📍 402 Walnut, Mound Valley, Labette County, 67354
Mound Valley Elem is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Mound Valley, Labette County. The school has 160 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Labette County school district. It serves grades Pre-K–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 10.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.2:1. 47% of students are proficient in reading. 42% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Mound Valley Elem enrolls 160 students across grades Pre-K–8. The student body is 56% male and 44% female. A teaching staff of 10.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 83% White, 6.9% Two or more races and 3.8% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 133 | 83% |
| Two or more races | 11 | 6.9% |
| Black or African American | 6 | 3.8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 6 | 3.8% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 4 | 2.5% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
100 of the school's 160 students (63%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 87 qualify for free lunch and 13 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Mound Valley Elem is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Remote). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district KS-20, state senate district 15, state house district 7.
Mound Valley Elem is one of 7 schools in Labette County, based in Altamont, Kansas. The district serves 1,532 students district-wide and employs 111 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 160 students, Mound Valley Elem is smaller than the district average of about 219 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote