Elk Valley Elementary

As a very small elementary school in Longton, Kansas, Elk Valley Elementary educates 67 students from grades pre-K through 5, overseen by Elk Valley. By comparison, Kansas's public schools average about 313 students each, so Elk Valley Elementary sits 79% leaner than that benchmark.

Elk Valley comprises 3 schools with combined enrollment of 1,966 students; Elk Valley Elementary is among them.

Looking at the student body, Elk Valley Elementary logs that nearly all students (84%) are White. Other groups include 13% multiracial, 3% Hispanic.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Elk Valley Elementary has 5 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.4:1. The state averages about 13.2:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 61% of students at Elk Valley Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

With demographic context factored in, Elk Valley Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 32.9%; this one delivers 26.1%.

Across the wider county, Elk County reports that median household earnings sit near $64,609, 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Elk Valley Elementary is one of 5 public schools in Elk County (combined enrollment of about 2,563 students).

Elk Valley High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Elk Valley Elementary at 4th of 6; the average score across the group is 32.3%.

Geographically, the school is in a countryside area.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Elk Valley Elementary has fell 11%, going from 75 students in 2018 to 67 in 2025. The White share of enrollment edged down from 89% to 84% over that span. Class-load math has grew: from 10.7:1 in 2018 to 13.4:1 in 2025.

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