Walnut Township’s public schools
Hiawatha Unified School District 415 and Prairie Hills Unified School District 113 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Walnut Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.
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
Walnut Township’s schools, in brief
School by school
3 of Walnut Township’s 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of Kansas’s 1,221 public schools. Sabetha Elementary School places highest (better than 92%); Sabetha High School lowest (46%). See the path ↓
Which school depends on your street
Three elementary schools serve Walnut Township, graded from B− to A, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two high schools: Sabetha High School and Axtell 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.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Walnut Township, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Walnut Township · depends on your address
Sabetha Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · 401 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Sabetha
Hiawatha Elem
Grades PK–4 · 337 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Hiawatha
Axtell Elementary School
Grades PK–8 · 113 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Axtell
Kindergarten in Walnut Township · depends on your address
Sabetha Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · 401 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Sabetha
Hiawatha Elem
Grades PK–4 · 337 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Hiawatha
Axtell Elementary School
Grades PK–8 · 113 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Axtell
1st grade in Walnut Township · depends on your address
Sabetha Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · 401 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Sabetha
Hiawatha Elem
Grades PK–4 · 337 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Hiawatha
Axtell Elementary School
Grades PK–8 · 113 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Axtell
2nd grade in Walnut Township · depends on your address
Sabetha Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · 401 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Sabetha
Hiawatha Elem
Grades PK–4 · 337 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Hiawatha
Axtell Elementary School
Grades PK–8 · 113 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Axtell
3rd grade in Walnut Township · depends on your address
Sabetha Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · 401 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Sabetha
Hiawatha Elem
Grades PK–4 · 337 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Hiawatha
Axtell Elementary School
Grades PK–8 · 113 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Axtell
4th grade in Walnut Township · depends on your address
Sabetha Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · 401 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Sabetha
Hiawatha Elem
Grades PK–4 · 337 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Hiawatha
Axtell Elementary School
Grades PK–8 · 113 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Axtell
5th grade in Walnut Township · depends on your address
Sabetha Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · 401 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Sabetha
Hiawatha Middle School
Grades 5–8 · 278 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Hiawatha
Axtell Elementary School
Grades PK–8 · 113 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Axtell
6th grade in Walnut Township · depends on your address
Hiawatha Middle School
Grades 5–8 · 278 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Hiawatha
Sabetha Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 173 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Sabetha
Axtell Elementary School
Grades PK–8 · 113 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Axtell
7th grade in Walnut Township · depends on your address
Hiawatha Middle School
Grades 5–8 · 278 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Hiawatha
Sabetha Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 173 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Sabetha
Axtell Elementary School
Grades PK–8 · 113 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Axtell
8th grade in Walnut Township · depends on your address
Hiawatha Middle School
Grades 5–8 · 278 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Hiawatha
Sabetha Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 173 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Sabetha
Axtell Elementary School
Grades PK–8 · 113 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Axtell
9th grade in Walnut Township · depends on your address
Sabetha High School
Grades 9–12 · 217 students · 9:1 students per teacher · in Sabetha
Axtell High
Grades 9–12 · 49 students · 9:1 students per teacher · in Axtell
10th grade in Walnut Township · depends on your address
Sabetha High School
Grades 9–12 · 217 students · 9:1 students per teacher · in Sabetha
Axtell High
Grades 9–12 · 49 students · 9:1 students per teacher · in Axtell
11th grade in Walnut Township · depends on your address
Sabetha High School
Grades 9–12 · 217 students · 9:1 students per teacher · in Sabetha
Axtell High
Grades 9–12 · 49 students · 9:1 students per teacher · in Axtell
12th grade in Walnut Township · depends on your address
Sabetha High School
Grades 9–12 · 217 students · 9:1 students per teacher · in Sabetha
Axtell High
Grades 9–12 · 49 students · 9:1 students per teacher · in Axtell
Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Hiawatha Unified School District 415.
Two districts serve Walnut Township
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Above the state in reading
Walnut Township vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Kansas towns that share Walnut Township’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Walnut Township | — | Hiawatha Unified School District 415 PK–12 · Prairie Hills Unified School District 113 PK–12 |
| Sabetha | A | Prairie Hills Unified School District 113 |
| Powhattan | — | South Brown County Unified School District 430 PK–12 · Hiawatha Unified School District 415 PK–12 |
| Hiawatha | — | Hiawatha Unified School District 415 |
| Morrill | — | Prairie Hills Unified School District 113 |
2 of the 4 neighbors share Prairie Hills Unified School District 113 with Walnut Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.
Every school in Walnut Township
5 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).
Questions about Walnut Township’s schools
Are Walnut Township’s schools good?
There’s no Schools grade for Walnut Township. Hiawatha Unified School District 415 and Prairie Hills Unified School District 113 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Walnut Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 3 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 Walnut Township in?
Hiawatha Unified School District 415 and Prairie Hills Unified School District 113.
Where do Walnut Township kids go to high school?
One of two high schools, depending on your address: Sabetha High School and Axtell High.
Parents talk
What Walnut Township families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Walnut Township → They have their own page.
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.