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Enrollment
1,011
High
DISTRICT 545 · STATE 410
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·VALLEY CENTER PUB SCH·NCES 201251000370
Valley Center High
9600 N. Meridian, Valley Center, KS 67147 · (316) 755-7070 · Sedgwick County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,011 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 56% of Kansas public high schools
- BTest 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 high schools
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
69 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.7:1 · STATE 11.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
41%
418 students
DISTRICT 41% · STATE 51%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 238 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 277 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 251 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 245 | 24% |
Student demographics
43%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 43% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Valley Center Pub Sch. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
35.8%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
32.8%
KS avg 38.8%
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 33 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 | 35.8% | 32.8% |
| 2023-24 | 28.1% | 24.1% |
% 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
30.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.4%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% 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 Valley Center High
Valley Center High's state test result (30.2% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Valley Center High this school | 1,011 | 41.3% | 30.2% |
| Hays High Hays | 1,017 | 41.4% | 36.8% |
| McPherson High McPherson | 658 | 40.3% | 24.9% |
| Augusta Sr High Augusta | 594 | 41.4% | 20.3% |
| Seaman High Topeka | 1,190 | 35.1% | 29.7% |
| Goodland Jr-Sr. High School Goodland | 388 | 43.3% | 21.7% |
Matched among Kansas high 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 Valley Center High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas | In Sedgwick County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 30.2% | #119 of 262 | #7 of 21 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 32.8% | #147 of 262 | #10 of 21 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 35.8% | #150 of 262 | #11 of 21 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,011 | #53 of 332 | #12 of 23 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.7:1 | #126 of 172 | #8 of 19 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 42.8% | #70 of 172 | #14 of 19 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 41.3% | #152 of 263 | #12 of 21 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +17.0% | #10 of 75 | #3 of 12 |
Ranked against other public high 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
1,011
+65 (+7%) vs 2020
+73% since 1990-91, when it was 586
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
was 19.3:1
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 | 1,011 | 68.7 | 14.7:1 | 41% (418) |
| 2023-24 | 1,028 | 63.1 | 16.3:1 | 37% (381) |
| 2022-23 | 995 | 65.8 | 15.1:1 | 34% (342) |
| 2020-21 | 946 | 49 | 19.3:1 | 34% (319) |
| 2017-18 | 864 | 46.7 | 18.5:1 | 35% (304) |
| 2015-16 | 847 | 58 | 14.6:1 | 36% (302) |
| 2010-11 | 783 | 42 | 18.6:1 | 27% (212) |
| 2000-01 | 758 | 52 | 14.6:1 | 9% (65) |
| 1990-91 | 586 | 41 | 14.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Valley Center High.
Since 2017-18: students up 17% (864 to 1,011); teachers up 47% (46.7 to 68.7).
About Valley Center High
Valley Center High, a high-enrollment high school, is located in Valley Center, Kansas. Enrollment totals 1,011 students across grades 9 through 12. The school is 147% bigger than the average for high schools in Kansas.
Enrollment across the 7 schools in Valley Center Pub Sch totals 3,177 students.
At Valley Center High, 74% of students are White. After that, the student body is 16% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, and 2% Black. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 43%.
The school had 68.7 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 14.7:1. Across high schools in Kansas, the average ratio is 11.9:1. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 41%. That is 22 points below the 63% average for public schools in Sedgwick County.
On the allk12 Grade, Valley Center High lands at B, ahead of 56% of Kansas public high schools.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Valley Center High would be expected to post about 42.4%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 30.2%.
Looking at the county, Sedgwick County, median household income comes to about $69,365, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 32% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. The county's public schools total 160, with about 84,569 students.
A public school about 0.9 miles away, Valley Center Middle School, is the closest to Valley Center High. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 6 other public schools. Valley Center High comes in 8th of 8 nearby schools on average proficiency.
Its NCES locale code is Rural: Fringe: the school is in rural territory close to an urban area.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 1,011, up from 946 in 2020-21. By 2024-25, the school had 14.7 students per teacher, compared with 19.3 in 2020-21.
Valley Center High has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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
Related schools
Other schools in Valley Center Pub Sch
- Valley Center Middle SchoolMiddle · 802 students
- Valley Center Intermediate SchoolElementary · 443 students
- Wheatland ElemElementary · 325 students
- West ElemElementary · 264 students
- Abilene ElemElementary · 254 students
- The Learning CenterHigh · 78 students
Other schools in Valley Center
- Valley Center Middle SchoolMiddle · 802 students
- Valley Center Intermediate SchoolElementary · 443 students
- Wheatland ElemElementary · 325 students
- West ElemElementary · 264 students
- Abilene ElemElementary · 254 students
- The Learning CenterHigh · 78 students
Other Valley Center High schools
One other US public school is named Valley Center High. Valley Center High is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Valley Center HighValley Center, CA · 1,075 students
Nearby schools
- Valley Center Middle School0.9 mi · 802
- Valley Center Intermediate School1.0 mi · 443
- Wheatland Elem1.1 mi · 325
- Abilene Elem1.3 mi · 254
- West Elem1.5 mi · 264
- The Learning Center2.0 mi · 78
Frequently asked questions
About Valley Center HighHow many students attend Valley Center High?
Valley Center High enrolls approximately 1,011 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Valley Center High serve?
Valley Center High serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Valley Center High?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Valley Center High is approximately 14.7:1 (69 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Valley Center High?
Valley Center High reports a student body of 74% White, 16% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Valley Center High in?
Valley Center High is part of Valley Center Pub Sch.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.