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Pike Valley School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Kansas for:
Category
Attribute
Math Proficiency
Highest math proficiency (Top 20%)
Student Attention
Lowest student:teacher ratio (Top 1%)
For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 31 students in Pike Valley School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 3/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Kansas.
Public Middle School in Pike Valley School District have an average math proficiency score of 20% (versus the Kansas public middle school average of 24%), and reading proficiency score of 20% (versus the 28% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 3% of the student body (majority Black and Hispanic), which is less than the Kansas public middle school average of 35% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (KS)
# Schools
3 Schools
444 Schools
# Students
228 Students
135,097 Students
# Teachers
21 Teachers
9,658 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
11:1
11:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Pike Valley School District, which is ranked within the top 20% of all 286 school districts in Kansas (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2022-2023 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 70% has decreased from 80% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#72 out of 286 school districts
(Top 30%)
(Top 30%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
(22-23)48%
31%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
30-34%
32%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
30-39%
31%
Graduation Rate
(22-23)70%
89%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.06
0.54
% American Indian
n/a
1%
% Asian
n/a
2%
% Hispanic
1%
20%
% Black
n/a
6%
% White
97%
65%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
2%
6%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $16,544 is higher than the state median of $16,276. The school district revenue/student has declined by 6% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $18,882 is higher than the state median of $17,192. The school district spending/student has declined by 6% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$4 MM
$7,774 MM
Spending
$4 MM
$8,211 MM
Revenue / Student
$16,544
$16,276
Spending / Student
$18,882
$17,192
Best Pike Valley School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Pike Valley Jr High School
(Math: ≤20% | Reading: ≤20%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
100 School Street
Scandia, KS 66966
(785) 335-2294
Scandia, KS 66966
(785) 335-2294
Grades: 7-8
| 31 students
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