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Best Elementary Schools in Zip Code 67147

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At a glance

Schools

1,286

Students

Top rankedValley Center Intermediate School195^th of 656 Kansas elementary schools

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Summary:

The 67147 zip code area is home to 4 elementary schools - Valley Center Intermediate School, Wheatland Elementary, West Elementary, and Abilene Elementary. These schools serve students in the Valley Center Pub School district.

Among the 4 schools, Abilene Elementary stands out as the top performer. It has consistently ranked among the best elementary schools in Kansas, reaching as high as 64th out of 656 schools in 2017-2018. In the 2024-2025 school year, Abilene Elementary had the highest proficiency rates in both English Language Arts (88.22%) and Mathematics (73.52%), significantly outperforming the state averages. This strong academic performance may be attributed to the school's higher spending per student of $13,221.

While the schools share a similar chronic absenteeism rate of 19.5%, which is higher than the state average, they vary in their free/reduced lunch rates, ranging from 43.33% at Valley Center Intermediate to 54.76% at Abilene Elementary. The student-teacher ratios are relatively low across the schools, from 12.5 at Wheatland Elementary to 13.8 at Valley Center Intermediate.

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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 (2025)	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 All Grades	KAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	KAP Mathematics 4th Grade	KAP Mathematics 5th 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
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
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
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
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

Cities Near Zip Code 67147

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Valley Center	1.69 mi	7	142^nd
Park City	3.42 mi	1	314^th
Wichita	4.75 mi	93	305^th
Bel Aire	6.04 mi	2	228^th
Sedgwick	7.18 mi	2	121^st

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Kansas State Department of Education.

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