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Enrollment
343
Elementary
DISTRICT 245 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·VALLEY PARK·NCES 293069002115
VALLEY PARK ELEM.
1 MAIN ST, VALLEY PARK, MO 63088 · (636) 923-3500 · St. Louis County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL343 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.5:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
29%
98 students
DISTRICT 34% · STATE 54%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 44 | 13% |
| Kindergarten | 44 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 44 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 65 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 40 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 52 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 54 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (44) is 19% smaller than its 5th grade class (54).
Student demographics
47%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 51% · STATE 52% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within VALLEY PARK. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
44.8%
MO avg 44.9% . -3.4pp since 2021
Math
39.3%
MO avg 43.8% . -6.2pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 39 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Missouri schools, those numbers are about 45 and 44. Reading and writing scores are down about 3 points since 2021, while math scores are down about 6 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 18.8% | 26.0% | 39.1% | 15.9% |
| Math | 15.3% | 24.0% | 33.5% | 27.0% |
Share of tested students at each MAP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
MAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 44.8% | 39.3% |
| 2023-24 | 48.9% | 55.8% |
| 2022-23 | 46.9% | 47.6% |
| 2021-22 | 48.2% | 45.5% |
% Proficient + Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MAP. 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
42.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.2%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% typical for Missouri 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 Missouri'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 PARK ELEM.
VALLEY PARK ELEM.'s state test result (42.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| VALLEY PARK ELEM. this school | 343 | 28.6% | 42.9% |
| ALEXANDER DONIPHAN ELEM. LIBERTY | 336 | 25.3% | 57.9% |
| MCBRIDE ELEM. SPRINGFIELD | 380 | 29.2% | 56.4% |
| SUNSET VALLEY ELEM. LEES SUMMIT | 310 | 23.2% | 48.6% |
| FIELD ELEM. SPRINGFIELD | 401 | 32.4% | 43.5% |
| LEWIS CLARK ELEM. ST PETERS | 426 | 33.3% | 38.9% |
Matched among Missouri 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 PARK ELEM. ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In St. Louis County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.9% | #467 of 1,002 | #75 of 133 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.3% | #579 of 1,019 ▼ 342 | #81 of 138 ▼ 28 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.8% | #476 of 1,018 ▼ 122 | #79 of 138 ▼ 9 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -4.8pp | #213 of 943 | #14 of 130 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 343 | #568 of 1,294 | #102 of 165 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.9:1 | #286 of 950 | #19 of 149 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 47.1% | #363 of 953 | #55 of 151 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 28.6% | #956 of 1,165 | #79 of 154 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.3% | #293 of 684 | #39 of 103 |
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
343
-60 (-15%) vs 2020
-26% since 1990-91, when it was 465
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
was 16.1:1
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 | 343 | 28.9 | 11.9:1 | 29% (98) |
| 2023-24 | 389 | 28.3 | 13.7:1 | 33% (130) |
| 2022-23 | 401 | 29.1 | 13.8:1 | 31% (126) |
| 2020-21 | 403 | 25 | 16.1:1 | 24% (97) |
| 2017-18 | 405 | 28.7 | 14.1:1 | 39% (158) |
| 2015-16 | 487 | 33 | 14.8:1 | 43% (211) |
| 2010-11 | 540 | 34 | 15.9:1 | 35% (187) |
| 2000-01 | 532 | 36 | 14.8:1 | 44% (232) |
| 1990-91 | 465 | 35 | 13.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for VALLEY PARK ELEM..
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (405 to 343); teachers up 1% (28.7 to 28.9).
About VALLEY PARK ELEM.
Among the schools in VALLEY PARK, Missouri, is VALLEY PARK ELEM., a mid-sized elementary school. The school offers pre-K through 5 and enrolls 343 students.
The VALLEY PARK system has 3 schools and 734 students.
Federal enrollment data show VALLEY PARK ELEM. is 71% White. Enrollment also includes 9% Hispanic, 9% Black, 7% multiracial, and 4% Asian. The school's White share is 9 points above the 62% share among St. Louis County residents. A diversity index of 47% means there is a 47% chance two randomly chosen students at VALLEY PARK ELEM. are from different groups.
Classroom staffing at VALLEY PARK ELEM. totals 28.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 11.9:1. The 12.4:1 average for elementary schools in Missouri is close to this figure. Federal data show 29% of students (98) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in St. Louis County average 43%.
Test results at VALLEY PARK ELEM. are 6.3 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (42.9% actual, 49.2% predicted).
For the population of St. Louis County, the median household earns about $82,936 a year, about 47% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 7%. VALLEY PARK ELEM. shares St. Louis County with 274 other public schools.
Of the public schools around it, VALLEY PARK ELEM. is closest to VALLEY PARK SR. HIGH, less than a tenth of a mile away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. VALLEY PARK ELEM. is 7th of 9 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Suburb: Large: in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment decreased from 403 to 343, a 15% decline. Federal data show the ratio falling from 16.1:1 to 11.9:1.
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St. Louis County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
995,569
Census ACS
Median income
$82,936
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
47%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
275
134,601 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in VALLEY PARK
- VALLEY PARK SR. HIGHHigh · 230 students
- VALLEY PARK MIDDLEMiddle · 161 students
Other schools in VALLEY PARK
- VALLEY PARK SR. HIGHHigh · 230 students
- VALLEY PARK MIDDLEMiddle · 161 students
Other VALLEY PARK Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named VALLEY PARK Elementary. VALLEY PARK ELEM. is the 3rd largest of the 3.
- Valley Park ElementaryOverland Park, KS · 549 students
- Valley Park Elementary SchoolPENNSVILLE, NJ · 365 students
Nearby schools
- VALLEY PARK SR. HIGH0.0 mi · 230
- VALLEY PARK MIDDLE0.0 mi · 161
- SOUTH HIGH2.0 mi · 1,485
- UTHOFF VALLEY ELEM.2.0 mi · 423
- BARRETTS ELEM.2.0 mi · 378
- HANNA WOODS ELEM.2.1 mi · 360
Frequently asked questions
About VALLEY PARK ELEM.How large is VALLEY PARK ELEM.?
VALLEY PARK ELEM. enrolls approximately 343 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does VALLEY PARK ELEM. serve?
VALLEY PARK ELEM. serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at VALLEY PARK ELEM.?
The student-to-teacher ratio at VALLEY PARK ELEM. is approximately 11.9:1 (29 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at VALLEY PARK ELEM.?
At VALLEY PARK ELEM., the student body is approximately 71% White, 9% Hispanic, 9% Black, 4% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is VALLEY PARK ELEM. public or private?
VALLEY PARK ELEM. is a public K-12 school, overseen by VALLEY PARK.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.