Medora Township’s public schools outscore 76% of Kansas districts
Math proficiency in Medora Township’s districts is 37%, above the Kansas average (29%). The grade covers the public school district serving Medora 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 98% 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.
Medora Township’s schools, in brief
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 35% and math 37% in spring 2022, against 32% and 29% statewide; 90–94% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $11,265 per student, against $14,966 across Kansas (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
Three elementary schools, then two middle schools
Which school depends on the address at every step. Enrollment is up 5% since 2021–22. 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.
What’s behind Medora Township’s grade
A−: better than 76% of Kansas school districts. Test scores and graduation are both above the Kansas average; test scores are the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Medora Township, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Medora Township · depends on your address
Plum Creek Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 448 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Hutchinson
Union Valley Elem
Grades PK–5 · 435 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Hutchinson
Buhler Grade School
Grades PK–5 · 241 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Buhler
Kindergarten in Medora Township · depends on your address
Plum Creek Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 448 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Hutchinson
Union Valley Elem
Grades PK–5 · 435 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Hutchinson
Buhler Grade School
Grades PK–5 · 241 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Buhler
1st grade in Medora Township · depends on your address
Plum Creek Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 448 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Hutchinson
Union Valley Elem
Grades PK–5 · 435 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Hutchinson
Buhler Grade School
Grades PK–5 · 241 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Buhler
2nd grade in Medora Township · depends on your address
Plum Creek Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 448 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Hutchinson
Union Valley Elem
Grades PK–5 · 435 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Hutchinson
Buhler Grade School
Grades PK–5 · 241 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Buhler
3rd grade in Medora Township · depends on your address
Plum Creek Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 448 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Hutchinson
Union Valley Elem
Grades PK–5 · 435 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Hutchinson
Buhler Grade School
Grades PK–5 · 241 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Buhler
4th grade in Medora Township · depends on your address
Plum Creek Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 448 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Hutchinson
Union Valley Elem
Grades PK–5 · 435 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Hutchinson
Buhler Grade School
Grades PK–5 · 241 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Buhler
5th grade in Medora Township · depends on your address
Plum Creek Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 448 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Hutchinson
Union Valley Elem
Grades PK–5 · 435 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Hutchinson
Buhler Grade School
Grades PK–5 · 241 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Buhler
6th grade in Medora Township
Prairie Hills Middle
Grades 6–8 · 532 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Hutchinson
7th grade in Medora Township · depends on your address
Prairie Hills Middle
Grades 6–8 · 532 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Hutchinson
Ad Astra Alternative Academy
Grades 7–12 · 11 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Hutchinson
8th grade in Medora Township · depends on your address
Prairie Hills Middle
Grades 6–8 · 532 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Hutchinson
Ad Astra Alternative Academy
Grades 7–12 · 11 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Hutchinson
9th grade in Medora Township · depends on your address
Buhler High
Grades 9–12 · 674 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Buhler
Ad Astra Alternative Academy
Grades 7–12 · 11 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Hutchinson
10th grade in Medora Township · depends on your address
Buhler High
Grades 9–12 · 674 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Buhler
Ad Astra Alternative Academy
Grades 7–12 · 11 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Hutchinson
11th grade in Medora Township · depends on your address
Buhler High
Grades 9–12 · 674 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Buhler
Ad Astra Alternative Academy
Grades 7–12 · 11 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Hutchinson
12th grade in Medora Township · depends on your address
Buhler High
Grades 9–12 · 674 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Buhler
Ad Astra Alternative Academy
Grades 7–12 · 11 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Hutchinson
Medora Township’s public schools are run by Buhler Unified School District 313, which also serves Alta, Buhler, Clay and Hutchinson and others. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
The district
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
Medora Township vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Kansas towns that share Medora Township’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Medora Township | A− | Buhler Unified School District 313 |
| Clay | B+ | Buhler Unified School District 313 PK–12 · Haven Public Schools Unified School District 312 PK–12 |
| Little River | A− | Buhler Unified School District 313 |
| Little Valley | — | Inman Unified School District 448 |
| Reno | C+ | Nickerson Unified School District 309 |
2 of the 4 neighbors share Buhler Unified School District 313 with Medora Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.
Every school in Medora 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).
Questions about Medora Township’s schools
Are Medora Township’s schools good?
By Kansas’s own tests, yes: the public schools Medora Township children attend outscore 76% of Kansas’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A− Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 76%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Medora Township in?
Buhler Unified School District 313, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 2,512 students in 7 schools (2024–25).
What is Medora Township’s graduation rate?
90–94% of the class of 2023 in Buhler Unified School District 313 graduated in four years, against 88% across Kansas.
How much does Medora Township spend per student?
$11,265 in Buhler Unified School District 313 (FY2024), against $14,966 across Kansas. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Medora Township families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Medora Township → They have their own page.
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.