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Schools in Halstead · Halstead Unified School District 440

Halstead’s public schools score below 63% of Kansas districts on tests and graduation

The grade covers the public school district serving Halstead, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Kansas, not nationally.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From Kansas state tests taken in spring 2022, when 100% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
31%
▼ 2 pts vs KS 32%
2021–22
Math proficiency
27%
▼ 2 pts vs KS 29%
2021–22
Graduate on time
80–89%
▼ 1–8 pts vs KS 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.0K
▼ 7% vs KS $15.0K
FY2024
Students per teacher
11.8
KS 13.3 · smaller classes
Schools in town
2
786 students on the public path
In brief

Halstead’s schools, in brief

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 31% of tested students were proficient in reading and 27% in math, against 32% and 29% statewide; 100% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

80–89% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88% across Kansas (the state reports Halstead’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $13,978 per student, against $14,966 across Kansas (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle and one high school

From grade 4 the district’s path is Halstead Middle School, then Halstead 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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Halstead’s grade

C+ Test scoresC− Graduation

C+: better than 37% of Kansas school districts. Both inputs trail the Kansas average; test scores are the closer of the two to typical.

Kansas school districts we grade (283)Better than 37%
Lower resultsHigher results
Kansas towns with similar household incomes (823)Better than 35%
C−B+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 438 test results and a graduating class of 54 could put Halstead anywhere from C− to B+. The tests are from spring 2022, when 100% of Halstead’s students in the tested grades sat them (440 in math, 437 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Halstead, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–3Bentley Primary Schoolin BentleyB+
4–8Halstead Middle SchoolHalstead Unified School District 440C+
9–12Halstead HighHalstead Unified School District 440B−

Halstead’s public schools are run by Halstead Unified School District 440, which also serves Bentley, Eagle, Halstead and Lakin and others. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

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

Halstead Unified School District 440Grades PK–12 · 3 schools · 786 students, down 4% since 2020–21 · 11.8 per teacher (KS 13.3)
$13,978KS $14,966 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading31%
State average 32.5% · 437 students tested
Math27%
State average 29.4% · 440 students tested

Halstead vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
HalsteadC+Halstead Unified School District 440
Halstead Township—Halstead Unified School District 440
Lakin—Halstead Unified School District 440

All 2 neighbors share Halstead Unified School District 440 with Halstead, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Halstead

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).

District schools in Halsteadby address
Halstead Middle School
Middle · Grades 4–8
C+
346 students14:1Rate it →
Halstead High
High · Grades 9–12
B−
240 students11:1Rate it →
Also serving Halsteadin other towns
Bentley Primary School
Elementary · Grades PK–3 · Bentley
B+
200 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about Halstead’s schools

Are Halstead’s schools good?

On Kansas’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Halstead children attend score below 63% of Kansas’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C+ Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 35%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Halstead in?

Halstead Unified School District 440, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 786 students in 3 schools (2024–25).

Where do Halstead kids go to high school?

Halstead High, with 240 students; its own test results earn a B−.

What is Halstead’s graduation rate?

80–89% of the class of 2023 in Halstead Unified School District 440 graduated in four years, against 88% across Kansas.

How much does Halstead spend per student?

$13,978 in Halstead Unified School District 440 (FY2024), against $14,966 across Kansas. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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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). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Kansas. Stars are from neighbors.