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Schools in Tipton

Tipton’s public schools

Waconda Unified School District 272 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Tipton. Each school below is shown with its own results.

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

Tests spring 2022, when 98% 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
52%
2021–22
Math proficiency
57%
2021–22
Graduate on time
75%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$17.1K
▲ 15% vs KS $15.0K
FY2024
Students per teacher
11.4
KS 13.3 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
336 students on the public path
In brief

Tipton’s schools, in brief

School by school

3 of Tipton’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Kansas’s 1,221 public schools. Tipton Community School places highest (better than 98%); Lakeside Junior/Senior High School lowest (54%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Tipton, graded from A to A+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one high school: Lakeside Junior/Senior High School. 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 Tipton, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–82 schoolsDepends on your addressA to A+
9–12Lakeside Junior/Senior High Schoolin DownsB−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Waconda Unified School District 272.

The district

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

Waconda Unified School District 272Grades PK–12 · 3 schools · 336 students, up 5% since 2020–21 · 11.4 per teacher (KS 13.3)
$17,141KS $14,966 · FY2024
A+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading52%
State average 32.5% · 151 students tested
Math57%
State average 29.4% · 153 students tested

Tipton vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Tipton—Waconda Unified School District 272

Every school in Tipton

3 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 Tiptonin other towns
Lakeside Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Cawker City
A
163 students14:1Rate it →
Tipton Community School
Elementary · Grades K–8
A+
46 students12:1Rate it →
Lakeside Junior/Senior High School
High · Grades 6–12 · Downs
B−
127 students9:1Rate it →

Questions about Tipton’s schools

Are Tipton’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Tipton. Waconda Unified School District 272 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Tipton. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 3 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 Tipton in?

Waconda Unified School District 272.

Where do Tipton kids go to high school?

Lakeside Junior/Senior 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.