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VALLEY VIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

3555 NORTH MILWAUKEE STREET, BOISE, ID 83704 · (208) 854-6370 · Ada County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL330 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 47% of Idaho public elementary schools
  • B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
  • ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.

Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Idaho public elementary schools

Enrollment
330
Elementary
DISTRICT 316 · STATE 332
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.7:1 · STATE 18.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
97%
320 students
DISTRICT 51% · STATE 46%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K21%
Kindergarten4413%
Grade 14514%
Grade 23210%
Grade 35617%
Grade 45517%
Grade 55115%
Grade 64514%

This year's kindergarten class (44) is about the same size as its 6th grade class (45).

Student demographics
47%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 44% · US 70%
White
23170%
DISTRICT 68% · STATE 72% · US 43%
Hispanic
6419%
DISTRICT 16% · STATE 21% · US 30%
Black
165%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 1% · US 15%
Asian
52%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 1% · US 6%
Two+
144%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 3% · US 5%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
16851%
Female
16249%

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Test scores

ISAT 2024-25 . % Proficient
English Language Arts
55.6%
ID avg 53.4%
Math
48.7%
ID avg 43.5%

What this means: On the ISAT, Idaho's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 49 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Idaho schools, those numbers are about 53 and 44.

Source: ISAT. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

Schools most like VALLEY VIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
VALLEY VIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school33097.0%N/A
GRACE JORDAN ELEMENTARY
BOISE
40298.8%N/A
MONROE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
BOISE
20698.5%N/A
WHITTIER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
BOISE
49098.4%N/A
HORIZON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
BOISE
47298.3%N/A
WHITNEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
BOISE
46997.9%N/A
Matched among Idaho elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.

Where VALLEY VIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn IdahoIn Ada County
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
48.7%#152 of 323#55 of 79
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
55.6%#115 of 319#47 of 78
Enrollment
ranked largest first
330#206 of 393#51 of 83
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
16.1:1#85 of 295#29 of 77
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
46.8%#106 of 296#28 of 77
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
97.0%#11 of 328#11 of 76
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-20.7%#66 of 208#33 of 58
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.

4-year change

SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
330
+26 (+9%) vs 2020
-32% since 1990-91, when it was 486
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
was 16.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2533020.416.1:197% (320)
2023-2435421.616.4:137% (131)
2022-2335019.617.9:136% (125)
2020-213041916.0:135% (105)
2017-1841621.719.2:154% (224)
2015-164472418.6:154% (243)
2010-115032718.6:145% (228)
2000-014572518.3:129% (134)
1990-914862123.1:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for VALLEY VIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

Since 2017-18: students down 21% (416 to 330); teachers down 6% (21.7 to 20.4).

About VALLEY VIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Students in BOISE, Idaho, attend VALLEY VIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, a medium-sized elementary school. It educates 330 students in pre-K through 6.

BOISE INDEPENDENT DISTRICT enrolls 22,134 students, and its 52 schools include VALLEY VIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

White students make up a majority at VALLEY VIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, at 70%. The remaining shares are 19% Hispanic, 5% Black, and 4% multiracial. Census estimates put the White share of Ada County's population at about 83%. Pick two students at random and there is a 47% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.

Dividing enrollment by its 20.4 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 16.1:1. That is 1.9 students per teacher below the 18.1:1 average for elementary schools in Idaho. VALLEY VIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports 97% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Public schools in Ada County average 34%.

Measured against Idaho public elementary schools, VALLEY VIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL receives a B-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.

Ada County census figures show that the median household income is $91,502, 45% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. There are 156 public schools in Ada County, enrolling about 80,006 students in all.

Of nearby public schools, CAPITAL SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is the closest, at about 0.5 miles. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of VALLEY VIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

Federal data place VALLEY VIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL in the City: Mid-size locale, which means it is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.

The school enrolled 330 students in 2024-25, 26 more than the 304 it had in 2020-21.

The VALLEY VIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL community page is open for posts about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.

Ada County at a glance

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Population
518,935
Census ACS
Median income
$91,502
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
45%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
156
80,006 students

Quick facts

School name
VALLEY VIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
District
BOISE INDEPENDENT DISTRICT
Address
3555 NORTH MILWAUKEE STREET, BOISE, ID 83704
Phone
(208) 854-6370
County
Ada County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–06
Total enrollment
330
Teachers (FTE)
20
Student–teacher ratio
16.1:1
Free and reduced lunch
320 (97%)
Locale
12-City: Mid-size
NCES ID
160036000075
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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35 other US public schools in 17 states are named Valley View Elementary. VALLEY VIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the 28th largest of the 36.

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Frequently asked questions

About VALLEY VIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
How large is VALLEY VIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
VALLEY VIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 330 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does VALLEY VIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
VALLEY VIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at VALLEY VIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Approximately 16.1:1 students per teacher at VALLEY VIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
How diverse is VALLEY VIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
VALLEY VIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports a student body of 70% White, 19% Hispanic, 5% Black, 2% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is VALLEY VIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL in?
VALLEY VIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is part of BOISE INDEPENDENT DISTRICT.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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