Walnut Township’s public schools
Sterling Unified School District 376, Nickerson Unified School District 309 and Fairfield Unified School District 310 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 98% 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 6 district schools with test results score above the middle of Kansas’s 1,221 public schools. Sterling Grade School places highest (better than 93%); Fairfield Schools lowest (19%). See the path ↓
Which school depends on your street
Four elementary schools serve Walnut Township, graded from C− to A, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then three middle schools: Fairfield Schools, Sterling Junior High/Senior High and Reno Valley Middle School. 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.
7th grade in Walnut Township · depends on your address
Fairfield Schools
Grades PK–12 · 268 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Langdon
Sterling Junior High/Senior High
Grades 7–12 · 232 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Sterling
Reno Valley Middle School
Grades 7–8 · 137 students · 8:1 students per teacher · in Hutchinson
8th grade in Walnut Township · depends on your address
Fairfield Schools
Grades PK–12 · 268 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Langdon
Sterling Junior High/Senior High
Grades 7–12 · 232 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Sterling
Reno Valley Middle School
Grades 7–8 · 137 students · 8:1 students per teacher · in Hutchinson
9th grade in Walnut Township · depends on your address
Fairfield Schools
Grades PK–12 · 268 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Langdon
Nickerson High
Grades 9–12 · 255 students · 9:1 students per teacher · in Nickerson
Sterling Junior High/Senior High
Grades 7–12 · 232 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Sterling
10th grade in Walnut Township · depends on your address
Fairfield Schools
Grades PK–12 · 268 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Langdon
Nickerson High
Grades 9–12 · 255 students · 9:1 students per teacher · in Nickerson
Sterling Junior High/Senior High
Grades 7–12 · 232 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Sterling
11th grade in Walnut Township · depends on your address
Fairfield Schools
Grades PK–12 · 268 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Langdon
Nickerson High
Grades 9–12 · 255 students · 9:1 students per teacher · in Nickerson
Sterling Junior High/Senior High
Grades 7–12 · 232 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Sterling
12th grade in Walnut Township · depends on your address
Fairfield Schools
Grades PK–12 · 268 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Langdon
Nickerson High
Grades 9–12 · 255 students · 9:1 students per teacher · in Nickerson
Sterling Junior High/Senior High
Grades 7–12 · 232 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Sterling
Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Sterling Unified School District 376.
Three 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.
Below 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 | — | Sterling Unified School District 376 PK–12 · Nickerson Unified School District 309 PK–12 · Fairfield Unified School District 310 PK–12 |
| Valley | — | Sterling Unified School District 376 |
| Hayes | — | Fairfield Unified School District 310 PK–12 · Chase-Raymond Unified School District 401 PK–12 |
| Huntsville | — | Fairfield Unified School District 310 |
| Medford | — | Sterling Unified School District 376 PK–12 · Nickerson Unified School District 309 PK–12 |
2 of the 4 neighbors share Sterling Unified School District 376 with Walnut Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.
Every school in Walnut 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).
Questions about Walnut Township’s schools
Are Walnut Township’s schools good?
There’s no Schools grade for Walnut Township. Sterling Unified School District 376, Nickerson Unified School District 309 and Fairfield Unified School District 310 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 6 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?
Sterling Unified School District 376, Nickerson Unified School District 309 and Fairfield Unified School District 310.
Where do Walnut Township kids go to high school?
One of three high schools, depending on your address: Fairfield Schools, Sterling Junior High/Senior High and Reno Valley Middle School.
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.