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Schools in Highland Township

Highland Township’s public schools

Hesston Unified School District 460 and Newton Unified School District 373 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Highland Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?5/10schools 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
43%
2021–22
Math proficiency
50%
2021–22
Graduate on time
98%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$17.4K
▲ 16% vs KS $15.0K
FY2024 · Newton Unified School District 373
Students per teacher
13.0
KS 13.3
Schools in town
0
3,356 students on the public path
In brief

Highland Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

5 of Highland Township’s 10 district schools with test results score above the middle of Kansas’s 1,221 public schools. Hesston Elem places highest (better than 95%); Opportunity Academy lowest (5%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Five elementary schools serve Highland Township, graded from C+ to A+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then three middle schools and three high schools: Newton Sr High, Hesston High and Opportunity Academy. 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 Highland Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–45 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to A+
5–83 middle schoolsDepends on your addressD to B+
9–123 high schoolsDepends on your addressD to B+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Hesston Unified School District 460.

Two districts serve Highland Township

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

Hesston Unified School District 460Grades PK–12 · 3 schools · 853 students, up 5% since 2020–21 · 14.2 per teacher (KS 13.3)
$13,120KS $14,966 · FY2024
A
Newton Unified School District 373Grades PK–12 · 8 schools · 2,943 students, down 5% since 2020–21 · 12.7 per teacher (KS 13.3)
$17,375KS $14,966 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Hesston Unified School District 46043%
State average 32.5% · 471 students tested
Math · PK–12, Hesston Unified School District 46050%
State average 29.4% · 471 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Newton Unified School District 37325%
State average 32.5% · 1569 students tested
Math · PK–12, Newton Unified School District 37316%
State average 29.4% · 1581 students tested

Highland Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Highland Township—Hesston Unified School District 460 PK–12 · Newton Unified School District 373 PK–12
West BranchAGoessel Unified School District 411
EmmaAHesston Unified School District 460
Walton—Newton Unified School District 373 PK–12 · Peabody-Burns Unified School District 398 PK–12
NewtonCNewton Unified School District 373

2 of the 4 neighbors share Newton Unified School District 373 with Highland Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Highland Township

10 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 Highland Townshipin other towns
Northridge Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Newton
B
345 students18:1Rate it →
South Breeze Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Newton
B+
316 students13:1Rate it →
Hesston Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Hesston
A+
306 students15:1Rate it →
Slate Creek Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Newton
C+
236 students11:1Rate it →
Sunset Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Newton
B−
199 students11:1Rate it →
Hesston Middle
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Hesston
B+
273 students17:1Rate it →
Opportunity Academy
High · Grades 6–12 · Newton
D
53 students11:1Rate it →
Chisholm Middle School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Newton
C−
422 students12:1Rate it →
Newton Sr High
High · Grades 9–12 · Newton
C−
932 students12:1Rate it →
Hesston High
High · Grades 9–12 · Hesston
B+
274 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about Highland Township’s schools

Are Highland Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Highland Township. Hesston Unified School District 460 and Newton Unified School District 373 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Highland Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 5 of its 10 district schools with test results score above the middle of Kansas’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Highland Township in?

Hesston Unified School District 460 and Newton Unified School District 373.

Where do Highland Township kids go to high school?

One of three high schools, depending on your address: Newton Sr High, Hesston High and Opportunity Academy.

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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.