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Schools in Mahaska

Mahaska’s public schools

Washington Co. Schools Unified School District 108 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Mahaska. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/2schools 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
22%
2021–22
Math proficiency
22%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$16.8K
▲ 12% vs KS $15.0K
FY2024
Students per teacher
10.3
KS 13.3 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
355 students on the public path
In brief

Mahaska’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Mahaska’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Kansas’s 1,221 public schools. Washington Elementary places highest (better than 54%); Washington County High School lowest (27%). 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 Mahaska, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–6Washington Elementaryin WashingtonB−
7–12Washington County High Schoolin WashingtonC

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Washington Co. Schools Unified School District 108.

The district

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

Washington Co. Schools Unified School District 108Grades PK–12 · 2 schools · 355 students, down 8% since 2020–21 · 10.3 per teacher (KS 13.3)
$16,804KS $14,966 · FY2024
D
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading22%
State average 32.5% · 184 students tested
Math22%
State average 29.4% · 185 students tested

Mahaska vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Mahaska—Washington Co. Schools Unified School District 108

Every school in Mahaska

2 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 Mahaskain other towns
Washington Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Washington
B−
192 students10:1Rate it →
Washington County High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Washington
C
163 students10:1Rate it →

Questions about Mahaska’s schools

Are Mahaska’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Mahaska. Washington Co. Schools Unified School District 108 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Mahaska. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Kansas’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Mahaska in?

Washington Co. Schools Unified School District 108.

Where do Mahaska kids go to high school?

Washington County High School.

Parents talk

What Mahaska 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). Stars are from neighbors.