Summary:
The city of Moran, Kansas is home to two schools: Marmaton Valley Elementary and Marmaton Valley High, both part of the Marmaton Valley school district. These schools have shown steady improvement in their statewide rankings and ratings over the past few years, indicating progress in their educational outcomes.
Marmaton Valley Elementary has particularly strong academic performance, with 3rd and 4th grade students outperforming the state average in English Language Arts and Mathematics by over 10 percentage points. The school has also improved its statewide ranking from 422nd out of 660 Kansas elementary schools in 2022-2023 to 201st out of 656 in 2024-2025, with a corresponding increase in its SchoolDigger rating from 2 to 3 stars. Additionally, the school has a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 13.8, which may contribute to its academic success.
Marmaton Valley High has also shown improvement, moving from 272nd out of 327 Kansas high schools in 2022-2023 to 126th out of 332 in 2024-2025, with a corresponding increase in its SchoolDigger rating from 1 to 3 stars. The school has a high 4-year graduation rate of 89.5% and a low dropout rate of 1.3%, both of which are better than the state averages. Additionally, the school's 10th grade students have outperformed the state average in English Language Arts by a significant margin. However, both schools face challenges related to socioeconomic factors, with high percentages of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, and attendance concerns, with high chronic absenteeism rates.
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