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Schools in Fairfax Township

Fairfax Township’s public schools

Lyndon Unified School District 421 and Santa Fe Trail Unified School District 434 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Fairfax Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?3/4schools 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
32%
2021–22
Math proficiency
30%
2021–22
Graduate on time
84%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.2K
▲ 1% vs KS $15.0K
FY2024 · Santa Fe Trail Unified School District 434
Students per teacher
12.9
KS 13.3
Schools in town
0
1,057 students on the public path
In brief

Fairfax Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

3 of Fairfax Township’s 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Kansas’s 1,221 public schools. Overbrook Attendance Center places highest (better than 77%); Lyndon High lowest (46%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Fairfax Township, graded from B− to A−, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two high schools: Santa Fe Trail High and Lyndon 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 Fairfax Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–82 schoolsDepends on your addressB− to A−
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressB− to B

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Lyndon Unified School District 421.

Two districts serve Fairfax Township

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

Lyndon Unified School District 421Grades PK–12 · 2 schools · 418 students, down 3% since 2020–21 · 12.8 per teacher (KS 13.3)
$15,798KS $14,966 · FY2024
B−
Santa Fe Trail Unified School District 434Grades PK–12 · 3 schools · 1,009 students, down 3% since 2020–21 · 13.0 per teacher (KS 13.3)
$15,165KS $14,966 · FY2024
C−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Lyndon Unified School District 42132%
State average 32.5% · 227 students tested
Math · PK–12, Lyndon Unified School District 42130%
State average 29.4% · 226 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Santa Fe Trail Unified School District 43424%
State average 32.5% · 547 students tested
Math · PK–12, Santa Fe Trail Unified School District 43421%
State average 29.4% · 546 students tested

Fairfax Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Fairfax Township—Lyndon Unified School District 421 PK–12 · Santa Fe Trail Unified School District 434 PK–12
JunctionCWest Franklin Unified School District 287 PK–12 · Santa Fe Trail Unified School District 434 PK–12 · Lyndon Unified School District 421 PK–12
RidgewayC−Santa Fe Trail Unified School District 434
Valley BrookB−Lyndon Unified School District 421
ElkC−Santa Fe Trail Unified School District 434

3 of the 4 neighbors share Santa Fe Trail Unified School District 434 with Fairfax Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Fairfax Township

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).

Also serving Fairfax Townshipin other towns
Overbrook Attendance Center
Elementary · Grades PK–3 · Overbrook
A−
331 students17:1Rate it →
Lyndon Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Lyndon
B−
294 students13:1Rate it →
Santa Fe Trail High
High · Grades 9–12 · Carbondale
B
308 students12:1Rate it →
Lyndon High
High · Grades 9–12 · Lyndon
B−
124 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about Fairfax Township’s schools

Are Fairfax Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Fairfax Township. Lyndon Unified School District 421 and Santa Fe Trail Unified School District 434 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Fairfax Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 3 of its 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Kansas’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Fairfax Township in?

Lyndon Unified School District 421 and Santa Fe Trail Unified School District 434.

Where do Fairfax Township kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Santa Fe Trail High and Lyndon 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.