Wakarusa Hotel · Photo: 25or6to4 · CC BY-SA 4.0Williamsport Township’s public schools outscore 72% of Kansas districts
The grade covers the two public school districts serving Williamsport Township, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. 33% of students in Williamsport Township’s public schools are proficient in math, above the Kansas average (29%). Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Kansas, not nationally.
From Kansas state tests taken in spring 2022, when 100% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Williamsport Township’s schools, in brief
Better than its incomes would predict
Among the 716 Kansas towns with household incomes within a quarter of Williamsport Township’s, its schools beat 78%, higher than their 72% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 33% and math 33% across both districts in spring 2022, against 32% and 29% statewide; 94% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
Auburn-Washburn Unified School District 437 spends $13,052 per student and Shawnee Heights Unified School District 450 $13,277, against $14,966 across Kansas (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓
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.
What’s behind Williamsport Township’s grade
B+: better than 72% of Kansas school districts, #53 of 151 Kansas towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the Kansas average; graduation is the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Williamsport Township, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Williamsport Township
Pauline Central Primary
Grades PK–3 · 406 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Topeka
Kindergarten in Williamsport Township
Pauline Central Primary
Grades PK–3 · 406 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Topeka
1st grade in Williamsport Township
Pauline Central Primary
Grades PK–3 · 406 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Topeka
2nd grade in Williamsport Township
Pauline Central Primary
Grades PK–3 · 406 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Topeka
3rd grade in Williamsport Township
Pauline Central Primary
Grades PK–3 · 406 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Topeka
4th grade in Williamsport Township
Pauline South Intermediate
Grades 4–6 · 277 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Wakarusa
5th grade in Williamsport Township
Pauline South Intermediate
Grades 4–6 · 277 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Wakarusa
6th grade in Williamsport Township
Pauline South Intermediate
Grades 4–6 · 277 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Wakarusa
7th grade in Williamsport Township · depends on your address
Washburn Rural Middle School
Grades 7–8 · 966 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Topeka
Shawnee Heights Middle
Grades 7–8 · 540 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Tecumseh
8th grade in Williamsport Township · depends on your address
Washburn Rural Middle School
Grades 7–8 · 966 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Topeka
Shawnee Heights Middle
Grades 7–8 · 540 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Tecumseh
9th grade in Williamsport Township · depends on your address
Washburn Rural High
Grades 9–12 · 1,878 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Topeka
Shawnee Heights High
Grades 9–12 · 1,218 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Tecumseh
10th grade in Williamsport Township · depends on your address
Washburn Rural High
Grades 9–12 · 1,878 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Topeka
Shawnee Heights High
Grades 9–12 · 1,218 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Tecumseh
11th grade in Williamsport Township · depends on your address
Washburn Rural High
Grades 9–12 · 1,878 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Topeka
Shawnee Heights High
Grades 9–12 · 1,218 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Tecumseh
12th grade in Williamsport Township · depends on your address
Washburn Rural High
Grades 9–12 · 1,878 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Topeka
Shawnee Heights High
Grades 9–12 · 1,218 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Tecumseh
Williamsport Township runs its own schools through grade 12 (Auburn-Washburn Unified School District 437). From grade PK, students attend the Shawnee Heights Unified School District 450, shared with Kanwaka, Monmouth, Tecumseh and Topeka. Its middle school is in Topeka. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Two districts serve Williamsport Township
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Close to the state in reading
Williamsport Township vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Kansas towns that share Williamsport Township’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Williamsport Township | B+ | Auburn-Washburn Unified School District 437 PK–12 · Shawnee Heights Unified School District 450 PK–12 |
| Monmouth | B | Shawnee Heights Unified School District 450 |
| Topeka | — | Shawnee Heights Unified School District 450 PK–12 · Auburn-Washburn Unified School District 437 PK–12 |
| Topeka (city) | C | Topeka Public Schools Unified School District 501 PK–12 · Auburn-Washburn Unified School District 437 PK–12 |
| Auburn | B+ | Auburn-Washburn Unified School District 437 PK–12 · Mission Valley Unified School District 330 PK–12 |
| Ridgeway | C− | Santa Fe Trail Unified School District 434 |
3 of the 5 neighbors share Auburn-Washburn Unified School District 437 with Williamsport Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.
Every school in Williamsport 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 Williamsport Township’s schools
Are Williamsport Township’s schools good?
By Kansas’s own tests, yes: the public schools Williamsport Township children attend outscore 72% of Kansas’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B+ Schools grade, #53 of 151 Kansas towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 78%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Williamsport Township in?
Two districts: Auburn-Washburn Unified School District 437 runs grades PK–12, and Shawnee Heights Unified School District 450 runs grades PK–12, shared with Kanwaka, Monmouth, Tecumseh and Topeka.
Where do Williamsport Township kids go to high school?
One of 2 high schools, depending on your address: Washburn Rural High and Shawnee Heights High.
What is Williamsport Township’s graduation rate?
94% of the class of 2023 in Auburn-Washburn Unified School District 437 graduated in four years, against 88% across Kansas.
How much does Williamsport Township spend per student?
$13,052 in Auburn-Washburn Unified School District 437 and $13,277 in Shawnee Heights Unified School District 450 (FY2024), against $14,966 across Kansas. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Williamsport Township families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Williamsport 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). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Kansas. Stars are from neighbors.