Top Rankings
Elk Valley School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Kansas for:
Category
Attribute
Science Proficiency
Highest science proficiency (Top 5%)
For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 57 students in Elk Valley School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 3/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Kansas.
Public Middle School in Elk Valley School District have an average math proficiency score of 20% (versus the Kansas public middle school average of 24%), and reading proficiency score of 20% (versus the 28% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 25% 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
444 Schools
# Students
124 Students
135,097 Students
# Teachers
10 Teachers
9,658 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
12:1
12:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Elk Valley 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 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 50% has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#264 out of 286 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
11-19%
29%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
20-29%
32%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
40-59%
31%
Graduation Rate
(20-21)≥50%
86%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.37
0.54
% American Indian
n/a
1%
% Asian
n/a
2%
% Hispanic
10%
20%
% Black
1%
6%
% White
78%
65%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
11%
6%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $19,194 is higher than the state median of $16,276. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $21,427 is higher than the state median of $17,192. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$2 MM
$7,774 MM
Spending
$3 MM
$8,211 MM
Revenue / Student
$19,194
$16,276
Spending / Student
$21,427
$17,192
Best Elk Valley School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Elk Valley High School
(Math: ≤20% | Reading: ≤20%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
701 Delaware
Longton, KS 67352
(620) 642-2215
Longton, KS 67352
(620) 642-2215
Grades: 6-12
| 57 students
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