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Pleasant Valley Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

330^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 363 Kansas Middle Schools

Better than 9% of Kansas middle schools

Summary

Pleasant Valley Middle School is a public middle school in Wichita, Kansas, serving 594 students in grades 6-8. Unfortunately, the school has consistently underperformed, ranking in the bottom 10% of Kansas middle schools over the past several years.

Academically, Pleasant Valley Middle School struggles, with proficiency rates significantly below the Wichita and Kansas state averages in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science. The school also faces challenges in supporting the academic achievement of various student subgroups, such as African American, Hispanic, and English Language Learner students. Additionally, the school has high chronic absenteeism and dropout rates, which are concerning for a middle school.

When compared to nearby schools, Stucky Middle School, located just 4.76 miles away, outperforms Pleasant Valley Middle School in test scores, chronic absenteeism, and dropout rates. Furthermore, several magnet middle schools in the Wichita district, such as Allison Traditional Magnet Middle and Mayberry Cultural and Fine Arts Magnet Middle, significantly outperform Pleasant Valley Middle School in academic achievement.

760

Students ?

14.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,826

Per pupil spending ?

92.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2220 W 29th N
Wichita, KS 67204

(316) 973-8000

District: Wichita

Students who attend Pleasant Valley Middle School usually attend:

High:	Chisholm Life Skills Center
	Heights High
	Sowers Alternative High School
	Wichita Alternative High

Feeder schools for Pleasant Valley Middle School:

Elementary:	Cloud Elementary
	Earhart Environ Magnet Elementary
	Ortiz Elementary School
	Pleasant Valley Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

73.9%

White:

15.9%

African American:

6.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 4th percentile in 2015 → 9th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Kansas average (21% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (9th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (33% vs 20% Kansas)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school21%

District avg24%

Kansas avg42%

330^th of 363

Kansas public middle schools ?

Bottom 9%▲ up 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 4% (2015) to bottom 9% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 13Middle Schools in the Wichita

245^th of 264Wichita 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

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	15.9	330 of 363	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	23.5	302 of 362	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.9	330 of 362	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.3	344 of 368	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.5	355 of 367	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.0	363 of 368	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.6	347 of 350	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	4.8	358 of 358	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	7.1	335 of 343	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	9.3	354 of 368	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	1.5	349 of 355	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	0.9	337 of 342	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	0.2	317 of 320	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	0.3	312 of 316	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	0.7	301 of 307	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	3.1	284 of 296	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	2.2	279 of 286	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	5.6	263 of 277	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	28.0	47 of 68	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.8	60 of 73	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	54.6	29 of 73	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	37.9	41 of 72	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.5	52 of 65	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.1	67 of 69	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.8	54 of 57	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	27.0	132 of 160	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.5	105 of 157	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.5	92 of 132	30.3%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	50.0	20 of 67	70.1%	★★★★☆
2024	64.1	6 of 65	90.8%	★★★★★
2023	41.2	34 of 62	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.1	34 of 60	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.7	41 of 56	26.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.4	47 of 58	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.8	53 of 60	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	8.5	302 of 313	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.0	293 of 294	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.2	275 of 275	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	34.3	90 of 135	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.5	78 of 144	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.3	95 of 140	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.5	100 of 138	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.9	126 of 135	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.0	128 of 128	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.3	112 of 114	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	34.8	6 of 8	25.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.3	4 of 7	42.9%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	29.8	221 of 285	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	39.5	176 of 296	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.3	228 of 300	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.6	220 of 270	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.4	256 of 275	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.8	266 of 270	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.2	255 of 255	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	9.2	295 of 308	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.1	297 of 301	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.5	277 of 280	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	24.3	146 of 177	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.6	151 of 164	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	22.6	152 of 178	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.5	169 of 171	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	27.0	132 of 160	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.5	105 of 157	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.5	92 of 132	30.3%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	36.1	225 of 349	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.3	146 of 347	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	23.9	293 of 349	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.3	303 of 349	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.8	334 of 349	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.1	312 of 344	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.0	331 of 333	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)70th percentile+61 vs school

White (2025)36th percentile+26 vs school

Hispanic (2025)33rd percentile+24 vs school

African American (2025)31st percentile+22 vs school

Homeless (2025)25th percentile+16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)22nd percentile+13 vs school

Special Education (2025)18th percentile+8 vs school

Disabled (2021)18th percentile+14 vs school

Male (2021)4th percentile~ school

Female (2021)4th percentile~ school

By subject vs Kansas (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts26%-18 vs state

Mathematics21%-17 vs state

Science15%-26 vs state

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by a parent
Monday, November 22, 2010

I believe the teachers do not have control of their individual classrooms. Many students are complaining about out of control classrooms, high noise levels, a lot of extra non-school related activities going on. no parent participation in anything. they have teachers that are not certified to be teachers teaching students. the few good students in the school are extremely frustrated by the lack of control in the classrooms. the school needs new leadership and direction quickly for the sake of the 600 students that are attending there. Close Quote

