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Schools in Wakefield

Wakefield’s public schools

Clay Center Unified School District 379 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Wakefield. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?0/2schools above Kansas’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in Kansas’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
31%
2021–22
Math proficiency
35%
2021–22
Graduate on time
92%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$17.5K
▲ 17% vs KS $15.0K
FY2024
Students per teacher
11.4
KS 13.3 · smaller classes
Schools in town
2
209 students on the public path
In brief

Wakefield’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Wakefield’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Kansas’s 1,221 public schools. Wakefield Elem places highest (better than 41%); Wakefield High lowest (31%). 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.

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
K–8Wakefield ElemClay Center Unified School District 379C+
9–12Wakefield HighClay Center Unified School District 379C

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Clay Center Unified School District 379.

The district

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

Clay Center Unified School District 379Grades PK–12 · 6 schools · 1,272 students, down 4% since 2020–21 · 11.4 per teacher (KS 13.3)
$17,478KS $14,966 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading31%
State average 32.5% · 663 students tested
Math35%
State average 29.4% · 663 students tested

Wakefield vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
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Wakefield—Clay Center Unified School District 379

Every school in Wakefield

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).

District schools in Wakefieldby address
Wakefield Elem
Elementary · Grades K–8
C+
129 students9:1Rate it →
Wakefield High
High · Grades 9–12
C
80 students10:1Rate it →

Questions about Wakefield’s schools

Are Wakefield’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Wakefield. Clay Center Unified School District 379 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Wakefield. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 0 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 Wakefield in?

Clay Center Unified School District 379.

Where do Wakefield kids go to high school?

Wakefield High.

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What Wakefield 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 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). Stars are from neighbors.