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Schools in Mertilla Township

Mertilla Township’s public schools

Meade Unified School District 226 and Kismet-Plains Unified School District 483 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Mertilla Township. 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 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
42%
2021–22
Math proficiency
37%
2021–22
Graduate on time
90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$18.0K
▲ 20% vs KS $15.0K
FY2024 · Kismet-Plains Unified School District 483
Students per teacher
10.3
KS 13.3 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
792 students on the public path
In brief

Mertilla Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Mertilla Township’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Kansas’s 1,221 public schools. Meade Elem places highest (better than 67%); Southwestern Heights Jr/Sr High lowest (4%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Mertilla Township, graded from B+ to B+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two high schools: Southwestern Heights Jr/Sr High and Meade High. 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 Mertilla Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–82 schoolsDepends on your addressB+
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressD− to C−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Meade Unified School District 226.

Two districts serve Mertilla Township

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

Meade Unified School District 226Grades PK–12 · 2 schools · 330 students, down 7% since 2020–21 · 10.0 per teacher (KS 13.3)
$16,226KS $14,966 · FY2024
A
Kismet-Plains Unified School District 483Grades PK–12 · 3 schools · 575 students, down 5% since 2020–21 · 10.5 per teacher (KS 13.3)
$17,990KS $14,966 · FY2024
D−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Meade Unified School District 22642%
State average 32.5% · 172 students tested
Math · PK–12, Meade Unified School District 22637%
State average 29.4% · 178 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Kismet-Plains Unified School District 48313%
State average 32.5% · 291 students tested
Math · PK–12, Kismet-Plains Unified School District 48312%
State average 29.4% · 296 students tested

Mertilla Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Mertilla Township—Meade Unified School District 226 PK–12 · Kismet-Plains Unified School District 483 PK–12
West PlainsD−Kismet-Plains Unified School District 483
Crooked Creek—Fowler Unified School District 225 PK–12 · Meade Unified School District 226 PK–12
Meade CenterAMeade Unified School District 226
MontezumaAMontezuma Unified School District 371
Seward—Kismet-Plains Unified School District 483 PK–12 · Sublette Unified School District 374 PK–12 · Satanta Unified School District 507 PK–12
Lockport—Sublette Unified School District 374 PK–12 · Copeland Unified School District 476 PK–8

2 of the 6 neighbors share Kismet-Plains Unified School District 483 with Mertilla Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Mertilla Township

4 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 Mertilla Townshipin other towns
Meade Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Meade
B+
243 students10:1Rate it →
Kismet Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Kismet
152 students11:1Rate it →
Southwestern Heights Jr/Sr High
High · Grades 6–12 · Kismet
D−
310 students11:1Rate it →
Meade High
High · Grades 9–12 · Meade
C−
87 students9:1Rate it →

Questions about Mertilla Township’s schools

Are Mertilla Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Mertilla Township. Meade Unified School District 226 and Kismet-Plains Unified School District 483 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Mertilla Township. 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 Mertilla Township in?

Meade Unified School District 226 and Kismet-Plains Unified School District 483.

Where do Mertilla Township kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Southwestern Heights Jr/Sr High and Meade High.

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What Mertilla 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.