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Schools in Stranger Township · Tonganoxie Unified School District 464, Basehor-Linwood Unified School District 458

Stranger Township’s public schools outscore 85% of Kansas districts

Reading proficiency in Stranger Township’s districts is 40%, above the Kansas average (32%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Stranger Township, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Kansas, not nationally.

#16of 151 Kansas townsK–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
40%
▲ 8 pts vs KS 32%
2021–22
Math proficiency
36%
▲ 7 pts vs KS 29%
2021–22
Graduate on time
96%
▲ 8 pts vs KS 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.1K
▲ 1% vs KS $15.0K
FY2024 · Basehor-Linwood Unified School District 458
Students per teacher
13.8
KS 13.3 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
4,894 students on the public path
In brief

Stranger Township’s schools, in brief

Above the state on both counts

Reading proficiency is 40% and math 36% across both districts in spring 2022, against 32% and 29% statewide; 96% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

Tonganoxie Unified School District 464 spends $12,125 per student and Basehor-Linwood Unified School District 458 $15,103, against $14,966 across Kansas (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

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 Stranger Township’s grade

A− Test scoresA Graduation

A: better than 85% of Kansas school districts, #16 of 151 Kansas towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the Kansas average; graduation is the stronger of the two.

Kansas school districts we grade (283)Better than 85%
Lower resultsHigher results
Kansas towns with similar household incomes (570)Better than 84%
Towns in Leavenworth County (10)Better than 50%
A−AA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 2,545 test results and a graduating class of 237 could put Stranger Township anywhere from A− to A. The tests are from spring 2022, when 100% of Stranger Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (2,546 in math, 2,543 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–55 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressB to A
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to B
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressC− to B−

Stranger Township runs its own schools through grade 12 (Tonganoxie Unified School District 464). From grade PK, students attend the Basehor-Linwood Unified School District 458, shared with Basehor, Fairmount, Linwood and Sherman. Its elementary school is in Tonganoxie. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Stranger Township

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

Tonganoxie Unified School District 464Grades PK–12 · 3 schools · 1,972 students, up 4% since 2020–21 · 13.8 per teacher (KS 13.3)
$12,125KS $14,966 · FY2024
B−
Basehor-Linwood Unified School District 458Grades PK–12 · 7 schools · 3,092 students, up 3% since 2021–22 · 13.9 per teacher (KS 13.3)
$15,103KS $14,966 · FY2024
A
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Tonganoxie Unified School District 46430%
State average 32.5% · 1014 students tested
Math · PK–12, Tonganoxie Unified School District 46423%
State average 29.4% · 1017 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Basehor-Linwood Unified School District 45847%
State average 32.5% · 1529 students tested
Math · PK–12, Basehor-Linwood Unified School District 45845%
State average 29.4% · 1529 students tested

Stranger Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Stranger TownshipATonganoxie Unified School District 464 PK–12 · Basehor-Linwood Unified School District 458 PK–12
Tonganoxie—Tonganoxie Unified School District 464
ShermanABasehor-Linwood Unified School District 458
FairmountABasehor-Linwood Unified School District 458
High PrairieA−Tonganoxie Unified School District 464 PK–12 · Lansing Unified School District 469 PK–12 · Easton Unified School District 449 PK–12

2 of the 4 neighbors share Tonganoxie Unified School District 464 with Stranger Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Stranger Township

9 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 Stranger Townshipin other towns
Tonganoxie Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Tonganoxie
B
919 students15:1Rate it →
Basehor Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Basehor
A−
508 students14:1Rate it →
Glenwood Ridge Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Basehor
A
320 students12:1Rate it →
Gray Hawk Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Basehor
285 students12:1Rate it →
Linwood Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Bonner Springs
A
248 students12:1Rate it →
Basehor-Linwood Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Basehor
B
679 students14:1Rate it →
Tonganoxie Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Tonganoxie
C+
433 students13:1Rate it →
Basehor-Linwood High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Basehor
B−
882 students14:1Rate it →
Tonganoxie High
High · Grades 9–12 · Tonganoxie
C−
620 students13:1Rate it →

Questions about Stranger Township’s schools

Are Stranger Township’s schools good?

By Kansas’s own tests, yes: the public schools Stranger Township children attend outscore 85% of Kansas’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A Schools grade, #16 of 151 Kansas towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 84%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Stranger Township in?

Two districts: Tonganoxie Unified School District 464 runs grades PK–12, and Basehor-Linwood Unified School District 458 runs grades PK–12, shared with Basehor, Fairmount, Linwood and Sherman.

Where do Stranger Township kids go to high school?

One of 2 high schools, depending on your address: Basehor-Linwood High School and Tonganoxie High.

What is Stranger Township’s graduation rate?

96% of the class of 2023 in Basehor-Linwood Unified School District 458 graduated in four years, against 88% across Kansas.

How much does Stranger Township spend per student?

$12,125 in Tonganoxie Unified School District 464 and $15,103 in Basehor-Linwood Unified School District 458 (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.