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Wheatland Elem

PublicElementaryGrades K–3

800 Meadow, Valley Center, KS 67147 · (316) 755-7040 · Part of Valley Center Public Schools Unified School District 262

Valley Center Township’s School Grade A− better than 78% of Kansas school districts

Directions
Students
325
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
44%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
K–3
The gist

What stands out about Wheatland Elem

  • Its own letter, A: reading and math results near the top of Kansas’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 29 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 12 pts above the state
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher
  • Next stop for Valley Center Township kids: 2 schools

On the path

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

K–3Wheatland ElemYou are here
6–122 schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency57%
State average 27.9%
Reading / language arts47%
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 ↗

800 Meadow, Valley Center

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten64
Grade 180
Grade 285
Grade 396
Enrollment over time
327’20
350’21
346’22
335’23
325’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 81%Hispanic 12%Two or more races 5%Black 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Asian <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Wheatland Elem from Valley Center Township families.

Other schools in Valley Center Public Schools Unified School District 262

The district →
Abilene Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–3 · Valley Center
A+
254 students14:1
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; Valley Center Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.