VALLEY VIEW ELEMENTARY

VALLEY VIEW ELEMENTARY is a middle-of-the-pack K-5 school in BLOOMINGTON, Minnesota, operated by Bloomington Public Schools. The school serves 487 students in grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 42% above the typical public school in Minnesota, which averages around 344 students.

VALLEY VIEW ELEMENTARY is one of 22 schools operated by Bloomington Public Schools, a district that educates 10,442 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, VALLEY VIEW ELEMENTARY shows that the most-represented group is Hispanic (49%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest is composed of 24% Black, 13% White, 9% multiracial, 5% Asian. By comparison, Hennepin County as a whole is about 8% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, VALLEY VIEW ELEMENTARY has 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.7:1, putting VALLEY VIEW ELEMENTARY higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 83% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is north of Hennepin County's rate of about 43%.

After controlling for student poverty, VALLEY VIEW ELEMENTARY tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 20.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 11.8%.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Hennepin County put median household income runs about $97,653, roughly 54% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. In all, Hennepin County runs 496 public schools (combined enrollment of about 177,509 students), of which VALLEY VIEW ELEMENTARY is one.

VALLEY VIEW MIDDLE is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts VALLEY VIEW ELEMENTARY at 7th of 7; the average score across the group is 21.6%.

Geographically, the school is in a metropolitan area.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 17%: 588 students in 2018 compared to 487 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment fell from 29% to 24% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 13.0:1 in 2018 to 14.6:1 today.

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