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Schools in Middle Creek Township · Louisburg Unified School District 416, Paola Unified School District 368

Middle Creek Township’s public schools outscore 89% of Kansas districts

Math proficiency in Middle Creek Township’s districts is 42%, above the Kansas average (29%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Middle Creek 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
43%
▲ 10 pts vs KS 32%
2021–22
Math proficiency
42%
▲ 12 pts vs KS 29%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95–100%
▲ 7–12 pts vs KS 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$11.6K
▼ 23% vs KS $15.0K
FY2024 · Louisburg Unified School District 416
Students per teacher
14.4
KS 13.3 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
3,446 students on the public path
In brief

Middle Creek Township’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 191 Kansas towns with household incomes within a quarter of Middle Creek Township’s, its schools beat 84%, lower than their 89% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state on both counts

Reading proficiency is 43% and math 42% across both districts in spring 2022, against 32% and 29% statewide; 95–100% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

Louisburg Unified School District 416 spends $11,569 per student and Paola Unified School District 368 $22,822, 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 Middle Creek Township’s grade

A Test scoresA Graduation

A: better than 89% of Kansas school districts. Test scores and graduation are both above the Kansas average; graduation is the stronger of the two.

Kansas school districts we grade (283)Better than 89%
Lower resultsHigher results
Kansas towns with similar household incomes (191)Better than 84%
Towns in Miami County (13)Better than 69%
A firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 1,784 test results and a graduating class of 156 wouldn’t change the letter. The tests are from spring 2022, when 100% of Middle Creek Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (1,786 in math, 1,783 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–22 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressNo scores
3–52 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressA to A+
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your addressB to A−
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressC− to B+

Middle Creek Township runs its own schools through grade 12 (Louisburg Unified School District 416). From grade PK, students attend the Paola Unified School District 368, shared with Marysville, Miami, Paola, Paola, Richland, Stanton and Valley. Its elementary school is in Louisburg. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Middle Creek Township

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

Louisburg Unified School District 416Grades PK–12 · 5 schools · 1,745 students, up 7% since 2020–21 · 15.4 per teacher (KS 13.3)
$11,569KS $14,966 · FY2024
A+
Paola Unified School District 368Grades PK–12 · 4 schools · 1,732 students · 13.5 per teacher (KS 13.3)
$22,822KS $14,966 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Louisburg Unified School District 41654%
State average 32.5% · 837 students tested
Math · PK–12, Louisburg Unified School District 41653%
State average 29.4% · 839 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Paola Unified School District 36833%
State average 32.5% · 946 students tested
Math · PK–12, Paola Unified School District 36832%
State average 29.4% · 947 students tested

Middle Creek Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Middle Creek TownshipALouisburg Unified School District 416 PK–12 · Paola Unified School District 368 PK–12
PaolaB+Paola Unified School District 368
WeaA+Louisburg Unified School District 416
LouisburgA+Louisburg Unified School District 416
Ten MileA+Louisburg Unified School District 416
Sugar Creek—Louisburg Unified School District 416
ValleyB−Paola Unified School District 368 PK–12 · Osawatomie Unified School District 367 PK–12
Miami—Prairie View Unified School District 362 PK–12 · Paola Unified School District 368 PK–12

4 of the 7 neighbors share Louisburg Unified School District 416 with Middle Creek Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Middle Creek Township

8 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 Middle Creek Townshipin other towns
Rockville Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Louisburg
419 students16:1Rate it →
Cottonwood Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Paola
379 students14:1Rate it →
Broadmoor Elementary
Elementary · Grades 3–5 · Louisburg
A+
388 students17:1Rate it →
Sunflower Elem
Elementary · Grades 3–5 · Paola
A
373 students13:1Rate it →
Paola Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Paola
B
413 students13:1Rate it →
Louisburg Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Louisburg
A−
378 students15:1Rate it →
Paola High
High · Grades 9–12 · Paola
C−
567 students14:1Rate it →
Louisburg High
High · Grades 9–12 · Louisburg
B+
529 students14:1Rate it →

Questions about Middle Creek Township’s schools

Are Middle Creek Township’s schools good?

By Kansas’s own tests, yes: the public schools Middle Creek Township children attend outscore 89% of Kansas’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 84%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Middle Creek Township in?

Two districts: Louisburg Unified School District 416 runs grades PK–12, and Paola Unified School District 368 runs grades PK–12, shared with Marysville, Miami, Paola, Paola, Richland, Stanton and Valley.

Where do Middle Creek Township kids go to high school?

One of 2 high schools, depending on your address: Paola High and Louisburg High.

What is Middle Creek Township’s graduation rate?

95–100% of the class of 2023 in Louisburg Unified School District 416 graduated in four years, against 88% across Kansas.

How much does Middle Creek Township spend per student?

$11,569 in Louisburg Unified School District 416 and $22,822 in Paola Unified School District 368 (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.