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Schools in Fairview Township · Oskaloosa Public Schools Unified School District 341, Jefferson West Unified School District 340

Fairview Township’s public schools outscore 61% of Kansas districts

The grade covers the two public school districts serving Fairview Township, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests. On the state math tests, 33% of Fairview Township’s students scored proficient, above the Kansas average (29%). Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Kansas, not nationally.

≈could be anywhere from C+ to A−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
33%
▲ 0 pts vs KS 32%
2021–22
Math proficiency
33%
▲ 4 pts vs KS 29%
2021–22
Spent per student
$7.8K
▼ 48% vs KS $15.0K
FY2024 · Jefferson West Unified School District 340
Students per teacher
11.7
KS 13.3 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,098 students on the public path
In brief

Fairview Township’s schools, in brief

Above the state on tests

Reading proficiency is 33% and math 33% across both districts in spring 2022, against 32% and 29% statewide. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

Oskaloosa Public Schools Unified School District 341 spends $17,860 per student and Jefferson West Unified School District 340 $7,775, 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 Fairview Township’s grade

B Test scores

B: better than 61% of Kansas school districts. Test scores are above the Kansas average; there is no graduation rate to add.

Kansas school districts we grade (283)Better than 61%
Lower resultsHigher results
Kansas towns with similar household incomes (828)Better than 63%
Towns in Jefferson County (12)Better than 75%
C+A−A rough placement. Ordinary sampling error in 746 test results could put Fairview Township anywhere from C+ to A−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 100% of Fairview Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (746 in math, 746 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–62 schoolsDepends on your addressB to A
7–122 schoolsDepends on your addressC− to C

Fairview Township runs its own schools through grade 12 (Oskaloosa Public Schools Unified School District 341). From grade PK, students attend the Jefferson West Unified School District 340, shared with Kaw, Meriden, Ozawkie and Rock Creek. Its school is in Meriden. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Fairview Township

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

Oskaloosa Public Schools Unified School District 341Grades PK–12 · 2 schools · 502 students, down 14% since 2020–21 · 9.3 per teacher (KS 13.3)
$17,860KS $14,966 · FY2024
C+
Jefferson West Unified School District 340Grades PK–12 · 3 schools · 843 students · 13.9 per teacher (KS 13.3)
$7,775KS $14,966 · FY2024
A−
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Oskaloosa Public Schools Unified School District 34129%
State average 32.5% · 302 students tested
Math · PK–12, Oskaloosa Public Schools Unified School District 34127%
State average 29.4% · 302 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Jefferson West Unified School District 34035%
State average 32.5% · 444 students tested
Math · PK–12, Jefferson West Unified School District 34037%
State average 29.4% · 444 students tested

Fairview Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Fairview TownshipBOskaloosa Public Schools Unified School District 341 PK–12 · Jefferson West Unified School District 340 PK–12
OzawkieC−Oskaloosa Public Schools Unified School District 341 PK–12 · Valley Falls Unified School District 338 PK–12
OskaloosaC+Oskaloosa Public Schools Unified School District 341
KentuckyB−Perry Public Schools Unified School District 343
Rock CreekA−Jefferson West Unified School District 340

2 of the 4 neighbors share Oskaloosa Public Schools Unified School District 341 with Fairview Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Fairview 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 Fairview Townshipin other towns
Jefferson West Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Meriden
A
320 students16:1Rate it →
Oskaloosa Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Oskaloosa
B
255 students9:1Rate it →
Jefferson West Middle
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Meriden
C
276 students14:1Rate it →
Oskaloosa JR-SR High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Oskaloosa
C−
247 students9:1Rate it →

Questions about Fairview Township’s schools

Are Fairview Township’s schools good?

They sit near the middle of Kansas: the public schools Fairview Township children attend outscore 61% of Kansas’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 63%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Fairview Township in?

Two districts: Oskaloosa Public Schools Unified School District 341 runs grades PK–12, and Jefferson West Unified School District 340 runs grades PK–12, shared with Kaw, Meriden, Ozawkie and Rock Creek.

How much does Fairview Township spend per student?

$17,860 in Oskaloosa Public Schools Unified School District 341 and $7,775 in Jefferson West Unified School District 340 (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.