Valley Center Middle School

Regular School · Valley Center, KS

Valley Center Middle School is a regular school school in Valley Center, Kansas, serving grades 06–08 with 802 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 15.1:1.

Level

Middle

Grades

06 – 08

Enrollment

802

Teachers (FTE)

53.0

Student–Teacher Ratio

15.1:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
White	591	74%
Hispanic/Latino	131	16%
Two or more races	51	6%
Black or African American	19	2%
Asian	7	1%
American Indian / Alaska Native	3	0%
Total enrollment	802	421M / 381F

English Language Learners: 13 (2% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	23.0% -5.4pp	28.4%	758
Reading Proficiency	28.0% -8.2pp	36.2%	758
Science Proficiency	35.0%	—	265

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

+0.29 grade levels

Math

+0.08 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

17 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

6.1% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

151

18.8% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	802	100%

Contact & Location

800 N. Meridian

Valley Center, KS 67147

Phone: (316)755-7060

http://www.usd262.net

District

Valley Center Pub Sch

Per-pupil expenditure: $16,219

District enrollment: 3,195

Other Schools in District

Abilene Elem Elementary
Valley Center Intermediate School Elementary
West Elem Elementary
Wheatland Elem Elementary
The Learning Center High
Valley Center High High

Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 67147) → CensusDepth.com
Kansas population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Kansas teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

201251000369

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD