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Schools in Gem

Gem’s public schools

Colby Public Schools Unified School District 315 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Gem. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/3schools 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
28%
2021–22
Graduate on time
92%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.8K
▼ 1% vs KS $15.0K
FY2024
Students per teacher
14.2
KS 13.3 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
958 students on the public path
In brief

Gem’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Gem’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Kansas’s 1,221 public schools. Colby Elem places highest (better than 67%); Colby Senior High lowest (19%). 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 Gem, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–4Colby Elemin ColbyB+
5–8Colby Middle Schoolin ColbyC+
9–12Colby Senior Highin ColbyC−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Colby Public Schools Unified School District 315.

The district

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

Colby Public Schools Unified School District 315Grades PK–12 · 3 schools · 958 students · 14.2 per teacher (KS 13.3)
$14,841KS $14,966 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading24%
State average 32.5% · 434 students tested
Math28%
State average 29.4% · 452 students tested

Gem vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
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Gem—Colby Public Schools Unified School District 315

Every school in Gem

3 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 Gemin other towns
Colby Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Colby
B+
369 students15:1Rate it →
Colby Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Colby
C+
293 students14:1Rate it →
Colby Senior High
High · Grades 9–12 · Colby
C−
296 students14:1Rate it →

Questions about Gem’s schools

Are Gem’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Gem. Colby Public Schools Unified School District 315 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Gem. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Kansas’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Gem in?

Colby Public Schools Unified School District 315.

Where do Gem kids go to high school?

Colby Senior High.

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What Gem 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.