Valley Heights Elementary - Waterville
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 2 · Waterville, Kansas
Valley Heights Elementary - Waterville in Waterville, Kansas enrolled 112 students in 2024-25 with 9.0 full-time teachers, 12.4 students per teacher against the Kansas elementary-school median of 13.1. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 13% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 16%
129 students in 2022-23, 112 students in 2023-24, 112 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 7.8 to 9.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 129 | 7.8 | 16.6 |
| 2023-24 | 112 | 9.0 | 12.4 |
| 2024-25 | 112 | 9.0 | 12.4 |
12.4 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 62 of every 100 Kansas elementary schools
Among the 703 Kansas elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.1; the national median for elementary 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 158 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Valley Heights Elementary - Waterville enrolled 79 students and had 0.5 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)0.5, one per 158 of the 79 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions0
- Chronically absent9.3% (2022-23)
Who attends
90.2% of students were White, 7.1% Hispanic, 2.7% Black in 2024-25.
- White90.2%
- Hispanic7.1%
- Black2.7%
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.
What to look at next about Valley Heights Elementary - Waterville
- Marysville ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 12 miles away: 417 students, 12.7 per teacher (2024-25).12 mi
- McCormick ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 19 miles away: 146 students, 12.7 per teacher (2024-25).19 mi
- Compare Valley Heights Elementary - Waterville with Marysville ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Valley Heights USD #498 spends per student$16,365 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$16,365
- The largest public schools in KansasValley Heights Elementary - Waterville is the number 640 by size of 707 Kansas elementary schools open in 2024-25.#640 of 707
- Kansas schools by students per teacher12.4 students per teacher here against the Kansas median of 13.1 for elementary schools.12.4:1
- 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 Heights Elementary - Waterville
How many students attend Valley Heights Elementary - Waterville?
112 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 129 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Waterville, KS.What is the student-teacher ratio at Valley Heights Elementary - Waterville?
12.4 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Kansas median for elementary schools is 13.1. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Valley Heights Elementary - Waterville a Title I school?
Valley Heights Elementary - Waterville ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is Valley Heights Elementary - Waterville in?
Valley Heights USD #498, NCES district ID 2012780. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 201278001382 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
- 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.