Enrollment
30
Middle
DISTRICT 81 · STATE 402
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PIKE VALLEY·NCES 200531001586
Pike Valley Jr High
100 School Street, Scandia, KS 66966 · (785) 335-2294 · Republic County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL30 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 83% of Kansas public middle schools
- A-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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
7.7:1
4 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.1:1 · STATE 12.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
37%
11 students
DISTRICT 40% · STATE 51%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 15 | 50% |
| Grade 8 | 15 | 50% |
Student demographics
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
Pike Valley Jr High→Pike Valley High
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Pike Valley. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
60.0%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
53.3%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 53 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 | 60.0% | 53.3% |
| 2023-24 | 29.0% | 35.5% |
% 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
48.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.6%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% 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 Pike Valley Jr High ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas |
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 30 | #222 of 225 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
30
+9 (+43%) vs 2020
-57% since 1990-91, when it was 69
Student : Teacher
7.7:1
was 7.0:1
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 | 30 | 3.9 | 7.7:1 | 37% (11) |
| 2023-24 | 31 | 3.5 | 8.9:1 | 29% (9) |
| 2022-23 | 30 | 3.6 | 8.3:1 | 50% (15) |
| 2020-21 | 21 | 3 | 7.0:1 | 57% (12) |
| 2017-18 | 43 | 4.7 | 9.2:1 | 53% (23) |
| 2015-16 | 50 | 4 | 12.5:1 | 56% (28) |
| 2010-11 | 55 | 6 | 9.2:1 | 64% (35) |
| 2000-01 | 75 | 5 | 15.0:1 | 43% (32) |
| 1990-91 | 69 | 5 | 13.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pike Valley Jr High.
Since 2017-18: students down 30% (43 to 30); teachers down 17% (4.7 to 3.9).
About Pike Valley Jr High
Pike Valley Jr High is a very small middle school in Scandia, Kansas, administered by Pike Valley. It offers grades 7 through 8 and has 30 students enrolled. That is 93% below the average of about 402 students for middle schools in Kansas.
Pike Valley Jr High is among 3 schools run by Pike Valley, which serves 244 students.
Pike Valley Jr High is 90% White by enrollment. Other reported shares: 7% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. That is in line with Republic County, where about 94% of residents are White.
Pike Valley Jr High has 3.9 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 7.7:1. The school's 7.7:1 compares with an average of 12.7:1 for middle schools in Kansas. The school has 37% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The 53% average for public schools in Republic County is 16 points higher.
Among Kansas public middle schools, Pike Valley Jr High outscored 83%, which works out to an A- on the allk12 Grade.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 48.0%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 44.6%.
For Republic County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $56,833 a year, 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 4% of people live in poverty. Counting Pike Valley Jr High, Republic County has 5 public schools.
Pike Valley High is the nearest public school to Pike Valley Jr High, less than a tenth of a mile away. Pike Valley Jr High is one of several public schools in the area, with 4 others within ten miles. The nearest schools with test data average 38.5%, lower than Pike Valley Jr High's 48.0%.
The school is in rural territory far from an urban area, according to its NCES locale (Rural: Remote).
Enrollment was 21 in 2020-21 and 30 in 2024-25. Large swings like this can come from changes to the grades a school serves.
Pike Valley Jr High has a community page on allk12 for topics such as athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Republic County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
4,646
Census ACS
Median income
$56,833
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
5
762 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Pike Valley
- Pike Valley ElemElementary · 163 students
- Pike Valley HighHigh · 51 students
Nearby schools
- Pike Valley High0.0 mi · 51
- Pike Valley Elem6.4 mi · 163
- Republic County Jr./Sr. High School8.1 mi · 245
- Belleville East Elementary8.1 mi · 273
- Concordia Jr-Sr High17.0 mi · 524
- Concordia Middle17.2 mi · 177
Frequently asked questions
About Pike Valley Jr HighHow many students attend Pike Valley Jr High?
Pike Valley Jr High enrolls approximately 30 students in grades 07-08.
Is Pike Valley Jr High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Pike Valley Jr High is a middle school covering grades 07-08.
How many teachers does Pike Valley Jr High have?
Pike Valley Jr High employs 4 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 7.7:1.
How diverse is Pike Valley Jr High?
Pike Valley Jr High reports a student body of 90% White, 7% Hispanic, 3% Two or more.
What district is Pike Valley Jr High in?
Pike Valley Jr High is part of Pike Valley.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.