Best Public Schools in Baldwin City, KS

Summary:

The city of Baldwin City, Kansas is home to a small but high-performing school district, with 4 schools serving students from elementary through high school. The district's schools consistently rank among the top in the state, with Baldwin Elementary Intermediate Center and Baldwin Junior High School standing out as particularly strong performers.

Baldwin Elementary Intermediate Center is the district's top-performing school, with significantly higher proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science compared to the district and state averages. The school has maintained a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger and has steadily improved its statewide ranking, moving from 227th out of 668 Kansas elementary schools in 2021-2022 to 193rd out of 653 in 2023-2024. Baldwin Junior High School also demonstrates strong academic performance, with proficiency rates above the district and state averages in all core subject areas.

The Baldwin City school district as a whole has a relatively high spending per student, ranging from $9,361 to $12,020 per student in the 2018-2019 school year. The student-teacher ratios vary across the schools, with Baldwin Elementary Primary Center having the highest ratio at 19.4 students per teacher, and Baldwin Junior High School having the lowest ratio at 15 students per teacher. The free and reduced lunch rates across the district range from 23.35% at Baldwin High School to 28.85% at Baldwin Junior High School, indicating a moderate level of economic diversity within the district.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				KAP English Language Arts (2024)								KAP Mathematics (2024)								KAP Science (2024)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	KAP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	KAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 6th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 7th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 8th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 10th Grade	KAP English Language Arts All Grades	KAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	KAP Mathematics 4th Grade	KAP Mathematics 5th Grade	KAP Mathematics 6th Grade	KAP Mathematics 7th Grade	KAP Mathematics 8th Grade	KAP Mathematics 10th Grade	KAP Mathematics All Grades	KAP Science 5th Grade	KAP Science 8th Grade	KAP Science 11th Grade	KAP Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Baldwin Junior High School	Public	6-8	400 Eisenhower	Baldwin City	66006	Douglas County	Baldwin City	No	No	No	No	(785) 594-2448	312	21	15.0	28.8%	275 (88.1%)	3 (1.0%)	15 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.4%)	68.3	78^th of 362 public middle schools	78.5%		63	95^th of 362 public middle schools	73.8%	17				38.8	37.6	33.9		36.6				30.5	34.7	30.9		31.9		34.7		34.7	$9,808	$1,160	$8,647
Baldwin High School	Public	9-12	415 Eisenhower	Baldwin City	66006	Douglas County	Baldwin City	No	No	No	No	(785) 594-2725	424	31	13.5	23.3%	361 (85.1%)	9 (2.1%)	19 (4.5%)	3 (0.7%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.6%)	67.7	78^th of 318 public high schools	75.5%		60.7	113^th of 327 public high schools	65.4%	35							36.0	36.0							23.4	23.4			35.1	35.1	$9,873	$721	$9,153
Baldwin Elementary Primary Center	Public	PK, KG-2	500 Lawrence Street	Baldwin City	66006	Douglas County	Baldwin City	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 594-2444	388	20	19.4	28.6%	352 (90.7%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	19 (4.9%)								(n/a)																					$12,020	$1,502	$10,518
Baldwin Elementary Intermediate Center	Public	3-5	100 Bullpup Drive	Baldwin City	66006	Douglas County	Baldwin City	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 594-2446	271	14	18.8	25.8%	230 (84.9%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (7.4%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	16 (5.9%)	65.9	193^rd of 653 public elementary schools	70.4%		64.4	198^th of 660 public elementary schools	70.0%	5	50.0	56.6	36.0					47.0	57.8	57.8	32.0					48.8	50.0			50.0	$9,361	$1,327	$8,034

Cities Near Baldwin City

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Wellsville	6.46 mi	3	181^st
Edgerton	9.35 mi	1	186^th
Ottawa	10.58 mi	6	203^rd
Eudora	10.88 mi	4	67^th
Lawrence	10.92 mi	18	132^nd

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Kansas State Department of Education.

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