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Schools in Reading

Reading’s public schools

North Lyon County Unified School District 251 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Reading. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/2schools 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
37%
2021–22
Math proficiency
27%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$18.7K
▲ 25% vs KS $15.0K
FY2024
Students per teacher
9.7
KS 13.3 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
325 students on the public path
In brief

Reading’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Reading’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Kansas’s 1,221 public schools. NLC Elementary School places highest (better than 54%); Northern Heights lowest (22%). 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 Reading, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–8NLC Elementary Schoolin AmericusB−
9–12Northern Heightsin AllenC−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the North Lyon County Unified School District 251.

The district

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

North Lyon County Unified School District 251Grades PK–12 · 2 schools · 325 students, down 5% since 2020–21 · 9.7 per teacher (KS 13.3)
$18,709KS $14,966 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading37%
State average 32.5% · 173 students tested
Math27%
State average 29.4% · 172 students tested

Reading vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Reading—North Lyon County Unified School District 251

Every school in Reading

2 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 Readingin other towns
NLC Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Americus
B−
223 students12:1Rate it →
Northern Heights
High · Grades 9–12 · Allen
C−
102 students7:1Rate it →

Questions about Reading’s schools

Are Reading’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Reading. North Lyon County Unified School District 251 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Reading. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 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 Reading in?

North Lyon County Unified School District 251.

Where do Reading kids go to high school?

Northern Heights.

Parents talk

What Reading 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.