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Enrollment
554
Elementary
DISTRICT 502 · STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MSD DECATUR TOWNSHIP·NCES 180264002271
Valley Mills Elementary School
5101 S High School Rd, Indianapolis, IN 46221 · (317) 856-6363 · Marion County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL554 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 14% of Indiana public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·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 Indiana public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.3:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
66%
364 students
DISTRICT 61% · STATE 50%
Community
5
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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 87 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 80 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 84 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 79 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 69 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 81 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 74 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (87) is 18% larger than its 6th grade class (74).
Student demographics
64%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · STATE 57% · US 70%
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
Test scores
ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
24.3%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
21.4%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 24 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 21 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Indiana schools, those numbers are about 39 and 41.
Source: ILEARN. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
21.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
29.1%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 21% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 29% typical for Indiana schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Indiana's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Valley Mills Elementary School
Valley Mills Elementary School's state test result (21.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Valley Mills Elementary School this school | 554 | 65.7% | 21.0% |
| Erskine Elementary School Anderson | 461 | 68.5% | 19.6% |
| Riverside Elementary School Jeffersonville | 568 | 62.7% | 31.9% |
| Tenth Street Elementary School Anderson | 529 | 70.5% | 18.6% |
| Clarks Creek Elementary Plainfield | 544 | 62.1% | 40.1% |
| Eastside Elementary School Anderson | 581 | 64.2% | 33.7% |
Matched among Indiana 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 Mills Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In Marion County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 21.0% | #830 of 983 | #76 of 140 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 21.4% | #855 of 986 | #87 of 142 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 24.3% | #782 of 986 | #61 of 142 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 554 | #256 of 1,079 | #53 of 157 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.2:1 | #336 of 991 | #55 of 142 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.3% | #193 of 996 | #65 of 145 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 65.7% | #238 of 1,058 | #76 of 152 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.6% | #479 of 597 | #78 of 86 |
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 2024-25Enrollment
554
-60 (-10%) vs 2020
-31% since 1990-91, when it was 801
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
was 17.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 554 | 39 | 14.2:1 | 66% (364) |
| 2023-24 | 581 | 38.2 | 15.2:1 | 83% (481) |
| 2022-23 | 654 | 39.8 | 16.4:1 | 80% (520) |
| 2020-21 | 614 | 35 | 17.5:1 | 66% (407) |
| 2017-18 | 581 | 31 | 18.7:1 | 67% (389) |
| 2015-16 | 500 | 28 | 17.9:1 | 66% (332) |
| 2010-11 | 619 | 25 | 24.8:1 | 60% (372) |
| 2000-01 | 580 | 30 | 19.3:1 | 30% (172) |
| 1990-91 | 801 | 35 | 22.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Valley Mills Elementary School.
About Valley Mills Elementary School
Students in Indianapolis, Indiana, attend Valley Mills Elementary School, a medium-sized elementary school. The school's enrollment of 554 students covers kindergarten through 6. Statewide, elementary schools in Indiana average about 436 students each.
MSD Decatur Township runs Valley Mills Elementary School along with 8 other schools, enrolling 6,485 students in total.
At 52%, White students outnumber all other groups at Valley Mills Elementary School combined. Other students are 25% Black, 14% Hispanic, and 8% multiracial. The county population is about 52% White, within a few points of the school. Valley Mills Elementary School has a diversity index of 64%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school reported 39 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 14.2:1. The 15.5:1 average for elementary schools in Indiana is higher than this school's figure. Eligible students account for 66% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program.
Valley Mills Elementary School is graded D by allk12, scoring above 14% of Indiana public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Schools in Indiana with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 29.1%. Valley Mills Elementary School scores 21.0%.
Among Marion County residents, median household income is about $66,346, roughly 35% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Federal data list 274 public schools in Marion County, with a combined enrollment of about 161,456.
Nearest public school: Decatur High Ability Academy, less than a tenth of a mile away. The five-mile area around Valley Mills Elementary School holds at least 8 other public schools. Local comparison: Valley Mills Elementary School ranks 4th of 6 nearby schools, at 21.0% versus a 33.3% average.
Valley Mills Elementary School is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels City: Large.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Valley Mills Elementary School went from 614 students to 554. Its ratio of students to teachers was 17.5:1 in 2020-21, and 14.2:1 in 2024-25.
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Marion County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
975,809
Census ACS
Median income
$66,346
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
274
161,456 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in MSD Decatur Township
- Decatur Central High SchoolHigh · 1,974 students
- Decatur Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,000 students
- Blue AcademyElementary · 687 students
- Lynwood ElementaryElementary · 583 students
- West Newton Elementary SchoolElementary · 559 students
- Gold AcademyElementary · 529 students
Other schools in Indianapolis
- Indiana Connections AcademyCombined · 5,376 students
- North Central High SchoolHigh · 3,682 students
- Franklin Central High SchoolHigh · 3,438 students
- Warren Central High SchoolHigh · 3,391 students
- Ben Davis High SchoolHigh · 3,315 students
- Pike High SchoolHigh · 3,188 students
Other Valley Mills Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Valley Mills Elementary. Valley Mills Elementary School is the largest of the 2.
- Valley Mills Elementary SchoolVALLEY MILLS, TX · 326 students
Nearby schools
- Decatur High Ability Academy0.1 mi · 103
- Excel Center - Decatur0.1 mi · 259
- Decatur Middle School0.1 mi · 1,000
- Decatur Central High School0.3 mi · 1,974
- Damar Charter Academy1.0 mi · 180
- Blue Academy1.2 mi · 687
Frequently asked questions
About Valley Mills Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Valley Mills Elementary School?
Valley Mills Elementary School enrolls approximately 554 students in grades KG-06.
Is Valley Mills Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Valley Mills Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-06.
How many teachers does Valley Mills Elementary School have?
Valley Mills Elementary School employs 39 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.2:1.
What is the student diversity at Valley Mills Elementary School?
Student demographics at Valley Mills Elementary School are roughly 52% White, 14% Hispanic, 25% Black, 1% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is Valley Mills Elementary School in?
Valley Mills Elementary School is part of MSD Decatur Township.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.