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Schools in Lincoln Township

Lincoln Township’s public schools

Barnes Unified School District 223 and Valley Heights Unified School District 498 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?3/5schools 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
42%
2021–22
Math proficiency
42%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$11.6K
▼ 22% vs KS $15.0K
FY2024 · Barnes Unified School District 223
Students per teacher
13.0
KS 13.3
Schools in town
0
796 students on the public path
In brief

Lincoln Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

3 of Lincoln Township’s 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of Kansas’s 1,221 public schools. Linn Elem places highest (better than 81%); Valley Heights Jr/Sr High lowest (31%). 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 three high schools: Valley Heights Jr/Sr High, Linn High and Hanover 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–83 schoolsDepends on your addressB+ to A−
9–123 high schoolsDepends on your addressC to B−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Barnes Unified School District 223.

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.

Barnes Unified School District 223Grades PK–12 · 4 schools · 518 students, up 16% since 2020–21 · 13.9 per teacher (KS 13.3)
$11,612KS $14,966 · FY2024
A
Valley Heights Unified School District 498Grades PK–12 · 3 schools · 398 students, down 5% since 2020–21 · 12.0 per teacher (KS 13.3)
$17,436KS $14,966 · FY2024
A+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Barnes Unified School District 22342%
State average 32.5% · 122 students tested
Math · PK–12, Barnes Unified School District 22342%
State average 29.4% · 126 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Valley Heights Unified School District 49848%
State average 32.5% · 220 students tested
Math · PK–12, Valley Heights Unified School District 49849%
State average 29.4% · 220 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—Barnes Unified School District 223 PK–12 · Valley Heights Unified School District 498 PK–12
Barnes—Barnes Unified School District 223
Kimeo—Barnes Unified School District 223
Cottage Hill—Valley Heights Unified School District 498
May Day—Blue Valley Unified School District 384

2 of the 4 neighbors share Barnes Unified School District 223 with Lincoln Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Lincoln Township

6 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
Hanover Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Hanover
B+
231 students26:1Rate it →
Linn Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Linn
A−
161 students13:1Rate it →
Valley Heights Elementary - Waterville
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Waterville
112 students12:1Rate it →
Valley Heights Jr/Sr High
High · Grades 7–12 · Blue Rapids
C
166 students11:1Rate it →
Linn High
High · Grades 9–12 · Linn
C
66 students8:1Rate it →
Hanover High
High · Grades 9–12 · Hanover
B−
60 students8:1Rate it →

Questions about Lincoln Township’s schools

Are Lincoln Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Lincoln Township. Barnes Unified School District 223 and Valley Heights Unified School District 498 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 5 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?

Barnes Unified School District 223 and Valley Heights Unified School District 498.

Where do Lincoln Township kids go to high school?

One of three high schools, depending on your address: Valley Heights Jr/Sr High, Linn High and Hanover 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.