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
D
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Scored higher than 10% of Kansas public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats 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
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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 28 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 25 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 22 | 8% |
| Grade 2 | 24 | 9% |
| Grade 3 | 24 | 9% |
| Grade 4 | 24 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 25 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 32 | 12% |
| Grade 7 | 27 | 10% |
| Grade 8 | 31 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (25) is 19% smaller than its 8th grade class (31).
Student demographics
21%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 21% · 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
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%
Math
33.8%
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 34 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 | 36.2% | 33.8% |
| 2023-24 | 25.6% | 25.1% |
% 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
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 →
Schools most like Valley Falls Elem
Valley Falls Elem's state test result (30.5% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Valley Falls Elem this school | 262 | 32.8% | 30.5% |
| Baldwin Elementary Intermediate Center Baldwin City | 276 | 34.4% | 51.7% |
| Chapman Elem Chapman | 282 | 35.5% | 40.5% |
| Central Plains Elementary School - Holyrood Holyrood | 229 | 32.8% | 64.7% |
| Jefferson West Elementary School Meriden | 320 | 34.4% | 60.9% |
| Eisenhower Elementary McPherson | 239 | 35.1% | 52.1% |
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 Valley Falls Elem ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 30.5% | #485 of 625 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 33.8% | #425 of 625 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 36.2% | #499 of 625 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 262 | #440 of 714 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.5:1 | #71 of 539 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 21.0% | #485 of 540 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 32.8% | #529 of 658 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.6% | #235 of 377 |
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
262
-25 (-9%) vs 2020
-30% since 1990-91, when it was 372
Student : Teacher
11.5:1
was 15.1:1
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 | 262 | 22.7 | 11.5:1 | 33% (86) |
| 2023-24 | 263 | 20.7 | 12.7:1 | 35% (93) |
| 2022-23 | 284 | 22.4 | 12.7:1 | 43% (121) |
| 2020-21 | 287 | 19 | 15.1:1 | 36% (104) |
| 2017-18 | 293 | 21.5 | 13.6:1 | 41% (121) |
| 2015-16 | 300 | 23 | 13.0:1 | 48% (143) |
| 2010-11 | 274 | 22 | 12.4:1 | 46% (125) |
| 2000-01 | 292 | 25 | 11.7:1 | 28% (82) |
| 1990-91 | 372 | 20 | 18.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Valley Falls Elem.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (293 to 262); teachers up 6% (21.5 to 22.7).
About Valley Falls Elem
Valley Falls Elem is a low-enrollment elementary school in Valley Falls, Kansas, (ZIP code 66088). The school teaches pre-K through 8 and enrolls 262 students.
Valley Falls enrolls 384 students in 2 schools, including Valley Falls Elem.
The share of students at Valley Falls Elem who are White is 89%. Other groups include 6% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. Jefferson County residents are about 93% White, a similar share. A diversity index of 21% means there is a 21% chance two randomly chosen students at Valley Falls Elem are from different groups.
The student-to-teacher ratio at Valley Falls Elem is 11.5:1, based on 22.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. Compared with the 13.2:1 average for elementary schools in Kansas, this school's ratio is lower. Lunch program data show 33% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
Valley Falls Elem earns a D on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 10% of Kansas public elementary schools.
The BeatsExpectations model predicts 46.5% for Valley Falls Elem, given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The actual figure is 30.5%. The 16.0-point gap ranks in the bottom 10% of Kansas schools.
Census data for Jefferson County show median household income comes to about $81,278, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 25%, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. The county has 14 public schools and about 3,123 students.
Among nearby public schools, Valley Falls High is closest at less than a tenth of a mile. Valley Falls Elem is one of several public schools in the area, with 2 others within ten miles. Valley Falls Elem comes in 6th of 9 nearby schools on average proficiency.
Federal data place Valley Falls Elem in the Rural: Distant locale, which means it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Federal enrollment counts fell from 287 (2020-21) to 262 (2024-25). There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (11.5:1) than in 2020-21 (15.1:1).
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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 Elem11.5 mi · 255
- Oskaloosa JR-SR High School11.5 mi · 247
- 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.