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Baxter Springs Schools
Baxter Springs is a public school district in Kansas, based in Cherokee County (Baxter Springs). SchoolGrade grades 4 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Baxter Springs on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Baxter Springs
3 of 4 schools in Baxter Springs carry a SchoolGrade (1 have no school-level proficiency results in our source data). Grade distribution:
A: 1B: 1F: 1
Best schools in Baxter Springs
Statewide rankings: all 322 high schools in Kansas · all 199 middle schools in Kansas · all 683 elementary schools in Kansas
The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- A Baxter Springs High (High school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- B+ Central Elem (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- F Usd 508 Eacademy (High school, underperforms expectations)
Every school in Baxter Springs
High schools (1)
- A Baxter Springs High, Baxter Springs
Elementary and primary schools (2)
- B+ Central Elem, Baxter Springs
- Lincoln Elem, Baxter Springs
Other schools and academies (1)
- F Usd 508 Eacademy, Baxter Springs
Where Baxter Springs schools are
Cities and towns served (1)
- Baxter Springs (4)
About this district
- State: Best schools in Kansas
- County: Cherokee County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: distant rural (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 867 students with 64 full-time-equivalent teachers and 124 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 2003810
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
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Questions about Baxter Springs
How many schools are in Baxter Springs?
SchoolGrade grades 4 public schools in Baxter Springs, across 1 city or town. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Baxter Springs serve?
The largest by graded schools: Baxter Springs.
How good are the schools in Baxter Springs?
Across the 3 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is C+, with 43% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 34%. 67% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Baxter Springs?
867 students were enrolled in Baxter Springs in the 2023-24 school year, about 13.5 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Baxter Springs?
Baxter Springs is in Kansas, based in Cherokee County, with its district office in Baxter Springs. Its boundary covers about 27.5 sq mi.