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Schools in Spring Township · Bluestem Unified School District 205

Spring Township’s public schools score below 92% of Kansas districts on tests and graduation

Math proficiency in Spring Township’s districts is 17%, below the Kansas average (29%). The grade covers the public school district serving Spring Township, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Kansas, not nationally.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From Kansas state tests taken in spring 2022, when 100% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
23%
▼ 10 pts vs KS 32%
2021–22
Math proficiency
17%
▼ 12 pts vs KS 29%
2021–22
Spent per student
$14.8K
▼ 1% vs KS $15.0K
FY2024
Students per teacher
10.4
KS 13.3 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
508 students on the public path
In brief

Spring Township’s schools, in brief

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 23% of tested students were proficient in reading and 17% in math, against 32% and 29% statewide; 100% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $14,788 per student, against $14,966 across Kansas (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle school

From grade 7 the district’s path is Bluestem 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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Spring Township’s grade

D Test scores

D: better than 8% of Kansas school districts. Test scores are below the Kansas average; there is no graduation rate to add.

Kansas school districts we grade (283)Better than 8%
Lower resultsHigher results
Kansas towns with similar household incomes (617)Better than 4%
Towns in Butler County (29)Better than 0%
D−C−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 273 test results could put Spring Township anywhere from D− to C−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 100% of Spring Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (274 in math, 272 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Spring Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–6Bluestem Elementary Schoolin LeonC+
7–12Bluestem Jr/Sr Highin LeonD

Spring Township’s public schools are run by Bluestem Unified School District 205, which also serves Bloomington, Clay, Glencoe and Hickory and others. Parts of Spring Township (10% and 3% of its land) are served by Augusta Unified School District 402 and Circle Unified School District 375 instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

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

Bluestem Unified School District 205Grades PK–12 · 2 schools · 508 students, up 2% since 2020–21 · 10.4 per teacher (KS 13.3)
$14,788KS $14,966 · FY2024
D
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading23%
State average 32.5% · 272 students tested
Math17%
State average 29.4% · 274 students tested

Spring Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Spring TownshipDBluestem Unified School District 205
AugustaBAugusta Unified School District 402 PK–12 · Circle Unified School District 375 PK–12
El Dorado—Circle Unified School District 375 PK–12 · El Dorado Unified School District 490 PK–12
Bloomington—Bluestem Unified School District 205
Little Walnut—Bluestem Unified School District 205

2 of the 4 neighbors share Bluestem Unified School District 205 with Spring Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Spring Township

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 Spring Townshipin other towns
Bluestem Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Leon
C+
267 students12:1Rate it →
Bluestem Jr/Sr High
High · Grades 7–12 · Leon
D
241 students9:1Rate it →

Questions about Spring Township’s schools

Are Spring Township’s schools good?

On Kansas’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Spring Township children attend score below 92% of Kansas’s school districts on tests and graduation, a D Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 4%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Spring Township in?

Bluestem Unified School District 205, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 508 students in 2 schools (2024–25). Small parts of Spring Township are served by Augusta Unified School District 402 and Circle Unified School District 375.

How much does Spring Township spend per student?

$14,788 in Bluestem Unified School District 205 (FY2024), against $14,966 across Kansas. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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What Spring 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). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Kansas. Stars are from neighbors.