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Schools in Smith Township

Smith Township’s public schools

Golden Plains Unified School District 316 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Smith Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?0/3schools 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
32%
2021–22
Math proficiency
32%
2021–22
Graduate on time
75%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$21.2K
▲ 42% vs KS $15.0K
FY2024
Students per teacher
7.4
KS 13.3 · smaller classes
Schools in town
2
158 students on the public path
In brief

Smith Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Smith Township’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Kansas’s 1,221 public schools. Golden Plains Elem places highest (better than 46%); Golden Plains High lowest (31%). 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 Smith Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Golden Plains Elemin SeldenB−
6–8Golden Plains MiddleGolden Plains Unified School District 316C
9–12Golden Plains HighGolden Plains Unified School District 316C

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Golden Plains Unified School District 316.

The district

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

Golden Plains Unified School District 316Grades PK–12 · 3 schools · 158 students, down 15% since 2020–21 · 7.4 per teacher (KS 13.3)
$21,195KS $14,966 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading32%
State average 32.5% · 78 students tested
Math32%
State average 29.4% · 80 students tested

Smith Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Smith Township—Golden Plains Unified School District 316
Wendell—Golden Plains Unified School District 316 PK–12 · Colby Public Schools Unified School District 315 PK–12
Lacey—Colby Public Schools Unified School District 315
Menlo—Golden Plains Unified School District 316

2 of the 3 neighbors share Golden Plains Unified School District 316 with Smith Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Smith Township

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).

District schools in Smith Townshipby address
Golden Plains Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Rexford
C
32 students9:1Rate it →
Golden Plains High
High · Grades 9–12 · Rexford
C
55 students7:1Rate it →
Also serving Smith Townshipin other towns
Golden Plains Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Selden
B−
71 students7:1Rate it →

Questions about Smith Township’s schools

Are Smith Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Smith Township. Golden Plains Unified School District 316 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Smith Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 0 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Kansas’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Smith Township in?

Golden Plains Unified School District 316.

Where do Smith Township kids go to high school?

Golden Plains High.

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What Smith 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.