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Schools in Prospect Township · Flinthills Unified School District 492, Bluestem Unified School District 205

Prospect Township’s public schools score below 85% of Kansas districts on tests and graduation

Math proficiency in Prospect Township’s districts is 20%, below the Kansas average (29%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Prospect Township, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Kansas, not nationally.

#139of 151 Kansas townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From Kansas state tests taken in spring 2022, when 99% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
26%
▼ 6 pts vs KS 32%
2021–22
Math proficiency
20%
▼ 9 pts vs KS 29%
2021–22
Spent per student
$14.8K
▼ 1% vs KS $15.0K
FY2024 · Bluestem Unified School District 205
Students per teacher
10.9
KS 13.3 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
637 students on the public path
In brief

Prospect Township’s schools, in brief

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 26% of tested students were proficient in reading and 20% in math, against 32% and 29% statewide; 99% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Spending and class size

Flinthills Unified School District 492 spends $20,526 per student and Bluestem Unified School District 205 $14,788, against $14,966 across Kansas (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Prospect Township’s grade

C− Test scores

C−: better than 15% of Kansas school districts, #139 of 151 Kansas towns. Test scores are below the Kansas average; there is no graduation rate to add.

Kansas school districts we grade (283)Better than 15%
Lower resultsHigher results
Kansas towns with similar household incomes (783)Better than 15%
Towns in Butler County (29)Better than 24%
DCA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 419 test results could put Prospect Township anywhere from D to C. The tests are from spring 2022, when 99% of Prospect Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (420 in math, 418 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Prospect Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–62 schoolsDepends on your addressC+
7–122 schoolsDepends on your addressD to C

Prospect Township runs its own schools through grade 12 (Flinthills Unified School District 492). From grade PK, students attend the Bluestem Unified School District 205, shared with Bloomington, Clay, Glencoe, Hickory, Latham, Leon, Little Walnut, Logan, Spring and Union. Its school is in Leon. Parts of Prospect Township (18% of its land) are served by El Dorado Unified School District 490 instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Prospect Township

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

Flinthills Unified School District 492Grades PK–12 · 4 schools · 273 students, down 2% since 2020–21 · 11.8 per teacher (KS 13.3)
$20,526KS $14,966 · FY2024
C+
Bluestem Unified School District 205Grades PK–12 · 2 schools · 508 students, up 2% since 2020–21 · 10.4 per teacher (KS 13.3)
$14,788KS $14,966 · FY2024
D
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Flinthills Unified School District 49232%
State average 32.5% · 146 students tested
Math · PK–12, Flinthills Unified School District 49227%
State average 29.4% · 146 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Bluestem Unified School District 20523%
State average 32.5% · 272 students tested
Math · PK–12, Bluestem Unified School District 20517%
State average 29.4% · 274 students tested

Prospect Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Prospect TownshipC−Flinthills Unified School District 492 PK–12 · Bluestem Unified School District 205 PK–12
El DoradoB−El Dorado Unified School District 490 PK–12 · Circle Unified School District 375 PK–12
El Dorado Township—Circle Unified School District 375 PK–12 · El Dorado Unified School District 490 PK–12
Chelsea—Flinthills Unified School District 492
Rosalia—Flinthills Unified School District 492
Little Walnut—Bluestem Unified School District 205

2 of the 5 neighbors share Flinthills Unified School District 492 with Prospect Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Prospect 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 Prospect Townshipin other towns
Bluestem Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Leon
C+
267 students12:1Rate it →
Flinthills Primary School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Cassoday
63 students11:1Rate it →
Flinthills Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Rosalia
C
66 students18:1Rate it →
Bluestem Jr/Sr High
High · Grades 7–12 · Leon
D
241 students9:1Rate it →

Questions about Prospect Township’s schools

Are Prospect Township’s schools good?

On Kansas’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Prospect Township children attend score below 85% of Kansas’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C− Schools grade, #139 of 151 Kansas towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 15%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Prospect Township in?

Two districts: Flinthills Unified School District 492 runs grades PK–12, and Bluestem Unified School District 205 runs grades PK–12, shared with Bloomington, Clay, Glencoe, Hickory, Latham, Leon, Little Walnut, Logan, Spring and Union.

How much does Prospect Township spend per student?

$20,526 in Flinthills Unified School District 492 and $14,788 in Bluestem Unified School District 205 (FY2024), against $14,966 across Kansas. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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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). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Kansas. Stars are from neighbors.