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Schools in Spring Valley Township · Baxter Springs Unified School District 508, Riverton Unified School District 404

Spring Valley Township’s public schools score below 62% of Kansas districts on tests and graduation

The grade covers the two public school districts serving Spring Valley 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 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
36%
▲ 3 pts vs KS 32%
2021–22
Math proficiency
27%
▼ 3 pts vs KS 29%
2021–22
Graduate on time
80–84%
▼ 4–8 pts vs KS 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.7K
▲ 5% vs KS $15.0K
FY2024 · Baxter Springs Unified School District 508
Students per teacher
11.9
KS 13.3 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,066 students on the public path
In brief

Spring Valley Township’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 701 Kansas towns with household incomes within a quarter of Spring Valley Township’s, its schools beat 32%, lower than their 38% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state in reading, below in math

Reading proficiency is 36% and math 27% across both districts in spring 2022, against 32% and 29% statewide; 80–84% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

Baxter Springs Unified School District 508 spends $15,651 per student and Riverton Unified School District 404 $15,861, 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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Spring Valley Township’s grade

B− Test scoresD Graduation

C+: better than 38% of Kansas school districts. Test scores are above the Kansas average; graduation is below it.

Kansas school districts we grade (283)Better than 38%
Lower resultsHigher results
Kansas towns with similar household incomes (701)Better than 32%
Towns in Cherokee County (14)Better than 21%
C−BA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 799 test results and a graduating class of 80 could put Spring Valley Township anywhere from C− to B. The tests are from spring 2022, when 100% of Spring Valley Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (799 in math, 798 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–52 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressB−
6–122 schoolsDepends on your addressC− to C+

Spring Valley Township runs its own schools through grade 12 (Baxter Springs Unified School District 508). From grade PK, students attend the Riverton Unified School District 404, shared with Garden and Lowell. Its elementary school is in Riverton. Parts of Spring Valley Township (4% of its land) are served by Columbus Unified School District 493 instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Spring Valley Township

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

Baxter Springs Unified School District 508Grades PK–12 · 4 schools · 865 students, down 2% since 2021–22 · 12.4 per teacher (KS 13.3)
$15,651KS $14,966 · FY2024
B
Riverton Unified School District 404Grades PK–12 · 3 schools · 678 students · 11.3 per teacher (KS 13.3)
$15,861KS $14,966 · FY2024
C−
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Baxter Springs Unified School District 50841%
State average 32.5% · 441 students tested
Math · PK–12, Baxter Springs Unified School District 50833%
State average 29.4% · 442 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Riverton Unified School District 40429%
State average 32.5% · 357 students tested
Math · PK–12, Riverton Unified School District 40419%
State average 29.4% · 357 students tested

Spring Valley Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Spring Valley TownshipC+Baxter Springs Unified School District 508 PK–12 · Riverton Unified School District 404 PK–12
Baxter SpringsBBaxter Springs Unified School District 508
Crawford—Columbus Unified School District 493
GardenC−Riverton Unified School District 404
Lyon—Columbus Unified School District 493

Every school in Spring Valley 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 Spring Valley Townshipin other towns
Riverton Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Riverton
B−
313 students12:1Rate it →
Lincoln Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Baxter Springs
245 students15:1Rate it →
Riverton Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Riverton
C−
147 students10:1Rate it →
Baxter Springs High
High · Grades 7–12 · Baxter Springs
C+
361 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about Spring Valley Township’s schools

Are Spring Valley Township’s schools good?

On Kansas’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Spring Valley Township children attend score below 62% of Kansas’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C+ Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 32%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Spring Valley Township in?

Two districts: Baxter Springs Unified School District 508 runs grades PK–12, and Riverton Unified School District 404 runs grades PK–12, shared with Garden and Lowell.

What is Spring Valley Township’s graduation rate?

80–84% of the class of 2023 in Baxter Springs Unified School District 508 graduated in four years, against 88% across Kansas.

How much does Spring Valley Township spend per student?

$15,651 in Baxter Springs Unified School District 508 and $15,861 in Riverton Unified School District 404 (FY2024), against $14,966 across Kansas. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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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.