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Schools in Cedar Township

Cedar Township’s public schools

Cedar Vale Unified School District 285 and Dexter Unified School District 471 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Cedar Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?3/4schools above Kansas’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 98% of students in Kansas’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
32%
2021–22
Math proficiency
22%
2021–22
Graduate on time
75%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$20.9K
▲ 39% vs KS $15.0K
FY2024 · Dexter Unified School District 471
Students per teacher
10.1
KS 13.3 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
419 students on the public path
In brief

Cedar Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

3 of Cedar Township’s 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Kansas’s 1,221 public schools. Dexter Elem places highest (better than 84%); Cedar Vale High lowest (5%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Cedar Township, graded from B+ to A−, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools: Dexter High and Cedar Vale High. See the path ↓

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.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Cedar Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–52 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressB+ to A−
6–122 schoolsDepends on your addressD to B+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Cedar Vale Unified School District 285.

Two districts serve Cedar Township

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

Cedar Vale Unified School District 285Grades PK–12 · 2 schools · 128 students, down 12% since 2020–21 · 7.2 per teacher (KS 13.3)
$20,307KS $14,966 · FY2024
C
Dexter Unified School District 471Grades PK–12 · 2 schools · 291 students, up 17% since 2020–21 · 12.4 per teacher (KS 13.3)
$20,864KS $14,966 · FY2024
A
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Cedar Vale Unified School District 28532%
State average 32.5% · 71 students tested
Math · PK–12, Cedar Vale Unified School District 28522%
State average 29.4% · 71 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Dexter Unified School District 47142%
State average 32.5% · 143 students tested
Math · PK–12, Dexter Unified School District 47142%
State average 29.4% · 143 students tested

Cedar Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Cedar Township—Cedar Vale Unified School District 285 PK–12 · Dexter Unified School District 471 PK–12
Grant—Dexter Unified School District 471
Otter—Cedar Vale Unified School District 285
Dexter—Dexter Unified School District 471

2 of the 3 neighbors share Dexter Unified School District 471 with Cedar Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Cedar Township

4 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).

Also serving Cedar Townshipin other towns
Dexter Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Dexter
A−
134 students13:1Rate it →
Cedar Vale Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Cedar Vale
B+
65 students8:1Rate it →
Dexter High
High · Grades 6–12 · Dexter
B+
157 students12:1Rate it →
Cedar Vale High
High · Grades 6–12 · Cedar Vale
D
63 students6:1Rate it →

Questions about Cedar Township’s schools

Are Cedar Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Cedar Township. Cedar Vale Unified School District 285 and Dexter Unified School District 471 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Cedar Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 3 of its 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Kansas’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Cedar Township in?

Cedar Vale Unified School District 285 and Dexter Unified School District 471.

Where do Cedar Township kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Dexter High and Cedar Vale High.

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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). Stars are from neighbors.