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Enrollment
336
Elementary
DISTRICT 337 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ROCKFORD PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 263003006589
Valley View Elementary School
405 SUMMIT AVE NE, ROCKFORD, MI 49341 · (616) 863-6366 · Kent County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL336 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 96% of Michigan public elementary schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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 Michigan public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
16.7:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.5:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
15%
52 students
DISTRICT 20% · STATE 55%
Community
1
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 | 84 | 25% |
| Grade 1 | 45 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 54 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 67 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 41 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 45 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (84) is 87% larger than its 5th grade class (45).
Student demographics
20%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 24% · STATE 56% · 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
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
71.4%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
84.4%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 71 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 84 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Michigan schools, those numbers are about 48 and 45.
Source: M-STEP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of MI schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
75.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
59.4%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+15.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 75% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 59% typical for Michigan 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 16 points, placing it in Michigan'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 School
Valley View Elementary School's state test result (75.1% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Valley View Elementary School this school | 336 | 15.5% | 75.1% |
| Meridian Elementary School GROSSE ILE | 313 | 17.3% | 61.7% |
| TCAPS Montessori School TRAVERSE CITY | 331 | 17.5% | 60.7% |
| Bauer Elementary School HUDSONVILLE | 329 | 14.0% | 81.5% |
| Kettle Lake Elementary School ALTO | 349 | 12.0% | 81.5% |
| Paris Ridge Elementary CALEDONIA | 303 | 16.2% | 73.9% |
Matched among Michigan 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| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Kent County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 75.1% | #35 of 1,085 | #14 of 79 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 84.4% | #10 of 1,072 | #4 of 79 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 71.4% | #70 of 1,139 | #18 of 82 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 336 | #942 of 1,630 | #71 of 115 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.7:1 | #908 of 1,424 | #62 of 105 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 19.9% | #1,099 of 1,424 | #100 of 105 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 15.5% | #1,450 of 1,563 | #102 of 114 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -46.8% | #13 of 979 | #2 of 80 |
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
336
-295 (-47%) vs 2020
-26% since 1990-91, when it was 452
Student : Teacher
16.7:1
was 19.1:1
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 | 336 | 20.1 | 16.7:1 | 15% (52) |
| 2023-24 | 617 | 36.9 | 16.7:1 | 16% (96) |
| 2022-23 | 631 | 36.1 | 17.5:1 | 15% (92) |
| 2020-21 | 631 | 33 | 19.1:1 | 16% (101) |
| 2017-18 | 631 | 32.9 | 19.2:1 | 16% (101) |
| 2015-16 | 618 | 29 | 21.3:1 | 16% (96) |
| 2010-11 | 621 | 30 | 20.7:1 | 18% (112) |
| 2000-01 | 494 | 24 | 20.6:1 | 8% (41) |
| 1990-91 | 452 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Valley View Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 47% (631 to 336); teachers down 39% (32.9 to 20.1).
About Valley View Elementary School
A medium-sized elementary school in ROCKFORD, Michigan, Valley View Elementary School is part of Rockford Public Schools. Students in kindergarten through 5 attend, and enrollment is 336 students.
Rockford Public Schools operates 15 schools. Combined enrollment is 7,440 students.
About 89% of the student body at Valley View Elementary School is White. Smaller groups are 4% multiracial, 3% Hispanic, and 3% Asian. County-wide, 73% of Kent County residents are White. Valley View Elementary School's diversity index is 20%, against a US figure of 70%.
The teaching staff at Valley View Elementary School is 20.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 16.7:1. The school has more students per teacher than the 15.8:1 average for elementary schools in Michigan. About 15% of students, or 52, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The rate at public schools in Kent County averages 47%, higher than here.
Valley View Elementary School is graded A+ by allk12, scoring above 96% of Michigan public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Valley View Elementary School outperforms its prediction by 15.7 points. The model expects 59.4% for a school with its free or reduced-price lunch share in Michigan; the school's rate is 75.1%.
Kent County has about 663,150 residents, and the median household income is $82,631, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 41% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. In all, Kent County has 239 public schools and roughly 97,253 students.
The closest other public school is River Valley Academy, about 0.5 miles away. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Its average proficiency rate of 75.1% is above the 66.2% average for nearby schools.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Suburb: Large, meaning it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Federal records list enrollment at Valley View Elementary School as 631 in 2020-21 and 336 in 2024-25. A change that size can reflect a shift in the grades the school serves as well as a change in students. The number of students per teacher fell from 19.1 to 16.7 over 4 years.
Discussions about Valley View Elementary School may include school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Kent County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
663,150
Census ACS
Median income
$82,631
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
41%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
239
97,253 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Rockford Public Schools
- Rockford High SchoolHigh · 1,750 students
- North Rockford Middle SchoolMiddle · 908 students
- East Rockford Middle SchoolMiddle · 788 students
- Rockford HS Freshman CenterHigh · 584 students
- Crestwood Elementary SchoolElementary · 469 students
- Edgerton Trails ElementaryElementary · 454 students
Other schools in ROCKFORD
- Rockford High SchoolHigh · 1,750 students
- North Rockford Middle SchoolMiddle · 908 students
- East Rockford Middle SchoolMiddle · 788 students
- Rockford HS Freshman CenterHigh · 584 students
- Crestwood Elementary SchoolElementary · 469 students
- Edgerton Trails ElementaryElementary · 454 students
Other Valley View Elementary schools
35 other US public schools in 17 states are named Valley View Elementary. Valley View Elementary School is the 27th largest of the 36.
- Valley View Elementary SchoolSPRINGFIELD, MI · 434 students
- 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
Nearby schools
- River Valley Academy0.5 mi · 37
- Parkside Elementary School0.6 mi · 179
- North Rockford Middle School1.1 mi · 908
- Edgerton Trails Elementary1.5 mi · 454
- Meadow Ridge Elementary School2.0 mi · 397
- Rockford Spanish Immersion2.5 mi · 307
Frequently asked questions
About Valley View Elementary SchoolHow large is Valley View Elementary School?
Valley View Elementary School enrolls approximately 336 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Valley View Elementary School serve?
Valley View Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Valley View Elementary School?
Approximately 16.7:1 students per teacher at Valley View Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Valley View Elementary School?
At Valley View Elementary School, the student body is approximately 89% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Black, 3% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Valley View Elementary School?
Valley View Elementary School is overseen by Rockford Public Schools in Kent County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.