Food Service
USD 262 Food Service Department
Breakfast and lunch are served at all schools. A variety of foods are offered to entice students to eat well-balanced meals. The middle and high schools also have additional entree choices and a la carte options available.
FOOD SERVICE NOTICE: If you or someone you know has been impacted by the loss of employment, please know that Valley Center Schools, USD262, participates in the National School Lunch and Breakfast program. Read the following for further information: Information Regarding Free/Reduced Meals
Establishing a Lunch Account:
To establish a lunch account for your child, send a check for any amount to your school's office made payable to USD 262 Food Service with your student's name in the memo section. If sending cash, please use an envelope and write lunch account on it as well as your child's name.
2025 Summer Meal Program
Summer meals will be offered at Valley Center Intermediate School (737 North Meridian) from June 2 through July 24, 2025. The summer meal program is open to all children 18 years of age and younger. There is no enrollment and no cost. Breakfast will be served from 7:30 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. and lunch will be served from 11:00 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.
The USD 262 transportation department will be running shuttle buses for the summer meal program. The locations and times are:
Navajo Lake Estates - various stops
501 E. 63rd St. N.
Breakfast at 7:30 a.m.
Lunch at 11:30 a.m.
Lion’s Park – (Abilene & Butler Rd)
316 S. Abilene
Breakfast at 7:35 a.m.
Lunch at 11:35 a.m.
West Elementary – office entrance
501 N. Sheridan
Breakfast at 7:40 a.m.
Lunch at 11:40 a.m.
Wheatland Elementary – NE Bus Drop-off
800 Meadow
Breakfast at 7:45 a.m.
Lunch at 11:45 a.m.
The Shuttle Bus will run all stops in reverse after meals: Breakfast at 8:20 a.m.
Lunch at 12:15 p.m.
Summer Meal Menus
Food Service Information
This Institution is an Equal Opportunity Provider.
School Year Meal Prices:
Breakfast:
Elementary/Intermediate Student - $1.70
Middle School Student - $1.75
High School Student - $1.80 Adult: $2.50
Middle School Student - $1.75
High School Student - $1.80 Adult: $2.50
Lunch:
Elementary/Intermediate Student - $3.15
Middle School Student - $3.25
High School Student - $3.35 Adult: $4.25
Milk Only - $.55
District Policy regarding unpaid meals