Enrollment
325
Elementary
DISTRICT 322 · STATE 313
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·VALLEY CENTER PUB SCH·NCES 201251000160
Wheatland Elem
800 Meadow, Valley Center, KS 67147 · (316) 755-7040 · Sedgwick County
GRADES KG–03ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL325 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.6:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
44%
142 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 | 64 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 80 | 25% |
| Grade 2 | 85 | 26% |
| Grade 3 | 96 | 30% |
Student demographics
33%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
59.6%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
54.3%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 54 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 | 59.6% | 54.3% |
| 2023-24 | 40.7% | 62.8% |
% 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
54.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.3%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% 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 Wheatland Elem
Wheatland Elem's state test result (54.4% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wheatland Elem this school | 325 | 43.7% | 54.4% |
| Overbrook Attendance Center Overbrook | 331 | 44.1% | 40.8% |
| Soderstrom Elem Lindsborg | 318 | 41.5% | 61.3% |
| Mulvane Grade School Mulvane | 368 | 42.7% | 37.6% |
| Lecompton Elem Lecompton | 298 | 42.6% | 46.8% |
| R L Wright Elem Sedgwick | 283 | 40.3% | 52.4% |
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 Wheatland Elem ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas | In Sedgwick County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.4% | #157 of 625 | #16 of 92 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 54.3% | #167 of 625 | #19 of 92 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.6% | #176 of 625 | #19 of 92 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 325 | #329 of 714 | #71 of 98 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.2:1 | #136 of 539 | #14 of 97 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 33.3% | #377 of 540 | #85 of 97 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 43.7% | #439 of 658 | #72 of 97 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.0% | #186 of 377 | #37 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
325
-2 (-1%) vs 2020
-14% since 2000-01, when it was 378
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
was 14.9:1
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 | 325 | 26.6 | 12.2:1 | 44% (142) |
| 2023-24 | 335 | 26.8 | 12.5:1 | 44% (148) |
| 2022-23 | 346 | 25.7 | 13.5:1 | 43% (149) |
| 2020-21 | 327 | 22 | 14.9:1 | 42% (136) |
| 2017-18 | 378 | 20.9 | 18.1:1 | 45% (170) |
| 2015-16 | 370 | 23 | 16.1:1 | 43% (160) |
| 2010-11 | 397 | 20 | 19.9:1 | 37% (148) |
| 2000-01 | 378 | 22 | 17.2:1 | 24% (91) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Wheatland Elem.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (378 to 325); teachers up 27% (20.9 to 26.6).
About Wheatland Elem
Wheatland Elem operates as a mid-sized elementary school in Valley Center, Kansas. Enrollment stands at 325 students, covering kindergarten through 3.
In Valley Center Pub Sch, 7 schools enroll a combined 3,177 students.
Roughly 81% of students at Wheatland Elem are White. Smaller groups are 12% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. County-wide, 69% of Sedgwick County residents are White. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 33%.
A staff of 26.6 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 12.2:1. The gap from the 13.2:1 average for elementary schools in Kansas is 0.9 students per teacher. By family income, 44% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The gap from the 63% average for public schools in Sedgwick County is 19 points.
After adjusting for student poverty, Wheatland Elem lands between the top and bottom 10% of Kansas schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 54.4%; the prediction is 41.3%.
Census data for Sedgwick County show median household income comes to about $69,365, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 32%, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. The county has 160 public schools and about 84,569 students.
Of the public schools around it, Wheatland Elem is closest to Valley Center Intermediate School, about 0.3 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 7 other public schools. Wheatland Elem is 2nd of 8 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
Wheatland Elem is coded as Suburb: Large in federal locale data.
Federal data show 327 students in 2020-21 and 325 in 2024-25, a difference of under 3%. Students per teacher dropped from 14.9 in 2020-21 to 12.2 in 2024-25.
This page collects posts and questions about Wheatland Elem, such as fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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
- West ElemElementary · 264 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
- West ElemElementary · 264 students
- Abilene ElemElementary · 254 students
- The Learning CenterHigh · 78 students
Other Wheatland Elementary schools
4 other US public schools in 3 states are named Wheatland Elementary. Wheatland Elem is the 3rd largest of the 5.
- Wheatland ElementaryWichita, KS · 443 students
- Wheatland Elementary SchoolGrainfield, KS · 58 students
- Wheatland ElementaryWheatland, CA · 380 students
- WHEATLAND ELEM.WHEATLAND, MO · 140 students
Nearby schools
- Valley Center Intermediate School0.3 mi · 443
- West Elem0.4 mi · 264
- Valley Center Middle School0.5 mi · 802
- Abilene Elem0.6 mi · 254
- Valley Center High1.1 mi · 1,011
- The Learning Center1.1 mi · 78
Frequently asked questions
About Wheatland ElemHow large is Wheatland Elem?
Wheatland Elem enrolls approximately 325 students in grades KG-03.
What age range does Wheatland Elem serve?
Wheatland Elem serves students from grade KG through grade 03.
How many students per teacher at Wheatland Elem?
Approximately 12.2:1 students per teacher at Wheatland Elem.
How diverse is Wheatland Elem?
Wheatland Elem reports a student body of 81% White, 12% Hispanic, 2% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Wheatland Elem public or private?
Wheatland 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.