Summary:
Zip code 67147 has one middle school, Valley Center Middle School, serving grades 6–8 and enrolling 802 students, so there is no local school-to-school comparison. In 2025–2026, its all-grades proficiency was 44% in English language arts (ELA), 36% in math, and 33% in science. Those results were 2, 5, and 5 percentage points below Kansas, respectively. The most important takeaway is that the school trails the state in all three subjects, with the largest all-grades gaps in math and science.
Within the school, 8th-grade ELA is the clearest strength: 48% of students were proficient, 5 points above the state. By contrast, 7th-grade math is the sharpest weak spot, at 32% proficient and 5 points below the state; 8th-grade science was also below the state, by 6 points. The school’s SchoolDigger rating is 2 stars, with a statewide rank of 198 out of 368 schools and a 46th-percentile position for 2025–2026. These figures describe its statewide standing, not a lead or lag against other schools in the ZIP code.
Results declined in all three subjects from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026: Valley Center fell 2 percentage points in ELA, 1 in math, and 4 in science. State results rose 1 point in ELA and 2 in math, while science fell 3 points statewide, so the school’s relative gap widened most in science. SchoolDigger’s rank also shifted from 149 of 363 schools and the 59th percentile in 2024–2025 to 198 of 368 and the 46th percentile in 2025–2026. Other context includes a student-teacher ratio of 15.1 and a free/reduced-lunch rate of 44% in 2024–2025; chronic absenteeism was 18.4%, 0.6 percentage points above the state rate.
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