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Schools in Hallowell

Hallowell’s public schools

Columbus Unified School District 493 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Hallowell. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?0/2schools 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
98%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.4K
▼ 4% vs KS $15.0K
FY2024
Students per teacher
12.6
KS 13.3 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
994 students on the public path
In brief

Hallowell’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Hallowell’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Kansas’s 1,221 public schools. Central Elem places highest (better than 46%); Columbus Junior High and High School lowest (22%). 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 Hallowell, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–1Park Elemin ColumbusNo scores
2–6Central Elemin ColumbusB−
7–12Columbus Junior High and High Schoolin ColumbusC−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Columbus Unified School District 493.

The district

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

Columbus Unified School District 493Grades PK–12 · 3 schools · 994 students, up 27% since 2020–21 · 12.6 per teacher (KS 13.3)
$14,442KS $14,966 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading28%
State average 32.5% · 469 students tested
Math25%
State average 29.4% · 469 students tested

Hallowell vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
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Hallowell—Columbus Unified School District 493

Every school in Hallowell

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 Hallowellin other towns
Park Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–1 · Columbus
208 students16:1Rate it →
Central Elem
Elementary · Grades 2–6 · Columbus
B−
348 students13:1Rate it →
Columbus Junior High and High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Columbus
C−
438 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about Hallowell’s schools

Are Hallowell’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Hallowell. Columbus Unified School District 493 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Hallowell. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 0 of its 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Kansas’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Hallowell in?

Columbus Unified School District 493.

Where do Hallowell kids go to high school?

Columbus Junior High and 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.