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Schools in Stafford Township · Stafford Unified School District 349

Stafford Township’s public schools score below 70% of Kansas districts on tests and graduation

In Stafford Township, 22% of tested students are proficient in math, below the Kansas average (29%). The grade covers the public school district serving Stafford 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.

≈could be anywhere from D to BK–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
22%
▼ 7 pts vs KS 29%
2021–22
Spent per student
$21.9K
▲ 46% vs KS $15.0K
FY2024
Students per teacher
10.1
KS 13.3 · smaller classes
Schools in town
2
249 students on the public path
In brief

Stafford Township’s schools, in brief

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 32% of tested students were proficient in reading and 22% in math, against 32% and 29% statewide; 98% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $21,884 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 Stafford Middle School/High School. 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 Stafford Township’s grade

C+ Test scores

C: better than 30% 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 30%
Lower resultsHigher results
Kansas towns with similar household incomes (322)Better than 31%
Towns in Stafford County (21)Better than 71%
DBA rough placement. Ordinary sampling error in 103 test results could put Stafford Township anywhere from D to B. The tests are from spring 2022, when 98% of Stafford Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (103 in math, 103 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–5Stafford ElementaryStafford Unified School District 349B
6–12Stafford Middle School/High SchoolStafford Unified School District 349D

Stafford Township’s public schools are run by Stafford Unified School District 349, which also serves East Cooper, Fairview, Putnam and Stafford 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.

Stafford Unified School District 349Grades PK–12 · 2 schools · 249 students, up 10% since 2020–21 · 10.1 per teacher (KS 13.3)
$21,884KS $14,966 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading32%
State average 32.5% · 103 students tested
Math22%
State average 29.4% · 103 students tested

Stafford Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Stafford TownshipCStafford Unified School District 349
Fairview—Stafford Unified School District 349
Ohio—St. John-Hudson Unified School District 350
West Cooper—Stafford Unified School District 349 PK–12 · St. John-Hudson Unified School District 350 PK–12
Union—Stafford Unified School District 349

3 of the 4 neighbors share Stafford Unified School District 349 with Stafford Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Stafford 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).

District schools in Stafford Townshipby address
Stafford Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Stafford
B
133 students11:1Rate it →
Stafford Middle School/High School
High · Grades 6–12 · Stafford
D
116 students10:1Rate it →

Questions about Stafford Township’s schools

Are Stafford Township’s schools good?

On Kansas’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Stafford Township children attend score below 70% of Kansas’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 31%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Stafford Township in?

Stafford Unified School District 349, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 249 students in 2 schools (2024–25).

How much does Stafford Township spend per student?

$21,884 in Stafford Unified School District 349 (FY2024), against $14,966 across Kansas. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

Parents talk

What Stafford 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.