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Schools in Deer Creek Township

Deer Creek Township’s public schools

Marmaton Valley Unified School District 256 and Iola Unified School District 257 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Deer Creek Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/3schools 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
22%
2021–22
Math proficiency
27%
2021–22
Graduate on time
90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.7K
▼ 2% vs KS $15.0K
FY2024 · Iola Unified School District 257
Students per teacher
11.0
KS 13.3 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,126 students on the public path
In brief

Deer Creek Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Deer Creek Township’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Kansas’s 1,221 public schools. Marmaton Valley Elem places highest (better than 54%); Marmaton Valley High lowest (9%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Deer Creek Township, graded from B− to B−, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools: Iola Middle School and Marmaton Valley 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 Deer Creek Township, with each school’s own grade.

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

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Marmaton Valley Unified School District 256.

Two districts serve Deer Creek Township

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

Marmaton Valley Unified School District 256Grades PK–12 · 3 schools · 276 students, up 9% since 2021–22 · 9.6 per teacher (KS 13.3)
$18,022KS $14,966 · FY2024
C−
Iola Unified School District 257Grades PK–12 · 4 schools · 1,175 students, down 3% since 2022–23 · 11.4 per teacher (KS 13.3)
$14,661KS $14,966 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Marmaton Valley Unified School District 25622%
State average 32.5% · 123 students tested
Math · PK–12, Marmaton Valley Unified School District 25627%
State average 29.4% · 123 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Iola Unified School District 25725%
State average 32.5% · 559 students tested
Math · PK–12, Iola Unified School District 25720%
State average 29.4% · 556 students tested

Deer Creek Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Deer Creek Township—Marmaton Valley Unified School District 256 PK–12 · Iola Unified School District 257 PK–12
Osage—Marmaton Valley Unified School District 256

Every school in Deer Creek 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 Deer Creek Townshipin other towns
Iola Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Iola
619 students12:1Rate it →
Marmaton Valley Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Moran
B−
134 students11:1Rate it →
Iola Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Iola
C−
238 students9:1Rate it →
Marmaton Valley High
High · Grades 6–12 · Moran
D
135 students9:1Rate it →

Questions about Deer Creek Township’s schools

Are Deer Creek Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Deer Creek Township. Marmaton Valley Unified School District 256 and Iola Unified School District 257 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Deer Creek Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Kansas’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Deer Creek Township in?

Marmaton Valley Unified School District 256 and Iola Unified School District 257.

Where do Deer Creek Township kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Iola Middle School and Marmaton Valley High.

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What Deer Creek Township 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). Stars are from neighbors.