Valley Heights Elementary - Waterville

Valley Heights Elementary - Waterville, a rural-scale elementary-level community in Waterville, Kansas, run under Valley Heights, serves 112 students, covering grades pre-K through 2. That puts it 64% leaner than the typical public school in Kansas, which averages around 313 students.

Within Valley Heights, which oversees 3 schools and 398 students, Valley Heights Elementary - Waterville is one campus in the system.

On demographics, Valley Heights Elementary - Waterville reports that 90% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Other groups include 7% Hispanic, 3% Black.

On the resource side, On paper, Valley Heights Elementary - Waterville has 9 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.4:1. The state averages around 13.2:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 54% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is north of Marshall County's rate of about 45%.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Marshall County put the typical household earns roughly $68,419 per year, about 19% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Marshall County's 9 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,643 students), Valley Heights Elementary - Waterville is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Valley Heights Jr/Sr High, around 1.8 miles off. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools.

The school occupies a low-density site.

Over the past 7-year window. Valley Heights Elementary - Waterville's enrollment has decreased 15% since 2018, when it stood at 132 (now 112). The White share of enrollment fell from 98% to 90% over that span. Class-load math has pulled in: from 18.1:1 in 2018 to 12.4:1 in 2025.

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