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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Valley Center Intermediate School administration to hear?
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Enrollment
443
Elementary
DISTRICT 322 · STATE 313
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·VALLEY CENTER PUB SCH·NCES 201251002038
Valley Center Intermediate School
737 N. Meridian, Valley Center, KS 67147 · (316) 755-7050 · Sedgwick County
GRADES 04–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL443 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.6:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
47%
209 students
DISTRICT 41% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 4 | 204 | 46% |
| Grade 5 | 239 | 54% |
Student demographics
39%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
Students here typically continue to
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
54.9%
KS avg 44.5% . +8.1pp since 2023
Math
53.2%
KS avg 38.8% . +1.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 55 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. Reading and writing scores are up about 8 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 1 points.
KAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 54.9% | 53.2% |
| 2023-24 | 46.8% | 52.0% |
% Meeting + Exceeding, all students and all tested grades.
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
51.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.6%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% 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 Valley Center Intermediate School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas | In Sedgwick County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.9% | #197 of 625 | #20 of 92 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 53.2% | #176 of 625 | #20 of 92 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.9% | #235 of 625 | #27 of 92 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 443 | #127 of 714 | #37 of 98 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.2:1 | #247 of 539 | #31 of 97 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 39.1% | #339 of 540 | #81 of 97 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 47.2% | #405 of 658 | #71 of 97 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.5% | #317 of 377 | #58 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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
443
+14 (+3%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
was 17.2:1
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 | 443 | 33.5 | 13.2:1 | 47% (209) |
| 2023-24 | 457 | 33.1 | 13.8:1 | 43% (198) |
| 2022-23 | 480 | 30.9 | 15.5:1 | 41% (196) |
| 2020-21 | 429 | 25 | 17.2:1 | 39% (167) |
| 2017-18 | 464 | 22.3 | 20.8:1 | 43% (199) |
| 2015-16 | 426 | 26 | 16.4:1 | 48% (204) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Valley Center Intermediate School.
About Valley Center Intermediate School
Valley Center Intermediate School is a medium-sized elementary school in Valley Center, Kansas, one of the schools in Valley Center Pub Sch. The school enrolls 443 students, from grades 4 through 5. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Kansas is about 313, so this school runs 42% bigger than that.
Valley Center Intermediate School is part of a district of 7 schools: Valley Center Pub Sch, with 3,177 students.
By race and ethnicity, Valley Center Intermediate School is 76% White. Beyond that, enrollment is 15% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 2% Black. The chance that two students picked at random at Valley Center Intermediate School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 39%.
The ratio of students to teachers is 13.2:1, with 33.5 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. Across elementary schools in Kansas, the average ratio is about 13.2:1. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 47%. Compared with the 63% average for public schools in Sedgwick County, the school's rate is lower.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Valley Center Intermediate School would score about 39.6%. It scores 51.9%, 12.2 points above that figure.
County data help place the school in context: in Sedgwick County, median household income is about $69,365, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 32% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 10%. The public schools of Sedgwick County number 160 and enroll about 84,569.
Valley Center Middle School is the public school closest to Valley Center Intermediate School, about 0.2 miles away. Valley Center Intermediate School has 7 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools average 44.7% on proficiency, and Valley Center Intermediate School is above that at 51.9%.
Locale data from NCES put Valley Center Intermediate School in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more (Suburb: Large).
Valley Center Intermediate School had 429 students in 2020-21 and 443 in 2024-25, a 3% gain. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (13.2:1) than in 2020-21 (17.2:1).
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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 HighHigh · 1,011 students
- Valley Center Middle SchoolMiddle · 802 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 HighHigh · 1,011 students
- Valley Center Middle SchoolMiddle · 802 students
- Wheatland ElemElementary · 325 students
- West ElemElementary · 264 students
- Abilene ElemElementary · 254 students
- The Learning CenterHigh · 78 students
Nearby schools
- Valley Center Middle School0.2 mi · 802
- Abilene Elem0.3 mi · 254
- Wheatland Elem0.3 mi · 325
- West Elem0.6 mi · 264
- Valley Center High1.0 mi · 1,011
- The Learning Center1.0 mi · 78
Frequently asked questions
About Valley Center Intermediate SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Valley Center Intermediate School?
Valley Center Intermediate School enrolls approximately 443 students in grades 04-05.
Is Valley Center Intermediate School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Valley Center Intermediate School is an elementary school covering grades 04-05.
How many teachers does Valley Center Intermediate School have?
Valley Center Intermediate School employs 33 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.2:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Valley Center Intermediate School?
At Valley Center Intermediate School, the student body is approximately 76% White, 15% Hispanic, 2% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Valley Center Intermediate School in?
Valley Center Intermediate School is part of Valley Center Pub Sch.
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