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Schools in Waldo

Waldo’s public schools

Paradise Unified School District 399 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Waldo. 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 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
$26.4K
▲ 76% vs KS $15.0K
FY2024
Students per teacher
6.2
KS 13.3 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
115 students on the public path
In brief

Waldo’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Waldo’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Kansas’s 1,221 public schools. Natoma Elem places highest (better than 70%); Natoma High (6-12) lowest (10%). 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, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Natoma Elemin NatomaB+
6–12Natoma High (6-12)in NatomaD

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

The district

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+
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading34%
State average 32.5% · 53 students tested
Math34%
State average 29.4% · 53 students tested

Waldo vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
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Waldo—Paradise Unified School District 399

Every school in Waldo

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 Waldoin other towns
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 →

Questions about Waldo’s schools

Are Waldo’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Waldo. Paradise Unified School District 399 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Waldo. 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 Waldo in?

Paradise Unified School District 399.

Where do Waldo kids go to high school?

Natoma High (6-12).

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What Waldo 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.