Photo: Melissa Bower · CC BY-SA 4.0Leavenworth’s public schools outscore 66% of Kansas districts
The grade covers the two public school districts serving Leavenworth, 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.
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.
Leavenworth’s schools, in brief
Above the state on tests
Reading proficiency is 35% and math 30% across both districts in spring 2022, against 32% and 29% statewide; 79% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
Leavenworth Unified School District 453 spends $15,366 per student and Fort Leavenworth Unified School District 207 $16,874, against $14,966 across Kansas (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓
Choice beyond the district
Xavier Elementary School (private) is in town. Every school ↓
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.
What’s behind Leavenworth’s grade
B+: better than 66% of Kansas school districts, #59 of 151 Kansas towns. Test scores are above the Kansas average; graduation is below it.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Leavenworth, with each school’s own grade.
6th grade in Leavenworth · depends on your address
Richard Warren Intermediate School
Grades 5–6 · 409 students · 15:1 students per teacher
Patton Jr High
Grades 6–9 · 389 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Fort Leavenworth
7th grade in Leavenworth · depends on your address
Richard Warren Middle School
Grades 7–8 · 427 students · 14:1 students per teacher
Patton Jr High
Grades 6–9 · 389 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Fort Leavenworth
8th grade in Leavenworth · depends on your address
Richard Warren Middle School
Grades 7–8 · 427 students · 14:1 students per teacher
Patton Jr High
Grades 6–9 · 389 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Fort Leavenworth
9th grade in Leavenworth · depends on your address
Leavenworth Sr High
Grades 9–12 · 1,237 students · 17:1 students per teacher
Patton Jr High
Grades 6–9 · 389 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Fort Leavenworth
10th grade in Leavenworth
Leavenworth Sr High
Grades 9–12 · 1,237 students · 17:1 students per teacher
11th grade in Leavenworth
Leavenworth Sr High
Grades 9–12 · 1,237 students · 17:1 students per teacher
12th grade in Leavenworth
Leavenworth Sr High
Grades 9–12 · 1,237 students · 17:1 students per teacher
Leavenworth runs its own schools through grade 12 (Leavenworth Unified School District 453). From grade PK, students attend the Fort Leavenworth Unified School District 207. Parts of Leavenworth (5% of its land) are served by Lansing Unified School District 469 instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Two districts serve Leavenworth
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Above the state in reading
Leavenworth vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Kansas towns that share Leavenworth’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Leavenworth | B+ | Leavenworth Unified School District 453 PK–12 · Fort Leavenworth Unified School District 207 PK–9 |
| Kickapoo | A | Easton Unified School District 449 |
| High Prairie | A− | Tonganoxie Unified School District 464 PK–12 · Lansing Unified School District 469 PK–12 · Easton Unified School District 449 PK–12 |
| Lansing | A− | Lansing Unified School District 469 |
| Delaware | A− | Lansing Unified School District 469 |
Every school in Leavenworth
12 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).
Left off: 1 public program with fewer than 25 students (Leavenworth Virtual School).
Questions about Leavenworth’s schools
Are Leavenworth’s schools good?
By Kansas’s own tests, yes: the public schools Leavenworth children attend outscore 66% of Kansas’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B+ Schools grade, #59 of 151 Kansas towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 68%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Leavenworth in?
Two districts: Leavenworth Unified School District 453 runs grades PK–12, and Fort Leavenworth Unified School District 207 runs grades PK–9.
Where do Leavenworth kids go to high school?
Leavenworth Sr High, with 1,237 students; its own test results earn a C.
What is Leavenworth’s graduation rate?
79% of the class of 2023 in Leavenworth Unified School District 453 graduated in four years, against 88% across Kansas.
How much does Leavenworth spend per student?
$15,366 in Leavenworth Unified School District 453 and $16,874 in Fort Leavenworth Unified School District 207 (FY2024), against $14,966 across Kansas. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Are there private schools in Leavenworth?
Yes: Xavier Elementary School (Catholic, grades PK–8, 210 students).
Parents talk
What Leavenworth families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Leavenworth → They have their own page.
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.