Enrollment
55
High
DISTRICT 655 · STATE 410
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ELK VALLEY·NCES 200576000436
Elk Valley High School
701 Delaware, Longton, KS 67352 · (620) 642-2215 · Elk County
GRADES 06–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL55 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
7.9:1
7 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 123.5:1 · STATE 11.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
65%
36 students
DISTRICT 63% · 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 | 5 | 9% |
| Grade 7 | 8 | 15% |
| Grade 8 | 16 | 29% |
| Grade 9 | 8 | 15% |
| Grade 10 | 4 | 7% |
| Grade 11 | 7 | 13% |
| Grade 12 | 7 | 13% |
Student demographics
31%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
Feeds from
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
33.3%
KS avg 44.5% . -0.8pp since 2023
Math
27.3%
KS avg 38.8% . +15.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 33 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 27 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Kansas schools, those numbers are about 45 and 39. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are up about 15 points.
KAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 33.3% | 27.3% |
| 2023-24 | 34.1% | 12.2% |
% Meeting + Exceeding, all students and all tested grades.
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
29.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
30.9%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 29% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 31% 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 →
Where Elk Valley High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas |
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 55 | #302 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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
55
+2 (+4%) vs 2020
-34% since 1990-91, when it was 83
Student : Teacher
7.9:1
was 10.6:1
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 | 55 | 7 | 7.9:1 | 65% (36) |
| 2023-24 | 57 | 5 | 11.4:1 | 82% (47) |
| 2022-23 | 47 | 4.8 | 9.9:1 | 81% (38) |
| 2020-21 | 53 | 5 | 10.6:1 | 77% (41) |
| 2017-18 | 31 | 7.3 | 4.3:1 | 74% (23) |
| 2015-16 | 55 | 9 | 6.1:1 | 65% (36) |
| 2010-11 | 93 | 7 | 13.3:1 | 71% (66) |
| 2000-01 | 116 | 11 | 10.6:1 | 67% (78) |
| 1990-91 | 83 | 9 | 9.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Elk Valley High School.
About Elk Valley High School
Elk Valley High School is a very small high school with an address in Longton, Kansas. It had 55 students in 2024-25, spanning grades 6 through 12. High schools in Kansas average about 410 students, which makes this school 87% below average.
Across its 3 schools, Elk Valley enrolls 1,966 students. Elk Valley High School is one of those schools.
Of every 100 students at Elk Valley High School, about 82 are White. Smaller groups are 11% multiracial and 7% Hispanic. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 31, compared with 70 nationally.
Classroom staffing at Elk Valley High School totals 7 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 7.9:1. The average for high schools in Kansas is 11.9:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Elk Valley High School is about 65%. That is in line with the 67% average for public schools in Elk County.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Elk Valley High School falls in the middle 80% of Kansas schools: 29.5% actual against 30.9% predicted.
In Elk County, the median household earns about $64,609 a year, about 22% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. Elk County has 5 public schools with about 2,563 students, including Elk Valley High School.
Elk Valley High School's closest public school neighbor is Elk Valley Elementary, less than a tenth of a mile away. A five-mile radius around the school includes 2 other public schools. Local comparison: Elk Valley High School ranks 3rd of 6 nearby schools, at 29.5% versus a 31.6% average.
Federal records code the school's setting as Rural: Remote.
The school's student count rose 4% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years. Students per teacher dropped from 10.6 in 2020-21 to 7.9 in 2024-25.
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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 ElementaryElementary · 67 students
Other schools in Longton
- Rocket Online Schools (ROCS)Combined · 1,844 students
- Elk Valley ElementaryElementary · 67 students
Nearby schools
- Elk Valley Elementary0.0 mi · 67
- 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 High SchoolHow large is Elk Valley High School?
Elk Valley High School enrolls approximately 55 students in grades 06-12.
What age range does Elk Valley High School serve?
Elk Valley High School serves students from grade 06 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Elk Valley High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Elk Valley High School is approximately 7.9:1 (7 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Elk Valley High School?
Elk Valley High School reports a student body of 82% White, 7% Hispanic, 11% Two or more.
Who oversees Elk Valley High School?
Elk Valley High School is overseen by Elk Valley in Elk County.
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