Township 8’s public schools beat 83% of Kansas districts
The public schools Township 8’s kids attend outperform 83% of Kansas’s districts on state tests. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.
How Township 8 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 Township 8.
Palco Jr. High
Grades 6–8 · 12 students · 4:1 students per teacher
Palco Jr. High
Grades 6–8 · 12 students · 4:1 students per teacher
The district
Each district’s own page has its spending, test scores, enrollment and every school.
Well above the state in reading
Township 8 vs. its neighbors
Township 8’s schools rank 1st of 5 among the towns that share its borders. School Grade, by percentile among Kansas districts.
Every school in Township 8
2 schools. Grades are ours, from state tests and graduation. Stars are from neighbors.
Parents talk
What Township 8 families are saying about school.
Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Colleges near Township 8
There’s no college in Township 8, but 1 is within 30 miles. The closest is Fort Hays State University in Hays, 29.1 miles away.
Straight-line distance from the center of Township 8. 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.