📍 522 N Abilene, Valley Center, Sedgwick County, 67147
Abilene Elem is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Valley Center, Sedgwick County. The school has 259 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Valley Center Pub Sch school district. It serves grades Pre-K–3 in a suburban setting. The school employs 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.4:1. 65% of students are proficient in reading. 65% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Abilene Elem enrolls 259 students across grades Pre-K–3. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 18 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 74% White, 16% Hispanic or Latino and 6.6% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 192 | 74% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 42 | 16% |
| Two or more races | 17 | 6.6% |
| Black or African American | 5 | 1.9% |
| Asian | 3 | 1.2% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
130 of the school's 259 students (50%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 112 qualify for free lunch and 18 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.
Abilene Elem is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). 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-40, state senate district 31, state house district 90.
Abilene Elem is one of 7 schools in Valley Center Pub Sch, based in Valley Center, Kansas. The district serves 3,177 students district-wide and employs 225 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 259 students, Abilene Elem is smaller than the district average of about 454 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large