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Schools in Utica

Utica’s public schools

Western Plains Unified School District 106 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Utica. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/2schools above Kansas’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 95% of students in Kansas’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2020’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
34%
2021–22
Math proficiency
34%
2021–22
Spent per student
$22.4K
▲ 50% vs KS $15.0K
FY2024
Students per teacher
7.5
KS 13.3 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
127 students on the public path
In brief

Utica’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Utica’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Kansas’s 1,221 public schools. Western Plains North Elem places highest (better than 52%); Western Plains South Elem/Jr High lowest (24%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Utica, graded from C− to B−, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one high school: Western Plains High. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2020; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Utica, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–82 schoolsDepends on your addressC− to B−
9–12Western Plains Highin RansomNo scores

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Western Plains Unified School District 106.

The district

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

Western Plains Unified School District 106Grades PK–12 · 3 schools · 127 students, up 15% since 2020–21 · 7.5 per teacher (KS 13.3)
$22,449KS $14,966 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading34%
State average 32.5% · 54 students tested
Math34%
State average 29.4% · 57 students tested

Utica vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Utica—Western Plains Unified School District 106

Every school in Utica

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 Uticain other towns
Western Plains North Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Ransom
B−
62 students11:1Rate it →
Western Plains South Elem/Jr High
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Bazine
C−
31 students4:1Rate it →
Western Plains High
High · Grades 9–12 · Ransom
34 students8:1Rate it →

Questions about Utica’s schools

Are Utica’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Utica. Western Plains Unified School District 106 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Utica. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Kansas’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Utica in?

Western Plains Unified School District 106.

Where do Utica kids go to high school?

Western Plains High.

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What Utica families are saying about school.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2020) 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.