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Schools in Rutland Township

Rutland Township’s public schools

Independence Unified School District 446 and Caney Valley Unified School District 436 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Rutland Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/3schools 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
32%
2021–22
Math proficiency
31%
2021–22
Graduate on time
82%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.1K
▼ 6% vs KS $15.0K
FY2024 · Independence Unified School District 446
Students per teacher
13.3
KS 13.3
Schools in town
0
1,492 students on the public path
In brief

Rutland Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Rutland Township’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Kansas’s 1,221 public schools. Lincoln Memorial Elem places highest (better than 92%); Independence Middle lowest (45%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Rutland Township, graded from A to A, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools: Independence Middle and Caney Valley 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.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Rutland Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–62 schoolsDepends on your addressA
7–122 schoolsDepends on your addressB−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Independence Unified School District 446.

Two districts serve Rutland Township

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

Independence Unified School District 446Grades PK–12 · 5 schools · 1,629 students, down 11% since 2020–21 · 12.7 per teacher (KS 13.3)
$14,088KS $14,966 · FY2024
C+
Caney Valley Unified School District 436Grades PK–12 · 3 schools · 798 students, up 6% since 2020–21 · 14.8 per teacher (KS 13.3)
$15,894KS $14,966 · FY2024
A+
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Independence Unified School District 44632%
State average 32.5% · 957 students tested
Math · PK–12, Independence Unified School District 44631%
State average 29.4% · 989 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Caney Valley Unified School District 43645%
State average 32.5% · 387 students tested
Math · PK–12, Caney Valley Unified School District 43647%
State average 29.4% · 386 students tested

Rutland Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Rutland Township—Independence Unified School District 446 PK–12 · Caney Valley Unified School District 436 PK–12
CaneyA+Caney Valley Unified School District 436
Louisburg—Elk Valley Unified School District 283 PK–12 · Independence Unified School District 446 PK–12
IndependenceC+Independence Unified School District 446

2 of the 3 neighbors share Independence Unified School District 446 with Rutland Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Rutland Township

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 Rutland Townshipin other towns
Lincoln Memorial Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Caney
A
458 students19:1Rate it →
Eisenhower Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Independence
323 students12:1Rate it →
Independence Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Independence
B−
376 students12:1Rate it →
Caney Valley High
High · Grades 7–12 · Caney
B−
335 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about Rutland Township’s schools

Are Rutland Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Rutland Township. Independence Unified School District 446 and Caney Valley Unified School District 436 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Rutland Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Kansas’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Rutland Township in?

Independence Unified School District 446 and Caney Valley Unified School District 436.

Where do Rutland Township kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Independence Middle and Caney Valley High.

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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.