Madison Township’s public schools outscore 63% of Kansas districts
37% of students in Madison Township’s public schools are proficient in math, above the Kansas average (29%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Madison Township, 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.
Madison Township’s schools, in brief
Above the state on tests
Reading proficiency is 37% and math 37% across both districts in spring 2022, against 32% and 29% statewide; 83% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
Riley County Unified School District 378 spends $13,440 per student and Geary County Schools Unified School District 475 $15,033, against $14,966 across Kansas (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓
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 Madison Township’s grade
B: better than 63% of Kansas school districts, #65 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 Madison Township, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Madison Township · depends on your address
Riley County Grade School
Grades PK–8 · 514 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Riley
Morris Hill Elem
Grades PK–5 · 413 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Fort Riley
Kindergarten in Madison Township · depends on your address
Riley County Grade School
Grades PK–8 · 514 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Riley
Morris Hill Elem
Grades PK–5 · 413 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Fort Riley
1st grade in Madison Township · depends on your address
Riley County Grade School
Grades PK–8 · 514 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Riley
Morris Hill Elem
Grades PK–5 · 413 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Fort Riley
2nd grade in Madison Township · depends on your address
Riley County Grade School
Grades PK–8 · 514 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Riley
Morris Hill Elem
Grades PK–5 · 413 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Fort Riley
3rd grade in Madison Township · depends on your address
Riley County Grade School
Grades PK–8 · 514 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Riley
Morris Hill Elem
Grades PK–5 · 413 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Fort Riley
4th grade in Madison Township · depends on your address
Riley County Grade School
Grades PK–8 · 514 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Riley
Morris Hill Elem
Grades PK–5 · 413 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Fort Riley
5th grade in Madison Township · depends on your address
Riley County Grade School
Grades PK–8 · 514 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Riley
Morris Hill Elem
Grades PK–5 · 413 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Fort Riley
6th grade in Madison Township
Riley County Grade School
Grades PK–8 · 514 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Riley
7th grade in Madison Township
Riley County Grade School
Grades PK–8 · 514 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Riley
8th grade in Madison Township
Riley County Grade School
Grades PK–8 · 514 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Riley
9th grade in Madison Township
Riley County High School
Grades 9–12 · 232 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Riley
10th grade in Madison Township
Riley County High School
Grades 9–12 · 232 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Riley
11th grade in Madison Township
Riley County High School
Grades 9–12 · 232 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Riley
12th grade in Madison Township
Riley County High School
Grades 9–12 · 232 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Riley
Madison Township runs its own schools through grade 12 (Riley County Unified School District 378). From grade PK, students attend the Geary County Schools Unified School District 475, shared with Blakely, Grandview Plaza, Jackson, Jefferson, Junction City, Milford, Milford, Smoky Hill and Wingfield. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Two districts serve Madison Township
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
Madison Township vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Kansas towns that share Madison Township’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Madison Township | B | Riley County Unified School District 378 PK–12 · Geary County Schools Unified School District 475 PK–12 |
| Ogden | B+ | Manhattan-Ogden Unified School District 383 |
| Jefferson | B− | Geary County Schools Unified School District 475 |
| Wildcat | — | Riley County Unified School District 378 |
| Milford | B− | Geary County Schools Unified School District 475 |
| Sherman | — | Blue Valley Unified School District 384 PK–12 · Riley County Unified School District 378 PK–12 |
| Bala | — | Riley County Unified School District 378 |
| Manhattan | B+ | Manhattan-Ogden Unified School District 383 |
| Smoky Hill | B | Geary County Schools Unified School District 475 PK–12 · Chapman Unified School District 473 PK–12 |
| Grant | — | Riley County Unified School District 378 |
4 of the 9 neighbors share Riley County Unified School District 378 with Madison Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.
Every school in Madison 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).
Questions about Madison Township’s schools
Are Madison Township’s schools good?
They sit near the middle of Kansas: the public schools Madison Township children attend outscore 63% of Kansas’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B Schools grade, #65 of 151 Kansas towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 67%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Madison Township in?
Two districts: Riley County Unified School District 378 runs grades PK–12, and Geary County Schools Unified School District 475 runs grades PK–12, shared with Blakely, Grandview Plaza, Jackson, Jefferson, Junction City, Milford, Milford, Smoky Hill and Wingfield.
Where do Madison Township kids go to high school?
Riley County High School in Riley, with 232 students; its own test results earn a B−.
What is Madison Township’s graduation rate?
83% of the class of 2023 in Geary County Schools Unified School District 475 graduated in four years, against 88% across Kansas.
How much does Madison Township spend per student?
$13,440 in Riley County Unified School District 378 and $15,033 in Geary County Schools Unified School District 475 (FY2024), against $14,966 across Kansas. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Madison Township families are saying about school.
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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). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Kansas. Stars are from neighbors.