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Schools in Auburn Township · Auburn-Washburn Unified School District 437, Mission Valley Unified School District 330

Auburn Township’s public schools outscore 72% of Kansas districts

On the state math tests, 35% of Auburn Township’s students scored proficient, above the Kansas average (29%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Auburn Township, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Kansas, not nationally.

#52of 151 Kansas townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From Kansas state tests taken in spring 2022, when 100% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
34%
▲ 1 pts vs KS 32%
2021–22
Math proficiency
35%
▲ 5 pts vs KS 29%
2021–22
Graduate on time
94%
▲ 6 pts vs KS 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.1K
▼ 13% vs KS $15.0K
FY2024 · Auburn-Washburn Unified School District 437
Students per teacher
12.6
KS 13.3 · smaller classes
Schools in town
1
1,518 students on the public path
In brief

Auburn Township’s schools, in brief

Above the state on both counts

Reading proficiency is 34% and math 35% across both districts in spring 2022, against 32% and 29% statewide; 94% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

Auburn-Washburn Unified School District 437 spends $13,052 per student and Mission Valley Unified School District 330 $16,403, against $14,966 across Kansas (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Auburn Township’s grade

B+ Test scoresA− Graduation

B+: better than 72% of Kansas school districts, #52 of 151 Kansas towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the Kansas average; graduation is the stronger of the two.

Kansas school districts we grade (283)Better than 72%
Lower resultsHigher results
Kansas towns with similar household incomes (675)Better than 68%
Towns in Shawnee County (12)Better than 50%
BA−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 3,413 test results and a graduating class of 451 could put Auburn Township anywhere from B to A−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 100% of Auburn Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (3,419 in math, 3,408 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Auburn Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–6Auburn ElementaryAuburn-Washburn Unified School District 437B+
7–122 schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to B−

Auburn Township runs its own schools through grade 12 (Auburn-Washburn Unified School District 437). From grade PK, students attend the Mission Valley Unified School District 330, shared with Burlingame, Dover, Eskridge, Harveyville, Maple Hill, Mill Creek, Mission Creek, Plumb, Rock Creek, Waterloo and Wilmington. Its school is in Topeka. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Auburn Township

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Auburn-Washburn Unified School District 437Grades PK–12 · 9 schools · 5,866 students, down 2% since 2020–21 · 12.8 per teacher (KS 13.3)
$13,052KS $14,966 · FY2024
B+
Mission Valley Unified School District 330Grades PK–12 · 2 schools · 452 students, up 4% since 2020–21 · 11.2 per teacher (KS 13.3)
$16,403KS $14,966 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Auburn-Washburn Unified School District 43734%
State average 32.5% · 3179 students tested
Math · PK–12, Auburn-Washburn Unified School District 43735%
State average 29.4% · 3190 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Mission Valley Unified School District 33031%
State average 32.5% · 229 students tested
Math · PK–12, Mission Valley Unified School District 33029%
State average 29.4% · 229 students tested

Auburn Township vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Kansas towns that share Auburn Township’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Auburn TownshipB+Auburn-Washburn Unified School District 437 PK–12 · Mission Valley Unified School District 330 PK–12
BurlingameB−Burlingame Public School Unified School District 454 PK–12 · Mission Valley Unified School District 330 PK–12
WilliamsportB+Auburn-Washburn Unified School District 437 PK–12 · Shawnee Heights Unified School District 450 PK–12
DoverB−Mission Valley Unified School District 330 PK–12 · Kaw Valley Unified School District 321 PK–12
Mission Creek—Mission Valley Unified School District 330
ScrantonC−Santa Fe Trail Unified School District 434

3 of the 5 neighbors share Mission Valley Unified School District 330 with Auburn Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Auburn Township

3 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Kansas’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in Auburn Townshipby address
Auburn Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Auburn
B+
336 students11:1Rate it →
Also serving Auburn Townshipin other towns
Washburn Rural Middle School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Topeka
B−
966 students12:1Rate it →
Mission Valley Junior and Senior High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Eskridge
C+
216 students10:1Rate it →

Questions about Auburn Township’s schools

Are Auburn Township’s schools good?

By Kansas’s own tests, yes: the public schools Auburn Township children attend outscore 72% of Kansas’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B+ Schools grade, #52 of 151 Kansas towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 68%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Auburn Township in?

Two districts: Auburn-Washburn Unified School District 437 runs grades PK–12, and Mission Valley Unified School District 330 runs grades PK–12, shared with Burlingame, Dover, Eskridge, Harveyville, Maple Hill, Mill Creek, Mission Creek, Plumb, Rock Creek, Waterloo and Wilmington.

What is Auburn Township’s graduation rate?

94% of the class of 2023 in Auburn-Washburn Unified School District 437 graduated in four years, against 88% across Kansas.

How much does Auburn Township spend per student?

$13,052 in Auburn-Washburn Unified School District 437 and $16,403 in Mission Valley Unified School District 330 (FY2024), against $14,966 across Kansas. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Kansas. Stars are from neighbors.