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Schools in Lakin Township

Lakin Township’s public schools

Lakin Unified School District 215 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Lakin Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/3schools above Kansas’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 84% 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
23%
2021–22
Math proficiency
24%
2021–22
Graduate on time
84%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.7K
▼ 1% vs KS $15.0K
FY2024
Students per teacher
14.7
KS 13.3 · larger classes
Schools in town
3
684 students on the public path
In brief

Lakin Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Lakin Township’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Kansas’s 1,221 public schools. Lakin Elem places highest (better than 54%); Lakin High 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 Lakin Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–4Lakin ElemLakin Unified School District 215B−
5–8Lakin MiddleLakin Unified School District 215C
9–12Lakin HighLakin Unified School District 215C−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Lakin Unified School District 215.

The district

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

Lakin Unified School District 215Grades PK–12 · 3 schools · 684 students, up 4% since 2020–21 · 14.7 per teacher (KS 13.3)
$14,749KS $14,966 · FY2024
C−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading23%
State average 32.5% · 311 students tested
Math24%
State average 29.4% · 325 students tested

Lakin Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Lakin Township—Lakin Unified School District 215
Southside—Deerfield Unified School District 216 PK–12 · Lakin Unified School District 215 PK–12
Deerfield—Deerfield Unified School District 216
East Hibbard—Lakin Unified School District 215 PK–12 · Deerfield Unified School District 216 PK–12
Hartland—Lakin Unified School District 215

3 of the 4 neighbors share Lakin Unified School District 215 with Lakin Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Lakin Township

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 Lakin Townshipby address
Lakin Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Lakin
B−
290 students18:1Rate it →
Lakin Middle
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Lakin
C
182 students14:1Rate it →
Lakin High
High · Grades 9–12 · Lakin
C−
212 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about Lakin Township’s schools

Are Lakin Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Lakin Township. Lakin Unified School District 215 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Lakin Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 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 Lakin Township in?

Lakin Unified School District 215.

Where do Lakin Township kids go to high school?

Lakin 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.