Summary:
There is only one elementary school located in Mission Valley, Kansas - Mission Valley Elementary. This school serves students from kindergarten through 6th grade and is part of the Mission Valley school district.
Mission Valley Elementary has seen a steady decline in its statewide ranking over the past few years, dropping from 340 out of 660 Kansas elementary schools in 2022-2023 to 485 out of 656 in 2024-2025. The school's performance on standardized tests in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science is also below the state average. Additionally, the school has a relatively high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch (41.13% in 2023-2024) and a chronic absenteeism rate of 19.5% in 2024-2025, both of which are indicators of socioeconomic challenges faced by the student population.
Despite the higher-than-average spending per student ($15,033 in 2018-2019) and a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 11.1 to 1 in 2023-2024, Mission Valley Elementary's academic performance remains below the state average. This suggests that the school may need to re-evaluate its resource allocation and strategies to better support student learning and address the unique needs of its student population.
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