Enrollment
122
High
DISTRICT 192 · STATE 410
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·VALLEY FALLS·NCES 201254000663
Valley Falls High
601 Elm Street, Valley Falls, KS 66088 · (785) 945-3229 · Jefferson County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL122 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 21% of Kansas public high schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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
10.1:1
12 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.8:1 · STATE 11.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
30%
36 students
DISTRICT 31% · STATE 51%
Community
0
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 | 30 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 33 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 31 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 28 | 23% |
Student demographics
20%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
Feeds from
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
28.6%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
17.1%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 29 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 17 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 | 28.6% | 17.1% |
| 2023-24 | 25.8% | 22.6% |
% 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
25.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.1%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-22.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 25% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 48% 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 High
Valley Falls High's state test result (25.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Valley Falls High this school | 122 | 29.5% | 25.5% |
| Lyndon High Lyndon | 124 | 31.5% | 25.0% |
| Wabaunsee Sr High Alma | 115 | 28.7% | 36.1% |
| Centralia High Centralia | 145 | 28.3% | 43.8% |
| Pleasant Ridge High Easton | 168 | 27.4% | 33.0% |
| Troy High and Middle School Troy | 150 | 28.0% | 27.6% |
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 Falls High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas | In Jefferson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 25.5% | #166 of 262 | #4 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 17.1% | #240 of 262 | #6 of 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 28.6% | #210 of 262 | #5 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 122 | #238 of 332 | #5 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 29.5% | #220 of 263 | #6 of 6 |
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
122
+7 (+6%) vs 2020
-4% since 1990-91, when it was 127
Student : Teacher
10.1:1
was 12.8:1
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 | 122 | 12.1 | 10.1:1 | 30% (36) |
| 2023-24 | 128 | 9.4 | 13.6:1 | 35% (45) |
| 2022-23 | 116 | 9.7 | 12.0:1 | 36% (42) |
| 2020-21 | 115 | 9 | 12.8:1 | 30% (35) |
| 2017-18 | 90 | 10 | 9.0:1 | 36% (32) |
| 2015-16 | 105 | 12 | 8.8:1 | 33% (35) |
| 2010-11 | 154 | 12 | 12.8:1 | 42% (64) |
| 2000-01 | 156 | 11 | 14.2:1 | 17% (26) |
| 1990-91 | 127 | 11 | 11.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Valley Falls High.
Since 2017-18: students up 36% (90 to 122); teachers up 21% (10 to 12.1).
About Valley Falls High
Valley Falls High serves students in Valley Falls, Kansas, as a small high school. Enrollment is 122 students in 2024-25, and the school serves grades 9 through 12. The average for high schools in Kansas is about 410 students, so this school is 70% smaller than average.
The district, Valley Falls, has 384 students enrolled across 2 schools.
Valley Falls High's enrollment is 89% White. The school is also 7% Hispanic. For comparison, Jefferson County is about 93% White. The school's diversity index is 20%, meaning two students picked at random have a 20% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Valley Falls High employs 12.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 10.1:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 11.9:1 average for high schools in Kansas. Valley Falls High's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 30%. Public schools in Jefferson County average 39%.
The allk12 Grade for Valley Falls High is C-. Compared with Kansas public high schools, the school scored higher than 21% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Compared with Kansas schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Valley Falls High scores 22.6 points lower than predicted. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 25.5%; the prediction is 48.1%.
In the county around the school, Jefferson County, the median household income is $81,278, roughly 25% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. There are 14 public schools in Jefferson County, enrolling about 3,123 students in all.
The closest public school to Valley Falls High is Valley Falls Elem, less than a tenth of a mile away. Counting only straight-line distance, 2 other public schools are within ten miles. In a group of 9 nearby schools with scores, Valley Falls High ranks 9th on average proficiency.
The NCES locale for Valley Falls High is Rural: Distant, which covers schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment at Valley Falls High climbed 6% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 115 to 122 students. Its ratio of students to teachers was 12.8:1 in 2020-21, and 10.1:1 in 2024-25.
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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 Elem0.0 mi · 262
- 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 HighHow large is Valley Falls High?
Valley Falls High enrolls approximately 122 students in grades 09-12.
Is Valley Falls High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Valley Falls High is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Valley Falls High?
Approximately 10.1:1 students per teacher at Valley Falls High.
What is the student diversity at Valley Falls High?
Student demographics at Valley Falls High are roughly 89% White, 7% Hispanic, 2% Two or more.
Is Valley Falls High public or private?
Valley Falls High 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.