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Valley Center Pub School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Kansas for:
Category
Attribute
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2024-25 school year, there are 2 public middle schools serving 828 students in Valley Center Pub School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 7/10, which is in the top 50% of public middle schools in Kansas.
Public Middle Schools in Valley Center Pub School District have an average math proficiency score of 25% (versus the Kansas public middle school average of 24%), and reading proficiency score of 29% (versus the 28% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 23% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Kansas public middle school average of 34% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (KS)
# Schools
7 Schools
445 Schools
# Students
3,195 Students
136,665 Students
# Teachers
211 Teachers
9,867 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
15:1
15:1
District Rank
Valley Center Pub School District, which is ranked within the top 30% of all 286 school districts in Kansas (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 88% has decreased from 90% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#61 out of 286 school districts
(Top 30%)
(Top 30%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
36%
29%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
37%
32%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
34%
31%
Graduation Rate
88%
89%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.40
0.53
# American Indian Students
32 Students
1,143 Students
% American Indian Students
1%
1%
# Asian Students
35 Students
3,457 Students
% Asian Students
1%
3%
# Hispanic Students
466 Students
26,632 Students
% Hispanic Students
15%
19%
# Black Students
64 Students
8,046 Students
% Black Students
2%
6%
# White Students
2,426 Students
89,521 Students
% White Students
76%
65%
# Hawaiian Students
3 Students
304 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
169 Students
7,562 Students
% of Two or more races Students
5%
6%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
111
1,265
# Students in K Grade:
183
1,491
# Students in 1st Grade:
194
1,805
# Students in 2nd Grade:
187
1,791
# Students in 3rd Grade:
217
1,920
# Students in 4th Grade:
232
2,242
# Students in 5th Grade:
248
4,122
# Students in 6th Grade:
260
26,306
# Students in 7th Grade:
237
36,318
# Students in 8th Grade:
269
36,755
# Students in 9th Grade:
309
5,549
# Students in 10th Grade:
268
5,489
# Students in 11th Grade:
218
5,429
# Students in 12th Grade:
248
5,425
# Ungraded Students:
14
758
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $13,029 in this school district is less than the state median of $16,113. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $11,768 is less than the state median of $17,019. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$42 MM
$7,774 MM
Spending
$38 MM
$8,211 MM
Revenue / Student
$13,029
$16,113
Spending / Student
$11,768
$17,019
Best Valley Center Pub School District Public Middle Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Valley Center Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 25% | Reading: 29%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
800 N. Meridian
Valley Center, KS 67147
(316) 755-7060
Valley Center, KS 67147
(316) 755-7060
Grades: 6-8
| 761 students
Rank: #22.
The Learning Center
Magnet School
(Math: ≤20% | Reading: 21-39%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
426 S. Meridian
Valley Center, KS 67147
(316) 755-7080
Valley Center, KS 67147
(316) 755-7080
Grades: K-12
| 67 students
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