Menoken Township’s public schools outscore 84% of Kansas districts
On the state math tests, 37% of Menoken Township’s students scored proficient, above the Kansas average (29%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Menoken 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.
Menoken Township’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 310 Kansas towns with household incomes within a quarter of Menoken Township’s, its schools beat 79%, lower than their 84% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 36% and math 37% across both districts in spring 2022, against 32% and 29% statewide; 94% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
Silver Lake Unified School District 372 spends $14,211 per student and Seaman Unified School District 345 $13,307, 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 Menoken Township’s grade
A−: better than 84% of Kansas school districts. Test scores and graduation are both above the Kansas average; graduation is the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Menoken Township, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Menoken Township · depends on your address
Logan Elementary
Grades PK–6 · 558 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Topeka
Silver Lake Elem
Grades PK–6 · 355 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Silver Lake
7th grade in Menoken Township · depends on your address
Seaman Middle School
Grades 7–8 · 560 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Topeka
Silver Lake Jr-Sr High
Grades 7–12 · 355 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Silver Lake
8th grade in Menoken Township · depends on your address
Seaman Middle School
Grades 7–8 · 560 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Topeka
Silver Lake Jr-Sr High
Grades 7–12 · 355 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Silver Lake
9th grade in Menoken Township · depends on your address
Seaman High
Grades 9–12 · 1,190 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Topeka
Silver Lake Jr-Sr High
Grades 7–12 · 355 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Silver Lake
10th grade in Menoken Township · depends on your address
Seaman High
Grades 9–12 · 1,190 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Topeka
Silver Lake Jr-Sr High
Grades 7–12 · 355 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Silver Lake
11th grade in Menoken Township · depends on your address
Seaman High
Grades 9–12 · 1,190 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Topeka
Silver Lake Jr-Sr High
Grades 7–12 · 355 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Silver Lake
12th grade in Menoken Township · depends on your address
Seaman High
Grades 9–12 · 1,190 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Topeka
Silver Lake Jr-Sr High
Grades 7–12 · 355 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Silver Lake
Menoken Township runs its own schools through grade 12 (Silver Lake Unified School District 372). From grade PK, students attend the Seaman Unified School District 345, shared with Soldier. Its school is in Topeka. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Two districts serve Menoken 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
Menoken Township vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Kansas towns that share Menoken Township’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Menoken Township | A− | Silver Lake Unified School District 372 PK–12 · Seaman Unified School District 345 PK–12 |
| Soldier | B+ | Seaman Unified School District 345 |
| Silver Lake | A+ | Silver Lake Unified School District 372 |
| Grove | — | Silver Lake Unified School District 372 |
| Mission | B+ | Auburn-Washburn Unified School District 437 |
| Topeka | C | Topeka Public Schools Unified School District 501 PK–12 · Auburn-Washburn Unified School District 437 PK–12 |
2 of the 5 neighbors share Silver Lake Unified School District 372 with Menoken Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.
Every school in Menoken Township
8 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 Menoken Township’s schools
Are Menoken Township’s schools good?
By Kansas’s own tests, yes: the public schools Menoken Township children attend outscore 84% of Kansas’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A− Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 79%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Menoken Township in?
Two districts: Silver Lake Unified School District 372 runs grades PK–12, and Seaman Unified School District 345 runs grades PK–12, shared with Soldier.
What is Menoken Township’s graduation rate?
94% of the class of 2023 in Seaman Unified School District 345 graduated in four years, against 88% across Kansas.
How much does Menoken Township spend per student?
$14,211 in Silver Lake Unified School District 372 and $13,307 in Seaman Unified School District 345 (FY2024), against $14,966 across Kansas. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Menoken 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.