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Honest take: what's the hardest part about being a student at Valentine Hills Elementary?
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Enrollment
750
Elementary
DISTRICT 461 · STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MOUNDS VIEW PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 272295001130
Valentine Hills Elementary
1770 COUNTY ROAD E2 W, ARDEN HILLS, MN 55112 · (651) 621-7800 · Ramsey County
GRADES 01–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL750 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 61% of Minnesota public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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 Minnesota public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
49 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.9:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
45%
339 students
DISTRICT 40% · STATE 48%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 1 | 139 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 138 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 150 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 162 | 22% |
| Grade 5 | 161 | 21% |
This year's 1st grade class (139) is 14% smaller than its 5th grade class (161).
Student demographics
66%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 62% · STATE 60% · 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
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
49.6%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
52.1%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 52 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Minnesota schools, those numbers are about 50 and 45.
Source: MCA. 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
47.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.8%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% typical for Minnesota 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 Minnesota'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 Valentine Hills Elementary
Valentine Hills Elementary's state test result (47.7% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Valentine Hills Elementary this school | 750 | 45.2% | 47.7% |
| PARKVIEW ELEMENTARY ROSEMOUNT | 674 | 40.1% | 44.1% |
| Dorothy Dodds Elementary School MOORHEAD | 625 | 46.6% | 43.9% |
| Johnsville Elementary BLAINE | 644 | 43.3% | 49.8% |
| LINCOLN ELEMENTARY ELK RIVER | 554 | 45.7% | 52.6% |
| RICE LAKE ELEMENTARY MAPLE GROVE | 623 | 40.1% | 39.4% |
Matched among Minnesota 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 Valentine Hills Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Ramsey County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.7% | #381 of 844 | #23 of 93 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 52.1% | #401 of 844 | #20 of 93 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.6% | #405 of 844 | #26 of 93 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 750 | #52 of 1,130 | #6 of 119 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.2:1 | #559 of 769 | #61 of 83 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.6% | #207 of 796 | #47 of 86 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 45.2% | #400 of 942 | #72 of 101 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +13.3% | #96 of 244 | #11 of 27 |
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
750
+60 (+9%) vs 2020
-3% since 1990-91, when it was 774
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
was 15.0:1
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 | 750 | 49.4 | 15.2:1 | 45% (339) |
| 2023-24 | 717 | 50 | 14.3:1 | 46% (332) |
| 2022-23 | 732 | 51.3 | 14.3:1 | 48% (354) |
| 2020-21 | 690 | 46 | 15.0:1 | 37% (254) |
| 2017-18 | 662 | 43.2 | 15.3:1 | 44% (289) |
| 2015-16 | 634 | 41 | 15.5:1 | 45% (288) |
| 2010-11 | 657 | 38 | 17.3:1 | 42% (277) |
| 2000-01 | 570 | 32 | 17.8:1 | 15% (87) |
| 1990-91 | 774 | 37 | 20.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Valentine Hills Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 13% (662 to 750); teachers up 15% (43.2 to 49.4).
About Valentine Hills Elementary
Valentine Hills Elementary is a large elementary school based in ARDEN HILLS, Minnesota. The school serves 750 students in grades 1 through 5 in 2024-25. The average among elementary schools in Minnesota is roughly 344 students; this school is 118% larger than that.
Mounds View Public School District runs Valentine Hills Elementary along with 22 other schools, enrolling 11,934 students in total.
Valentine Hills Elementary is 53% White by enrollment. The rest of enrollment is 17% Black, 13% Hispanic, 12% multiracial, and 5% Asian. Valentine Hills Elementary's diversity index is 66%, against a US figure of 70%.
Dividing enrollment by its 49.4 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 15.2:1. That is higher than the 13.7:1 average for elementary schools in Minnesota. Eligible students account for 45% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. It compares with 57% for public schools in Ramsey County.
The allk12 Grade for Valentine Hills Elementary is B. Compared with Minnesota public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 61% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Valentine Hills Elementary scores 47.7% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 40.8%.
In the county around the school, Ramsey County, the median household income is $81,568, roughly 46% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. There are 302 public schools in Ramsey County, enrolling about 94,437 students in all.
The closest public school to Valentine Hills Elementary is Mounds View Senior High, about 0.6 miles away. Valentine Hills Elementary is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles.
Locale: Suburb: Large. In NCES terms, the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment at Valentine Hills Elementary climbed 9% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 690 to 750 students.
If you have questions about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Valentine Hills Elementary, you can post them here. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Ramsey County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
542,945
Census ACS
Median income
$81,568
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
46%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
302
94,437 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Mounds View Public School District
- Mounds View Senior HighHigh · 1,833 students
- Irondale Senior HighHigh · 1,812 students
- Chippewa Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,093 students
- Turtle Lake ElementaryElementary · 985 students
- Highview Middle SchoolMiddle · 823 students
- Island Lake ElementaryElementary · 741 students
Nearby schools
- Mounds View Senior High0.6 mi · 1,833
- ECSE Program1.1 mi · 82
- Birth to Two ECSE1.1 mi · 93
- Speech Program - Sp Ed Program1.1 mi · 35
- Mounds View Bridges Program1.6 mi · 9
- REACH Academy1.6 mi · 22
Frequently asked questions
About Valentine Hills ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Valentine Hills Elementary?
Valentine Hills Elementary enrolls approximately 750 students in grades 01-05.
What age range does Valentine Hills Elementary serve?
Valentine Hills Elementary serves students from grade 01 through grade 05.
How many teachers does Valentine Hills Elementary have?
Valentine Hills Elementary employs 49 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.2:1.
What is the student diversity at Valentine Hills Elementary?
Student demographics at Valentine Hills Elementary are roughly 53% White, 13% Hispanic, 17% Black, 5% Asian, 12% Two or more.
What district is Valentine Hills Elementary in?
Valentine Hills Elementary is part of Mounds View Public School District.
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