Enrollment
308
Elementary
DISTRICT 408 · STATE 313
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WICHITA·NCES 201299000315
Pleasant Valley Elem
2000 W 29th St No, Wichita, KS 67204 · (316) 973-5200 · Sedgwick County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL308 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 6% of Kansas public elementary schools
- DTest 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
14.7:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.8:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
85%
262 students
DISTRICT 83% · 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 | 32 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 39 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 48 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 41 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 58 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 36 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 54 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (39) is 28% smaller than its 5th grade class (54).
Student demographics
44%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 72% · 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
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
26.1%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
9.8%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 26 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 10 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 | 26.1% | 9.8% |
| 2023-24 | 19.5% | 13.9% |
% 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
19.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
21.4%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 19% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 21% 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 Pleasant Valley Elem
Pleasant Valley Elem's state test result (19.2% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pleasant Valley Elem this school | 308 | 85.1% | 19.2% |
| Linn Elementary Dodge City | 361 | 88.4% | 24.1% |
| Soule Elementary School Dodge City | 375 | 83.7% | 19.9% |
| Washington Elem Olathe | 385 | 80.3% | 16.7% |
| Riverside Elementary Emporia | 385 | 82.3% | 25.9% |
| Edith Scheuerman Elem Garden City | 204 | 85.3% | 33.5% |
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 Pleasant Valley Elem ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas | In Sedgwick County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 19.2% | #576 of 625 | #67 of 92 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 9.8% | #605 of 625 | #77 of 92 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 26.1% | #575 of 625 | #73 of 92 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 308 | #361 of 714 | #78 of 98 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.7:1 | #393 of 539 | #73 of 97 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 44.0% | #301 of 540 | #76 of 97 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 85.1% | #83 of 658 | #32 of 97 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.9% | #132 of 377 | #26 of 67 |
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
308
+1 (+0%) vs 2020
+31% since 1990-91, when it was 236
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
was 12.3:1
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 | 308 | 21 | 14.7:1 | 85% (262) |
| 2023-24 | 275 | 24.2 | 11.3:1 | 92% (254) |
| 2022-23 | 304 | 25.6 | 11.9:1 | 88% (269) |
| 2020-21 | 307 | 25 | 12.3:1 | 85% (261) |
| 2017-18 | 375 | 24.1 | 15.6:1 | 82% (309) |
| 2015-16 | 359 | 26 | 13.8:1 | 91% (325) |
| 2010-11 | 393 | 24 | 16.4:1 | 91% (356) |
| 2000-01 | 338 | 20 | 16.9:1 | 70% (236) |
| 1990-91 | 236 | 13 | 18.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pleasant Valley Elem.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (375 to 308); teachers down 13% (24.1 to 21).
About Pleasant Valley Elem
Pleasant Valley Elem is a medium-sized elementary school in Kansas, with an address in Wichita. The school counts 308 students across pre-K through 5.
Enrollment across the 87 schools in Wichita totals 47,545 students.
Pleasant Valley Elem is 73% Hispanic by enrollment. The rest of enrollment is 16% White, 7% multiracial, and 4% Black. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of Sedgwick County's population at about 17%. Pleasant Valley Elem's diversity index is 44%, against a US figure of 70%.
A ratio of 14.7:1 comes from the school's 21 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school has more students per teacher than the 13.2:1 average for elementary schools in Kansas. The lunch program counts 85% of students at Pleasant Valley Elem as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Across public schools in Sedgwick County, the average is 63%.
allk12 grades Pleasant Valley Elem a D. The grade compares the school only with Kansas public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Pleasant Valley Elem would be expected to post about 21.4%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 19.2%.
Pleasant Valley Elem is located in Sedgwick County, where the median household income is $69,365, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 32%, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. Besides Pleasant Valley Elem, Sedgwick County has 159 other public schools.
The closest other public school is Pleasant Valley Middle School, less than a tenth of a mile away. Pleasant Valley Elem has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Pleasant Valley Elem ranks 5th of 9 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 19.2% against a local average of 27.4%.
The NCES locale for Pleasant Valley Elem is City: Large, which covers schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Compared with 2020-21, when it had 307 students, enrollment in 2024-25 was about the same at 308. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio rose to 14.7:1, from 12.3:1.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Pleasant Valley Elem covering things like sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Sedgwick County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
528,226
Census ACS
Median income
$69,365
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
160
84,569 students
Quick facts
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Other Pleasant Valley Elementary schools
15 other US public schools in 13 states are named Pleasant Valley Elementary. Pleasant Valley Elem is the 9th largest of the 16.
- Pleasant Valley Elementary SchoolParma, OH · 971 students
- Pleasant Valley Elementary SchoolKunkletown, PA · 899 students
- Pleasant Valley Elementary SchoolMcMurray, PA · 495 students
- Pleasant Valley ElementaryNovato, CA · 464 students
- Pleasant Valley Elementary SchoolJacksonville, AL · 458 students
Nearby schools
- Pleasant Valley Middle School0.1 mi · 760
- McLean Science/Tech Magnet Elem0.9 mi · 262
- Cloud Elem1.0 mi · 580
- Ortiz Elementary School1.2 mi · 323
- Woodland Health / Wellness Magnet Elem1.8 mi · 347
- Earhart Environ Magnet Elem2.0 mi · 471
Frequently asked questions
About Pleasant Valley ElemHow many students attend Pleasant Valley Elem?
Pleasant Valley Elem enrolls approximately 308 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Pleasant Valley Elem serve?
Pleasant Valley Elem serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Pleasant Valley Elem?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Pleasant Valley Elem is approximately 14.7:1 (21 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Pleasant Valley Elem?
At Pleasant Valley Elem, the student body is approximately 16% White, 73% Hispanic, 4% Black, 0% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Pleasant Valley Elem public or private?
Pleasant Valley Elem is a public K-12 school, overseen by Wichita.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.