The brief
A charter school in Lindsborg, KS where students score 17 points above what's typical for similar communities.
It ranks 1,010 of 1,295 schools in Kansas and 4 of 4 in Smoky Valley.
Smoky Valley Virtual Charter School is a charter school: it enrolls by application rather than by address, so check its enrollment process directly before choosing a neighborhood for it.
- 202514%
- 2023–2024: no results on file
- 202210%
- 2021*25%
- 2020*25%
- 201920%
- 201820%
* A COVID-affected year: test participation was uneven nationwide, so the model weights it at half.
About this school's data1 correction under review · rating: low confidence · 7 sources, 2019–2025
Every number on this page comes from a published source with a stated period. Where a source is partial, aging, an estimate, or describes a surrounding area rather than the school, that limitation is named here.
Attendance data is under correction. This existing Resources & Environment score and overall rating may still reflect an unverified attendance input.
Full Profile · 4/4 metrics
Multi-year averages used by the rating model: math 15% (multi-year average, 2011-2025) · reading/ELA 25% (multi-year average, 2011-2025).
- School directory (enrollment, grades, staff, contact)
- NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) · SY 2023–24 · Medium confidence
- Source period: SY 2023–24. A newer release may be available.
- MySchoolScout rating and rank
- MySchoolScout ranking model · Low confidence
- Vintage not available. Do not use this measure alone.
- Derived as a weighted blend of the component scores shown in Academics from state assessment, EdFacts growth, and NCES resource records.
- Math proficiency
- State department of education · 2025 KAP · Medium confidence
- Available for part of the eligible units; results may not represent the full area.
- Source period: 2025 KAP. A newer release may be available.
- Derived from source records rather than read directly from one field.
- Reading/ELA proficiency
- State department of education · 2025 KAP · Medium confidence
- Available for part of the eligible units; results may not represent the full area.
- Source period: 2025 KAP. A newer release may be available.
- Derived from source records rather than read directly from one field.
- Student progress (growth)
- NCES EdFacts · Mixed source periods · Low confidence
- Vintage not available. Do not use this measure alone.
- Available for part of the eligible units; results may not represent the full area.
- Derived as the fitted year-over-year slope of proficiency from multi-year assessment records.
- Neighborhood (income, housing, education)
- U.S. Census ACS 5-year estimates · ACS 2019–2023 5-year estimates · Low confidence
- Older source: ACS 2019–2023 5-year estimates. Use as historical context.
- Reported for the ZCTA for ZIP 67456; this does not measure the attendance area.
- Programs (AP/IB, athletics, gifted)
- CRDC via Urban Institute · SY 2021–22 · Medium confidence
- Available for part of the eligible units; results may not represent the full area.
- Source period: SY 2021–22. A newer release may be available.
Evidence periods: Rating mixed/unknown input periods; assessments multi-year average, 2011-2025; directory SY 2023–24
The neighborhood
Where it sits, and what the area looks like.The area
- Median income
- $71,742
- Median home value
- $193,000
- Median rent
- $949/mo
- College educated
- 44.1%
- Homeownership
- 79.1%
- Poverty rate
- 8.2%
U.S. Census ACS 5-year estimates · ACS 2019–2023 5-year estimates for the ZCTA associated with school ZIP 67456; this is area context, not an attendance boundary.
Getting around
- Walk Score
- 56
- Somewhat Walkable
- Bike Score
- 71
- Very Bikeable
Walk, transit and bike scores by
Programs and who goes here
What the campus offers, and who it enrolls.Programs
- Advanced STEM courses
- 2 of 5
- Algebra II, Advanced Math, Calculus, Chemistry, Physics · CRDC via Urban Institute · SY 2021–22
- Gifted and talented
- Available
- A program for qualifying students · CRDC via Urban Institute · SY 2021–22
The record
What is on file, and where each number came from.Questions families ask
What grades does Smoky Valley Virtual Charter School serve?
Smoky Valley Virtual Charter School serves students in grades Kindergarten through 12th.
How many students attend Smoky Valley Virtual Charter School?
Smoky Valley Virtual Charter School has an enrollment of approximately 370 students.
How does Smoky Valley Virtual Charter School rank in KS?
Smoky Valley Virtual Charter School ranks #1,010 of 1,295 schools in KS.
What is Smoky Valley Virtual Charter School's MySchoolScout rating?
Smoky Valley Virtual Charter School has a current MySchoolScout rating of 5.0 out of 10. This score combines the level-appropriate components shown in the rating breakdown; equity data is shown separately for context.
What are the test scores at Smoky Valley Virtual Charter School?
Based on loaded state assessment records, Smoky Valley Virtual Charter School has 15% math proficiency (multi-year average, 2011-2025) and 25% reading/ELA proficiency (multi-year average, 2011-2025).
Is Smoky Valley Virtual Charter School a charter school?
Yes, Smoky Valley Virtual Charter School is a charter school. Charter schools are publicly funded but independently operated, often with more flexibility in curriculum and teaching methods.
Is Smoky Valley Virtual Charter School a Title I school?
No, Smoky Valley Virtual Charter School is not currently a Title I school.
School facts
- Grades
- Kindergarten – 12th
- Enrollment
- 370
- Type
- Regular
- Title I
- No
- Virtual
- Yes
- Setting
- Remote Rural
- County
- McPherson County
- Phone
- (785) 227-4292
- 4-year graduation
- 80–89%
- Class of 2023
- Rank in district
- #4 of 4
- Schools in district
- 4
- District spending per student
- $11,428
- NCES F-33 · FY 2023 · This annual source is three years behind the current year.
- District child poverty rate
- 5.7%
- Census SAIPE · 2024
- Area population (ZIP 67456)
- 5,170
- Area average commute
- 17.1 min
- Area median age
- 36.6
NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) (SY 2023–24).
Data from NCES Common Core of Data, Kansas Dept. of Education, and U.S. Census ACS for the 2023–24 school year. Rankings computed by MySchoolScout. See all data sources.