Photo: United States Census Bureau, modified by User:FUBAR007 · Public domainRiverside Township’s public schools score below 64% of Kansas districts on tests and graduation
On the state math tests, 24% of Riverside Township’s students scored proficient, below the Kansas average (29%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Riverside 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.
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.
Riverside Township’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 865 Kansas towns with household incomes within a quarter of Riverside Township’s, its schools beat 31%, lower than their 36% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Results trail the state
In spring 2022, 29% of tested students were proficient in reading and 24% in math, against 32% and 29% statewide; 100% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓
Graduation
86% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88% across Kansas. Districts ↓
Spending and class size
Derby Unified School District 260 spends $12,578 per student and Haysville Unified School District 261 $13,563, 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.
What’s behind Riverside Township’s grade
C+: better than 36% of Kansas school districts, #113 of 151 Kansas towns. Both inputs trail the Kansas average; graduation is the closer of the two to typical.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Riverside Township, with each school’s own grade.
6th grade in Riverside Township
Haysville Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 755 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Haysville
7th grade in Riverside Township
Haysville Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 755 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Haysville
8th grade in Riverside Township
Haysville Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 755 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Haysville
9th grade in Riverside Township
Campus High Haysville
Grades 9–12 · 1,803 students · 19:1 students per teacher · in Wichita
10th grade in Riverside Township
Campus High Haysville
Grades 9–12 · 1,803 students · 19:1 students per teacher · in Wichita
11th grade in Riverside Township
Campus High Haysville
Grades 9–12 · 1,803 students · 19:1 students per teacher · in Wichita
12th grade in Riverside Township
Campus High Haysville
Grades 9–12 · 1,803 students · 19:1 students per teacher · in Wichita
Riverside Township runs its own schools through grade 12 (Derby Unified School District 260). From grade PK, students attend the Haysville Unified School District 261, shared with Haysville and Waco. Parts of Riverside Township (5% of its land) are served by Wichita Unified School District 259 instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Two districts serve Riverside Township
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Below the state in reading
Riverside Township vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Kansas towns that share Riverside Township’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Riverside Township | C+ | Derby Unified School District 260 PK–12 · Haysville Unified School District 261 PK–12 |
| Wichita | D | Wichita Unified School District 259 |
| Gypsum | B− | Derby Unified School District 260 PK–12 · Rose Hill Public Schools Unified School District 394 PK–12 |
| Salem | B− | Mulvane Unified School District 263 PK–12 · Derby Unified School District 260 PK–12 |
| Derby | C+ | Derby Unified School District 260 |
| Rockford | B− | Mulvane Unified School District 263 PK–12 · Derby Unified School District 260 PK–12 |
| Waco | — | Haysville Unified School District 261 PK–12 · Clearwater Unified School District 264 PK–12 |
| Haysville | C | Haysville Unified School District 261 |
4 of the 7 neighbors share Derby Unified School District 260 with Riverside Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.
Every school in Riverside 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).
Questions about Riverside Township’s schools
Are Riverside Township’s schools good?
On Kansas’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Riverside Township children attend score below 64% of Kansas’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C+ Schools grade, #113 of 151 Kansas towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 31%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Riverside Township in?
Two districts: Derby Unified School District 260 runs grades PK–12, and Haysville Unified School District 261 runs grades PK–12, shared with Haysville and Waco.
Where do Riverside Township kids go to high school?
Campus High Haysville in Wichita, with 1,803 students; its own test results earn a C−.
What is Riverside Township’s graduation rate?
86% of the class of 2023 in Derby Unified School District 260 graduated in four years, against 88% across Kansas.
How much does Riverside Township spend per student?
$12,578 in Derby Unified School District 260 and $13,563 in Haysville Unified School District 261 (FY2024), against $14,966 across Kansas. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Riverside 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.