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Schools in WaKeeney · WaKeeney Unified School District 208

WaKeeney’s public schools score below 80% of Kansas districts on tests and graduation

Math proficiency in WaKeeney’s districts is 17%, below the Kansas average (29%). The grade covers the public school district serving WaKeeney, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Kansas, not nationally.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From Kansas state tests taken in spring 2022, when 98% 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.

Reading proficiency
32%
▼ 0 pts vs KS 32%
2021–22
Math proficiency
17%
▼ 12 pts vs KS 29%
2021–22
Spent per student
$14.8K
▼ 1% vs KS $15.0K
FY2024
Students per teacher
9.9
KS 13.3 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
398 students on the public path
In brief

WaKeeney’s schools, in brief

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 32% of tested students were proficient in reading and 17% in math, against 32% and 29% statewide; 98% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $14,808 per student, against $14,966 across Kansas (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one high school

From grade 9 the district’s path is Trego Community High. 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.

The School Grade

What’s behind WaKeeney’s grade

C− Test scores

C−: better than 20% of Kansas school districts. Test scores are below the Kansas average; there is no graduation rate to add.

Kansas school districts we grade (283)Better than 20%
Lower resultsHigher results
Kansas towns with similar household incomes (873)Better than 17%
DC+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 192 test results could put WaKeeney anywhere from D to C+. The tests are from spring 2022, when 98% of WaKeeney’s students in the tested grades sat them (192 in math, 192 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve WaKeeney, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–8Trego Grade SchoolWaKeeney Unified School District 208B−
9–12Trego Community HighWaKeeney Unified School District 208C

WaKeeney’s public schools are run by WaKeeney Unified School District 208, which also serves Collyer, Collyer, Ogallah and WaKeeney. 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.

WaKeeney Unified School District 208Grades PK–12 · 2 schools · 398 students, up 4% since 2020–21 · 9.9 per teacher (KS 13.3)
$14,808KS $14,966 · FY2024
C−
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading32%
State average 32.5% · 192 students tested
Math17%
State average 29.4% · 192 students tested

WaKeeney vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
WaKeeneyC−WaKeeney Unified School District 208

Every school in WaKeeney

2 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 WaKeeneyin other towns
Trego Grade School
Elementary · Grades PK–8
B−
285 students12:1Rate it →
Trego Community High
High · Grades 9–12
C
113 students7:1Rate it →

Questions about WaKeeney’s schools

Are WaKeeney’s schools good?

On Kansas’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools WaKeeney children attend score below 80% of Kansas’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C− Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 17%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is WaKeeney in?

WaKeeney Unified School District 208, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 398 students in 2 schools (2024–25).

Where do WaKeeney kids go to high school?

Trego Community High, with 113 students; its own test results earn a C.

How much does WaKeeney spend per student?

$14,808 in WaKeeney Unified School District 208 (FY2024), against $14,966 across Kansas. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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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). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Kansas. Stars are from neighbors.