Waconda - USD 272 - ​Lakeside Schools
...serving Glen Elder, Cawker City, Tipton & Downs, Kansas

Living in the Solomon Valley
​Mitchell County, KS

Educational Excellence and Hometown Values - providing responsible, competent graduates who are well-adjusted, productive citizens, respecting themselves and others.

Admin Offices
708 Locust Street
Cawker City, KS  67430

• P: 785-781-4328
• ​F: 785-781-4318

• Website
• ​Calendar

Lakeside Elementary School
913 7th St., P.O. Box 46
Cawker City, KS  67430

• P: 785-781-4911
  
• F: 785-781-4861

Lakeside Jr/Sr High School
1306 Morgan Ave.
Downs, KS  67437

• P: 785-454-3332 
  
• F: 785-454-3747
  

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Tipton Community School
209 State St.      (Grades K-8)
Tipton, KS  67485

• ​Learn More
  
• ​P: 785-373-5355
  
• F: 785-373-5835

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Waconda U.S.D. 272 / Lakeside schools is a unified school district serving the communities Glen Elder, Cawker City, Tipton and Downs, Kansas.

The District's mission is to provide responsible, competent graduates who are well-adjusted, productive citizens, respecting themselves and others. They will be lifelong learners in a rapidly changing society.

U.S.D. 272, Lakeside Schools, provides a progressive and caring staff that uses a well-balanced curriculum in a safe and positive environment. The District excels through academics and has received the Governor's Achievement award each year since 2005; many extracurricular activities are also offered, including: 

• Band
• Choral
• FCCLA
• FFA
• Scholar's Bowl
• National Honor Society

• Football
• Volleyball
• Basketball
• Cross Country
• Track
• Golf