Enrollment
63
High
DISTRICT 64 · STATE 410
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CEDAR VALE·NCES 200450000444
Cedar Vale High
508 Dora, Cedar Vale, KS 67024 · (620) 758-2791 · Chautauqua County
GRADES 06–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL63 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 51% of Kansas public high schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Kansas public high schools
Student : Teacher
6.5:1
10 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 7.3:1 · STATE 11.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
46%
29 students
DISTRICT 51% · STATE 51%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 8 | 13% |
| Grade 7 | 12 | 19% |
| Grade 8 | 4 | 6% |
| Grade 9 | 9 | 14% |
| Grade 10 | 9 | 14% |
| Grade 11 | 9 | 14% |
| Grade 12 | 11 | 17% |
| Ungraded | 1 | 2% |
Student demographics
39%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 53% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Cedar Vale. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
41.7%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
30.6%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 31 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Kansas schools, those numbers are about 45 and 39.
KAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 41.7% | 30.6% |
| 2023-24 | 32.4% | 20.6% |
% Meeting + Exceeding, all students and all tested grades. Kansas set new KAP cut scores in spring 2025, so results from 2023-24 and earlier are not comparable with later years.
Source: KAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
28.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.2%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 28% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% typical for Kansas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Kansas's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Cedar Vale High
Cedar Vale High's state test result (28.2% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cedar Vale High this school | 63 | 46.0% | 28.2% |
| Otis-Bison Junior/Senior High School Otis | 81 | 45.7% | 34.7% |
| South Central High School Coldwater | 88 | 46.6% | 23.5% |
| THUNDER RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL KENSINGTON | 60 | 48.3% | 40.9% |
| Wakefield High Wakefield | 80 | 50.0% | 17.3% |
| Udall High Udall | 112 | 46.4% | 30.5% |
Matched among Kansas high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Cedar Vale High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas |
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 63 | #292 of 332 |
Ranked against other public high 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. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
63
-15 (-19%) vs 2020
-27% since 1990-91, when it was 86
Student : Teacher
6.5:1
was 9.8:1
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 | 63 | 9.8 | 6.5:1 | 46% (29) |
| 2023-24 | 71 | 9 | 7.9:1 | 65% (46) |
| 2022-23 | 68 | 8.8 | 7.7:1 | 59% (40) |
| 2020-21 | 78 | 8 | 9.8:1 | 67% (52) |
| 2017-18 | 83 | 8.5 | 9.8:1 | 66% (55) |
| 2015-16 | 95 | 9 | 10.6:1 | 67% (64) |
| 2010-11 | 53 | 7 | 7.6:1 | 51% (27) |
| 2000-01 | 106 | 11 | 9.6:1 | 48% (51) |
| 1990-91 | 86 | 10 | 8.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cedar Vale High.
Since 2017-18: students down 24% (83 to 63); teachers up 15% (8.5 to 9.8).
About Cedar Vale High
A small high school in Cedar Vale, Kansas, Cedar Vale High is part of Cedar Vale. The latest federal count shows 63 students in grades 6 through 12. Against the 410-student average for high schools in Kansas, enrollment here is 85% lower.
Cedar Vale has 128 students in 2 schools, and Cedar Vale High is one of those schools.
Roughly 76% of students at Cedar Vale High are White. Other reported shares: 14% multiracial and 8% Hispanic. The school's diversity index is 39%, meaning two students picked at random have a 39% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Cedar Vale High's 9.8 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 6.5:1. On average, high schools in Kansas have 11.9:1, compared with 6.5:1 here. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 46%. That is 13 points below the 59% average for public schools in Chautauqua County.
Measured against Kansas public high schools, Cedar Vale High receives a B-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 40.2% at Cedar Vale High; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 28.2%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Chautauqua County, the median household income is $56,438, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 19%, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. Cedar Vale High is one of 4 public schools in the county.
The closest public school to Cedar Vale High is Cedar Vale Elem, less than a tenth of a mile away. Cedar Vale High ranks 8th of 9 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 28.2% against a local average of 42.4%.
The school's federal locale classification is Rural: Remote.
Enrollment has fallen by 15 students since 2020-21, to 63. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio fell to 6.5:1, from 9.8:1.
The Cedar Vale High community page is open for posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Chautauqua County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
3,370
Census ACS
Median income
$56,438
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
4
488 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- Cedar Vale Elem0.0 mi · 65
- Dexter Elem13.0 mi · 134
- Dexter High13.0 mi · 157
- Sedan Elem17.5 mi · 178
- Sedan High17.6 mi · 182
- Central Jr-Sr High20.3 mi · 139
Frequently asked questions
About Cedar Vale HighHow many students attend Cedar Vale High?
Cedar Vale High enrolls approximately 63 students in grades 06-12.
Is Cedar Vale High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Cedar Vale High is a high school covering grades 06-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Cedar Vale High?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Cedar Vale High is approximately 6.5:1 (10 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Cedar Vale High?
At Cedar Vale High, the student body is approximately 76% White, 8% Hispanic, 14% Two or more.
Who oversees Cedar Vale High?
Cedar Vale High is overseen by Cedar Vale in Chautauqua County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.