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Schools in Hartford

Hartford’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/4schools 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
39%
2021–22
Math proficiency
41%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$17.4K
▲ 16% vs KS $15.0K
FY2024
Students per teacher
11.0
KS 13.3 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
536 students on the public path
In brief

Hartford’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Hartford’s 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Kansas’s 1,221 public schools. Olpe Elementary places highest (better than 77%); Hartford Jr./Sr. High School lowest (31%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Hartford, graded from B− to A−, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools: 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 Hartford, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–52 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressB− to A−
6–122 schoolsDepends on your addressC to B+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Southern Lyon County Unified School District 252.

The district

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

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 above the state in reading

Reading39%
State average 32.5% · 258 students tested
Math41%
State average 29.4% · 258 students tested

Hartford vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Hartford—Southern Lyon County Unified School District 252

Every school in Hartford

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 Hartfordin other towns
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 →
Olpe Jr./Sr. High School
High · Grades 6–12 · Olpe
B+
179 students13:1Rate it →
Hartford Jr./Sr. High School
High · Grades 6–12
C
101 students9:1Rate it →

Questions about Hartford’s schools

Are Hartford’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Hartford. Southern Lyon County Unified School District 252 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Hartford. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 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 Hartford in?

Southern Lyon County Unified School District 252.

Where do Hartford kids go to high school?

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

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What Hartford 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.