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Smoky Valley Virtual Charter School

Public, Charter, Virtual, Alternative Grades K-12
323rd
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 332 Kansas Alternative Schools
Better than 3% of Kansas alternative schools
Summary

Smoky Valley Virtual Charter School is an alternative public charter school located in Lindsborg, Kansas, serving grades K-12 with a total enrollment of 370 students. The school is part of the Smoky Valley School District, which is ranked 81 out of 264 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Smoky Valley Virtual Charter School has consistently high four-year graduation rates, ranging from 86.1% to 94.2% over the past few years, which are generally higher than the overall Smoky Valley School District's graduation rates. The school also has relatively low dropout rates, ranging from 0.4% to 1.6%, which are lower than the state average. However, the school has seen a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, from 7.4% in 2024-2025 to 19.7% in 2023-2024, which is notably higher than the overall Smoky Valley School District.

Academically, Smoky Valley Virtual Charter School's performance, as measured by the percentage of students proficient or better in KAP (Kansas Assessment Program) tests, is generally lower than the overall Smoky Valley School District and the state of Kansas. For example, in 2024-2025, only 13.78% of 10th-grade students at the school were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 44.44% in the Smoky Valley School District and 37.93% statewide. The school serves a population with a higher socioeconomic status, as indicated by the relatively low percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients, ranging from 0.57% to 1.06% over the past few years.

402
Students ?
127.9
Student/teacher ratio ?
$6,816
Per pupil spending ?
0.7%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 121 S Main
       Lindsborg, KS  67456

(785) 227-4292

District: Smoky Valley

Racial breakdown:

White:
83.6%
Hispanic:
11.7%
Asian:
2.5%
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At a glance
▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 65th percentile in 2021 → 3rd in 2025
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Kansas average (17% vs 42% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (3rd percentile)
!Ranking has slipped — down 62 percentile points since 2021
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school17%
District avg49%
Kansas avg42%
323rd of 332
Kansas public high schools ?
Bottom 3%▼ down 62 pts since 2021
From top 35% (2021) to bottom 3% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of Kansas High Schools →
★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
81st of 264Smoky Valley among Kansas districts
Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankKansas percentileRating
20254.7323 of 3322.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202417.2285 of 31810.4%★☆☆☆☆
202318.1290 of 32711.3%★☆☆☆☆
202217.7285 of 32412.0%★☆☆☆☆
202160.2113 of 32064.7%★★★☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankKansas percentileRating
20251.4306 of 3060.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202410.6286 of 2953.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202314.9288 of 3096.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202213.0287 of 3076.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202155.2116 of 30261.6%★★★☆☆
How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)
White (2025)<1st percentile-3 vs school
By subject vs Kansas (2024-2025) ?
English Language Arts24%-21 vs state
Mathematics10%-29 vs state

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In the 2024-25 school year, 402 students attended Smoky Valley Virtual Charter School.

Smoky Valley Virtual Charter School ranks in the bottom 2.7% of Kansas alternative schools.

Students at Smoky Valley Virtual Charter School are 84% White, 12% Hispanic, 2% Asian, 1% African American.


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