Grant County Courthouse District · Photo: Ammodramus · CC0Ulysses’s public schools score below 94% of Kansas districts on tests and graduation
19% of students in Ulysses’s public schools are proficient in reading, below the Kansas average (32%). The grade covers the public school district serving Ulysses, 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.
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.
Ulysses’s schools, in brief
Results trail the state
In spring 2022, 19% of tested students were proficient in reading and 18% in math, against 32% and 29% statewide; 100% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓
Graduation
75–79% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88% across Kansas (the state reports Ulysses’s rate as a range). Districts ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $13,012 per student, against $14,966 across Kansas (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
One elementary school, then one elementary, one middle and one high school
From grade 3 the district’s path is Sullivan Elem, then Kepley Middle School, then Ulysses High. See the path ↓
Choice beyond the district
Ulysses Community Learning Center, an online school, is based here too; it isn’t counted as a local school. Every school ↓
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.
What’s behind Ulysses’s grade
D: better than 6% of Kansas school districts, #145 of 151 Kansas towns. Both inputs trail the Kansas average; graduation is the closer of the two to typical.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Ulysses, with each school’s own grade.
Kindergarten in Ulysses
Hickok Elem
Grades PK–2 · 350 students · 13:1 students per teacher
1st grade in Ulysses
Hickok Elem
Grades PK–2 · 350 students · 13:1 students per teacher
2nd grade in Ulysses
Hickok Elem
Grades PK–2 · 350 students · 13:1 students per teacher
3rd grade in Ulysses
Sullivan Elem
Grades 3–5 · 338 students · 13:1 students per teacher
4th grade in Ulysses
Sullivan Elem
Grades 3–5 · 338 students · 13:1 students per teacher
5th grade in Ulysses
Sullivan Elem
Grades 3–5 · 338 students · 13:1 students per teacher
6th grade in Ulysses
Kepley Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 294 students · 11:1 students per teacher
7th grade in Ulysses
Kepley Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 294 students · 11:1 students per teacher
8th grade in Ulysses
Kepley Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 294 students · 11:1 students per teacher
9th grade in Ulysses
Ulysses High
Grades 9–12 · 438 students · 13:1 students per teacher
10th grade in Ulysses
Ulysses High
Grades 9–12 · 438 students · 13:1 students per teacher
11th grade in Ulysses
Ulysses High
Grades 9–12 · 438 students · 13:1 students per teacher
12th grade in Ulysses
Ulysses High
Grades 9–12 · 438 students · 13:1 students per teacher
Ulysses’s public schools are run by Ulysses Unified School District 214. 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.
Well below the state in reading
Ulysses vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Kansas towns that share Ulysses’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Ulysses | D | Ulysses Unified School District 214 |
Every school in Ulysses
5 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).
Questions about Ulysses’s schools
Are Ulysses’s schools good?
On Kansas’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Ulysses children attend score below 94% of Kansas’s school districts on tests and graduation, a D Schools grade, #145 of 151 Kansas towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 6%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Ulysses in?
Ulysses Unified School District 214, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 1,517 students in 5 schools (2024–25).
Where do Ulysses kids go to high school?
Ulysses High, with 438 students; its own test results earn a D−.
What is Ulysses’s graduation rate?
75–79% of the class of 2023 in Ulysses Unified School District 214 graduated in four years, against 88% across Kansas.
How much does Ulysses spend per student?
$13,012 in Ulysses Unified School District 214 (FY2024), against $14,966 across Kansas. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Ulysses families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Ulysses → They have their own page.
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.