Summary:
The 67147 zip code area is home to 7 schools in the Valley Center Public School District, including 4 elementary schools, 1 middle school, 2 high schools, and 1 virtual high school. Overall, the elementary and intermediate schools in the district tend to outperform the middle and high schools, with Abilene Elementary and Wheatland Elementary standing out as high-performing schools that consistently rank in the top 25% of Kansas elementary schools.
The district faces some challenges, with significant disparities in performance between the highest-performing and lowest-performing schools. For example, Abilene Elementary had 59.45% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 70.26% proficient or better in Mathematics, while the Learning Center virtual high school had much lower scores. Additionally, the district has high free and reduced lunch rates, ranging from 34.37% at Valley Center High School to 50.19% at Abilene Elementary, indicating a significant population of economically disadvantaged students.
The spending per student also varies widely, from $3,105 at the Learning Center to $13,221 at Abilene Elementary, suggesting the district may need to analyze how resources are allocated and their impact on student outcomes. Overall, the data suggests that the Valley Center Public School District has some high-performing schools, but also faces challenges in ensuring consistent academic achievement across all its schools.
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