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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 5th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 6th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 7th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 8th Grade	KAP English Language Arts All Grades	KAP Mathematics 5th Grade	KAP Mathematics 6th Grade	KAP Mathematics 7th Grade	KAP Mathematics 8th Grade	KAP Mathematics All Grades	KAP Science 5th Grade	KAP Science 8th Grade	KAP Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Pleasant Valley Middle School	Public	6-8	2220 W 29th N	Wichita	67204	Sedgwick County	Wichita	No	No	No	Yes	(316) 973-8000	760	52	14.6	92.4%	121 (15.9%)	46 (6.1%)	562 (73.9%)	3 (0.4%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (3.2%)	15.9	330^th of 363 public middle schools	9.1%		23.5	302^nd of 362 public middle schools	16.6%	28		27.7	24.4	26.9	26.3		23.3	15.1	25.9	21.5		15.4	15.4	$15,826	$2,981	$12,845
Marshall Middle School	Public	6-8	1510 Payne	Wichita	67203	Sedgwick County	Wichita	No	No	No	Yes	(316) 973-9000	596	43	13.8	89.4%	124 (20.8%)	45 (7.6%)	396 (66.4%)	4 (0.7%)	5 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	20 (3.4%)	11.3	339^th of 363 public middle schools	6.6%		24.7	296^th of 362 public middle schools	18.2%	43		14.7	21.2	28.0	21.3		13.6	11.2	19.0	14.6		21.2	21.2	$15,300	$2,863	$12,438
Allison Traditional Magnet Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	221 S Seneca	Wichita	67213	Sedgwick County	Wichita	No	Yes	No	No	(316) 973-4800	536	34	15.9	71.3%	174 (32.5%)	109 (20.3%)	174 (32.5%)	26 (4.9%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	49 (9.1%)	59.7	125^th of 363 public middle schools	65.6%		55.4	124^th of 362 public middle schools	65.7%	1		37.4	38.2	50.9	42.1		43.0	39.3	49.1	43.8		51.7	51.7	$14,607	$1,821	$12,786
Mayberry Cultural and Fine Arts Magnet Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	207 S Sheridan	Wichita	67213	Sedgwick County	Wichita	No	Yes	No	Yes	(316) 973-5800	623	42	14.8	79.0%	249 (40.0%)	63 (10.1%)	254 (40.8%)	9 (1.4%)	5 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	41 (6.6%)	18.2	319^th of 363 public middle schools	12.1%		15.7	329^th of 362 public middle schools	9.1%	10		35.3	27.6	28.2	30.3		18.9	15.8	17.4	17.4		24.9	24.9	$14,628	$2,379	$12,249
Brooks Magnet Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	3802 E 27th N	Wichita	67220	Sedgwick County	Wichita	No	Yes	No	Yes	(316) 973-6450	578	37	15.5	85.6%	130 (22.5%)	227 (39.3%)	157 (27.2%)	10 (1.7%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	51 (8.8%)	13.1	334^th of 363 public middle schools	8.0%		27.8	280^th of 362 public middle schools	22.7%	54		22.2	30.3	22.7	25.0		16.1	14.6	19.8	16.9		17.9	17.9	$15,600	$2,237	$13,363
Maize South Middle School	Public	7-8	3403 N Tyler Rd	Wichita	67205	Sedgwick County	Maize	No	No	No	No	(316) 722-0421	501	41	12.3	28.9%	347 (69.3%)	15 (3.0%)	79 (15.8%)	19 (3.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	39 (7.8%)	79.4	51^st of 363 public middle schools	86.0%		74.8	60^th of 362 public middle schools	83.4%	9			55.6	53.0	54.2			50.9	68.9	60.2		41.0	41.0	$13,435	$589	$12,847
Stucky Middle School	Public	6-8	4545 N Broadview Circle	Wichita	67220	Sedgwick County	Wichita	No	No	No	No	(316) 973-8400	518	41	12.6	73.2%	175 (33.8%)	191 (36.9%)	74 (14.3%)	14 (2.7%)	6 (1.2%)	3 (0.6%)	55 (10.6%)	11.6	336^th of 363 public middle schools	7.4%		20	317^th of 362 public middle schools	12.4%	19		21.9	26.1	21.2	23.0		17.6	13.5	16.9	16.0		20.6	20.6	$16,872	$2,132	$14,740
Maize South Intermediate School	Public	5-6	9701 W 37th Street N	Wichita	67205	Sedgwick County	Maize	No	No	No	No	(316) 462-8501	431	34	12.6	26.9%	299 (69.4%)	13 (3.0%)	71 (16.5%)	22 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (6.0%)								(n/a)	62.5	50.2			55.8	48.7	50.6			49.8	60.6		60.6	$12,151	$589	$11,563
Hamilton Middle School	Public	6-8	1407 S Broadway	Wichita	67211	Sedgwick County	Wichita	No	No	No	Yes	(316) 973-5350	604	41	14.8	95.9%	137 (22.7%)	109 (18.0%)	299 (49.5%)	3 (0.5%)	10 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (7.6%)	3.7	360^th of 363 public middle schools	0.8%		6	361^st of 362 public middle schools	0.3%	1		12.3	13.1	14.4	13.3		5.7	3.3	6.7	5.2		12.5	12.5	$16,136	$2,974	$13,163
Wilbur Middle School	Public	6-8	340 N Tyler Rd	Wichita	67212	Sedgwick County	Wichita	No	No	No	No	(316) 973-1100	822	59	14.0	71.3%	422 (51.3%)	90 (10.9%)	221 (26.9%)	12 (1.5%)	10 (1.2%)	3 (0.4%)	64 (7.8%)	27.1	286^th of 363 public middle schools	21.2%		32	258^th of 362 public middle schools	28.7%	28		22.1	37.7	30.6	30.1		19.6	31.4	25.7	25.5		32.1	32.1	$14,812	$2,088	$12,724

Frequently Asked Questions about Pleasant Valley Middle School

How many students attend Pleasant Valley Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 760 students attended Pleasant Valley Middle School.

What high school do graduates of Pleasant Valley Middle School attend?

Students who attend Pleasant Valley Middle School usually go on to attend Chisholm Life Skills Center

Is Pleasant Valley Middle School a good school?

Pleasant Valley Middle School ranks in the bottom 9.1% of Kansas middle schools.

What is the racial makeup of Pleasant Valley Middle School?

Students at Pleasant Valley Middle School are 74% Hispanic, 16% White, 6% African American, 3% Two or more races.

What district is Pleasant Valley Middle School in?

Wichita

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