Valley Center Middle School
Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Valley Center, Kansas
Valley Center Middle School in Valley Center, Kansas enrolled 802 students in 2024-25 with 53.0 full-time teachers, 15.1 students per teacher against the Kansas middle-school median of 12.9. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 29% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 26% 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 5% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 9%
761 students in 2022-23, 761 students in 2023-24, 802 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 48.5 to 53.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 761 | 48.5 | 15.7 |
| 2023-24 | 761 | 50.5 | 15.1 |
| 2024-25 | 802 | 53.0 | 15.1 |
15.1 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 88 of every 100 Kansas middle schools
Among the 220 Kansas middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 12.9; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. 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 371 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Valley Center Middle School enrolled 742 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 76 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 371 of the 742 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions76
- Chronically absent21.4% (2022-23)
Who attends
73.7% of students were White, 16.3% Hispanic, 6.4% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- White73.7%
- Hispanic16.3%
- Two or more races6.4%
- Black2.4%
- Asian0.9%
- American Indian0.4%
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 Valley Center Middle School scored proficient or above: 29% in reading in 2021-22 and 26% 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 | 29% | 37% | 32.5% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 26% | 36% (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 Valley Center Middle School
- Maize Middle SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 7.3 miles away: 635 students, 11.9 per teacher (2024-25).7.3 mi
- Maize Intermediate SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 8.1 miles away: 651 students, 13.4 per teacher (2024-25).8.1 mi
- Compare Valley Center Middle School with Maize Middle SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Valley Center USD 262 spends per student$14,612 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$14,612
- The largest public schools in KansasValley Center Middle School is the number 13 by size of 220 Kansas middle schools open in 2024-25.#13 of 220
- Kansas schools by students per teacher15.1 students per teacher here against the Kansas median of 12.9 for middle schools.15.1:1
- 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 Valley Center Middle School
How many students attend Valley Center Middle School?
802 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 761 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Valley Center, KS.What is the student-teacher ratio at Valley Center Middle School?
15.1 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Kansas median for middle schools is 12.9. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Valley Center Middle School a Title I school?
Valley Center Middle School was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Valley Center Middle School do on state tests?
The students tested at Valley Center Middle School scored proficient or above: 29% in reading in 2021-22 and 26% 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 Valley Center Middle School in?
Valley Center USD 262, NCES district ID 2012510. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 201251000369 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.