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Schools in Salem Township

Salem Township’s public schools

Winfield Unified School District 465 and Central Unified School District 462 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Salem Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/7schools above Kansas’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 97% 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
26%
2021–22
Math proficiency
20%
2021–22
Graduate on time
82%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$21.2K
▲ 41% vs KS $15.0K
FY2024 · Winfield Unified School District 465
Students per teacher
12.3
KS 13.3 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,578 students on the public path
In brief

Salem Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Salem Township’s 7 district schools with test results score above the middle of Kansas’s 1,221 public schools. Central Elem places highest (better than 63%); Central Jr-Sr High lowest (16%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Five elementary schools serve Salem Township, graded from C− to B, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools: Winfield Middle School and Central Jr-Sr High. 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 Salem Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–55 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC− to B
6–122 schoolsDepends on your addressC− to C

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Winfield Unified School District 465.

Two districts serve Salem Township

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

Winfield Unified School District 465Grades PK–12 · 6 schools · 1,915 students, down 7% since 2020–21 · 12.4 per teacher (KS 13.3)
$21,160KS $14,966 · FY2024
C−
Central Unified School District 462Grades PK–12 · 2 schools · 301 students · 11.4 per teacher (KS 13.3)
$17,977KS $14,966 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Winfield Unified School District 46526%
State average 32.5% · 1076 students tested
Math · PK–12, Winfield Unified School District 46520%
State average 29.4% · 1092 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Central Unified School District 46232%
State average 32.5% · 158 students tested
Math · PK–12, Central Unified School District 46232%
State average 29.4% · 157 students tested

Salem Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Salem Township—Winfield Unified School District 465 PK–12 · Central Unified School District 462 PK–12
Richland—Central Unified School District 462
Fairview—Winfield Unified School District 465 PK–12 · Udall Unified School District 463 PK–12
Silver Creek—Central Unified School District 462
Tisdale—Winfield Unified School District 465
Walnut—Winfield Unified School District 465

3 of the 5 neighbors share Winfield Unified School District 465 with Salem Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Salem Township

7 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 Salem Townshipin other towns
Whittier Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Winfield
B
259 students14:1Rate it →
Irving Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Winfield
C−
234 students13:1Rate it →
Lowell Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Winfield
B−
214 students13:1Rate it →
Central Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Burden
B
162 students17:1Rate it →
Country View Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Winfield
C
114 students13:1Rate it →
Winfield Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Winfield
C
456 students13:1Rate it →
Central Jr-Sr High
High · Grades 7–12 · Burden
C−
139 students8:1Rate it →

Questions about Salem Township’s schools

Are Salem Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Salem Township. Winfield Unified School District 465 and Central Unified School District 462 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Salem Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 of its 7 district schools with test results score above the middle of Kansas’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Salem Township in?

Winfield Unified School District 465 and Central Unified School District 462.

Where do Salem Township kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Winfield Middle School and Central Jr-Sr High.

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What Salem Township 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.