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Schools in Lincoln Township

Lincoln Township’s public schools

Marais des Cygnes Valley Unified School District 456 and West Franklin Unified School District 287 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Lincoln Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?3/7schools above Kansas’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 98% 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
27%
2021–22
Math proficiency
42%
2021–22
Graduate on time
90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$16.7K
▲ 12% vs KS $15.0K
FY2024 · West Franklin Unified School District 287
Students per teacher
10.1
KS 13.3 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
817 students on the public path
In brief

Lincoln Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

3 of Lincoln Township’s 7 district schools with test results score above the middle of Kansas’s 1,221 public schools. Marais Des Cygnes Valley Elem places highest (better than 90%); West Franklin High School lowest (22%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Three elementary schools serve Lincoln Township, graded from B− to A, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools and two high schools: West Franklin High School and Marais Des Cygnes Valley High. 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 Lincoln Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–53 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressB− to A
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your addressC− to C
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressC− to B−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Marais des Cygnes Valley Unified School District 456.

Two districts serve Lincoln Township

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

Marais des Cygnes Valley Unified School District 456Grades PK–12 · 3 schools · 175 students, down 21% since 2020–21 · 9.1 per teacher (KS 13.3)
$22,095KS $14,966 · FY2024
B+
West Franklin Unified School District 287Grades PK–12 · 4 schools · 642 students, up 5% since 2020–21 · 10.4 per teacher (KS 13.3)
$16,705KS $14,966 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Marais des Cygnes Valley Unified School District 45627%
State average 32.5% · 99 students tested
Math · PK–12, Marais des Cygnes Valley Unified School District 45642%
State average 29.4% · 99 students tested
Reading · PK–12, West Franklin Unified School District 28731%
State average 32.5% · 301 students tested
Math · PK–12, West Franklin Unified School District 28725%
State average 29.4% · 289 students tested

Lincoln Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Lincoln Township—Marais des Cygnes Valley Unified School District 456 PK–12 · West Franklin Unified School District 287 PK–12
Agency—Marais des Cygnes Valley Unified School District 456
Rock Creek—Lebo-Waverly Unified School District 243
Williamsburg—West Franklin Unified School District 287
Melvern—Marais des Cygnes Valley Unified School District 456
Greenwood—West Franklin Unified School District 287

2 of the 5 neighbors share Marais des Cygnes Valley Unified School District 456 with Lincoln Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Lincoln Township

7 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 Lincoln Townshipin other towns
Appanoose Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Pomona
B
191 students11:1Rate it →
Williamsburg Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Williamsburg
B−
102 students9:1Rate it →
Marais Des Cygnes Valley Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Quenemo
A
87 students10:1Rate it →
West Franklin Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Pomona
C
149 students11:1Rate it →
Marais Des Cygnes Valley Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Melvern
C−
35 students8:1Rate it →
West Franklin High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Pomona
C−
200 students10:1Rate it →
Marais Des Cygnes Valley High
High · Grades 9–12 · Melvern
B−
53 students9:1Rate it →

Questions about Lincoln Township’s schools

Are Lincoln Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Lincoln Township. Marais des Cygnes Valley Unified School District 456 and West Franklin Unified School District 287 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Lincoln Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 3 of its 7 district schools with test results score above the middle of Kansas’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Lincoln Township in?

Marais des Cygnes Valley Unified School District 456 and West Franklin Unified School District 287.

Where do Lincoln Township kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: West Franklin High School and Marais Des Cygnes Valley 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.