West Elementary School

Wheatland Elementary School enrolls approximately 400 students in grades four and five. Its academic curriculum includes reading, math, social studies and language arts. The school also conducts classes in band, art, music and physical education. Wheatland Elementary School offers English as a Second Language and gifted and talented education programs to students with special needs. Its staff includes full-time teachers, custodians, counselors, librarian, social worker and nurse. The school maintains a library media center that offers a range of dictionaries, encyclopedias, maps and magazines. It also operates a parent-teacher organization that conducts monthly meetings and supports a variety of fundraising events and activities. Wheatland Elementary School is located in Valley Center, Kan., and is a part of Valley Center Public Schools.

Valley Center Middle School offers educational programs to students in grades six through eight. Its academic curriculum includes math, reading, social studies, science, language arts, and physical, technology and computer education. The school provides sports activities, such as football, volleyball, basketball, wrestling, tennis, cheerleading and cross-country. Valley Center Middle School features a library and conference room, as well as maintains a parent-teacher organization. The school offers counseling and food services. Its after-school program organizes academic, enrichment and recreational activities. The school is a part of Valley Center Public Schools, which governs elementary, middle and high schools. The district provides lessons to more than 2,500 students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade. Its learning center provides computer-based instructions. Valley Center Public Schools operates Abilene Elementary School and West Elementary School.

Abilene Elementary serves more than 350 students in kindergarten through grade three. Its staff includes teachers, paraprofessionals, Title I instructors, specialists, counselors, social workers, and custodial and administrative employees. The school offers a range of extracurricular programs in music and physical education. In addition, Abilene Elementary offers the English for Speakers of Other Languages program. It provides speech therapy and guidance counseling services to students. The school has a library that supports an accelerated reader program and offers access to more than 10,000 books and reference materials. It also has a parent-teacher organization that supports and sponsors various school events and activities. Abilene Elementary is located in Valley Center, Kan.