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Mission Valley Elementary

12913 Mission Valley Rd. Ste B, Eskridge, KS 66423 · (866) 557-6686 · Wabaunsee County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL236 STUDENTS
Enrollment
236
Elementary
DISTRICT 226 · STATE 313
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.4:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
39%
92 students
DISTRICT 34% · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K2611%
Kindergarten2511%
Grade 12711%
Grade 23414%
Grade 32711%
Grade 43113%
Grade 53214%
Grade 63414%
Student demographics
23%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 21% · STATE 58% · US 70%
White
20687%
DISTRICT 89% · STATE 60% · US 43%
Hispanic
219%
DISTRICT 8% · STATE 23% · US 30%
Black
21%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 7% · US 15%
Two+
52%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 6% · US 5%
Native American
21%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 1% · US 1%
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
Male
12252%
Female
11448%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
Mission Valley Elementary→Mission Valley Junior and Senior High School
Based on grade levels within Mission Valley. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + Exceeding
English Language Arts
36.1%
KS avg 44.5% . +7.7pp since 2023
Math
33.9%
KS avg 38.8% . +2.0pp since 2023

What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 34 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 8 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.

KAP results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2536.1%33.9%
2023-2428.4%31.9%
% Meeting + Exceeding, all students and all tested grades.
Source: KAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
33.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.5%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.6pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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 Mission Valley Elementary ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn Kansas
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
33.9%#449 of 625
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
33.9%#421 of 625
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
36.1%#500 of 625
Enrollment
ranked largest first
236#486 of 714
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
13.1:1#226 of 539
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
23.0%#471 of 540
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
39.0%#485 of 658
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked fastest growth first
+12.9%#54 of 151
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 2024-25
Enrollment
236
+21 (+10%) vs 2020
-32% since 2010-11, when it was 345
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
was 10.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-252361813.1:139% (92)
2023-2423120.811.1:141% (95)
2022-2324719.812.5:135% (86)
2020-212152110.2:134% (73)
2017-1820920.510.2:133% (68)
2015-162272110.8:141% (94)
2010-113452712.8:138% (131)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mission Valley Elementary.

About Mission Valley Elementary

Mission Valley Elementary is a low-enrollment elementary school with its address in Eskridge, Kansas. Its enrollment is 236 students, spread over pre-K through 6. That compares with an average of about 313 students for elementary schools in Kansas.

The 2 schools in Mission Valley enroll 452 students altogether, Mission Valley Elementary among them.

At Mission Valley Elementary, 87% of students are White. Smaller groups are 9% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Mission Valley Elementary scores 23%.

There are about 13.1 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Mission Valley Elementary, which has 18. The ratio is within a point of the 13.2:1 average for elementary schools in Kansas. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 39%.

The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 33.9%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 43.5%.

In the surrounding county, Wabaunsee County, the median household earns about $76,908 a year, 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of people live in poverty. Wabaunsee County has 7 public schools with about 937 students, including Mission Valley Elementary.

Mission Valley Junior and Senior High School sits less than a tenth of a mile from Mission Valley Elementary. Around the school, 2 other public schools are within ten miles. Of the 9 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Mission Valley Elementary is 7th on average proficiency.

NCES describes the area around Mission Valley Elementary as Rural: Distant, meaning in rural territory some distance from an urban area.

From 215 students in 2020-21, enrollment increased to 236 by 2024-25. The number of students per teacher increased from 10.2 to 13.1 over 4 years.

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Wabaunsee County at a glance

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Population
7,009
Census ACS
Median income
$76,908
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
7
937 students

Quick facts

School name
Mission Valley Elementary
District
Mission Valley
Address
12913 Mission Valley Rd. Ste B, Eskridge, KS 66423
Phone
(866) 557-6686
County
Wabaunsee County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–06
Total enrollment
236
Teachers (FTE)
18
Student–teacher ratio
13.1:1
Free and reduced lunch
92 (39%)
Locale
42-Rural: Distant
NCES ID
200606001768
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Mission Valley Elementary
How many students attend Mission Valley Elementary?
Mission Valley Elementary enrolls approximately 236 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does Mission Valley Elementary serve?
Mission Valley Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Mission Valley Elementary?
Approximately 13.1:1 students per teacher at Mission Valley Elementary.
How diverse is Mission Valley Elementary?
Mission Valley Elementary reports a student body of 87% White, 9% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Two or more.
What district is Mission Valley Elementary in?
Mission Valley Elementary is part of Mission Valley.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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