Enrollment
264
Elementary
DISTRICT 322 · STATE 313
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·VALLEY CENTER PUB SCH·NCES 201251000368
West Elem
501 N Sheridan, Valley Center, KS 67147 · (316) 755-7030 · Sedgwick County
GRADES KG–03ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL264 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.4:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.6:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
53%
141 students
DISTRICT 41% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 55 | 21% |
| Grade 1 | 72 | 27% |
| Grade 2 | 63 | 24% |
| Grade 3 | 74 | 28% |
Student demographics
49%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 43% · 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
Based on grade levels within Valley Center Pub Sch. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
67.6%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
50.0%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 68 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 50 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 | 67.6% | 50.0% |
| 2023-24 | 32.9% | 42.2% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
48.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.6%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% typical for Kansas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Kansas's top nor bottom 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 West Elem
West Elem's state test result (48.2% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Elem this school | 264 | 53.4% | 48.2% |
| Abilene Elem Valley Center | 254 | 50.0% | 72.9% |
| El Paso Elem Derby | 288 | 52.8% | 48.2% |
| Washington Elem McPherson | 256 | 55.1% | 47.9% |
| Whittier Elem Winfield | 259 | 54.4% | 42.4% |
| Jefferson Elem Great Bend | 297 | 58.2% | 55.3% |
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 West Elem ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas | In Sedgwick County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.2% | #241 of 625 | #24 of 92 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #210 of 625 | #21 of 92 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 67.6% | #90 of 625 | #10 of 92 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 264 | #435 of 714 | #86 of 98 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.4:1 | #59 of 539 | #6 of 97 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 48.9% | #250 of 540 | #68 of 97 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 53.4% | #333 of 658 | #67 of 97 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -35.5% | #17 of 377 | #4 of 67 |
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
264
-39 (-13%) vs 2020
-50% since 1990-91, when it was 526
Student : Teacher
11.4:1
was 15.2:1
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 | 264 | 23.2 | 11.4:1 | 53% (141) |
| 2023-24 | 279 | 22.1 | 12.7:1 | 52% (144) |
| 2022-23 | 287 | 22.2 | 13.0:1 | 47% (134) |
| 2020-21 | 303 | 20 | 15.2:1 | 44% (133) |
| 2017-18 | 409 | 23 | 17.8:1 | 55% (224) |
| 2015-16 | 419 | N/A | N/A | 58% (243) |
| 2010-11 | 450 | 21 | 21.4:1 | 46% (208) |
| 2000-01 | 332 | 20 | 16.6:1 | 15% (51) |
| 1990-91 | 526 | 27 | 19.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for West Elem.
Since 2017-18: students down 35% (409 to 264); teachers up 1% (23 to 23.2).
About West Elem
West Elem is a low-enrollment elementary school in Valley Center Pub Sch, located in Valley Center, Kansas. It reports enrollment of 264 students in kindergarten through 3.
Valley Center Pub Sch is responsible for 7 schools, West Elem included, with 3,177 students in all.
White students are 68% of those enrolled at West Elem. The next largest groups are 20% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, and 3% Black. That is in line with Sedgwick County, where about 69% of residents are White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 49, compared with 70 nationally.
West Elem lists 23.2 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 11.4 students per teacher. The gap from the 13.2:1 average for elementary schools in Kansas is 1.8 students per teacher. About 53% of students at West Elem are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Among public schools in Sedgwick County, the average eligibility rate is 63%.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for West Elem is +11.6 points: 48.2% actual, 36.6% predicted.
The school is in Sedgwick County, where median household income comes to about $69,365, 32% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Sedgwick County counts 160 public schools with about 84,569 students.
Among nearby public schools, Wheatland Elem is closest at about 0.4 miles. In all, 7 other public schools sit within five miles of West Elem. Of the 8 nearby schools with scores, including this one, West Elem is 4th on average proficiency.
Its NCES locale code is Suburb: Large: the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment figures show a decline of 39 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25. By 2024-25, the school had 11.4 students per teacher, compared with 15.2 in 2020-21.
The allk12 page for West Elem lets the school community talk about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. You can also rate the school on this page.
Sedgwick County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
528,226
Census ACS
Median income
$69,365
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
160
84,569 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Valley Center Pub Sch
- Valley Center HighHigh · 1,011 students
- Valley Center Middle SchoolMiddle · 802 students
- Valley Center Intermediate SchoolElementary · 443 students
- Wheatland ElemElementary · 325 students
- Abilene ElemElementary · 254 students
- The Learning CenterHigh · 78 students
Other schools in Valley Center
- Valley Center HighHigh · 1,011 students
- Valley Center Middle SchoolMiddle · 802 students
- Valley Center Intermediate SchoolElementary · 443 students
- Wheatland ElemElementary · 325 students
- Abilene ElemElementary · 254 students
- The Learning CenterHigh · 78 students
Other West Elementary schools
50 other US public schools in 25 states are named West Elementary. West Elem is the 39th largest of the 51.
- West ElemWamego, KS · 353 students
- West ElementaryGoodland, KS · 201 students
- West ElementaryMt Juliet, TN · 849 students
- West ElementaryBixby, OK · 757 students
- West Elementary SchoolCYPRESS, TX · 740 students
Nearby schools
- Wheatland Elem0.4 mi · 325
- Valley Center Intermediate School0.6 mi · 443
- Abilene Elem0.6 mi · 254
- Valley Center Middle School0.7 mi · 802
- The Learning Center0.9 mi · 78
- Valley Center High1.5 mi · 1,011
Frequently asked questions
About West ElemWhat is the total enrollment at West Elem?
West Elem enrolls approximately 264 students in grades KG-03.
What age range does West Elem serve?
West Elem serves students from grade KG through grade 03.
How many students per teacher at West Elem?
Approximately 11.4:1 students per teacher at West Elem.
What is the racial breakdown of students at West Elem?
At West Elem, the student body is approximately 68% White, 20% Hispanic, 3% Black, 2% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is West Elem public or private?
West Elem is a public K-12 school, overseen by Valley Center Pub Sch.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.