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Schools in Waldo Township

Waldo Township’s public schools

Paradise Unified School District 399, Russell County Unified School District 407 and Sylvan Grove Unified School District 299 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Waldo Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/5schools above Kansas’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 95% 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
34%
2021–22
Math proficiency
34%
2021–22
Graduate on time
75%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$16.8K
▲ 12% vs KS $15.0K
FY2024 · Russell County Unified School District 407
Students per teacher
10.1
KS 13.3 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
885 students on the public path
In brief

Waldo Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Waldo Township’s 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of Kansas’s 1,221 public schools. Lucas/Sylvan Elementary Unified places highest (better than 90%); Natoma High (6-12) lowest (10%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Three elementary schools serve Waldo Township, graded from B+ to A, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then three middle schools: Russell Junior-Senior High, Sylvan-Lucas Unified Jr. sr and Natoma High (6-12). 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 Waldo Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–63 schoolsDepends on your addressB+ to A
7–123 schoolsDepends on your addressD to C−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Paradise Unified School District 399.

Three districts serve Waldo Township

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

Paradise Unified School District 399Grades PK–12 · 2 schools · 115 students, up 8% since 2020–21 · 6.2 per teacher (KS 13.3)
$26,351KS $14,966 · FY2024
B+
Russell County Unified School District 407Grades PK–12 · 3 schools · 762 students, up 21% since 2020–21 · 11.3 per teacher (KS 13.3)
$16,753KS $14,966 · FY2024
C+
Sylvan Grove Unified School District 299Grades PK–12 · 2 schools · 269 students, up 7% since 2020–21 · 10.0 per teacher (KS 13.3)
$15,514KS $14,966 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Paradise Unified School District 39934%
State average 32.5% · 53 students tested
Math · PK–12, Paradise Unified School District 39934%
State average 29.4% · 53 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Russell County Unified School District 40731%
State average 32.5% · 408 students tested
Math · PK–12, Russell County Unified School District 40728%
State average 29.4% · 409 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Sylvan Grove Unified School District 29937%
State average 32.5% · 116 students tested
Math · PK–12, Sylvan Grove Unified School District 29932%
State average 29.4% · 115 students tested

Waldo Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Waldo Township—Paradise Unified School District 399 PK–12 · Russell County Unified School District 407 PK–12 · Sylvan Grove Unified School District 299 PK–12
Luray—Sylvan Grove Unified School District 299
Paradise—Paradise Unified School District 399 PK–12 · Russell County Unified School District 407 PK–12
Center—Russell County Unified School District 407
Russell—Russell County Unified School District 407

3 of the 4 neighbors share Russell County Unified School District 407 with Waldo Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Waldo 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).

Also serving Waldo Townshipin other towns
Simpson Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–1 · Russell
173 students14:1Rate it →
Lucas/Sylvan Elementary Unified
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Lucas
A
125 students10:1Rate it →
Natoma Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Natoma
B+
57 students6:1Rate it →
Natoma High (6-12)
High · Grades 6–12 · Natoma
D
58 students6:1Rate it →
Russell Junior-Senior High
High · Grades 7–12 · Russell
D
328 students10:1Rate it →
Sylvan-Lucas Unified Jr. sr
High · Grades 7–12 · Sylvan Grove
C−
144 students10:1Rate it →

Questions about Waldo Township’s schools

Are Waldo Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Waldo Township. Paradise Unified School District 399, Russell County Unified School District 407 and Sylvan Grove Unified School District 299 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Waldo Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 of its 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of Kansas’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Waldo Township in?

Paradise Unified School District 399, Russell County Unified School District 407 and Sylvan Grove Unified School District 299.

Where do Waldo Township kids go to high school?

One of three high schools, depending on your address: Russell Junior-Senior High, Sylvan-Lucas Unified Jr. sr and Natoma High (6-12).

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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.