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Schools in Hillsdale

Hillsdale’s public schools

Paola Unified School District 368 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Hillsdale. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/3schools 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
33%
2021–22
Math proficiency
32%
2021–22
Graduate on time
98%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$22.8K
▲ 52% vs KS $15.0K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.5
KS 13.3
Schools in town
0
1,732 students on the public path
In brief

Hillsdale’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Hillsdale’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Kansas’s 1,221 public schools. Sunflower Elem places highest (better than 87%); Paola High lowest (16%). 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 Hillsdale, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–2Cottonwood Elemin PaolaNo scores
3–5Sunflower Elemin PaolaA
6–8Paola Middlein PaolaB
9–12Paola Highin PaolaC−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Paola Unified School District 368.

The district

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

Paola Unified School District 368Grades PK–12 · 4 schools · 1,732 students · 13.5 per teacher (KS 13.3)
$22,822KS $14,966 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading33%
State average 32.5% · 946 students tested
Math32%
State average 29.4% · 947 students tested

Hillsdale vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Hillsdale—Paola Unified School District 368

Every school in Hillsdale

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 Hillsdalein other towns
Cottonwood Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Paola
379 students14:1Rate it →
Sunflower Elem
Elementary · Grades 3–5 · Paola
A
373 students13:1Rate it →
Paola Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Paola
B
413 students13:1Rate it →
Paola High
High · Grades 9–12 · Paola
C−
567 students14:1Rate it →

Questions about Hillsdale’s schools

Are Hillsdale’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Hillsdale. Paola Unified School District 368 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Hillsdale. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 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 Hillsdale in?

Paola Unified School District 368.

Where do Hillsdale kids go to high school?

Paola High.

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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.