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Schools in Silverdale Township

Silverdale Township’s public schools

Arkansas City Unified School District 470 and Dexter Unified School District 471 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Silverdale Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/9schools 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
18%
2021–22
Math proficiency
16%
2021–22
Graduate on time
76%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.6K
▼ 2% vs KS $15.0K
FY2024 · Arkansas City Unified School District 470
Students per teacher
13.7
KS 13.3
Schools in town
0
2,308 students on the public path
In brief

Silverdale Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Silverdale Township’s 9 district schools with test results score above the middle of Kansas’s 1,221 public schools. Dexter Elem places highest (better than 84%); Arkansas City Middle Sch lowest (8%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Seven elementary schools serve Silverdale Township, graded from D to A−, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools: Arkansas City Middle Sch and Dexter 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 Silverdale Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–57 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressD to A−
6–122 schoolsDepends on your addressD to B+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Arkansas City Unified School District 470.

Two districts serve Silverdale Township

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

Arkansas City Unified School District 470Grades PK–12 · 8 schools · 2,902 students, up 6% since 2020–21 · 13.9 per teacher (KS 13.3)
$14,619KS $14,966 · FY2024
D−
Dexter Unified School District 471Grades PK–12 · 2 schools · 291 students, up 17% since 2020–21 · 12.4 per teacher (KS 13.3)
$20,864KS $14,966 · FY2024
A
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Arkansas City Unified School District 47018%
State average 32.5% · 1350 students tested
Math · PK–12, Arkansas City Unified School District 47016%
State average 29.4% · 1412 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Dexter Unified School District 47142%
State average 32.5% · 143 students tested
Math · PK–12, Dexter Unified School District 47142%
State average 29.4% · 143 students tested

Silverdale Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Silverdale Township—Arkansas City Unified School District 470 PK–12 · Dexter Unified School District 471 PK–12
BoltonD−Arkansas City Unified School District 470
Spring Creek—Dexter Unified School District 471
CreswellD−Arkansas City Unified School District 470
Pleasant Valley—Winfield Unified School District 465 PK–12 · Arkansas City Unified School District 470 PK–12
Liberty—Winfield Unified School District 465 PK–12 · Dexter Unified School District 471 PK–12

3 of the 5 neighbors share Arkansas City Unified School District 470 with Silverdale Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Silverdale Township

9 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 Silverdale Townshipin other towns
Adams Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Arkansas City
D
306 students13:1Rate it →
Frances Willard Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Arkansas City
C−
281 students18:1Rate it →
Jefferson Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Arkansas City
C−
261 students16:1Rate it →
Roosevelt Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Arkansas City
C
219 students12:1Rate it →
I X L Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Arkansas City
C−
200 students14:1Rate it →
Dexter Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Dexter
A−
134 students13:1Rate it →
C 4 Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Arkansas City
B−
122 students13:1Rate it →
Arkansas City Middle Sch
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Arkansas City
D
628 students13:1Rate it →
Dexter High
High · Grades 6–12 · Dexter
B+
157 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about Silverdale Township’s schools

Are Silverdale Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Silverdale Township. Arkansas City Unified School District 470 and Dexter Unified School District 471 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Silverdale Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 of its 9 district schools with test results score above the middle of Kansas’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Silverdale Township in?

Arkansas City Unified School District 470 and Dexter Unified School District 471.

Where do Silverdale Township kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Arkansas City Middle Sch and Dexter 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.