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Service Valley Charter Academy

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Service Valley Charter Academy ranks 492 nd of 656 Kansas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades K-8

492^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 656 Kansas Elementary Schools

Better than 25% of Kansas elementary schools

Summary

Service Valley Charter Academy is an elementary school located in Parsons, Kansas, serving grades K-8 with a total enrollment of 119 students. The school is part of the Oswego school district, which is ranked 192 out of 264 districts in Kansas and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Service Valley Charter Academy consistently underperforms the state and district averages in both English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics proficiency across all grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's ELA proficiency rate for all grades was 39.99%, compared to the state average of 44.47% and the Oswego district average of 38.02%. In Mathematics, the school's proficiency rate for all grades was only 15.99%, significantly lower than the state average of 38.73% and the district average of 25.09%. However, the school does perform better in Science, with a 58.33% proficiency rate for all grades in 2024-2025, exceeding both the state and district averages.

While the school's performance for low socioeconomic status (SES) students is a bright spot, with rankings in the top 30% of Service Valley Charter Academy has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 10.4% to 19.7% over the past few years, which are significantly higher than the state and district averages. Additionally, the school's spending per student of $11,598 is higher than some nearby schools, such as Oswego Neosho Heights Elementary ($10,221 per student) and Guthridge School ($9,212 per student), suggesting that the school may have adequate resources and staffing, but is still struggling to improve student outcomes.

106

Students ?

9.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,740

Per pupil spending ?

63.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

21101 Wallace Road
Parsons, KS 67357

(620) 421-3449

District: Oswego

Racial breakdown:

White:

82.1%

Two or more races:

12.3%

African American:

3.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 14th percentile in 2015 → 25th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 11 percentile points since 2015

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!In the lower quartile statewide (25th percentile)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Mathematics scores 23 pts below the Kansas average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school38%

District avg38%

Kansas avg42%

Elementary school

492^nd of 656

Kansas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 25%▲ up 11 pts since 2015

From bottom 14% (2015) to bottom 25% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

237^th of 363

Kansas public middle schools ?

Bottom 35%▲ up 22 pts since 2015

From bottom 13% (2015) to bottom 35% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Elementary Schools in the Oswego

192^nd of 264Oswego among Kansas districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	28.7	492 of 656	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.6	525 of 653	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.2	442 of 660	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	20.4	553 of 668	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.6	547 of 670	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.1	523 of 667	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.6	412 of 656	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	30.7	493 of 659	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	37.7	439 of 656	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	20.2	586 of 678	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2018	60.2	220 of 574	61.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2023	63.3	160 of 541	70.4%	★★★★☆
2019	60.6	160 of 509	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.3	115 of 512	77.5%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	9.8	549 of 576	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	23.0	481 of 579	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	43.3	349 of 584	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	11.9	555 of 592	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	30.7	440 of 574	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	35.8	237 of 363	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	12.8	338 of 362	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	33.0	244 of 362	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.7	232 of 368	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.2	205 of 367	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.5	173 of 368	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2015	21.6	320 of 368	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	69.4	72 of 307	76.5%	★★★★☆
2008	88.1	1 of 296	99.7%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	23.5	287 of 349	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.3	265 of 349	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Elementary school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)70th percentile+37 vs school

Female (2018)62nd percentile+24 vs school

White (2025)5th percentile-20 vs school

Middle school

White (2025)18th percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs Kansas (2024-2025) ?

Science58%+17 vs state

English Language Arts40%-4 vs state

Mathematics16%-23 vs state

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Schools Near Service Valley Charter Academy

