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Valley Heights Elem

PublicElementaryGrades 3–6

508 Chestnut, Blue Rapids, KS 66411 · (785) 363-7693 · Part of Valley Heights Unified School District 498

Blue Rapids City Township’s Schools page →

Directions
Students
120
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
58%
Setting
Rural
Grades
3–6
The gist

What stands out about Valley Heights Elem

  • Its own letter, A+: reading and math results near the top of Kansas’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 39 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 32 pts above the state
  • Enrollment up 12.1% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Blue Rapids City Township kids: Valley Heights Jr/Sr High

On the path

Where Blue Rapids City Township kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–2Valley Heights Elementary - Watervillein Waterville
3–6Valley Heights ElemYou are here
7–12Valley Heights Jr/Sr Highin Blue Rapids

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency67%
State average 27.9%
Reading / language arts67%
State average 35.5%

Its own letter, A+, places these results among Kansas’s 1,221 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

508 Chestnut, Blue Rapids

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 328
Grade 431
Grade 527
Grade 634
Enrollment over time
107’20
117’21
118’22
116’23
120’24

Up 12.1% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 91%Hispanic 7%American Indian/Alaska Native 2%Two or more races <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Valley Heights Elem from Blue Rapids City Township families.

Other schools in Valley Heights Unified School District 498

The district →
Valley Heights Elementary - Waterville
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Waterville
112 students12:1
Valley Heights Jr/Sr High
High · Grades 7–12 · Blue Rapids
C
166 students11:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Kansas’s other public schools; Blue Rapids City Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.