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Schools in Iowa Township · Doniphan West Unified School District 111

Iowa Township’s public schools score below 59% of Kansas districts on tests and graduation

27% of students in Iowa Township’s public schools are proficient in reading, below the Kansas average (32%). The grade covers the public school district serving Iowa Township, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests. 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 98% 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
27%
▼ 6 pts vs KS 32%
2021–22
Math proficiency
32%
▲ 3 pts vs KS 29%
2021–22
Spent per student
$16.5K
▲ 10% vs KS $15.0K
FY2024
Students per teacher
12.0
KS 13.3 · smaller classes
Schools in town
1
387 students on the public path
In brief

Iowa Township’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 558 Kansas towns with household incomes within a quarter of Iowa Township’s, its schools beat 35%, lower than their 41% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state in math, below in reading

Reading proficiency is 27% and math 32% in spring 2022, against 32% and 29% statewide. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $16,505 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 Doniphan West JR/SR High School. Enrollment is up 24% 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 Iowa Township’s grade

B− Test scores

C+: better than 41% of Kansas school districts. Test scores are below the Kansas average; there is no graduation rate to add.

Kansas school districts we grade (283)Better than 41%
Lower resultsHigher results
Kansas towns with similar household incomes (558)Better than 35%
C−B+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 187 test results could put Iowa Township anywhere from C− to B+. The tests are from spring 2022, when 98% of Iowa Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (187 in math, 187 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–6Doniphan West Elementary Schoolin DentonB+
7–12Doniphan West JR/SR High SchoolDoniphan West Unified School District 111B−

Iowa Township’s public schools are run by Doniphan West Unified School District 111, which also serves Denton, Highland, Independence and Leona 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.

Doniphan West Unified School District 111Grades PK–12 · 2 schools · 387 students, up 24% since 2020–21 · 12.0 per teacher (KS 13.3)
$16,505KS $14,966 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading27%
State average 32.5% · 187 students tested
Math32%
State average 29.4% · 187 students tested

Iowa Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Iowa TownshipC+Doniphan West Unified School District 111
Wolf River—Doniphan West Unified School District 111
Irving—Hiawatha Unified School District 415
CenterDTroy Public Schools Unified School District 429

Every school in Iowa Township

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 Iowa Townshipby address
Doniphan West JR/SR High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Highland
B−
176 students13:1Rate it →
Also serving Iowa Townshipin other towns
Doniphan West Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Denton
B+
211 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about Iowa Township’s schools

Are Iowa Township’s schools good?

On Kansas’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Iowa Township children attend score below 59% of Kansas’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C+ Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 35%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Iowa Township in?

Doniphan West Unified School District 111, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 387 students in 2 schools (2024–25).

How much does Iowa Township spend per student?

$16,505 in Doniphan West Unified School District 111 (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.