Kensington’s public schools beat 86% of Kansas districts
The public schools Kensington’s kids attend outperform 86% of Kansas’s districts on state tests. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.
The short version on Kensington’s schools
Well funded
Kensington spends about $23,200 per student, 55% more than the state average. Test scores ↓
Kensington has its own elementary school and shares the rest
Kensington’s own school is Thunder Ridge Elementary, for kindergarten through grade 3. From grade 4, students go to Thunder Ridge Middle School in Agra and Thunder Ridge High School. The elementary school earns the best grade on the path (A); the high school earns the lowest (C−). See the path ↓
This summary is written from the data on this page. Test scores are from 2020–21, a pandemic year, so treat small gaps with caution; the grade rests on only 92 tested students.
How Kensington compares
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 Kensington.
The district
Each district’s own page has its spending, test scores, enrollment and every school.
Well above the state in reading
Every school in Kensington
0 schools. Grades are based on state tests and graduation. Any other ratings are made by neighbors.
Parents talk
What Kensington families are saying about school.
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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.