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Schools in Bucklin · Bucklin Unified School District 459

Bucklin’s public schools score below 75% of Kansas districts

The public schools Bucklin’s kids attend trail 75% of Kansas’s districts on state tests. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.

21%beats similar-income towns
Reading proficiency
27%
▼ 9 pts vs KS 36%
2020–21
Math proficiency
27%
▼ 1 pts vs KS 28%
2020–21
Graduate on time
90%
▲ 2 pts vs KS 88%
class of 2020
Spent per student
$18.6K
▲ 24% vs KS $15.0K
FY2024
Students per teacher
8.2
KS 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools
2
195 students
The School Grade

How Bucklin compares

C Test scores
Kansas school districts we grade (283)Better than 25%
Lower resultsHigher results
Kansas towns with similar household incomes (811)Better than 21%
Towns in Ford County (14)Better than 57%
Lower confidence. Built on 116 tested students. With numbers this small, one year can move the grade.
How the School Grade works
  • Results, not inputs. Math and reading proficiency on Kansas’s state tests against the state average. Spending and class size are shown but don’t count. Tests: 2020–21; graduation: class of 2020.
  • The whole path. A town’s grade follows its kids through every district that serves it, weighted by students tested.
  • Graded within the state. Each state writes its own tests, so districts are compared with the rest of Kansas only. A+ is the top 5%, A the next 10%, A− the next 10%, the B range the next 30%, the C range the next 30%, D the rest.
  • What a grade can’t tell you. Test results track family income, so we also compare towns with similar incomes. Visit, ask other parents, and read neighbor reviews. It’s our own summary of U.S. Department of Education data, not an official rating.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Bucklin.

The path, start to finish
PK–8Bucklin ElemBucklin Unified School District 459
9–12Bucklin HighBucklin Unified School District 459

Parts of Bucklin are served by Spearville Unified School District 381.

The district

Each district’s own page has its spending, test scores, enrollment and every school.

Test scores · 2020–21

Well below the state in reading

Reading27%
State average 35.5%
Math27%
State average 27.9%

Bucklin vs. its neighbors

Bucklin’s schools rank 3rd of 5 among the towns that share its borders. School Grade, by percentile among Kansas districts.

Every school in Bucklin

2 schools. Grades are ours, from state tests and graduation. Stars are from neighbors.

Elementary
High

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Within reach

Colleges near Bucklin

There’s no college in Bucklin, but 2 are within 30 miles. The closest is Dodge City Community College in Dodge City, 26.9 miles away.

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Straight-line distance from the center of Bucklin. Degree-granting colleges with students on campus · College Scorecard · IPEDS.

School data: U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts, F-33 school finance). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results, graded within Kansas. Stars are from neighbors.

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