For the 2024 school year, there is 1 public preschool serving 286 students in Valley Falls School District. This district's average pre testing ranking is 1/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public pre schools in Kansas.
Public Preschool in Valley Falls School District have an average math proficiency score of 22% (versus the Kansas public pre school average of 38%), and reading proficiency score of 22% (versus the 39% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 8% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Kansas public preschool average of 35% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (KS)
# Schools
2 Schools
579 Schools
# Students
403 Students
178,671 Students
# Teachers
30 Teachers
13,257 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
13:1
13:1
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 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 80% has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#263 out of 286 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
19%
29%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
21%
32%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
20-24%
31%
Graduation Rate
≥80%
89%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.16
0.53
# American Indian Students
2 Students
1,220 Students
% American Indian Students
1%
1%
# Asian Students
n/a
3,553 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
2%
# Hispanic Students
23 Students
34,163 Students
% Hispanic Students
6%
19%
# Black Students
n/a
11,446 Students
% Black Students
n/a
7%
# White Students
368 Students
116,696 Students
% White Students
91%
65%
# Hawaiian Students
1 Student
411 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
9 Students
11,182 Students
% of Two or more races Students
2%
6%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
25
19,640
# Students in K Grade:
25
27,361
# Students in 1st Grade:
22
25,888
# Students in 2nd Grade:
31
25,969
# Students in 3rd Grade:
30
24,307
# Students in 4th Grade:
28
23,936
# Students in 5th Grade:
31
21,698
# Students in 6th Grade:
27
7,142
# Students in 7th Grade:
34
1,260
# Students in 8th Grade:
33
1,225
# Students in 9th Grade:
29
70
# Students in 10th Grade:
40
60
# Students in 11th Grade:
22
56
# Students in 12th Grade:
26
59
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $15,533 in this school district is less than the state median of $16,226. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $16,779 is less than the state median of $17,139. The school district spending/student has grown by 13% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$6 MM
$7,774 MM
Spending
$7 MM
$8,211 MM
Revenue / Student
$15,533
$16,226
Spending / Student
$16,779
$17,139
Best Valley Falls School District Public Preschools (2024)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Valley Falls Elementary School
(Math: 20-24% | Reading: 20-24%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
700 Oak Street
Valley Falls, KS 66088
(785) 945-3221
Valley Falls, KS 66088
(785) 945-3221
Grades: PK-8
| 286 students
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