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Schools in Sycamore Township

Sycamore Township’s public schools

Independence Unified School District 446 and Neodesha Unified School District 461 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Sycamore Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/4schools 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
12.2
KS 13.3 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,446 students on the public path
In brief

Sycamore Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Sycamore Township’s 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Kansas’s 1,221 public schools. Heller Elem places highest (better than 84%); Neodesha High lowest (16%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Three elementary schools serve Sycamore Township, graded from B− to A−, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools: Independence Middle and Neodesha 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 Sycamore Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–63 schoolsDepends on your addressB− to A−
7–122 schoolsDepends on your addressC− to B−

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

Two districts serve Sycamore 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+
Neodesha Unified School District 461Grades PK–12 · 3 schools · 747 students, up 5% since 2020–21 · 11.5 per teacher (KS 13.3)
$16,158KS $14,966 · FY2024
C−
Test scores · 2021–22

Below 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, Neodesha Unified School District 46123%
State average 32.5% · 382 students tested
Math · PK–12, Neodesha Unified School District 46128%
State average 29.4% · 383 students tested

Sycamore Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Sycamore Township—Independence Unified School District 446 PK–12 · Neodesha Unified School District 461 PK–12
West Cherry—Independence Unified School District 446 PK–12 · Neodesha Unified School District 461 PK–12 · Cherryvale Unified School District 447 PK–12
IndependenceC+Independence Unified School District 446
Drum Creek—Cherryvale Unified School District 447 PK–12 · Independence Unified School District 446 PK–12
Louisburg—Elk Valley Unified School District 283 PK–12 · Independence Unified School District 446 PK–12

All 4 neighbors share Independence Unified School District 446 with Sycamore Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Sycamore Township

5 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 Sycamore Townshipin other towns
Eisenhower Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Independence
323 students12:1Rate it →
Heller Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–3 · Neodesha
A−
223 students13:1Rate it →
North Lawn Elem
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Neodesha
B−
164 students12:1Rate it →
Independence Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Independence
B−
376 students12:1Rate it →
Neodesha High
High · Grades 7–12 · Neodesha
C−
360 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about Sycamore Township’s schools

Are Sycamore Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Sycamore Township. Independence Unified School District 446 and Neodesha Unified School District 461 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Sycamore Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Kansas’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Sycamore Township in?

Independence Unified School District 446 and Neodesha Unified School District 461.

Where do Sycamore Township kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Independence Middle and Neodesha 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.