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Schools in Medford Township

Medford Township’s public schools

Sterling Unified School District 376 and Nickerson Unified School District 309 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Medford 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
44%
2021–22
Math proficiency
53%
2021–22
Graduate on time
90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$16.1K
▲ 8% vs KS $15.0K
FY2024 · Nickerson Unified School District 309
Students per teacher
10.5
KS 13.3 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,146 students on the public path
In brief

Medford Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

3 of Medford Township’s 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of Kansas’s 1,221 public schools. Sterling Grade School places highest (better than 93%); Reno Valley Middle School lowest (19%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Three elementary schools serve Medford Township, graded from B− to A, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools: Sterling Junior High/Senior High and Reno Valley Middle School. 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 Medford Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–63 schoolsDepends on your addressB− to A
7–122 schoolsDepends on your addressC− to B+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Sterling Unified School District 376.

Two districts serve Medford Township

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

Sterling Unified School District 376Grades PK–12 · 2 schools · 500 students · 11.9 per teacher (KS 13.3)
$15,611KS $14,966 · FY2024
A+
Nickerson Unified School District 309Grades PK–12 · 5 schools · 1,011 students, down 13% since 2020–21 · 9.8 per teacher (KS 13.3)
$16,145KS $14,966 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Sterling Unified School District 37644%
State average 32.5% · 261 students tested
Math · PK–12, Sterling Unified School District 37653%
State average 29.4% · 261 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Nickerson Unified School District 30925%
State average 32.5% · 560 students tested
Math · PK–12, Nickerson Unified School District 30928%
State average 29.4% · 562 students tested

Medford Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Medford Township—Sterling Unified School District 376 PK–12 · Nickerson Unified School District 309 PK–12
Sterling—Sterling Unified School District 376
Enterprise—Fairfield Unified School District 310 PK–12 · Nickerson Unified School District 309 PK–12
Salt Creek—Nickerson Unified School District 309 PK–12 · Haven Public Schools Unified School District 312 PK–12
Walnut—Sterling Unified School District 376 PK–12 · Nickerson Unified School District 309 PK–12 · Fairfield Unified School District 310 PK–12

3 of the 4 neighbors share Nickerson Unified School District 309 with Medford Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Medford Township

5 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 Medford Townshipin other towns
South Hutchinson Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · South Hutchinson
B−
326 students11:1Rate it →
Sterling Grade School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Sterling
A
268 students12:1Rate it →
Nickerson Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Nickerson
A−
183 students10:1Rate it →
Sterling Junior High/Senior High
High · Grades 7–12 · Sterling
B+
232 students12:1Rate it →
Reno Valley Middle School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Hutchinson
C−
137 students8:1Rate it →

Questions about Medford Township’s schools

Are Medford Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Medford Township. Sterling Unified School District 376 and Nickerson Unified School District 309 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Medford 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 Medford Township in?

Sterling Unified School District 376 and Nickerson Unified School District 309.

Where do Medford Township kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Sterling Junior High/Senior High and Reno Valley Middle School.

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What Medford 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). Stars are from neighbors.