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Schools in Meriden

Meriden’s public schools

Jefferson West Unified School District 340 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Meriden. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/3schools above Kansas’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% 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
35%
2021–22
Math proficiency
37%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$7.8K
▼ 48% vs KS $15.0K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.9
KS 13.3 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
843 students on the public path
In brief

Meriden’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Meriden’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Kansas’s 1,221 public schools. Jefferson West Elementary School places highest (better than 92%); Jefferson West Middle lowest (31%). 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 Meriden, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–4Jefferson West Elementary SchoolJefferson West Unified School District 340A
5–8Jefferson West MiddleJefferson West Unified School District 340C
9–12Jefferson West HighJefferson West Unified School District 340C

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Jefferson West Unified School District 340.

The district

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

Jefferson West Unified School District 340Grades PK–12 · 3 schools · 843 students · 13.9 per teacher (KS 13.3)
$7,775KS $14,966 · FY2024
A−
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading35%
State average 32.5% · 444 students tested
Math37%
State average 29.4% · 444 students tested

Meriden vs. its neighbors

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

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Meriden—Jefferson West Unified School District 340

Every school in Meriden

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).

Also serving Meridenin other towns
Jefferson West Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4
A
320 students16:1Rate it →
Jefferson West Middle
Middle · Grades 5–8
C
276 students14:1Rate it →
Jefferson West High
High · Grades 9–12
C
247 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about Meriden’s schools

Are Meriden’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Meriden. Jefferson West Unified School District 340 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Meriden. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Kansas’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Meriden in?

Jefferson West Unified School District 340.

Where do Meriden kids go to high school?

Jefferson West High.

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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.