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Schools in St. Francis · St. Francis Community Schools Unified School District 297

St. Francis’s public schools outscore 58% of Kansas districts

The grade covers the public school district serving St. Francis, 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.

≈could be anywhere from C to A−K–12Where will my kid go?

From Kansas state tests taken in spring 2022, when 98% 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
32%
▼ 0 pts vs KS 32%
2021–22
Math proficiency
32%
▲ 3 pts vs KS 29%
2021–22
Spent per student
$15.2K
▲ 2% vs KS $15.0K
FY2024
Students per teacher
12.0
KS 13.3 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
297 students on the public path
In brief

St. Francis’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 538 Kansas towns with household incomes within a quarter of St. Francis’s, its schools beat 64%, higher than their 58% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state in math, below in reading

Reading proficiency is 32% and math 32% in spring 2022, against 32% and 29% statewide. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $15,222 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 6 the district’s path is St Francis High. Enrollment is up 10% since 2020–21. 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 St. Francis’s grade

B Test scores

B: better than 58% of Kansas school districts. Test scores are above the Kansas average; there is no graduation rate to add.

Kansas school districts we grade (283)Better than 58%
Lower resultsHigher results
Kansas towns with similar household incomes (538)Better than 64%
CA−A rough placement. Ordinary sampling error in 151 test results could put St. Francis anywhere from C to A−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 98% of St. Francis’s students in the tested grades sat them (153 in math, 149 in reading).

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Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–5St Francis Elemin St FrancisA−
6–12St Francis Highin St FrancisC

St. Francis’s public schools are run by St. Francis Community Schools Unified School District 297, which also serves Benkelman, Calhoun, Cleveland Run and Jaqua and others. 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.

St. Francis Community Schools Unified School District 297Grades PK–12 · 2 schools · 297 students, up 10% since 2020–21 · 12.0 per teacher (KS 13.3)
$15,222KS $14,966 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading32%
State average 32.5% · 149 students tested
Math32%
State average 29.4% · 153 students tested

St. Francis vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Kansas towns that share St. Francis’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
St. FrancisBSt. Francis Community Schools Unified School District 297

Every school in St. Francis

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 St. Francisin other towns
St Francis Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · St Francis
A−
133 students13:1Rate it →
St Francis High
High · Grades 6–12 · St Francis
C
164 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about St. Francis’s schools

Are St. Francis’s schools good?

They sit near the middle of Kansas: the public schools St. Francis children attend outscore 58% of Kansas’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 64%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is St. Francis in?

St. Francis Community Schools Unified School District 297, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 297 students in 2 schools (2024–25).

How much does St. Francis spend per student?

$15,222 in St. Francis Community Schools Unified School District 297 (FY2024), against $14,966 across Kansas. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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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.