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Schools in Dover Township · Mission Valley Unified School District 330, Kaw Valley Unified School District 321

Dover Township’s public schools score below 52% of Kansas districts on tests and graduation

The grade covers the two public school districts serving Dover 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.

K–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
30%
▼ 3 pts vs KS 32%
2021–22
Math proficiency
26%
▼ 3 pts vs KS 29%
2021–22
Graduate on time
90–94%
▲ 2–6 pts vs KS 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$17.2K
▲ 15% vs KS $15.0K
FY2024 · Kaw Valley Unified School District 321
Students per teacher
10.9
KS 13.3 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,552 students on the public path
In brief

Dover Township’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 395 Kansas towns with household incomes within a quarter of Dover Township’s, its schools beat 42%, lower than their 48% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 30% of tested students were proficient in reading and 26% in math, against 32% and 29% statewide; 100% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

90–94% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88% across Kansas (the state reports Dover Township’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

Mission Valley Unified School District 330 spends $16,403 per student and Kaw Valley Unified School District 321 $17,155, 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 Dover Township’s grade

C+ Test scoresB− Graduation

B−: better than 48% of Kansas school districts. Graduation is above the Kansas average; test scores are below it.

Kansas school districts we grade (283)Better than 48%
Lower resultsHigher results
Kansas towns with similar household incomes (395)Better than 42%
Towns in Shawnee County (12)Better than 0%
CB+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 745 test results and a graduating class of 81 could put Dover Township anywhere from C to B+. The tests are from spring 2022, when 100% of Dover Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (745 in math, 746 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–63 schoolsDepends on your addressB− to A−
7–123 schoolsDepends on your addressC to B−

Dover Township runs its own schools through grade 12 (Mission Valley Unified School District 330). From grade PK, students attend the Kaw Valley Unified School District 321, shared with Belvue, Delia, Emmett, Emmett, Kaw, Rossville, Rossville, St. Clere, St. Marys, St. Marys and Willard. Its school is in Rossville. Parts of Dover Township (20% of its land) are served by Auburn-Washburn Unified School District 437 instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Dover Township

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

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−
Kaw Valley Unified School District 321Grades PK–12 · 4 schools · 1,100 students, down 2% since 2020–21 · 10.8 per teacher (KS 13.3)
$17,155KS $14,966 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

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
Reading · PK–12, Kaw Valley Unified School District 32129%
State average 32.5% · 517 students tested
Math · PK–12, Kaw Valley Unified School District 32125%
State average 29.4% · 516 students tested

Dover Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Dover TownshipB−Mission Valley Unified School District 330 PK–12 · Kaw Valley Unified School District 321 PK–12
Silver LakeA+Silver Lake Unified School District 372
RossvilleB−Kaw Valley Unified School District 321
MissionB+Auburn-Washburn Unified School District 437
AuburnB+Auburn-Washburn Unified School District 437 PK–12 · Mission Valley Unified School District 330 PK–12
Mission Creek—Mission Valley Unified School District 330
Maple HillA−Wabaunsee Unified School District 329 PK–12 · Mission Valley Unified School District 330 PK–12

3 of the 6 neighbors share Mission Valley Unified School District 330 with Dover Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Dover Township

6 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 Dover Townshipin other towns
Rossville Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Rossville
B−
321 students13:1Rate it →
St Marys Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · St Marys
B+
280 students12:1Rate it →
Mission Valley Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Eskridge
A−
236 students13:1Rate it →
Rossville Jr.-Sr. High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Rossville
C
253 students9:1Rate it →
St. Marys Junior Senior High
High · Grades 7–12 · St Marys
B−
246 students9:1Rate it →
Mission Valley Junior and Senior High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Eskridge
C+
216 students10:1Rate it →

Questions about Dover Township’s schools

Are Dover Township’s schools good?

On Kansas’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Dover Township children attend score below 52% of Kansas’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B− Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 42%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Dover Township in?

Two districts: Mission Valley Unified School District 330 runs grades PK–12, and Kaw Valley Unified School District 321 runs grades PK–12, shared with Belvue, Delia, Emmett, Emmett, Kaw, Rossville, Rossville, St. Clere, St. Marys, St. Marys and Willard.

What is Dover Township’s graduation rate?

90–94% of the class of 2023 in Kaw Valley Unified School District 321 graduated in four years, against 88% across Kansas.

How much does Dover Township spend per student?

$16,403 in Mission Valley Unified School District 330 and $17,155 in Kaw Valley Unified School District 321 (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.