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Enrollment
435
Elementary
DISTRICT 375 · STATE 313
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BUHLER·NCES 200420000568
Union Valley Elem
2501 E 30th, Hutchinson, KS 67502 · (620) 662-4891 · Reno County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL435 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 43% of Kansas public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
15.2:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.3:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
40%
176 students
DISTRICT 37% · 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 | 85 | 20% |
| Kindergarten | 56 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 53 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 53 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 57 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 59 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 72 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (56) is 22% smaller than its 5th grade class (72).
Student demographics
25%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 27% · 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
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Buhler. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
47.6%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
49.7%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 50 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 | 47.6% | 49.7% |
| 2023-24 | 40.5% | 46.8% |
% 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
44.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.8%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% 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 Union Valley Elem
Union Valley Elem's state test result (44.8% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Union Valley Elem this school | 435 | 40.5% | 44.8% |
| Roosevelt Elem Hays | 420 | 41.4% | 47.7% |
| Mulvane Elem W D Munson Mulvane | 406 | 40.1% | N/A |
| Southwest Elem Pratt | 462 | 43.7% | 44.8% |
| Sabetha Elementary School Sabetha | 401 | 39.9% | 53.5% |
| Frank Layden Elem Frontenac | 489 | 43.1% | 53.4% |
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 Union Valley Elem ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas | In Reno County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.8% | #292 of 625 | #5 of 13 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 49.7% | #211 of 625 | #4 of 13 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.6% | #347 of 625 | #5 of 13 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 435 | #132 of 714 | #2 of 15 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.2:1 | #441 of 539 | #9 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 25.4% | #448 of 540 | #11 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 40.5% | #468 of 658 | #12 of 13 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.8% | #129 of 151 | N/A |
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
435
-20 (-4%) vs 2020
-8% since 1990-91, when it was 473
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
was 19.8:1
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 | 435 | 28.6 | 15.2:1 | 40% (176) |
| 2023-24 | 440 | 24.2 | 18.2:1 | 45% (198) |
| 2022-23 | 452 | 24.2 | 18.7:1 | 41% (186) |
| 2020-21 | 455 | 23 | 19.8:1 | 40% (184) |
| 2017-18 | 423 | 23.1 | 18.3:1 | 39% (164) |
| 2015-16 | 369 | 25 | 14.8:1 | 47% (172) |
| 2010-11 | 426 | 26 | 16.4:1 | 36% (153) |
| 2000-01 | 483 | 24 | 20.1:1 | 25% (122) |
| 1990-91 | 473 | 20 | 23.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Union Valley Elem.
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (423 to 435); teachers up 24% (23.1 to 28.6).
About Union Valley Elem
Union Valley Elem is a medium-sized elementary school with an address in Hutchinson, Kansas. Students in pre-K through 5 attend the school, which enrolls 435 students. The average among elementary schools in Kansas is roughly 313 students; this school is 39% bigger than that.
Federal data list 7 schools in Buhler, with 2,512 students enrolled.
White students make up 85% of enrollment at Union Valley Elem. Other students are 14% Hispanic. For comparison, Reno County is about 85% White. The school's diversity index is 25%, meaning two students picked at random have a 25% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Teachers at the school number 28.6 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 15.2:1. This ratio sits 2.1 above the 13.2:1 average for elementary schools in Kansas. Roughly 40% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. Compared with the 55% average for public schools in Reno County, the school's rate is lower.
allk12 grades Union Valley Elem a C+. The grade compares the school only with Kansas public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Union Valley Elem is 2.0 points above its prediction. Actual: 44.8%. Predicted: 42.8%.
Federal survey data for Reno County show that the median household income is $60,645, roughly 20% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. There are 33 public schools in Reno County, enrolling about 8,909 students in all.
Ad Astra Virtual Academy is the public school closest to Union Valley Elem, about 0.5 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 29.6%; Union Valley Elem's is 44.8%, ranking 2nd of 6.
Federal data place Union Valley Elem in the Town: Distant locale, which means it is in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
Federal data show a 4% enrollment decrease, from 455 in 2020-21 to 435 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 19.8:1 in 2020-21 to 15.2:1 in 2024-25.
The Union Valley Elem community page is open for posts about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Reno County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
61,553
Census ACS
Median income
$60,645
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
33
8,909 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Buhler
- Buhler HighHigh · 674 students
- Prairie Hills MiddleMiddle · 532 students
- Plum Creek ElementaryElementary · 448 students
- Buhler Grade SchoolElementary · 241 students
- Ad Astra Virtual AcademyCombined · 171 students
- Ad Astra Alternative AcademyHigh · 11 students
Other schools in Hutchinson
- Hutchinson High SchoolHigh · 1,214 students
- Prairie Hills MiddleMiddle · 532 students
- Plum Creek ElementaryElementary · 448 students
- Morgan ElementaryElementary · 388 students
- McCandless ElementaryElementary · 346 students
- Wiley ElementaryElementary · 322 students
Other Union Valley Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Union Valley Elementary. Union Valley Elem is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Union Valley Elementary SchoolSICKLERVILLE, NJ · 530 students
Nearby schools
- Ad Astra Virtual Academy0.5 mi · 171
- Ad Astra Alternative Academy0.5 mi · 11
- Prairie Hills Middle1.0 mi · 532
- Plum Creek Elementary1.8 mi · 448
- Hutchinson Virtual School2.0 mi · 300
- Graber Elementary2.1 mi · 311
Frequently asked questions
About Union Valley ElemWhat is the total enrollment at Union Valley Elem?
Union Valley Elem enrolls approximately 435 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Union Valley Elem serve?
Union Valley Elem serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does Union Valley Elem have?
Union Valley Elem employs 29 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.2:1.
How diverse is Union Valley Elem?
Union Valley Elem reports a student body of 85% White, 14% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Is Union Valley Elem public or private?
Union Valley Elem is a public K-12 school, overseen by Buhler.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.