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Wabaunsee Junior High

PublicMiddleGrades 6–8

112 Elm, Paxico, KS 66526 · (785) 636-5353 · Part of Wabaunsee Unified School District 329

Newbury Township’s School Grade A+ better than 95% of Kansas school districts

Directions
Students
95
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
40%
Setting
Rural
Grades
6–8
The gist

What stands out about Wabaunsee Junior High

  • Its own letter, B+: better results than 72% of Kansas’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 24 pts above the state
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 35.7% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Newbury Township kids: Wabaunsee Sr High

On the path

Where Newbury Township kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5Wabaunsee Elementary Schoolin Alma
6–8Wabaunsee Junior HighYou are here
9–12Wabaunsee Sr Highin Alma

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency52%
State average 27.9%
Reading / language arts32%
State average 35.5%

Its own letter, B+, places these results among Kansas’s 1,221 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

112 Elm, Paxico

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 632
Grade 736
Grade 827
Enrollment over time
70’20
75’21
69’22
85’23
95’24

Up 35.7% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 79%Hispanic 17%Two or more races 4%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Wabaunsee Junior High from Newbury Township families.

Other schools in Wabaunsee Unified School District 329

The district →
Wabaunsee Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Alma
B+
199 students11:1
Wabaunsee Sr High
High · Grades 9–12 · Alma
C+
115 students8:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Kansas’s other public schools; Newbury Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.