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Schools in Southside Township

Southside Township’s public schools

Deerfield Unified School District 216 and Lakin Unified School District 215 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Southside Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/6schools 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
12%
2021–22
Math proficiency
2%
2021–22
Graduate on time
75%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.7K
▼ 1% vs KS $15.0K
FY2024 · Lakin Unified School District 215
Students per teacher
13.2
KS 13.3
Schools in town
0
928 students on the public path
In brief

Southside Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Southside Township’s 6 district schools with test results score above the middle of Kansas’s 1,221 public schools. Lakin Elem places highest (better than 54%); Deerfield Middle School lowest (5%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Southside Township, graded from C+ to B−, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools and two high schools: Lakin High and Deerfield 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 Southside Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–52 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to B−
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your addressD to C
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressC− to C

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Deerfield Unified School District 216.

Two districts serve Southside Township

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

Deerfield Unified School District 216Grades PK–12 · 3 schools · 244 students, up 21% since 2020–21 · 10.2 per teacher (KS 13.3)
$18,875KS $14,966 · FY2024
D−
Lakin Unified School District 215Grades PK–12 · 3 schools · 684 students, up 4% since 2020–21 · 14.7 per teacher (KS 13.3)
$14,749KS $14,966 · FY2024
C−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Deerfield Unified School District 21612%
State average 32.5% · 97 students tested
Math · PK–12, Deerfield Unified School District 2162%
State average 29.4% · 112 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Lakin Unified School District 21523%
State average 32.5% · 311 students tested
Math · PK–12, Lakin Unified School District 21524%
State average 29.4% · 325 students tested

Southside Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Southside Township—Deerfield Unified School District 216 PK–12 · Lakin Unified School District 215 PK–12
Lakin—Lakin Unified School District 215
Deerfield—Deerfield Unified School District 216
Kendall—Lakin Unified School District 215
SherlockC−Holcomb Unified School District 363

2 of the 4 neighbors share Lakin Unified School District 215 with Southside Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Southside Township

6 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 Southside Townshipin other towns
Lakin Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Lakin
B−
290 students18:1Rate it →
Deerfield Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Deerfield
C+
123 students12:1Rate it →
Lakin Middle
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Lakin
C
182 students14:1Rate it →
Deerfield Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Deerfield
D
49 students10:1Rate it →
Lakin High
High · Grades 9–12 · Lakin
C−
212 students12:1Rate it →
Deerfield High
High · Grades 9–12 · Deerfield
C
72 students8:1Rate it →

Questions about Southside Township’s schools

Are Southside Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Southside Township. Deerfield Unified School District 216 and Lakin Unified School District 215 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Southside Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 6 district schools with test results score above the middle of Kansas’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Southside Township in?

Deerfield Unified School District 216 and Lakin Unified School District 215.

Where do Southside Township kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Lakin High and Deerfield 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.