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Schools in Cherryvale · Cherryvale Unified School District 447

Cherryvale’s public schools score below 69% of Kansas districts on tests and graduation

21% of students in Cherryvale’s public schools are proficient in math, below the Kansas average (29%). The grade covers the public school district serving Cherryvale, 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.

≈could be anywhere from D to BK–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
32%
▼ 0 pts vs KS 32%
2021–22
Math proficiency
21%
▼ 8 pts vs KS 29%
2021–22
Graduate on time
80–89%
▼ 1–8 pts vs KS 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$16.3K
▲ 9% vs KS $15.0K
FY2024
Students per teacher
11.3
KS 13.3 · smaller classes
Schools in town
2
545 students on the public path
In brief

Cherryvale’s schools, in brief

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 32% of tested students were proficient in reading and 21% in math, against 32% and 29% statewide; 100% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

80–89% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88% across Kansas (the state reports Cherryvale’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $16,337 per student, against $14,966 across Kansas (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle school

From grade 7 the district’s path is Cherryvale Sr / Middle School. Enrollment is down 9% since 2020–21. 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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Cherryvale’s grade

C Test scoresC− Graduation

C: better than 31% of Kansas school districts. Both inputs trail the Kansas average; test scores are the closer of the two to typical.

Kansas school districts we grade (283)Better than 31%
Lower resultsHigher results
Kansas towns with similar household incomes (564)Better than 30%
DBA rough placement. Ordinary sampling error in 400 test results and a graduating class of 54 could put Cherryvale anywhere from D to B. The tests are from spring 2022, when 100% of Cherryvale’s students in the tested grades sat them (400 in math, 400 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–6Lincoln Central ElemCherryvale Unified School District 447B+
7–12Cherryvale Sr / Middle SchoolCherryvale Unified School District 447D

Cherryvale’s public schools are run by Cherryvale Unified School District 447, which also serves Cherry, Chetopa, Drum Creek and Liberty and others. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

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

Cherryvale Unified School District 447Grades PK–12 · 3 schools · 682 students, down 9% since 2020–21 · 11.3 per teacher (KS 13.3)
$16,337KS $14,966 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading32%
State average 32.5% · 400 students tested
Math21%
State average 29.4% · 400 students tested

Cherryvale vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
CherryvaleCCherryvale Unified School District 447

Every school in Cherryvale

2 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 Cherryvaleby address
Lincoln Central Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–6
B+
268 students11:1Rate it →
Cherryvale Sr / Middle School
High · Grades 7–12
D
277 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about Cherryvale’s schools

Are Cherryvale’s schools good?

On Kansas’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Cherryvale children attend score below 69% of Kansas’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 30%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Cherryvale in?

Cherryvale Unified School District 447, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 682 students in 3 schools (2024–25).

What is Cherryvale’s graduation rate?

80–89% of the class of 2023 in Cherryvale Unified School District 447 graduated in four years, against 88% across Kansas.

How much does Cherryvale spend per student?

$16,337 in Cherryvale Unified School District 447 (FY2024), against $14,966 across Kansas. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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What Cherryvale families are saying about school.

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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.