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				KAP English Language Arts (2025)							KAP Mathematics (2025)							KAP Science (2025)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	KAP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	KAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 6th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 7th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 8th Grade	KAP English Language Arts All Grades	KAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	KAP Mathematics 4th Grade	KAP Mathematics 5th Grade	KAP Mathematics 6th Grade	KAP Mathematics 7th Grade	KAP Mathematics 8th Grade	KAP Mathematics All Grades	KAP Science 5th Grade	KAP Science 8th Grade	KAP Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Service Valley Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	21101 Wallace Road	Parsons	67357	Labette County	Oswego	Yes	No	No	Yes	(620) 421-3449	106	11	9.9	63.2%	87 (82.1%)	4 (3.8%)	2 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (12.3%)	28.7	492^nd of 656 public elementary schools	25.0%		23.6	525^th of 653 public elementary schools	19.6%	33	33.3	28.6	69.2	27.3	35.7	45.5	40.0	0.0	7.1	15.4	27.3	21.4	27.3	16.0	69.2	45.5	58.3	$16,740	$2,053	$14,688
Garfield School	Public	2-3	300 South 14th Street	Parsons	67357	Labette County	Parsons	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 421-3530	176	16	11.3	73.9%	86 (48.9%)	20 (11.4%)	27 (15.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.3%)	1 (0.6%)	38 (21.6%)								(n/a)	61.8						61.8	47.2						47.2				$14,527	$3,476	$11,050
Lincoln School	Public	PK, KG-1	1800 Dirr St	Parsons	67357	Labette County	Parsons	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 421-3510	262	18	14.2	71.0%	138 (52.7%)	16 (6.1%)	35 (13.4%)	4 (1.5%)	7 (2.7%)	1 (0.4%)	61 (23.3%)								(n/a)																		$15,192	$3,246	$11,947
Guthridge School	Public	4-5	1020 South 31st Street	Parsons	67357	Labette County	Parsons	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 421-6800	203	16	12.6	72.4%	115 (56.7%)	23 (11.3%)	30 (14.8%)	2 (1.0%)	3 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (14.8%)	61	243^rd of 656 public elementary schools	63.0%		61.5	227^th of 653 public elementary schools	65.2%	16		61.5	47.8				54.8		51.0	45.5				48.4	47.8		47.8	$13,851	$3,305	$10,547
Meadowview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	1377 21000 Road	Parsons	67357	Labette County	Labette County	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 421-1857	367	23	15.9	73.3%	298 (81.2%)	2 (0.5%)	27 (7.4%)	2 (0.5%)	6 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (8.7%)	66.7	206^th of 656 public elementary schools	68.6%		52.4	302^nd of 653 public elementary schools	53.8%	96	79.3	63.3	41.9	50.0	48.9	59.5	56.6	72.4	66.7	38.7	41.7	44.4	54.1	52.5	45.2	51.3	48.5	$15,873	$2,108	$13,765
Oswego Neosho Heights Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	12 Oregon	Oswego	67356	Labette County	Oswego	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 795-4541	178	17	10.6	53.4%	145 (81.5%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (14.0%)	32.3	474^th of 656 public elementary schools	27.7%		15.1	576^th of 653 public elementary schools	11.8%	102	47.6	28.6	31.0				34.6	28.6	14.3	37.9				26.9	62.1		62.1	$19,303	$2,367	$16,936
Altamont Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	705 E 6th Street	Altamont	67330	Labette County	Labette County	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 784-5511	208	13	16.3	59.1%	195 (93.8%)	5 (2.4%)	6 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	66.7	207^th of 656 public elementary schools	68.4%		51	314^th of 653 public elementary schools	51.9%	107	68.2	47.1	52.2	73.9	32.0	50.0	54.0	50.0	35.3	52.2	56.5	28.0	37.5	43.6	52.2	25.0	41.0	$15,817	$3,307	$12,510
St. Paul Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	118 First Street	Saint Paul	66771	Neosho County	Chetopa-St. Paul	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 449-2245	148	8	17.6	40.5%	123 (83.1%)	2 (1.4%)	19 (12.8%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.0%)	43	383^rd of 656 public elementary schools	41.6%		39.3	421^st of 653 public elementary schools	35.5%	38	53.8	16.0	64.3				43.9	7.7	24.0	53.6				33.3	53.6		53.6	$8,126	$2,474	$5,652
Mound Valley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	402 Walnut	Mound Valley	67354	Labette County	Labette County	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 328-3121	136	12	10.9	61.0%	114 (83.8%)	4 (2.9%)	4 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (5.1%)	65.9	215^th of 656 public elementary schools	67.2%		63	210^th of 653 public elementary schools	67.8%	5	68.8	50.0	71.4	18.8	46.1		46.3	62.5	35.7	85.7	37.5	53.8		53.7	78.6		56.5	$16,515	$3,153	$13,363
Bartlett Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	201 W 2nd	Bartlett	67332	Labette County	Labette County	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 226-3414	116	12	9.8	68.1%	110 (94.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.4%)	63.2	232^nd of 656 public elementary schools	64.6%		70.8	154^th of 653 public elementary schools	76.4%	78		43.8	53.8		27.3	27.3	39.1		43.8	53.8		27.3	45.5	47.8	66.7	45.5	56.5	$18,363	$4,612	$13,751

Frequently Asked Questions about Service Valley Charter Academy

How many students attend Service Valley Charter Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 106 students attended Service Valley Charter Academy.

Is Service Valley Charter Academy a good school?

Service Valley Charter Academy ranks 492^nd of 656 Kansas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Service Valley Charter Academy?

Students at Service Valley Charter Academy are 82% White, 12% Two or more races, 4% African American, 2% Hispanic.

What district is Service Valley Charter Academy in?

Oswego

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