Enrollment
351
Elementary
DISTRICT 457 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240051001179
Valley View Elementary
5500 Danby Ave, Oxon Hill, MD 20745 · (301) 749-4350 · Prince George's County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL351 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 71% of Maryland 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.
- A+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 Maryland public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
86%
301 students
DISTRICT 79% · STATE 54%
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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 14 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 50 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 51 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 62 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 52 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 48 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 74 | 21% |
This year's kindergarten class (50) is 32% smaller than its 5th grade class (74).
Student demographics
58%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 58% · STATE 73% · 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
MCAP 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 3-4)English Language Arts
53.3%
MD avg 50.6% . +11.8pp since 2023
Math
38.3%
MD avg 34.8% . -0.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 38 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Maryland schools, those numbers are about 51 and 35. Reading and writing scores are up about 12 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 53.3% | 38.3% |
| 2023-24 | 41.5% | 39.0% |
% Proficient (Levels 3-4), all students and all tested grades.
Source: MCAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of MD schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
43.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
23.5%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+19.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 23% typical for Maryland schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 20 points, placing it in Maryland's top 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 View Elementary
Valley View Elementary's state test result (43.0% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Valley View Elementary this school | 351 | 85.8% | 43.0% |
| Allenwood Elementary Temple Hills | 371 | 87.9% | 31.0% |
| Samuel Chase Elementary Temple Hills | 355 | 89.3% | 22.9% |
| Georgetown East Elementary Annapolis | 330 | 90.0% | 21.1% |
| Robert R. Gray Elementary Capital Heights | 375 | 92.5% | 33.0% |
| Avalon Elementary Fort Washington | 302 | 90.1% | 36.6% |
Matched among Maryland 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 ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Prince George's County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.0% | #443 of 853 | #23 of 136 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.3% | #461 of 853 ▼ 43 | #23 of 136 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.3% | #372 of 853 ▲ 113 | #21 of 136 ▲ 20 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 351 | #682 of 898 | #105 of 145 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.6:1 | #243 of 857 | #51 of 141 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.2% | #405 of 857 | #28 of 141 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 85.8% | #137 of 885 | #92 of 144 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -21.5% | #134 of 551 | #34 of 99 |
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
351
-26 (-7%) vs 2020
-41% since 1990-91, when it was 593
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
was 13.5:1
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 | 351 | 27.9 | 12.6:1 | 86% (301) |
| 2023-24 | 352 | 25 | 14.1:1 | 77% (270) |
| 2022-23 | 350 | 27 | 13.0:1 | 76% (267) |
| 2020-21 | 377 | 28 | 13.5:1 | 79% (299) |
| 2017-18 | 447 | 26.3 | 17.0:1 | 78% (348) |
| 2015-16 | 510 | 30 | 17.0:1 | 75% (385) |
| 2010-11 | 528 | 29 | 18.2:1 | 61% (320) |
| 2000-01 | 570 | 31 | 18.4:1 | 48% (273) |
| 1990-91 | 593 | 28 | 21.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Valley View Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 21% (447 to 351); teachers up 6% (26.3 to 27.9).
About Valley View Elementary
Valley View Elementary is an elementary school in Oxon Hill, Maryland, reachable at (301) 749-4350. The school counted 351 students in 2024-25, covering pre-K through 5. That is 27% below the average of about 481 students for elementary schools in Maryland.
Federal data list 199 schools in Prince George's County Public Schools, with 132,693 students enrolled.
The student body at Valley View Elementary has no majority group. Hispanic students lead at 47%. Other groups make up 44% Black, 3% Asian, and 3% White. Prince George's County as a whole is about 23% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 58, compared with 70 nationally.
For every teacher at Valley View Elementary, there are about 12.6 students; the school has 27.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, elementary schools in Maryland average 13.8:1. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 86%.
Valley View Elementary holds a B+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 71% of Maryland public elementary schools.
Valley View Elementary is 19.6 points above expectations on state tests, given its student poverty level, placing it in the top 10% in Maryland.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Prince George's County show that the median household earns about $101,798 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 37%, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. Across Prince George's County, 203 public schools serve about 132,693 students.
The closest school to Valley View Elementary is Prekindergarten Offsites, located about 0.6 miles away. Valley View Elementary is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Valley View Elementary ranks 1st of 8 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 43.0% against a local average of 28.1%.
The school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (Suburb: Large).
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 351, compared with 377 in 2020-21.
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Prince George's County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
959,754
Census ACS
Median income
$101,798
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
37%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
203
132,693 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Prince George's County Public Schools
- High Point HighHigh · 3,012 students
- Charles Herbert Flowers HighHigh · 2,712 students
- Parkdale HighHigh · 2,588 students
- Bowie HighHigh · 2,580 students
- Eleanor Roosevelt HighHigh · 2,544 students
- Duval HighHigh · 2,522 students
Other schools in Oxon Hill
- Oxon Hill HighHigh · 1,562 students
- Potomac HighHigh · 1,347 students
- John Hanson MontessoriElementary · 496 students
- Barnaby Manor ElementaryElementary · 438 students
- Flintstone ElementaryElementary · 367 students
- Glassmanor ElementaryElementary · 261 students
Other Valley View Elementary schools
35 other US public schools in 17 states are named Valley View Elementary. Valley View Elementary is the 25th largest of the 36.
- Valley View Elementary SchoolGermantown, OH · 814 students
- Valley View ElementaryRiverside, CA · 675 students
- VALLEY VIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOLJONESBORO, AR · 668 students
- Valley View ElementaryGreen Bay, WI · 660 students
- Valley View ElementaryLancaster, CA · 659 students
Nearby schools
- Prekindergarten Offsites0.6 mi · 15
- Potomac High0.7 mi · 1,347
- Barnaby Manor Elementary0.7 mi · 438
- J. Frank Dent Elementary0.8 mi · 243
- Glassmanor Elementary0.8 mi · 261
- Excel Academy Public Charter0.9 mi · 454
Frequently asked questions
About Valley View ElementaryHow large is Valley View Elementary?
Valley View Elementary enrolls approximately 351 students in grades PK-05.
Is Valley View Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Valley View Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Valley View Elementary?
Approximately 12.6:1 students per teacher at Valley View Elementary.
What is the student diversity at Valley View Elementary?
Student demographics at Valley View Elementary are roughly 3% White, 47% Hispanic, 44% Black, 3% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Valley View Elementary public or private?
Valley View Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Prince George's County Public Schools.
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