Valentine Hills Elementary

Valentine Hills Elementary operates as a sizable primary school in ARDEN HILLS, Minnesota, one of the schools within Mounds View Public School District. Current enrollment sits at 750 students spanning grades 1 through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 118% above the state mean of about 344.

Mounds View Public School District comprises 23 schools with combined enrollment of 11,934 students; Valentine Hills Elementary is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Valentine Hills Elementary lists that the largest single group is White at 53%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder comes out to 17% Black, 13% Hispanic, 12% multiracial, 5% Asian.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 49 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.2:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 13.7:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 45% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is lower than Ramsey County's rate of about 57%.

With demographic context factored in, Valentine Hills Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 40.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 47.7%.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Ramsey County put the typical household earns roughly $81,568 per year, 46% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Ramsey County runs 302 public schools (combined enrollment of about 94,437 students), of which Valentine Hills Elementary is one.

The closest other public school is Mounds View Senior High, roughly 0.6 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in an outer-ring area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Valentine Hills Elementary has ticked up 13%, going from 662 students in 2018 to 750 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 58% to 53% across the same window.

On allk12, the feed for Valentine Hills Elementary typically covers fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.