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Valley Falls School District

700 Oak Street
Valley Falls, KS 66088
(District boundaries shown in map)
2/
10
Bottom 50%
For the 2026 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 263 students in Valley Falls School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 5/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Kansas.
Public Middle School in Valley Falls School District have an average math proficiency score of 27% (versus the Kansas public middle school average of 26%), and reading proficiency score of 22% (versus the 28% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 11% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Kansas public middle school average of 35% (majority Hispanic).

Overview

This School District
This State (KS)
# Schools
2 Schools
443 Schools
# Students
391 Students
131,781 Students
# Teachers
30 Teachers
9,658 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
13:1
13:1

Student By Grade

District Rank

Valley Falls School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 286 school districts in Kansas (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2022-2023 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 80% has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
This School District
State Average (KS)
#238 out of 286 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
27%
31%
21%
32%
20-24%
31%
(21-22)
≥80%
89%

Students by Ethnicity:

0.20
0.54
% American Indian
1%
1%
% Asian
n/a
2%
% Hispanic
6%
20%
% Black
n/a
6%
% White
89%
65%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
4%
6%
All Ethnic Groups

District Revenue and Spending

The revenue/student of $16,010 in this school district is less than the state median of $16,398. The school district revenue/student has grown by 7% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $17,294 is less than the state median of $17,321. The school district spending/student has grown by 16% over four school years.
This School District
This State (KS)
Total Revenue
$6 MM
$7,774 MM
Spending
$7 MM
$8,211 MM
Revenue / Student
$16,010
$16,398
Spending / Student
$17,294
$17,321

Best Valley Falls School District Public Middle Schools (2026)

School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
Valley Falls Elementary School
(Math: 25-29% | Reading: 20-24%)
Rank:
4/
10
Bottom 50%
700 Oak Street
Valley Falls, KS 66088
(785) 945-3221
Gr: PK-8 | 263 students Student-teacher ratio: 13:1 Minority enrollment: 11%

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Quick Facts (2026)

  • District size: 2 schools
  • Grades: PK-12
  • Enrollment: 391 students
  • Student-Teacher Ratio: 13:1
  • Minority Enrollment: 11%
  • : ≥80% (Top 50% in KS)
  • : Bottom 50%
  • : 27% (Btm 50%)
  • : 21% (Btm 50%)
  • : 20-24% (Btm 50%)
  • Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), KS Dept. of Education

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