Enrollment
120
Elementary
DISTRICT 116 · STATE 313
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·VALLEY HEIGHTS·NCES 201278001381
Valley Heights Elem
508 Chestnut, Blue Rapids, KS 66411 · (785) 363-7693 · Marshall County
GRADES 03–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL120 STUDENTS
A+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 98% of Kansas public elementary schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
9 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.9:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
57%
69 students
DISTRICT 50% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 28 | 23% |
| Grade 4 | 31 | 26% |
| Grade 5 | 27 | 23% |
| Grade 6 | 34 | 28% |
Student demographics
17%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 15% · 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 Heights Elem→Valley Heights Jr/Sr High
Based on grade levels within Valley Heights. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
75.4%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
67.8%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 75 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 68 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 | 75.4% | 67.8% |
| 2023-24 | 60.0% | 73.3% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of KS schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
70.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.7%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+35.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 70% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 35% typical for Kansas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 36 points, placing it in Kansas's top 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 Heights Elem
Valley Heights Elem's state test result (70.5% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Valley Heights Elem this school | 120 | 57.5% | 70.5% |
| South Barber Pre-K-6 Kiowa | 111 | 56.8% | 56.7% |
| Puls Elem Attica | 122 | 60.7% | 26.9% |
| Thayer Schools Thayer | 137 | 58.4% | 39.3% |
| Neosho Rapids Elementary Neosho Rapids | 107 | 56.1% | 42.0% |
| Valley Heights Elementary - Waterville Waterville | 112 | 53.6% | N/A |
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 Heights Elem ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 70.5% | #23 of 625 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 67.8% | #47 of 625 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 75.4% | #28 of 625 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 120 | #636 of 714 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 57.5% | #296 of 658 |
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
120
+13 (+12%) vs 2020
-29% since 1990-91, when it was 169
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
was 11.9:1
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 | 120 | 9 | 13.3:1 | 57% (69) |
| 2023-24 | 116 | 10 | 11.6:1 | 48% (56) |
| 2022-23 | 118 | 10.3 | 11.5:1 | 44% (52) |
| 2020-21 | 107 | 9 | 11.9:1 | 51% (55) |
| 2017-18 | 146 | 10.1 | 14.5:1 | 52% (76) |
| 2015-16 | 125 | 10 | 12.5:1 | 54% (68) |
| 2010-11 | 117 | 7 | 16.7:1 | 56% (66) |
| 2000-01 | 128 | 8 | 16.0:1 | 39% (50) |
| 1990-91 | 169 | 8 | 21.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Valley Heights Elem.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (146 to 120); teachers down 11% (10.1 to 9).
About Valley Heights Elem
Valley Heights Elem is a very small elementary school. Its address is in Blue Rapids, Kansas. It had 120 students in 2024-25, spanning grades 3 through 6. That compares with an average of about 313 students for elementary schools in Kansas.
Valley Heights has a total of 3 schools and 398 students, Valley Heights Elem among them.
White students are 91% of those enrolled at Valley Heights Elem. Next come 7% Hispanic. That is in line with Marshall County, where about 95% of residents are White. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 17%.
Its staff includes 9 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 13.3 students per teacher. The average ratio among elementary schools in Kansas is similar, at 13.2:1. There are 69 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 57% of enrollment. Compared with the 45% average for public schools in Marshall County, the school's rate is higher.
Valley Heights Elem holds an A+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 98% of Kansas public elementary schools.
On allk12's BeatsExpectations measure, Valley Heights Elem is among the top 10% of schools in Kansas. Predicted: 34.7%. Actual: 70.5%.
Marshall County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $68,419, 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Marshall County's 9 public schools enroll about 1,643 students and include Valley Heights Elem.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Valley Heights Jr/Sr High, is about 3.0 miles. Other public schools within five miles: 2. Ranked by average proficiency, Valley Heights Elem places 1st out of 8 schools in its immediate area.
Valley Heights Elem is coded as Rural: Remote in federal locale data.
Enrollment increased 12% over 4 years, reaching 120 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio went up from 11.9:1 to 13.3:1.
Valley Heights Elem has a community page on allk12 for topics such as special education services, counseling, and support programs. You can also rate the school on this page.
Marshall County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
9,993
Census ACS
Median income
$68,419
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
9
1,643 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Valley Heights
- Valley Heights Jr/Sr HighHigh · 166 students
- Valley Heights Elementary - WatervilleElementary · 112 students
Nearby schools
- Valley Heights Jr/Sr High3.0 mi · 166
- Valley Heights Elementary - Waterville4.8 mi · 112
- Marysville Jr/Sr High10.9 mi · 364
- Marysville Elem11.2 mi · 417
- Frankfort High12.7 mi · 117
- Frankfort Elem12.7 mi · 185
Frequently asked questions
About Valley Heights ElemWhat is the total enrollment at Valley Heights Elem?
Valley Heights Elem enrolls approximately 120 students in grades 03-06.
What grades does Valley Heights Elem serve?
Valley Heights Elem serves grades 03-06.
How many teachers does Valley Heights Elem have?
Valley Heights Elem employs 9 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.3:1.
How diverse is Valley Heights Elem?
Valley Heights Elem reports a student body of 91% White, 7% Hispanic, 1% Two or more.
What district is Valley Heights Elem in?
Valley Heights Elem is part of Valley Heights.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.