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B⁻

Schools in Rossville · Kaw Valley Unified School District 321

Rossville’s public schools score below 51% of Kansas districts on tests and graduation

Math proficiency in Rossville’s districts is 25%, below the Kansas average (29%). The grade covers the public school district serving Rossville, 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

29%

▼ 4 pts vs KS 32%

2021–22

Math proficiency

25%

▼ 4 pts vs KS 29%

2021–22

Graduate on time

90–94%

▲ 2–6 pts vs KS 88%

class of 2023

Spent per student

$17.2K

▲ 15% vs KS $15.0K

FY2024

Students per teacher

10.8

KS 13.3 · smaller classes

Schools in town

1,100 students on the public path

In brief

Rossville’s schools, in brief

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 29% of tested students were proficient in reading and 25% in math, against 32% and 29% statewide; 100% 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 Rossville’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $17,155 per student, against $14,966 across Kansas (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

Two elementary schools, then two middle schools

Which school depends on the address at every step. 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 Rossville’s grade

C⁺ Test scoresB⁻ Graduation

B−: better than 49% of Kansas school districts. Graduation is above the Kansas average; test scores are below it.

Kansas school districts we grade (283)Better than 49%

Lower resultsHigher results

Kansas towns with similar household incomes (669)Better than 48%

CB⁺A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 516 test results and a graduating class of 81 could put Rossville anywhere from C to B+. The tests are from spring 2022, when 100% of Rossville’s students in the tested grades sat them (516 in math, 517 in reading).

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Where will my kid go?

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

Kindergarten in Rossville · depends on your address

Rossville Elem

Grades PK–6 · 321 students · 13:1 students per teacher

B⁻

St Marys Elem

Grades PK–6 · 280 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in St Marys

B⁺

The path, start to finish

PK–62 schoolsDepends on your addressB⁻ to B⁺

7–122 schoolsDepends on your addressC to B⁻

Rossville’s public schools are run by Kaw Valley Unified School District 321, which also serves Belvue, Delia, Dover and Emmett 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.

Kaw Valley Unified School District 321Grades PK–12 · 4 schools · 1,100 students, down 2% since 2020–21 · 10.8 per teacher (KS 13.3)

$17,155KS $14,966 · FY2024

B⁻

Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading29%

State average 32.5% · 517 students tested

Math25%

State average 29.4% · 516 students tested

Rossville vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door

Town	Schools	Main districts
Rossville	B⁻	Kaw Valley Unified School District 321

Every school in Rossville

4 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 Rossvillein other towns

Rossville Elem

Elementary · Grades PK–6

B⁻

321 students13:1Rate it →

St Marys Elem

Elementary · Grades PK–6 · St Marys

B⁺

280 students12:1Rate it →

Rossville Jr.-Sr. High School

High · Grades 7–12

253 students9:1Rate it →

St. Marys Junior Senior High

High · Grades 7–12 · St Marys

B⁻

246 students9:1Rate it →

Questions about Rossville’s schools

Are Rossville’s schools good?

On Kansas’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Rossville children attend score below 51% of Kansas’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B− Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 48%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Rossville in?

Kaw Valley Unified School District 321, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 1,100 students in 4 schools (2024–25).

What is Rossville’s graduation rate?

90–94% of the class of 2023 in Kaw Valley Unified School District 321 graduated in four years, against 88% across Kansas.

How much does Rossville spend per student?

$17,155 in Kaw Valley Unified School District 321 (FY2024), against $14,966 across Kansas. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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What Rossville 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.