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Valley Center Intermediate School

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Valley Center Intermediate School ranks 195 th of 656 Kansas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 4-5

195^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 656 Kansas Elementary Schools

Better than 70% of Kansas elementary schools

Summary

Valley Center Intermediate School is a public elementary school serving 457 students in grades 4-5 in Valley Center, Kansas, part of the Valley Center Pub School district. The school has consistently ranked in the top half of Kansas elementary schools, with a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger in most years.

Valley Center Intermediate School excels academically, consistently outperforming the state and district averages in proficiency rates for English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science. The school performs particularly well for Hispanic and Multi-racial student subgroups, ranking in the top 10-20% of Kansas elementary schools in recent years. While the school's chronic absenteeism rate has increased, it remains lower than the state average. The school also serves a growing population of economically disadvantaged students, with the percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch increasing from 36.11% to 43.33% over the past three years.

Compared to nearby schools, Valley Center Intermediate School stands out. The school significantly outperforms Wichita-area schools in academic proficiency, especially in mathematics. Despite having a relatively high student-teacher ratio of 13.8, the school achieves these strong academic outcomes with lower per-pupil spending ($8,213) than the nearby Wichita-area schools, which range from $9,793 to $13,221 per student.

443

Students ?

13.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,267

Per pupil spending ?

47.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

737 N. Meridian
Valley Center, KS 67147

(316) 755-7050

District: Valley Center Pub School

Students who attend Valley Center Intermediate School usually attend:

Middle:	Valley Center Middle School
High:	Valley Center High

Racial breakdown:

White:

76.3%

Hispanic:

15.3%

Two or more races:

5.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 78th percentile in 2019 → 70th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Kansas average (53% vs 42% meeting standards)

✓Above the Kansas median (70th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 8 percentile points since 2019

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school53%

District avg46%

Kansas avg42%

195^th of 656

Kansas public elementary schools ?

Top 30%▼ down 7 pts since 2019

From top 22% (2019) to top 30% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	67.0	195 of 656	70.3%	★★★★☆
2024	71.1	153 of 653	76.6%	★★★★☆
2023	69.5	166 of 660	74.8%	★★★★☆
2022	72.1	149 of 668	77.7%	★★★★☆
2021	64.6	219 of 670	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	71.5	150 of 667	77.5%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	43.3	127 of 214	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.9	78 of 193	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.7	58 of 140	58.6%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2023	75.8	8 of 117	93.2%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	63.7	188 of 591	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.6	183 of 591	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	70.3	145 of 574	74.7%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	68.5	56 of 262	78.6%	★★★★☆
2024	75.9	40 of 260	84.6%	★★★★☆
2023	82.4	22 of 245	91.0%	★★★★★
2022	73.1	34 of 254	86.6%	★★★★☆
2021	78.8	23 of 229	90.0%	★★★★★
2019	89.2	11 of 235	95.3%	★★★★★
2018	81.5	15 of 207	92.8%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	72.8	101 of 533	81.1%	★★★★☆
2024	79.3	57 of 546	89.6%	★★★★☆
2023	75.6	66 of 541	87.8%	★★★★☆
2022	81.7	41 of 512	92.0%	★★★★★
2021	75.7	57 of 494	88.5%	★★★★☆
2019	80.9	31 of 509	93.9%	★★★★★
2018	67.8	111 of 512	78.3%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	64.1	189 of 605	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	78.8	92 of 586	84.3%	★★★★☆
2018	65.4	167 of 575	71.0%	★★★★☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2023	43.9	7 of 16	56.3%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2024	65.9	10 of 41	75.6%	★★★★☆
2023	40.4	19 of 30	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	72.9	7 of 29	75.9%	★★★★☆
2019	62.0	7 of 19	63.2%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	45.3	162 of 313	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.7	193 of 306	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.4	168 of 296	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	69.7	65 of 305	78.7%	★★★★☆
2021	43.3	127 of 214	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.9	78 of 193	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.7	58 of 140	58.6%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	64.0	190 of 576	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	69.4	138 of 579	76.2%	★★★★☆
2023	68.2	143 of 584	75.5%	★★★★☆
2022	70.0	140 of 596	76.5%	★★★★☆
2021	53.9	258 of 587	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.9	175 of 592	70.4%	★★★★☆
2018	66.5	168 of 574	70.7%	★★★★☆

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)

English Language Learner (2023)93rd percentile+18 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)81st percentile+11 vs school

Hispanic (2025)79th percentile+8 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)76th percentile~ school

Male (2021)69th percentile~ school

Female (2021)68th percentile~ school

White (2025)67th percentile-3 vs school

Military Connected (2023)56th percentile-19 vs school

Special Education (2025)48th percentile-22 vs school

Disabled (2021)41st percentile-27 vs school

By subject vs Kansas (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts55%+10 vs state

