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Schools in Macon Township

Macon Township’s public schools

Halstead Unified School District 440 and Newton Unified School District 373 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Macon Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?3/10schools 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
31%
2021–22
Math proficiency
27%
2021–22
Graduate on time
84%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$17.4K
▲ 16% vs KS $15.0K
FY2024 · Newton Unified School District 373
Students per teacher
12.5
KS 13.3 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
3,289 students on the public path
In brief

Macon Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

3 of Macon Township’s 10 district schools with test results score above the middle of Kansas’s 1,221 public schools. Bentley Primary School places highest (better than 72%); Opportunity Academy lowest (5%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Five elementary schools serve Macon Township, graded from C+ to B+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then three middle schools and three high schools: Newton Sr High, Halstead High and Opportunity Academy. 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 Macon Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–45 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to B+
5–83 middle schoolsDepends on your addressD to C+
9–123 high schoolsDepends on your addressD to B−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Halstead Unified School District 440.

Two districts serve Macon Township

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

Halstead Unified School District 440Grades PK–12 · 3 schools · 786 students, down 4% since 2020–21 · 11.8 per teacher (KS 13.3)
$13,978KS $14,966 · FY2024
C+
Newton Unified School District 373Grades PK–12 · 8 schools · 2,943 students, down 5% since 2020–21 · 12.7 per teacher (KS 13.3)
$17,375KS $14,966 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Halstead Unified School District 44031%
State average 32.5% · 437 students tested
Math · PK–12, Halstead Unified School District 44027%
State average 29.4% · 440 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Newton Unified School District 37325%
State average 32.5% · 1569 students tested
Math · PK–12, Newton Unified School District 37316%
State average 29.4% · 1581 students tested

Macon Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Macon Township—Halstead Unified School District 440 PK–12 · Newton Unified School District 373 PK–12
NewtonCNewton Unified School District 373
Halstead—Halstead Unified School District 440
EmmaAHesston Unified School District 460

Every school in Macon Township

10 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 Macon Townshipin other towns
Northridge Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Newton
B
345 students18:1Rate it →
South Breeze Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Newton
B+
316 students13:1Rate it →
Bentley Primary School
Elementary · Grades PK–3 · Bentley
B+
200 students11:1Rate it →
Slate Creek Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Newton
C+
236 students11:1Rate it →
Sunset Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Newton
B−
199 students11:1Rate it →
Halstead Middle School
Middle · Grades 4–8 · Halstead
C+
346 students14:1Rate it →
Opportunity Academy
High · Grades 6–12 · Newton
D
53 students11:1Rate it →
Chisholm Middle School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Newton
C−
422 students12:1Rate it →
Newton Sr High
High · Grades 9–12 · Newton
C−
932 students12:1Rate it →
Halstead High
High · Grades 9–12 · Halstead
B−
240 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about Macon Township’s schools

Are Macon Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Macon Township. Halstead Unified School District 440 and Newton Unified School District 373 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Macon Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 3 of its 10 district schools with test results score above the middle of Kansas’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Macon Township in?

Halstead Unified School District 440 and Newton Unified School District 373.

Where do Macon Township kids go to high school?

One of three high schools, depending on your address: Newton Sr High, Halstead High and Opportunity Academy.

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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.