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Schools in Parker Township · Coffeyville Unified School District 445

Parker Township’s public schools score below 72% of Kansas districts on tests and graduation

On the state math tests, 17% of Parker Township’s students scored proficient, below the Kansas average (29%). The grade covers the public school district serving Parker 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 97% 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
25%
▼ 8 pts vs KS 32%
2021–22
Math proficiency
17%
▼ 12 pts vs KS 29%
2021–22
Graduate on time
90–94%
▲ 2–6 pts vs KS 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.5K
▼ 3% vs KS $15.0K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.0
KS 13.3
Schools in town
0
1,722 students on the public path
In brief

Parker Township’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 625 Kansas towns with household incomes within a quarter of Parker Township’s, its schools beat 21%, lower than their 28% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 25% of tested students were proficient in reading and 17% in math, against 32% and 29% statewide; 97% 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 Parker Township’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $14,533 per student, against $14,966 across Kansas (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle and one high school

From grade 7 the district’s path is Roosevelt Middle, then Field Kindley High. 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 Parker Township’s grade

D Test scoresB− Graduation

C: better than 28% of Kansas school districts. Graduation is above the Kansas average; test scores are below it.

Kansas school districts we grade (283)Better than 28%
Lower resultsHigher results
Kansas towns with similar household incomes (625)Better than 21%
Towns in Montgomery County (12)Better than 0%
C−C+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 805 test results and a graduating class of 125 could put Parker Township anywhere from C− to C+. The tests are from spring 2022, when 97% of Parker Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (818 in math, 792 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–6Community Elementaryin CoffeyvilleC
7–8Roosevelt Middlein CoffeyvilleD
9–12Field Kindley Highin CoffeyvilleD−

Parker Township’s public schools are run by Coffeyville Unified School District 445, which also serves Cherokee, Coffeyville, Dearing and Fawn Creek 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.

Coffeyville Unified School District 445Grades PK–12 · 4 schools · 1,764 students, down 3% since 2021–22 · 13.0 per teacher (KS 13.3)
$14,533KS $14,966 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading25%
State average 32.5% · 792 students tested
Math17%
State average 29.4% · 818 students tested

Parker Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Parker TownshipCCoffeyville Unified School District 445
CoffeyvilleCCoffeyville Unified School District 445
Cherokee—Coffeyville Unified School District 445
Fawn CreekBCoffeyville Unified School District 445 PK–12 · Caney Valley Unified School District 436 PK–12
Liberty—Coffeyville Unified School District 445 PK–12 · Cherryvale Unified School District 447 PK–12

All 4 neighbors share Coffeyville Unified School District 445 with Parker Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts. South Coffeyville, OK borders Parker Township but is graded on its own state’s tests, so it’s left out.

Every school in Parker Township

3 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 Parker Townshipin other towns
Community Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Coffeyville
C
1,009 students13:1Rate it →
Roosevelt Middle
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Coffeyville
D
262 students16:1Rate it →
Field Kindley High
High · Grades 9–12 · Coffeyville
D−
451 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about Parker Township’s schools

Are Parker Township’s schools good?

On Kansas’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Parker Township children attend score below 72% of Kansas’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 21%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Parker Township in?

Coffeyville Unified School District 445, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 1,764 students in 4 schools (2024–25).

Where do Parker Township kids go to high school?

Field Kindley High in Coffeyville, with 451 students; its own test results earn a D−.

What is Parker Township’s graduation rate?

90–94% of the class of 2023 in Coffeyville Unified School District 445 graduated in four years, against 88% across Kansas.

How much does Parker Township spend per student?

$14,533 in Coffeyville Unified School District 445 (FY2024), against $14,966 across Kansas. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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What Parker 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). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Kansas. Stars are from neighbors.