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Wakefield High

PublicHighGrades 9–12

502 Third, Wakefield, KS 67487 · (785) 461-5437 · Part of Clay Center Unified School District 379

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Directions
Students
80
Students per teacher
10:1
Free or reduced lunch
50%
Setting
Rural
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Wakefield High

  • Its own letter, C: better results than 31% of Kansas’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 11 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 10 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 31.1% since 2020–21

On the path

Where Wakefield kids come from and go next. The whole path →

K–8Wakefield Elem129 students
9–12Wakefield HighYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency24%
State average 27.9%
Reading / language arts24%
State average 35.5%

Its own letter, C, places these results among Kansas’s 1,221 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

502 Third, Wakefield

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 919
Grade 1019
Grade 1120
Grade 1222
Enrollment over time
61’20
65’21
71’22
75’23
80’24

Up 31.1% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 79%Hispanic 11%Two or more races 6%American Indian/Alaska Native 3%Black 1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Wakefield High from Wakefield families.

Other schools in Clay Center Unified School District 379

The district →
Lincoln Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–3 · Clay Center
A
341 students11:1
Wakefield Elem
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Wakefield
C+
129 students9:1
Garfield Elem
Elementary · Grades 4–5 · Clay Center
B+
170 students14:1
Clay Center Community Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Clay Center
C
226 students10:1
Clay Center Community High
High · Grades 9–12 · Clay Center
B−
326 students13:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Kansas’s other public schools; Wakefield’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.