Photo: United States Census Bureau, modified by User:FUBAR007 · Public domainUnion Township’s public schools outscore 85% of Kansas districts
Math proficiency in Union Township’s districts is 39%, above the Kansas average (29%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Union 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.
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.
Union Township’s schools, in brief
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 41% and math 39% across both districts in spring 2022, against 32% and 29% statewide; 92% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
Renwick Unified School District 267 spends $11,508 per student and Maize Unified School District 266 $14,583, 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.
What’s behind Union Township’s grade
A: better than 85% of Kansas school districts, #16 of 151 Kansas towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the Kansas average; test scores are the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Union Township, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Union Township
Colwich Elem
Grades PK–8 · 227 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Colwich
Kindergarten in Union Township
Colwich Elem
Grades PK–8 · 227 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Colwich
1st grade in Union Township
Colwich Elem
Grades PK–8 · 227 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Colwich
2nd grade in Union Township
Colwich Elem
Grades PK–8 · 227 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Colwich
3rd grade in Union Township
Colwich Elem
Grades PK–8 · 227 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Colwich
4th grade in Union Township
Colwich Elem
Grades PK–8 · 227 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Colwich
5th grade in Union Township · depends on your address
Maize Intermediate School
Grades 5–6 · 651 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Maize
Colwich Elem
Grades PK–8 · 227 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Colwich
6th grade in Union Township · depends on your address
Maize Intermediate School
Grades 5–6 · 651 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Maize
Colwich Elem
Grades PK–8 · 227 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Colwich
7th grade in Union Township
Colwich Elem
Grades PK–8 · 227 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Colwich
8th grade in Union Township
Colwich Elem
Grades PK–8 · 227 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Colwich
Union Township runs its own schools through grade 12 (Renwick Unified School District 267). From grade PK, students attend the Maize Unified School District 266, shared with Maize and Park. Its high school is in Maize. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Two districts serve Union Township
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well above the state in reading
Union Township vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Kansas towns that share Union Township’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Union Township | A | Renwick Unified School District 267 PK–12 · Maize Unified School District 266 PK–12 |
| Park | A− | Maize Unified School District 266 PK–12 · Valley Center Public Schools Unified School District 262 PK–12 |
| Eagle | A | Halstead Unified School District 440 PK–12 · Renwick Unified School District 267 PK–12 |
| Sherman | A | Renwick Unified School District 267 |
| Attica | A | Renwick Unified School District 267 PK–12 · Goddard Unified School District 265 PK–12 |
| Maize | A− | Maize Unified School District 266 |
3 of the 5 neighbors share Renwick Unified School District 267 with Union Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.
Every school in Union Township
6 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 Union Township’s schools
Are Union Township’s schools good?
By Kansas’s own tests, yes: the public schools Union 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 Union Township in?
Two districts: Renwick Unified School District 267 runs grades PK–12, and Maize Unified School District 266 runs grades PK–12, shared with Maize and Park.
Where do Union Township kids go to high school?
One of 4 high schools, depending on your address: Maize Sr High, Maize South High School, Andale High and Garden Plain High.
What is Union Township’s graduation rate?
92% of the class of 2023 in Maize Unified School District 266 graduated in four years, against 88% across Kansas.
How much does Union Township spend per student?
$11,508 in Renwick Unified School District 267 and $14,583 in Maize Unified School District 266 (FY2024), against $14,966 across Kansas. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Union Township families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Union Township → 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.