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Schools in Talmage

Talmage’s public schools

Abilene Unified School District 435 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Talmage. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/3schools above Kansas’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% 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
42%
2021–22
Math proficiency
25%
2021–22
Graduate on time
87%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.4K
▼ 11% vs KS $15.0K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.0
KS 13.3
Schools in town
0
1,234 students on the public path
In brief

Talmage’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Talmage’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Kansas’s 1,221 public schools. McKinley Elem places highest (better than 87%); Abilene High School lowest (27%). 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 Talmage, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–1Kennedy Elemin AbileneNo scores
2–3McKinley Elemin AbileneA
6–8Abilene Middle Schoolin AbileneB−
9–12Abilene High Schoolin AbileneC

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Abilene Unified School District 435.

The district

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

Abilene Unified School District 435Grades PK–12 · 6 schools · 1,476 students, down 2% since 2020–21 · 13.0 per teacher (KS 13.3)
$13,372KS $14,966 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading42%
State average 32.5% · 732 students tested
Math25%
State average 29.4% · 740 students tested

Talmage vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Talmage—Abilene Unified School District 435

Every school in Talmage

4 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 Talmagein other towns
Kennedy Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–1 · Abilene
276 students17:1Rate it →
McKinley Elem
Elementary · Grades 2–3 · Abilene
A
196 students13:1Rate it →
Abilene Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Abilene
B−
319 students12:1Rate it →
Abilene High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Abilene
C
443 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about Talmage’s schools

Are Talmage’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Talmage. Abilene Unified School District 435 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Talmage. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Kansas’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Talmage in?

Abilene Unified School District 435.

Where do Talmage kids go to high school?

Abilene High 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). Stars are from neighbors.