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Abilene Elem

PublicElementaryGrades PK–3

522 N Abilene, Valley Center, KS 67147 · (316) 755-7020 · Part of Valley Center Public Schools Unified School District 262

Grant Township’s School Grade A− better than 77% of Kansas school districts

Directions
Students
254
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
50%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–3
The gist

What stands out about Abilene Elem

  • Its own letter, A+: reading and math results near the top of Kansas’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 37 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 29 pts above the state
  • Enrollment up 10.4% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Grant Township kids: Valley Center Middle School

On the path

Where Grant Township kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–3Abilene ElemYou are here
6–8Valley Center Middle Schoolin Valley Center

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency64%
State average 27.9%
Reading / language arts64%
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 ↗

522 N Abilene, Valley Center

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K117
Kindergarten30
Grade 137
Grade 234
Grade 336
Enrollment over time
230’20
246’21
259’22
252’23
254’24

Up 10.4% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 69%Hispanic 20%Two or more races 7%Black 2%Asian 2%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Abilene Elem from Grant Township families.

Other schools in Valley Center Public Schools Unified School District 262

The district →
Wheatland Elem
Elementary · Grades K–3 · Valley Center
A
325 students12:1
West Elem
Elementary · Grades K–3 · Valley Center
A−
264 students11:1
Valley Center Intermediate School
Elementary · Grades 4–5 · Valley Center
A−
443 students13:1
Valley Center Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Valley Center
C+
802 students15:1
The Learning Center
High · Grades 6–12 · Valley Center
78 students
Valley Center High
High · Grades 9–12 · Valley Center
C
1,011 students15:1

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; Grant Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.