Best Public Schools in Valley Falls, KS

Summary:

The city of Valley Falls, Kansas is home to two schools - Valley Falls Elementary and Valley Falls High. While the high school is performing relatively better than the elementary school, both institutions are struggling to meet state academic standards, with proficiency rates below the state averages.

Valley Falls Elementary serves grades PK-8 and has 284 students. It is ranked 441 out of 653 Kansas elementary schools and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's performance on state assessments is generally below the state average, with proficiency rates ranging from 10.71% to 54.54%. The school has a relatively high free and reduced lunch rate of 42.61%.

In contrast, Valley Falls High serves grades 9-12 and has 116 students. It is ranked 133 out of 318 Kansas high schools and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's performance on state assessments is mixed, with proficiency rates ranging from 18.51% to 33.32%. The school has a lower free and reduced lunch rate of 36.21% compared to the elementary school. Both schools have similar spending per student and student-teacher ratios.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				KAP English Language Arts (2024)								KAP Mathematics (2024)								KAP Science (2024)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
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 (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	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 10th 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 10th Grade	KAP Mathematics All Grades	KAP Science 5th Grade	KAP Science 8th Grade	KAP Science 11th Grade	KAP Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Valley Falls Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	700 Oak Street	Valley Falls	66088	Jefferson County	Valley Falls	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 945-3221	284	22	12.6	42.6%	256 (90.1%)	2 (0.7%)	15 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.5%)	36.1	441^st of 653 public elementary schools	32.5%		34.8	454^th of 660 public elementary schools	31.2%	13	36.4	28.0	33.3	12.0	33.3	10.7		25.6	54.5	33.3	40.0	0.0	23.3	3.6		25.1	40.0	21.4		31.0	$12,081	$914	$11,167
Valley Falls High	Public	9-12	601 Elm Street	Valley Falls	66088	Jefferson County	Valley Falls	No	No	No	No	(785) 945-3229	116	10	11.9	36.2%	102 (87.9%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (7.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	1 (0.9%)	3 (2.6%)	54.3	133^rd of 318 public high schools	58.2%		40.2	207^th of 327 public high schools	36.7%	74							25.8	25.8							22.6	22.6			33.3	33.3	$12,064	$566	$11,498

Cities Near Valley Falls

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Nortonville	8.88 mi	1	143^rd
Winchester	10.29 mi	1	139^th
Oskaloosa	11.62 mi	2	254^th
Meriden	11.72 mi	4	62^nd
Effingham	12.93 mi	2	193^rd

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Kansas State Department of Education.

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