Best Public Schools in Wakefield, KS

Summary:

The city of Wakefield, Kansas is home to two schools - Wakefield Elementary and Wakefield High, both serving students in the Clay County School District. While both schools are rated 2 stars or less by SchoolDigger, Wakefield Elementary emerges as the stronger performer, with higher test scores, a lower student-teacher ratio, and a lower percentage of free and reduced lunch recipients compared to Wakefield High.

Wakefield Elementary has 151 students, with a majority white student population (84.11%) and a slightly higher percentage of Hispanic students (11.26%) compared to Wakefield High (84.51% white, 9.86% Hispanic). Academically, Wakefield Elementary outperforms Wakefield High and the county/state averages in English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency across the tested grade levels. For example, in 5th grade English Language Arts, Wakefield Elementary scored 49.99% proficient or better, compared to the county average of 34.82% and the state average of 39.55%.

While Wakefield High has a slightly higher spending per student ($11,369) compared to Wakefield Elementary ($10,781), this does not seem to translate to better academic performance. The data suggests that the Clay County School District as a whole may be struggling, as both Wakefield Elementary and Wakefield High are rated 2 stars or less by SchoolDigger and perform below the state averages in many academic areas. Further investigation into the factors contributing to the performance differences between the two schools, such as teaching quality, curriculum, or other school-level factors, could provide valuable insights for the district.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2023)				Ranking (2022)				KAP English Language Arts (2023)							KAP Mathematics (2023)							KAP Science (2023)				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 (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	SchoolDigger Rating (2023)	Average Standard Score (2022)	Statewide Rank (2022)	State Percentile (2022)	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 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 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
Wakefield Elementary	Public	K-8	502 Third	Wakefield	67487	Clay County	Clay County	No	No	No	No	(785) 461-5437	151	13	11.3	57.0%	127 (84.1%)	1 (0.7%)	17 (11.3%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.6%)	43.4	380^th of 660 public elementary schools	42.4%		45.2	371^st of 668 public elementary schools	44.5%	9	25.0	11.1	50.0	5.3	7.1		18.2	56.3	11.1	36.4	4.8	7.1		20.2	50.0	28.6		38.5	$10,781	$809	$9,971
Wakefield High	Public	9-12	502 Third	Wakefield	67487	Clay County	Clay County	No	No	No	No	(785) 461-5437	71	5	13.1	40.8%	60 (84.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (9.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (4.2%)	27.8	255^th of 327 public high schools	22.0%		13.8	296^th of 324 public high schools	8.6%	41						8.7	8.7						16.7	16.7			25.0	25.0	$11,369	$776	$10,592

Cities Near Wakefield

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Milford	6.23 mi	1	230^th
Riley	11.68 mi	2	8^th
Clay Center	12.05 mi	4	104^th
Abilene	13.61 mi	8	92^nd
Fort Riley	13.88 mi	6	90^th

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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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