Enrollment
262
Elementary
DISTRICT 192 · STATE 313
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·VALLEY FALLS·NCES 201254000662
Valley Falls Elem
700 Oak Street, Valley Falls, KS 66088 · (785) 945-3221 · Jefferson County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL262 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.5:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.8:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
33%
86 students
DISTRICT 31% · 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
Valley Falls Elem→Valley Falls High
Based on grade levels within Valley Falls. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
36.2%
KS avg 44.5% . +10.6pp since 2023
Math
33.8%
KS avg 38.8% . +8.7pp since 2023
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 34 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 11 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 9 points.
Source: KAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of KS schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
30.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.5%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-16.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 31% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 46% typical for Kansas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
262
-31 (-11%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
11.5:1
was 13.6:1
% White
89%
was 92%
% Hispanic
6%
was 6%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Valley Falls Elem
Set in Valley Falls, Kansas, Valley Falls Elem is a small elementary campus, overseen by Valley Falls. It works with 262 students across grades pre-K through 8.
Across the 2 schools in Valley Falls (384 students total), Valley Falls Elem accounts for its share of the district's footprint.
On the student-mix side, Valley Falls Elem records that nearly all students (89%) are White. The remainder breaks down as 6% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.
Looking at the economic backdrop, Valley Falls Elem lists 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.2:1, putting Valley Falls Elem tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 33% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.
With demographic context factored in, Valley Falls Elem is in the bottom 10% of Kansas public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 46.5%; Valley Falls Elem posts 30.5%, -16.0 points below that line.
Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Jefferson County indicate median household income runs about $81,278, roughly 25% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. In all, Jefferson County runs 14 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,123 students), of which Valley Falls Elem is one.
The closest other public school is Valley Falls High, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within ten miles, there are 2 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Valley Falls Elem ranks 6th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 37.3%.
Valley Falls Elem operates from an outlying location.
Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 11%: 293 students in 2018 compared to 262 in 2025. Class-load math has pulled in: from 13.6:1 in 2018 to 11.5:1 in 2025.
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Jefferson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
18,349
Census ACS
Median income
$81,278
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
14
3,123 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- Valley Falls High0.0 mi · 122
- Jefferson County North Elem/Middle8.9 mi · 338
- Jefferson Co North High10.2 mi · 117
- Oskaloosa JR-SR High School11.5 mi · 247
- Oskaloosa Elem11.5 mi · 255
- Jefferson West High11.6 mi · 247
Frequently asked questions
About Valley Falls ElemHow large is Valley Falls Elem?
Valley Falls Elem enrolls approximately 262 students in grades PK-08.
What age range does Valley Falls Elem serve?
Valley Falls Elem serves students from grade PK through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Valley Falls Elem?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Valley Falls Elem is approximately 11.5:1 (23 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Valley Falls Elem?
At Valley Falls Elem, the student body is approximately 89% White, 6% Hispanic, 0% Black, 5% Two or more.
Is Valley Falls Elem public or private?
Valley Falls Elem is a public K-12 school, overseen by Valley Falls.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.