Schools in Township 12

Township 12’s public schools

Plainville Unified School District 270 and Paradise Unified School District 399 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Township 12. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/4schools 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

22%

2021–22

Math proficiency

17%

2021–22

Graduate on time

95%

class of 2023

Spent per student

$14.4K

▼ 4% vs KS $15.0K

FY2024 · Plainville Unified School District 270

Students per teacher

10.5

KS 13.3 · smaller classes

Schools in town

568 students on the public path

In brief

Township 12’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Township 12’s 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Kansas’s 1,221 public schools. Natoma Elem places highest (better than 70%); Natoma High (6-12) lowest (10%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Township 12, graded from B− to B+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools: Plainville High and Natoma High (6-12). 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 Township 12, with each school’s own grade.

Kindergarten in Township 12 · depends on your address

Plainville Elem

Grades PK–6 · 256 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Plainville

B⁻

Natoma Elem

Grades PK–5 · 57 students · 6:1 students per teacher · in Natoma

B⁺

The path, start to finish

PK–62 schoolsDepends on your addressB⁻ to B⁺

7–122 schoolsDepends on your addressD to C

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Plainville Unified School District 270.

Two districts serve Township 12

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

Plainville Unified School District 270Grades PK–12 · 2 schools · 453 students, up 27% since 2020–21 · 12.8 per teacher (KS 13.3)

$14,353KS $14,966 · FY2024

Paradise Unified School District 399Grades PK–12 · 2 schools · 115 students, up 8% since 2020–21 · 6.2 per teacher (KS 13.3)

$26,351KS $14,966 · FY2024

B⁺

Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Plainville Unified School District 27022%

State average 32.5% · 185 students tested

Math · PK–12, Plainville Unified School District 27017%

State average 29.4% · 184 students tested

Reading · PK–12, Paradise Unified School District 39934%

State average 32.5% · 53 students tested

Math · PK–12, Paradise Unified School District 39934%

State average 29.4% · 53 students tested

Township 12 vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Kansas towns that share Township 12’s borders.

Schools next door

Town	Schools	Main districts
Township 12	—	Plainville Unified School District 270 PK–12 · Paradise Unified School District 399 PK–12
Township 11	D	Plainville Unified School District 270
Round Mound	—	Paradise Unified School District 399
Natoma	—	Paradise Unified School District 399
Buckeye	A⁻	Ellis Unified School District 388 PK–12 · Hays Unified School District 489 PK–12
Township 1	—	Stockton Unified School District 271
Herzog	B⁺	Victoria Unified School District 432 PK–12 · Paradise Unified School District 399 PK–12

3 of the 6 neighbors share Paradise Unified School District 399 with Township 12 for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Township 12

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 Township 12in other towns

Plainville Elem

Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Plainville

B⁻

256 students14:1Rate it →

Natoma Elem

Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Natoma

B⁺

57 students6:1Rate it →

Natoma High (6-12)

High · Grades 6–12 · Natoma

58 students6:1Rate it →

Plainville High

High · Grades 7–12 · Plainville

197 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about Township 12’s schools

Are Township 12’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Township 12. Plainville Unified School District 270 and Paradise Unified School District 399 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Township 12. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Kansas’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Township 12 in?

Plainville Unified School District 270 and Paradise Unified School District 399.

Where do Township 12 kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Plainville High and Natoma High (6-12).

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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.