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Schools in Valley Center Township · Valley Center Public Schools Unified School District 262, Sedgwick Public Schools Unified School District 439

Valley Center Township’s public schools outscore 78% of Kansas districts

36% of students in Valley Center Township’s public schools are proficient in math, above the Kansas average (29%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Valley Center Township, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Kansas, not nationally.

#36of 151 Kansas townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From Kansas state tests taken in spring 2022, when 100% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
37%
▲ 5 pts vs KS 32%
2021–22
Math proficiency
36%
▲ 6 pts vs KS 29%
2021–22
Graduate on time
92%
▲ 4 pts vs KS 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.8K
▲ 6% vs KS $15.0K
FY2024 · Valley Center Public Schools Unified School District 262
Students per teacher
13.5
KS 13.3
Schools in town
3
2,072 students on the public path
In brief

Valley Center Township’s schools, in brief

Above the state on both counts

Reading proficiency is 37% and math 36% across both districts in spring 2022, against 32% and 29% statewide; 92% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

Valley Center Public Schools Unified School District 262 spends $15,850 per student and Sedgwick Public Schools Unified School District 439 $14,584, against $14,966 across Kansas (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Valley Center Township’s grade

A− Test scoresB− Graduation

A−: better than 78% of Kansas school districts, #36 of 151 Kansas towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the Kansas average; test scores are the stronger of the two.

Kansas school districts we grade (283)Better than 78%
Lower resultsHigher results
Kansas towns with similar household incomes (810)Better than 79%
Towns in Sedgwick County (26)Better than 42%
BAA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 1,936 test results and a graduating class of 250 could put Valley Center Township anywhere from B to A. The tests are from spring 2022, when 100% of Valley Center Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (1,941 in math, 1,931 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Valley Center Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–32 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressA− to A
6–122 schoolsDepends on your addressC+

Valley Center Township runs its own schools through grade 12 (Valley Center Public Schools Unified School District 262). From grade PK, students attend the Sedgwick Public Schools Unified School District 439, shared with Sedgwick and Sedgwick. Its school is in Valley Center. Parts of Valley Center Township (16% of its land) are served by Halstead Unified School District 440 instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Valley Center Township

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Valley Center Public Schools Unified School District 262Grades PK–12 · 7 schools · 3,177 students, up 4% since 2020–21 · 13.9 per teacher (KS 13.3)
$15,850KS $14,966 · FY2024
A−
Sedgwick Public Schools Unified School District 439Grades PK–12 · 2 schools · 521 students, up 9% since 2020–21 · 11.7 per teacher (KS 13.3)
$14,584KS $14,966 · FY2024
A−
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Valley Center Public Schools Unified School District 26237%
State average 32.5% · 1677 students tested
Math · PK–12, Valley Center Public Schools Unified School District 26236%
State average 29.4% · 1687 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Sedgwick Public Schools Unified School District 43940%
State average 32.5% · 254 students tested
Math · PK–12, Sedgwick Public Schools Unified School District 43933%
State average 29.4% · 254 students tested

Valley Center Township vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Kansas towns that share Valley Center Township’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Valley Center TownshipA−Valley Center Public Schools Unified School District 262 PK–12 · Sedgwick Public Schools Unified School District 439 PK–12
ParkA−Maize Unified School District 266 PK–12 · Valley Center Public Schools Unified School District 262 PK–12
Sedgwick—Sedgwick Public Schools Unified School District 439 PK–12 · Halstead Unified School District 440 PK–12
EagleAHalstead Unified School District 440 PK–12 · Renwick Unified School District 267 PK–12
GrantA−Valley Center Public Schools Unified School District 262

2 of the 4 neighbors share Valley Center Public Schools Unified School District 262 with Valley Center Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Valley Center Township

5 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Kansas’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in Valley Center Townshipby address
Wheatland Elem
Elementary · Grades K–3 · Valley Center
A
325 students12:1Rate it →
West Elem
Elementary · Grades K–3 · Valley Center
A−
264 students11:1Rate it →
Valley Center Intermediate School
Elementary · Grades 4–5 · Valley Center
A−
443 students13:1Rate it →
Also serving Valley Center Townshipin other towns
Valley Center Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Valley Center
C+
802 students15:1Rate it →
Sedgwick High
High · Grades 7–12 · Sedgwick
C+
238 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about Valley Center Township’s schools

Are Valley Center Township’s schools good?

By Kansas’s own tests, yes: the public schools Valley Center Township children attend outscore 78% of Kansas’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A− Schools grade, #36 of 151 Kansas towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 79%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Valley Center Township in?

Two districts: Valley Center Public Schools Unified School District 262 runs grades PK–12, and Sedgwick Public Schools Unified School District 439 runs grades PK–12, shared with Sedgwick and Sedgwick.

What is Valley Center Township’s graduation rate?

92% of the class of 2023 in Valley Center Public Schools Unified School District 262 graduated in four years, against 88% across Kansas.

How much does Valley Center Township spend per student?

$15,850 in Valley Center Public Schools Unified School District 262 and $14,584 in Sedgwick Public Schools Unified School District 439 (FY2024), against $14,966 across Kansas. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Kansas. Stars are from neighbors.