Summary:
The 66088 zip code is home to a single high school, Valley Falls High, which serves students in grades 9-12. The school's performance has been inconsistent, with a 1-star rating out of 5 from SchoolDigger in the 2024-2025 school year, ranking 273 out of 332 Kansas high schools. However, the school's ranking has fluctuated in recent years, ranging from 133 out of 318 in 2023-2024 (3-star rating) to 207 out of 327 in 2022-2023 (2-star rating).
Academically, Valley Falls High School underperforms compared to state averages. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 28.56% of 10th-grade students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 37.93%. Similarly, only 17.14% of 10th-grade students were proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to the state average of 33.59%. The school's 4-year graduation rate of 89.5% is also slightly below the state average, while its chronic absenteeism rate of 19.5% is higher than the state average.
Despite these challenges, Valley Falls High School has a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 13.6 and per-student spending of $12,064 for the 2018-2019 school year. The school also serves a population with a higher percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients at 35.16% for the 2023-2024 school year. To improve student outcomes, the school may need to focus on enhancing its instructional practices, addressing attendance issues, and providing targeted support to its student population.
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