Elk Valley High School
Public high school, grades 6 to 12 · Longton, Kansas
Elk Valley High School in Longton, Kansas enrolled 55 students in 2024-25 with 7.0 full-time teachers, 7.9 students per teacher against the Kansas high-school median of 11.0. It was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no program; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 20% or less of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 10% or less proficient in math in 2022-23 (Kansas: 32.5% and 31.3%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 17% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 47%
47 students in 2022-23, 57 students in 2023-24, 55 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 4.8 to 7.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 47 | 4.8 | 9.9 |
| 2023-24 | 57 | 5.0 | 11.4 |
| 2024-25 | 55 | 7.0 | 7.9 |
7.9 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 86 of every 100 Kansas high schools
Among the 333 Kansas high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 11.0; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 82 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Elk Valley High School enrolled 41 students and had 0.5 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 5 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)0.5, one per 82 of the 41 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions5
- Chronically absent31.9% (2022-23)
Who attends
81.8% of students were White, 10.9% of two or more races, 7.3% Hispanic in 2024-25.
- White81.8%
- Two or more races10.9%
- Hispanic7.3%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Elk Valley High School scored proficient or above: 20% or less in reading in 2021-22 and 10% or less in math in 2022-23, against 32.5% in reading in 2021-22 and 31.3% in math in 2022-23 across Kansas. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Kansas, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Kansas |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 20% or less | 20‑29% | 32.5% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 10% or less | 11‑19% (2021-22) | 31.3% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
What to look at next about Elk Valley High School
- Sedan HighThe nearest public high school, 18 miles away: 182 students, 8.6 per teacher (2024-25).18 mi
- BRIDGES AcademyThe next nearest public high school, 21 miles away: 24 students (2024-25).21 mi
- Compare Elk Valley High School with Sedan HighStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Elk Valley spends per student$22,345 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$22,345
- The largest public schools in KansasElk Valley High School is the number 311 by size of 366 Kansas high schools open in 2024-25.#311 of 366
- Kansas schools by students per teacher7.9 students per teacher here against the Kansas median of 11.0 for high schools.7.9:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Elk Valley High School
How many students attend Elk Valley High School?
55 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 47 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Longton, KS.What is the student-teacher ratio at Elk Valley High School?
7.9 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Kansas median for high schools is 11.0. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Elk Valley High School a Title I school?
Elk Valley High School was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no Title I program (2021-22 is the last year NCES published school Title I status).How do students at Elk Valley High School do on state tests?
The students tested at Elk Valley High School scored proficient or above: 20% or less in reading in 2021-22 and 10% or less in math in 2022-23, against 32.5% in reading in 2021-22 and 31.3% in math in 2022-23 across Kansas. Kansas's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Elk Valley High School in?
Elk Valley, NCES district ID 2005760. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 200576000436 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.