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Schools in Wendell Township

Wendell Township’s public schools

Golden Plains Unified School District 316 and Colby Public Schools Unified School District 315 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Wendell Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/6schools above Kansas’s middle

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

Reading proficiency
32%
2021–22
Math proficiency
32%
2021–22
Graduate on time
75%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.8K
▼ 1% vs KS $15.0K
FY2024 · Colby Public Schools Unified School District 315
Students per teacher
12.6
KS 13.3 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,116 students on the public path
In brief

Wendell Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Wendell Township’s 6 district schools with test results score above the middle of Kansas’s 1,221 public schools. Colby Elem places highest (better than 67%); Colby Senior High lowest (19%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Wendell Township, graded from B− to B+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools and two high schools: Colby Senior High and Golden Plains 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 Wendell Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–52 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressB− to B+
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your addressC to C+
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressC− to C

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Golden Plains Unified School District 316.

Two districts serve Wendell Township

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

Golden Plains Unified School District 316Grades PK–12 · 3 schools · 158 students, down 15% since 2020–21 · 7.4 per teacher (KS 13.3)
$21,195KS $14,966 · FY2024
B
Colby Public Schools Unified School District 315Grades PK–12 · 3 schools · 958 students · 14.2 per teacher (KS 13.3)
$14,841KS $14,966 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Golden Plains Unified School District 31632%
State average 32.5% · 78 students tested
Math · PK–12, Golden Plains Unified School District 31632%
State average 29.4% · 80 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Colby Public Schools Unified School District 31524%
State average 32.5% · 434 students tested
Math · PK–12, Colby Public Schools Unified School District 31528%
State average 29.4% · 452 students tested

Wendell Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Wendell Township—Golden Plains Unified School District 316 PK–12 · Colby Public Schools Unified School District 315 PK–12
Smith—Golden Plains Unified School District 316
Rovohl—Colby Public Schools Unified School District 315
Lacey—Colby Public Schools Unified School District 315
Jefferson—Rawlins County Unified School District 105 PK–12 · Golden Plains Unified School District 316 PK–12
Herl—Rawlins County Unified School District 105

2 of the 5 neighbors share Golden Plains Unified School District 316 with Wendell Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Wendell 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 Wendell Townshipin other towns
Colby Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Colby
B+
369 students15:1Rate it →
Golden Plains Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Selden
B−
71 students7:1Rate it →
Colby Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Colby
C+
293 students14:1Rate it →
Golden Plains Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Rexford
C
32 students9:1Rate it →
Colby Senior High
High · Grades 9–12 · Colby
C−
296 students14:1Rate it →
Golden Plains High
High · Grades 9–12 · Rexford
C
55 students7:1Rate it →

Questions about Wendell Township’s schools

Are Wendell Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Wendell Township. Golden Plains Unified School District 316 and Colby Public Schools Unified School District 315 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Wendell Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 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 Wendell Township in?

Golden Plains Unified School District 316 and Colby Public Schools Unified School District 315.

Where do Wendell Township kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Colby Senior High and Golden Plains High.

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What Wendell Township 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.