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What's the state of after-school transportation at VALLEY VIEW ELEMENTARY?
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Enrollment
487
Elementary
DISTRICT 376 · STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BLOOMINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 270579000238
VALLEY VIEW ELEMENTARY
351 E 88TH ST, BLOOMINGTON, MN 55420 · (952) 681-5700 · Hennepin County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL487 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
83%
406 students
DISTRICT 53% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 70 | 14% |
| Kindergarten | 65 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 75 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 65 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 62 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 75 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 75 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (65) is 13% smaller than its 5th grade class (75).
Student demographics
67%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 72% · 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
17.4%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
10.8%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 17 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 11 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
11.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
20.3%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 12% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 20% 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 VALLEY VIEW ELEMENTARY
VALLEY VIEW ELEMENTARY's state test result (11.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| VALLEY VIEW ELEMENTARY this school | 487 | 83.4% | 11.8% |
| Highland Elementary COLUMBIA HEIGHTS | 534 | 78.3% | 17.9% |
| North Park School for Innovation FRIDLEY | 433 | 80.8% | 17.5% |
| Whittier Elementary MINNEAPOLIS | 491 | 85.3% | 11.0% |
| Lyndale Elementary MINNEAPOLIS | 466 | 79.2% | 27.9% |
| Folwell Elementary MINNEAPOLIS | 450 | 89.8% | 10.0% |
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 VALLEY VIEW ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Hennepin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 11.8% | #814 of 844 | #150 of 169 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 10.8% | #810 of 844 | #151 of 169 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 17.4% | #799 of 844 | #145 of 169 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 487 | #321 of 1,130 | #77 of 206 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.6:1 | #487 of 769 | #91 of 164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.3% | #179 of 796 | #63 of 165 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 83.4% | #81 of 942 | #31 of 183 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.2% | #187 of 499 | #41 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
487
+11 (+2%) vs 2020
-24% since 1990-91, when it was 641
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
was 14.4:1
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 | 487 | 33.5 | 14.6:1 | 83% (406) |
| 2023-24 | 529 | 37.8 | 14.0:1 | 82% (432) |
| 2022-23 | 514 | 32.5 | 15.8:1 | 82% (423) |
| 2020-21 | 476 | 33 | 14.4:1 | 81% (384) |
| 2017-18 | 588 | 45.1 | 13.0:1 | 83% (488) |
| 2015-16 | 516 | 38 | 13.6:1 | 87% (449) |
| 2010-11 | 578 | 41 | 14.1:1 | 82% (472) |
| 2000-01 | 581 | 40 | 14.5:1 | 50% (292) |
| 1990-91 | 641 | 32 | 20.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for VALLEY VIEW ELEMENTARY.
Since 2017-18: students down 17% (588 to 487); teachers down 26% (45.1 to 33.5).
About VALLEY VIEW ELEMENTARY
VALLEY VIEW ELEMENTARY is the name of a medium-sized elementary school in BLOOMINGTON, Minnesota. Students in pre-K through 5 attend, and enrollment is 487 students. The school's enrollment is 42% larger than the 344 average for elementary schools in Minnesota.
Federal data list 22 schools in Bloomington Public Schools, with 10,442 students enrolled.
Enrollment at VALLEY VIEW ELEMENTARY is mixed, with Hispanic students the largest group at 49%. It is also 24% Black, 13% White, 9% multiracial, and 5% Asian. For comparison, the population of Hennepin County is roughly 8% Hispanic. VALLEY VIEW ELEMENTARY has a diversity index of 67%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
VALLEY VIEW ELEMENTARY employs 33.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 14.6:1. That ratio is over the 13.7:1 average for elementary schools in Minnesota. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 83% in 2024-25. That rate is above the 43% average among public schools in Hennepin County.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, VALLEY VIEW ELEMENTARY would be expected to post about 20.3%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 11.8%.
Across Hennepin County, median household income is about $97,653, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 54% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 5%. The public schools of Hennepin County number 496 and enroll about 177,509.
The school nearest to VALLEY VIEW ELEMENTARY is New Code Academy Middle School, at a distance of less than a tenth of a mile. Within five miles of VALLEY VIEW ELEMENTARY, there are at least 8 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 21.6%; VALLEY VIEW ELEMENTARY's is 11.8%, ranking 7th of 7.
The federal government classifies VALLEY VIEW ELEMENTARY's location as City: Small.
Enrollment in 2024-25 was 487, close to the 476 recorded in 2020-21.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for VALLEY VIEW ELEMENTARY covering things like enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Hennepin County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,269,496
Census ACS
Median income
$97,653
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
54%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
496
177,509 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Bloomington Public Schools
- Jefferson High SchoolHigh · 1,684 students
- Kennedy High SchoolHigh · 1,578 students
- OLSON MIDDLEMiddle · 762 students
- OAK GROVE MIDDLEMiddle · 711 students
- VALLEY VIEW MIDDLEMiddle · 647 students
- OLSON ELEMENTARYElementary · 524 students
Other schools in BLOOMINGTON
- Jefferson High SchoolHigh · 1,684 students
- Kennedy High SchoolHigh · 1,578 students
- OLSON MIDDLEMiddle · 762 students
- OAK GROVE MIDDLEMiddle · 711 students
- VALLEY VIEW MIDDLEMiddle · 647 students
- BLUESKY CHARTER SCHOOLHigh · 634 students
Other Valley View Elementary schools
35 other US public schools in 17 states are named Valley View Elementary. VALLEY VIEW ELEMENTARY is the 12th largest of the 36.
- Valley View ElementaryCOLUMBIA HEIGHTS, MN · 568 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
- New Code Academy Middle School0.1 mi · 71
- VALLEY VIEW MIDDLE0.1 mi · 647
- Success Academy Bloomington Elem0.8 mi · 117
- Success Academy Bloomington Middle0.8 mi · 63
- Beacon ALP1.1 mi · 183
- Kennedy High School1.1 mi · 1,578
Frequently asked questions
About VALLEY VIEW ELEMENTARYHow large is VALLEY VIEW ELEMENTARY?
VALLEY VIEW ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 487 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.
What is the student-teacher ratio at VALLEY VIEW ELEMENTARY?
The student-to-teacher ratio at VALLEY VIEW ELEMENTARY is approximately 14.6:1 (33 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at VALLEY VIEW ELEMENTARY?
At VALLEY VIEW ELEMENTARY, the student body is approximately 13% White, 49% Hispanic, 24% Black, 5% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Is VALLEY VIEW ELEMENTARY public or private?
VALLEY VIEW ELEMENTARY is a public K-12 school, overseen by Bloomington Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.