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Schools in Newark Township

Newark Township’s public schools

Neodesha Unified School District 461 and Cherryvale Unified School District 447 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Newark Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?3/6schools above Kansas’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% 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
23%
2021–22
Math proficiency
28%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$16.2K
▲ 8% vs KS $15.0K
FY2024 · Neodesha Unified School District 461
Students per teacher
11.4
KS 13.3 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,429 students on the public path
In brief

Newark Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

3 of Newark Township’s 6 district schools with test results score above the middle of Kansas’s 1,221 public schools. Heller Elem places highest (better than 84%); Cherryvale Sr / Middle School lowest (11%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Four elementary schools serve Newark Township, graded from B− to A−, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then three middle schools: Neodesha High, Cherryvale Sr / Middle School and Thayer Schools. 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 Newark Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–64 schoolsDepends on your addressB− to A−
7–123 schoolsDepends on your addressD to B

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Neodesha Unified School District 461.

Two districts serve Newark Township

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

Neodesha Unified School District 461Grades PK–12 · 3 schools · 747 students, up 5% since 2020–21 · 11.5 per teacher (KS 13.3)
$16,158KS $14,966 · FY2024
C−
Cherryvale Unified School District 447Grades PK–12 · 3 schools · 682 students, down 9% since 2020–21 · 11.3 per teacher (KS 13.3)
$16,337KS $14,966 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Neodesha Unified School District 46123%
State average 32.5% · 382 students tested
Math · PK–12, Neodesha Unified School District 46128%
State average 29.4% · 383 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Cherryvale Unified School District 44732%
State average 32.5% · 400 students tested
Math · PK–12, Cherryvale Unified School District 44721%
State average 29.4% · 400 students tested

Newark Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Newark Township—Neodesha Unified School District 461 PK–12 · Cherryvale Unified School District 447 PK–12
Chetopa—Altoona-Midway Unified School District 387
Shiloh—Erie-Galesburg Unified School District 101 PK–12 · Cherryvale Unified School District 447 PK–12
Neodesha—Neodesha Unified School District 461

Every school in Newark 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 Newark Townshipin other towns
Lincoln Central Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Cherryvale
B+
268 students11:1Rate it →
Heller Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–3 · Neodesha
A−
223 students13:1Rate it →
Thayer Schools
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Thayer
B
137 students12:1Rate it →
North Lawn Elem
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Neodesha
B−
164 students12:1Rate it →
Neodesha High
High · Grades 7–12 · Neodesha
C−
360 students11:1Rate it →
Cherryvale Sr / Middle School
High · Grades 7–12 · Cherryvale
D
277 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about Newark Township’s schools

Are Newark Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Newark Township. Neodesha Unified School District 461 and Cherryvale Unified School District 447 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Newark Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 3 of its 6 district schools with test results score above the middle of Kansas’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Newark Township in?

Neodesha Unified School District 461 and Cherryvale Unified School District 447.

Where do Newark Township kids go to high school?

One of three high schools, depending on your address: Neodesha High, Cherryvale Sr / Middle School and Thayer Schools.

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What Newark 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.