Enrollment
254
Elementary
DISTRICT 322 · STATE 313
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·VALLEY CENTER PUB SCH·NCES 201251000367
Abilene Elem
522 N Abilene, Valley Center, KS 67147 · (316) 755-7020 · Sedgwick County
GRADES PK–03ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL254 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.6:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
50%
127 students
DISTRICT 41% · STATE 51%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 117 | 46% |
| Kindergarten | 30 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 37 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 34 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 36 | 14% |
Student demographics
47%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 43% · STATE 58% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Valley Center Pub Sch. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
88.2%
KS avg 44.5% . +28.7pp since 2023
Math
73.5%
KS avg 38.8% . +3.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 88 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 74 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Kansas schools, those numbers are about 45 and 39. Reading and writing scores are up about 29 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
KAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 88.2% | 73.5% |
| 2023-24 | 59.5% | 70.3% |
% Meeting + Exceeding, all students and all tested grades.
Source: KAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of KS schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
72.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.3%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+34.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 73% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 38% typical for Kansas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 35 points, placing it in Kansas's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Where Abilene Elem ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas | In Sedgwick County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 72.9% | #14 of 625 | #2 of 92 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 73.5% | #21 of 625 | #2 of 92 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 88.2% | #2 of 625 | #1 of 92 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 254 | #458 of 714 | #91 of 98 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.7:1 | #305 of 539 | #44 of 97 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 47.5% | #268 of 540 | #71 of 97 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 50.0% | #374 of 658 | #70 of 97 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.4% | #116 of 377 | #22 of 67 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
254
+24 (+10%) vs 2020
-49% since 1990-91, when it was 500
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
was 17.7:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 254 | 18.5 | 13.7:1 | 50% (127) |
| 2023-24 | 252 | 19 | 13.3:1 | 55% (138) |
| 2022-23 | 259 | 18 | 14.4:1 | 50% (130) |
| 2020-21 | 230 | 13 | 17.7:1 | 36% (83) |
| 2017-18 | 315 | 14.6 | 21.6:1 | 42% (133) |
| 2015-16 | 278 | 15 | 18.5:1 | 40% (110) |
| 2010-11 | 350 | 19 | 18.4:1 | 32% (113) |
| 2000-01 | 353 | 19 | 18.6:1 | 20% (70) |
| 1990-91 | 500 | 26 | 19.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Abilene Elem.
About Abilene Elem
As a small elementary school, Abilene Elem serves students in Valley Center, Kansas. The school enrolls 254 students, from pre-K through 3.
Valley Center Pub Sch is responsible for 7 schools, Abilene Elem included, with 3,177 students in all.
White students account for 69% of enrollment at Abilene Elem. The remaining students are 20% Hispanic and 7% multiracial. For comparison, Sedgwick County is about 69% White. By the diversity index, Abilene Elem comes in at 47%.
Staffing totals 18.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 13.7:1. Elementary schools in Kansas average about 13.2:1, a similar figure. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 50%. That is lower than the 63% average for public schools in Sedgwick County.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests, 72.9%, is 34.6 points above the 38.3% the model predicts from its free or reduced-price lunch share. That result is in the top 10% of Kansas schools.
Sedgwick County has these Census figures: median household income is about $69,365, roughly 32% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. The public schools of Sedgwick County number 160 and enroll about 84,569.
Nearby, Valley Center Intermediate School is about 0.3 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number 7. Abilene Elem is 1st of 8 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
Its NCES locale code is Suburb: Large: the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Abilene Elem saw enrollment rise 10% between 2020-21 and 2024-25. The school's ratio fell from 17.7:1 to 13.7:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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Sedgwick County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
528,226
Census ACS
Median income
$69,365
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
160
84,569 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Valley Center Pub Sch
- Valley Center HighHigh · 1,011 students
- Valley Center Middle SchoolMiddle · 802 students
- Valley Center Intermediate SchoolElementary · 443 students
- Wheatland ElemElementary · 325 students
- West ElemElementary · 264 students
- The Learning CenterHigh · 78 students
Other schools in Valley Center
- Valley Center HighHigh · 1,011 students
- Valley Center Middle SchoolMiddle · 802 students
- Valley Center Intermediate SchoolElementary · 443 students
- Wheatland ElemElementary · 325 students
- West ElemElementary · 264 students
- The Learning CenterHigh · 78 students
Nearby schools
- Valley Center Intermediate School0.3 mi · 443
- Valley Center Middle School0.4 mi · 802
- Wheatland Elem0.6 mi · 325
- West Elem0.6 mi · 264
- The Learning Center0.7 mi · 78
- Valley Center High1.3 mi · 1,011
Frequently asked questions
About Abilene ElemHow many students attend Abilene Elem?
Abilene Elem enrolls approximately 254 students in grades PK-03.
What grades does Abilene Elem serve?
Abilene Elem serves grades PK-03.
How many students per teacher at Abilene Elem?
Approximately 13.7:1 students per teacher at Abilene Elem.
How diverse is Abilene Elem?
Abilene Elem reports a student body of 69% White, 20% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Abilene Elem public or private?
Abilene Elem is a public K-12 school, overseen by Valley Center Pub Sch.
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