Mathematics53%+14 vs state

Science52%+11 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				KAP English Language Arts (2025)					KAP Mathematics (2025)					KAP Science (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	KAP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	KAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 6th Grade	KAP English Language Arts All Grades	KAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	KAP Mathematics 4th Grade	KAP Mathematics 5th Grade	KAP Mathematics 6th Grade	KAP Mathematics All Grades	KAP Science 5th Grade	KAP Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Valley Center Intermediate School	Public	4-5	737 N. Meridian	Valley Center	67147	Sedgwick County	Valley Center Pub School	No	No	No	Yes	(316) 755-7050	443	33	13.2	47.2%	338 (76.3%)	9 (2.0%)	68 (15.3%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.2%)	67	195^th of 656 public elementary schools	70.3%		71.1	153^rd of 653 public elementary schools	76.6%	42		55.7	54.2		54.9		50.2	55.7		53.2	52.3	52.3	$12,267	$1,071	$11,196
Abilene Elementary	Public	PK, KG-3	522 N Abilene	Valley Center	67147	Sedgwick County	Valley Center Pub School	No	No	No	No	(316) 755-7020	254	19	13.7	50.0%	176 (69.3%)	5 (2.0%)	50 (19.7%)	4 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (7.5%)								(n/a)	88.2				88.2	73.5				73.5			$20,824	$2,125	$18,699
Wheatland Elementary	Public	K-3	800 Meadow	Valley Center	67147	Sedgwick County	Valley Center Pub School	No	No	No	Yes	(316) 755-7040	325	27	12.2	43.7%	262 (80.6%)	5 (1.5%)	40 (12.3%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.6%)								(n/a)	59.6				59.6	54.3				54.3			$14,961	$1,518	$13,443
West Elementary	Public	K-3	501 N Sheridan	Valley Center	67147	Sedgwick County	Valley Center Pub School	No	No	No	Yes	(316) 755-7030	264	23	11.3	53.4%	180 (68.2%)	8 (3.0%)	53 (20.1%)	5 (1.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (6.4%)								(n/a)	67.6				67.6	50.0				50.0			$15,568	$1,671	$13,896
Chisholm Trail Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6015 Independence	Park City	67219	Sedgwick County	Wichita	No	No	No	No	(316) 973-9400	381	29	13.2	71.1%	203 (53.3%)	45 (11.8%)	96 (25.2%)	5 (1.3%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.8%)	27 (7.1%)	24	522^nd of 656 public elementary schools	20.4%		32	468^th of 653 public elementary schools	28.3%	54	42.4	47.1	35.5		41.3	27.7	21.6	24.6		24.9	22.6	22.6	$16,899	$2,586	$14,313
Earhart Environ Magnet Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	4401 N Arkansas	Wichita	67204	Sedgwick County	Wichita	No	Yes	No	No	(316) 973-3250	471	27	17.2	60.1%	247 (52.4%)	26 (5.5%)	151 (32.1%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	40 (8.5%)	44.5	369^th of 656 public elementary schools	43.8%		51.1	311^th of 653 public elementary schools	52.4%	58	54.9	51.4	42.3		49.5	32.4	42.2	28.2		34.3	47.9	47.9	$12,964	$1,809	$11,155
R L Wright Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	400 W 4th St	Sedgwick	67135	Harvey County	Sedgwick Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(316) 772-5783	283	23	12.4	40.3%	236 (83.4%)	5 (1.8%)	24 (8.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.7%)	66.8	202^nd of 656 public elementary schools	69.2%		69.5	169^th of 653 public elementary schools	74.1%	33	56.8	56.4	55.8	72.4	59.5	43.2	41.0	44.2	70.0	48.3	51.2	51.2	$13,347	$720	$12,628
Ortiz Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3361 N Arkansas Ave	Wichita	67204	Sedgwick County	Wichita	No	No	No	Yes	(316) 973-9785	323	23	13.8	92.9%	32 (9.9%)	8 (2.5%)	278 (86.1%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	7.9	624^th of 656 public elementary schools	4.9%		8.8	620^th of 653 public elementary schools	5.1%	4	36.7	22.4	16.2		25.9	14.0	4.1	2.7		7.3	24.3	24.3	$17,151	$3,231	$13,920
Maize Central Elementary	Public	K-4	304 W. Academy Ave	Maize	67101	Sedgwick County	Maize	No	No	No	Yes	(316) 722-0427	542	39	13.8	31.7%	352 (64.9%)	3 (0.6%)	120 (22.1%)	13 (2.4%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (9.4%)	76.9	126^th of 656 public elementary schools	80.8%		63	208^th of 653 public elementary schools	68.1%	82	61.8	65.4			63.6	57.5	54.9			56.2			$12,716	$884	$11,832
Vermillion Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	501 James	Maize	67101	Sedgwick County	Maize	No	No	No	Yes	(316) 722-0266	874	38	23.1	28.6%	622 (71.2%)	25 (2.9%)	137 (15.7%)	13 (1.5%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	72 (8.2%)	84.9	76^th of 656 public elementary schools	88.4%		67.1	186^th of 653 public elementary schools	71.5%	110	70.0	70.8			70.4	66.4	55.7			61.1			$10,666	$646	$10,021

Frequently Asked Questions about Valley Center Intermediate School

What is the racial makeup of Valley Center Intermediate School?

Students at Valley Center Intermediate School are 76% White, 15% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 2% African American.

What schools do graduates of Valley Center Intermediate School attend?

Students who attend Valley Center Intermediate School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Valley Center Middle School
High : Valley Center High

How many students attend Valley Center Intermediate School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 443 students attended Valley Center Intermediate School.

What district is Valley Center Intermediate School in?

Valley Center Pub School

Is Valley Center Intermediate School a good school?

Valley Center Intermediate School ranks 195^th of 656 Kansas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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