Valley View School

Valley View School is a low-enrollment elementary school in Portland, Connecticut, under Portland School District. It offers pre-K through 1 and has 219 students enrolled. Elementary schools in Connecticut have about 378 students on average; enrollment here is 42% lower.

Portland School District serves 1,226 students across 5 schools.

The share of White students at Valley View School is 79%, a majority. After that, the student body is 12% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 3% Black. Census estimates put Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region at about 81% White, close to the school's figure. A diversity index of 36% means there is a 36% chance two randomly chosen students at Valley View School are from different groups.

The school has 18 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 12.2 students per teacher. The 12.6:1 average for elementary schools in Connecticut is close to this figure. Of all students at Valley View School, 23% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. For comparison, public schools in Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region average 32%.

In the surrounding county, Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, median household income comes to about $104,428, about 46% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. The county has 57 public schools and about 19,075 students.

Among nearby public schools, Portland Middle School is closest at about 0.2 miles. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8.

The school's locale code, Suburb: Large, means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.

Over 4 years, enrollment stayed close to where it was, going from 217 to 219. By 2024-25, the school had 12.2 students per teacher, compared with 13.6 in 2020-21.

The discussion board for Valley View School is open to topics like special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.