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Tipton Community School

PublicElementaryGrades K–8

209 State St., Tipton, KS 67485 · (785) 373-5355 · Part of Waconda Unified School District 272

Pittsburg Township’s Schools page →

Students
46
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
20%
Setting
Rural
Grades
K–8
The gist

What stands out about Tipton Community School

  • Its own letter, A+: reading and math results near the top of Kansas’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 37 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 39 pts above the state
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher
  • Next stop for Pittsburg Township kids: Lakeside Junior/Senior High School

On the path

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

K–8Tipton Community SchoolYou are here
9–12Lakeside Junior/Senior High Schoolin Downs

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency64%
State average 27.9%
Reading / language arts74%
State average 35.5%

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

209 State St., Tipton

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten7
Grade 12
Grade 25
Grade 35
Grade 59
Grade 67
Grade 75
Grade 86
Enrollment over time
47’20
48’21
49’22
50’23
46’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 100%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Tipton Community School from Pittsburg Township families.

Other schools in Waconda Unified School District 272

The district →

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; Pittsburg Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.