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Schools in Plains

Plains’s public schools

Kismet-Plains Unified School District 483 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Plains. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?0/2schools 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
13%
2021–22
Math proficiency
12%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$18.0K
▲ 20% vs KS $15.0K
FY2024
Students per teacher
10.5
KS 13.3 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
575 students on the public path
In brief

Plains’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Plains’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Kansas’s 1,221 public schools. Plains Elem places highest (better than 19%); Southwestern Heights Jr/Sr High lowest (4%). 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 Plains, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–2Kismet Elemin KismetNo scores
3–5Plains ElemKismet-Plains Unified School District 483C−
6–12Southwestern Heights Jr/Sr Highin KismetD−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Kismet-Plains Unified School District 483.

The district

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

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

Reading13%
State average 32.5% · 291 students tested
Math12%
State average 29.4% · 296 students tested

Plains vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Plains—Kismet-Plains Unified School District 483

Every school in Plains

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 Plainsin other towns
Kismet Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Kismet
152 students11:1Rate it →
Plains Elem
Elementary · Grades 3–5
C−
113 students9:1Rate it →
Southwestern Heights Jr/Sr High
High · Grades 6–12 · Kismet
D−
310 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about Plains’s schools

Are Plains’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Plains. Kismet-Plains Unified School District 483 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Plains. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 0 of its 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Kansas’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Plains in?

Kismet-Plains Unified School District 483.

Where do Plains kids go to high school?

Southwestern Heights Jr/Sr 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.