Enrollment
67
Elementary
DISTRICT 655 · STATE 313
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ELK VALLEY·NCES 200576000435
Elk Valley Elementary
701 Delaware, Longton, KS 67352 · (620) 642-3021 · Elk County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL67 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 12% of Kansas public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
5 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 123.5:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
61%
41 students
DISTRICT 63% · 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 | 14 | 21% |
| Kindergarten | 8 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 18 | 27% |
| Grade 2 | 5 | 7% |
| Grade 3 | 4 | 6% |
| Grade 4 | 12 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 6 | 9% |
Student demographics
28%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 41% · 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
Elk Valley Elementary→Elk Valley High School
Based on grade levels within Elk Valley. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
30.4%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
21.7%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 30 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 22 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 | 30.4% | 21.7% |
| 2023-24 | 26.1% | 26.1% |
% 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
26.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.9%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 26% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% 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 Elk Valley Elementary
Elk Valley Elementary's state test result (26.1% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elk Valley Elementary this school | 67 | 61.2% | 26.1% |
| Wilson Elementary School Wilson | 74 | 58.1% | 39.2% |
| Argonia Elem Argonia | 65 | 56.9% | 46.5% |
| Prairie Heights Elementary School Alta Vista | 76 | 61.8% | 45.2% |
| Natoma Elem Natoma | 57 | 64.9% | 49.4% |
| Southern Coffey County Elementary Gridley | 84 | 58.3% | 36.1% |
Matched among Kansas elementary 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 Elk Valley Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas |
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 67 | #685 of 714 |
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. 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
67
+2 (+3%) vs 2020
-46% since 1990-91, when it was 123
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
was 16.3:1
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 | 67 | 5 | 13.4:1 | 61% (41) |
| 2023-24 | 67 | 4.8 | 14.1:1 | 81% (54) |
| 2022-23 | 66 | 3.8 | 17.6:1 | 82% (54) |
| 2020-21 | 65 | 4 | 16.3:1 | 78% (51) |
| 2017-18 | 75 | 7 | 10.7:1 | 84% (63) |
| 2015-16 | 59 | 7 | 8.4:1 | 81% (48) |
| 2010-11 | 103 | 10 | 10.3:1 | 78% (80) |
| 2000-01 | 123 | 5 | 24.6:1 | 82% (101) |
| 1990-91 | 123 | 7 | 17.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Elk Valley Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (75 to 67); teachers down 28% (7 to 5).
About Elk Valley Elementary
Elk Valley Elementary is a very small elementary school with an address in Longton, Kansas. Federal data show 67 students enrolled in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25. That compares with an average of about 313 students for elementary schools in Kansas.
Elk Valley has a total of 3 schools and 1,966 students, Elk Valley Elementary among them.
By race and ethnicity, Elk Valley Elementary is 84% White. Enrollment also includes 13% multiracial and 3% Hispanic. A diversity index of 28% means there is a 28% chance two randomly chosen students at Elk Valley Elementary are from different groups.
The school had 5 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 13.4:1. The ratio is within a point of the 13.2:1 average for elementary schools in Kansas. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 61%.
Among Kansas public elementary schools, Elk Valley Elementary outscored 12%, which works out to a D on the allk12 Grade.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Elk Valley Elementary is 6.8 points below the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 26.1% actual, 32.9% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Kansas.
Looking at the county, Elk County, the median household earns about $64,609 a year, 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of people live in poverty. Elk County has 5 public schools with about 2,563 students, including Elk Valley Elementary.
The closest school to Elk Valley Elementary is Elk Valley High School, located less than a tenth of a mile away. Elk Valley Elementary is one of several public schools in the area, with 2 others within five miles. Elk Valley Elementary ranks 4th of 6 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 26.1% against a local average of 32.3%.
The NCES locale for Elk Valley Elementary is Rural: Remote, which covers schools in rural territory far from an urban area.
In 2020-21, Elk Valley Elementary enrolled 65 students. By 2024-25, that number had grown to 67. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 16.3:1 to 13.4:1.
The discussion board for Elk Valley Elementary is open to topics like special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Elk County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,453
Census ACS
Median income
$64,609
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
5
2,563 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Elk Valley
- Rocket Online Schools (ROCS)Combined · 1,844 students
- Elk Valley High SchoolHigh · 55 students
Other schools in Longton
- Rocket Online Schools (ROCS)Combined · 1,844 students
- Elk Valley High SchoolHigh · 55 students
Other Elk Valley Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Elk Valley Elementary. Elk Valley Elementary is the 3rd largest of the 3.
- Elk Valley Elementary SchoolLake City, PA · 526 students
- Elk Valley ElementaryPioneer, TN · 119 students
Nearby schools
- Elk Valley High School0.0 mi · 55
- Rocket Online Schools (ROCS)0.0 mi · 1,844
- West Elk Schools11.3 mi · 371
- West Elk Virtual Academy11.3 mi · 226
- Fredonia Jr./Sr. High School17.5 mi · 314
- Fredonia Early Learning Center17.6 mi · 92
Frequently asked questions
About Elk Valley ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Elk Valley Elementary?
Elk Valley Elementary enrolls approximately 67 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Elk Valley Elementary serve?
Elk Valley Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Elk Valley Elementary?
Approximately 13.4:1 students per teacher at Elk Valley Elementary.
What is the student diversity at Elk Valley Elementary?
Student demographics at Elk Valley Elementary are roughly 84% White, 3% Hispanic, 13% Two or more.
Is Elk Valley Elementary public or private?
Elk Valley Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Elk Valley.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.