade.

8 schools teach K in Emporia Township’s district. Which one depends on your address. Their grades range from C− to A−, so check the specific school.
Village Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Emporia
B−
401 students15:1Rate it →
Riverside Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Emporia
C−
385 students15:1Rate it →
Timmerman Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Emporia
A−
370 students13:1Rate it →
Walnut Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Emporia
B+
312 students14:1Rate it →
W A White Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Emporia
B−
248 students13:1Rate it →
Logan Ave Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Emporia
B−
208 students12:1Rate it →
Olpe Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Olpe
A−
149 students12:1Rate it →
Neosho Rapids Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Neosho Rapids
B−
107 students9:1Rate it →
The path, start to finish
PK–58 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC− to A−
6–123 schoolsDepends on your addressC− to B+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Emporia Unified School District 253.

Two districts serve Emporia Township

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

Emporia Unified School District 253Grades PK–12 · 8 schools · 4,261 students · 14.3 per teacher (KS 13.3)
$16,202KS $14,966 · FY2024
C
Southern Lyon County Unified School District 252Grades PK–12 · 4 schools · 536 students · 11.0 per teacher (KS 13.3)
$17,428KS $14,966 · FY2024
A
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Emporia Unified School District 25324%
State average 32.5% · 2023 students tested
Math · PK–12, Emporia Unified School District 25319%
State average 29.4% · 2067 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Southern Lyon County Unified School District 25239%
State average 32.5% · 258 students tested
Math · PK–12, Southern Lyon County Unified School District 25241%
State average 29.4% · 258 students tested

Emporia Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Emporia Township—Emporia Unified School District 253 PK–12 · Southern Lyon County Unified School District 252 PK–12
Emporia (city)CEmporia Unified School District 253
Fremont—North Lyon County Unified School District 251 PK–12 · Emporia Unified School District 253 PK–12
Pike—Emporia Unified School District 253
AmericusBNorth Lyon County Unified School District 251
Jackson—Southern Lyon County Unified School District 252 PK–12 · North Lyon County Unified School District 251 PK–12
Elmendaro—Southern Lyon County Unified School District 252
CenterASouthern Lyon County Unified School District 252

3 of the 7 neighbors share Emporia Unified School District 253 with Emporia Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Emporia Township

11 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 Emporia Townshipin other towns
Village Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Emporia
B−
401 students15:1Rate it →
Riverside Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Emporia
C−
385 students15:1Rate it →
Timmerman Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Emporia
A−
370 students13:1Rate it →
Walnut Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Emporia
B+
312 students14:1Rate it →
W A White Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Emporia
B−
248 students13:1Rate it →
Logan Ave Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Emporia
B−
208 students12:1Rate it →
Olpe Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Olpe
A−
149 students12:1Rate it →
Neosho Rapids Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Neosho Rapids
B−
107 students9:1Rate it →
Emporia Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Emporia
C−
843 students13:1Rate it →
Olpe Jr./Sr. High School
High · Grades 6–12 · Olpe
B+
179 students13:1Rate it →
Hartford Jr./Sr. High School
High · Grades 6–12 · Hartford
C
101 students9:1Rate it →

Questions about Emporia Township’s schools

Are Emporia Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Emporia Township. Emporia Unified School District 253 and Southern Lyon County Unified School District 252 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Emporia Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 5 of its 11 district schools with test results score above the middle of Kansas’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Emporia Township in?

Emporia Unified School District 253 and Southern Lyon County Unified School District 252.

Where do Emporia Township kids go to high school?

One of three high schools, depending on your address: Emporia Middle School, Olpe Jr./Sr. High School and Hartford Jr./Sr. High School.

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What Emporia 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.