📍 700 Oak Street, Valley Falls, Jefferson County, 66088
Valley Falls Elem is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Valley Falls, Jefferson County. The school has 284 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Valley Falls school district. It serves grades Pre-K–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 22.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.7:1. 27% of students are proficient in reading. 22% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Valley Falls Elem enrolls 284 students across grades Pre-K–8. The student body is 46% male and 54% female. A teaching staff of 22.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 90% White, 5.3% Hispanic or Latino and 3.5% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 256 | 90% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 15 | 5.3% |
| Two or more races | 10 | 3.5% |
| Black or African American | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
121 of the school's 284 students (43%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 89 qualify for free lunch and 32 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.
Valley Falls Elem is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). 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-10, state senate district 2, state house district 47.
Valley Falls Elem is one of 2 schools in Valley Falls, based in Valley Falls, Kansas. The district serves 384 students district-wide and employs 34 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 284 students, Valley Falls Elem is larger than the district average of about 192 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant