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Enrollment
400
Elementary
DISTRICT 345 · STATE 313
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GEARY COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 200789001892
Spring Valley Elementary
1601 Hickory Lane, Junction City, KS 66441 · (785) 717-4790 · Geary County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL400 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
45%
181 students
DISTRICT 57% · STATE 51%
Community
5
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 | 47 | 12% |
| Kindergarten | 46 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 51 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 55 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 66 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 73 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 62 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (46) is 26% smaller than its 5th grade class (62).
Student demographics
69%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · 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
54.2%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
51.7%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 52 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 | 54.2% | 51.7% |
| 2023-24 | 38.5% | 40.0% |
% 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
47.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.5%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% 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 Spring Valley Elementary
Spring Valley Elementary's state test result (47.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spring Valley Elementary this school | 400 | 45.3% | 47.4% |
| Fort Riley Elem Fort Riley | 361 | 41.8% | 53.3% |
| Morris Hill Elem Fort Riley | 413 | 49.6% | 50.8% |
| Roesland Elem Roeland Park | 350 | 45.4% | 61.2% |
| Tomahawk Elem Olathe | 359 | 45.1% | 48.0% |
| LTG Richard J. Seitz Elementary Ft. Riley | 615 | 44.1% | 42.0% |
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 Spring Valley Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas | In Geary County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.4% | #254 of 625 | #6 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 51.7% | #193 of 625 | #3 of 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.2% | #250 of 625 | #4 of 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 400 | #189 of 714 | #3 of 11 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.4:1 | #453 of 539 | #7 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.0% | #56 of 540 | #5 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 45.3% | #418 of 658 | #7 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +5.8% | #99 of 151 | #6 of 7 |
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
400
-11 (-3%) vs 2020
+14% since 2010-11, when it was 351
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
was 15.8:1
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 | 400 | 25.9 | 15.4:1 | 45% (181) |
| 2023-24 | 449 | 26 | 17.3:1 | 49% (220) |
| 2022-23 | 456 | 25 | 18.2:1 | 45% (204) |
| 2020-21 | 411 | 26 | 15.8:1 | 38% (156) |
| 2017-18 | 378 | 24 | 15.8:1 | 45% (171) |
| 2015-16 | 404 | 22 | 18.4:1 | 44% (178) |
| 2010-11 | 351 | 27 | 13.0:1 | 36% (126) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Spring Valley Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 6% (378 to 400); teachers up 8% (24 to 25.9).
About Spring Valley Elementary
Spring Valley Elementary operates as a mid-sized elementary school in Junction City, Kansas. Students in pre-K through 5 make up the school's enrollment of 400 students. Elementary schools in Kansas average about 313 students, which makes this school 28% above average.
Spring Valley Elementary sits within Geary County Schools, which has 15 schools and 7,293 students.
The largest racial or ethnic group at Spring Valley Elementary is White, with 47% of students. Other groups make up 23% Hispanic, 15% multiracial, and 13% Black. Geary County as a whole is about 59% White, so the school's share is lower. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Spring Valley Elementary scores 69%.
Spring Valley Elementary reports a ratio of 15.4 students per teacher, from 25.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. Across elementary schools in Kansas, the average ratio is 13.2:1. Lunch program data show 45% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The average for public schools in Geary County is 55%.
Spring Valley Elementary posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 47.4%, compared with a predicted 40.5%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Kansas schools on BeatsExpectations.
Geary County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $59,317 a year, roughly 26% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 14%. Spring Valley Elementary shares Geary County with 13 other public schools.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Eisenhower Elem, is about 1.1 miles. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, Spring Valley Elementary places 4th out of 9 schools in its immediate area.
By NCES locale, the school is Town: Fringe, or in a town close to an urbanized area.
Federal enrollment counts fell from 411 (2020-21) to 400 (2024-25).
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Geary County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
35,815
Census ACS
Median income
$59,317
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
14
6,880 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Geary County Schools
- Junction City Sr HighHigh · 1,713 students
- Junction City Middle SchoolMiddle · 900 students
- Ware ElemElementary · 623 students
- LTG Richard J. Seitz ElementaryElementary · 615 students
- Fort Riley Middle SchoolMiddle · 541 students
- Morris Hill ElemElementary · 413 students
Other schools in Junction City
- Junction City Sr HighHigh · 1,713 students
- Junction City Middle SchoolMiddle · 900 students
- Eisenhower ElemElementary · 370 students
- Washington ElemElementary · 350 students
- Lincoln ElemElementary · 305 students
- Westwood ElemElementary · 278 students
Other Spring Valley Elementary schools
9 other US public schools in 6 states are named Spring Valley Elementary. Spring Valley Elementary is the 3rd largest of the 10.
- Spring Valley ElementaryDurham, NC · 543 students
- Spring Valley Elementary SchoolHEWITT, TX · 476 students
- Spring Valley ElementaryMillbrae, CA · 375 students
- Spring Valley Elementary SchoolDALLAS, TX · 368 students
- SPRING VALLEY ELEM.RAYTOWN, MO · 353 students
Nearby schools
- Eisenhower Elem1.1 mi · 370
- Junction City Middle School1.4 mi · 900
- Junction City Sr High1.9 mi · 1,713
- Lincoln Elem2.1 mi · 305
- Sheridan Elem2.3 mi · 255
- Westwood Elem2.7 mi · 278
Frequently asked questions
About Spring Valley ElementaryHow many students attend Spring Valley Elementary?
Spring Valley Elementary enrolls approximately 400 students in grades PK-05.
Is Spring Valley Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Spring Valley Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Spring Valley Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Spring Valley Elementary is approximately 15.4:1 (26 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Spring Valley Elementary?
Spring Valley Elementary reports a student body of 47% White, 23% Hispanic, 13% Black, 1% Asian, 15% Two or more.
Who oversees Spring Valley Elementary?
Spring Valley Elementary is overseen by Geary County Schools in Geary County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.