Enrollment
285
Elementary
DISTRICT 102 · STATE 272
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·VALENTINE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS·NCES 317802001672
VALENTINE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
615 E 5TH ST, VALENTINE, NE 69201 · (402) 376-3237 · Cherry County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL285 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 94% of Nebraska public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+Beats 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 Nebraska public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
11.3:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 7.0:1 · STATE 21.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
46%
130 students
DISTRICT 40% · STATE 37%
Community
0
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 | 58 | 20% |
| Kindergarten | 42 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 49 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 47 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 46 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 43 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (42) is about the same size as its 4th grade class (43).
Student demographics
37%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 41% · STATE 57% · 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 VALENTINE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NSCAS 2024-25 . % On Track + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
79.4%
NE avg 57.6%
Math
74.7%
NE avg 60.6%
What this means: On the NSCAS, Nebraska's statewide test, about 79 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 75 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Nebraska schools, those numbers are about 58 and 61.
Source: NSCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of NE schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
73.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.4%
based on NE schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 73% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 60% typical for Nebraska schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 13 points, placing it in Nebraska's top 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 ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
VALENTINE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (73.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| VALENTINE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 285 | 45.6% | 73.0% |
| HOMER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL HOMER | 245 | 46.5% | 61.2% |
| PENDER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PENDER | 242 | 45.5% | 77.3% |
| LOGAN VIEW ELEMENTARY HOOPER | 330 | 43.6% | 73.3% |
| WISNER-PILGER ELEM SCHOOL WISNER | 306 | 43.5% | 69.5% |
| NORTH PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BROKEN BOW | 376 | 41.5% | 71.6% |
Matched among Nebraska 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 ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Nebraska |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 73.0% | #53 of 311 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 74.7% | #72 of 398 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 79.4% | #16 of 438 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 285 | #271 of 587 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.3:1 | #34 of 379 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 36.7% | #252 of 379 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 45.6% | #115 of 359 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +26.7% | #20 of 135 |
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
285
+25 (+10%) vs 2020
+19% since 2010-11, when it was 239
Student : Teacher
11.3:1
was 11.3:1
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 | 285 | 25.1 | 11.3:1 | 46% (130) |
| 2023-24 | 287 | 24.6 | 11.7:1 | 50% (144) |
| 2022-23 | 279 | 24.6 | 11.3:1 | 49% (137) |
| 2020-21 | 260 | 23 | 11.3:1 | 45% (117) |
| 2017-18 | 225 | 23 | 9.8:1 | 45% (101) |
| 2015-16 | 241 | 24 | 10.0:1 | 41% (98) |
| 2010-11 | 239 | 23 | 10.4:1 | 51% (123) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for VALENTINE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
Since 2017-18: students up 27% (225 to 285); teachers up 9% (23 to 25.1).
About VALENTINE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
VALENTINE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves students in VALENTINE, Nebraska, as a medium-sized elementary school. It enrolled 285 students in pre-K through 4 for the 2024-25 school year.
VALENTINE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS is the local district for VALENTINE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. It runs 5 schools with 623 students.
A majority of students at VALENTINE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, 79%, are White. The rest of enrollment is 10% Native American, 6% Hispanic, and 5% multiracial. By the diversity index, VALENTINE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL comes in at 37%.
Its teaching staff equals 25.1 full-time positions, a ratio of 11.3:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Nebraska average 21.0:1. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 46%. That is close to the 45% average for public schools in Cherry County.
allk12 grades VALENTINE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL an A. The grade compares the school only with Nebraska public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
The BeatsExpectations model predicts 60.4% for VALENTINE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The actual figure is 73.0%. The 12.6-point gap ranks in the top 10% of Nebraska schools.
Cherry County has about 5,498 residents, and median household income is about $66,270, about 25% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. Federal data list 8 public schools in Cherry County, with a combined enrollment of about 775.
The closest other public school is VALENTINE HIGH SCHOOL, about 0.1 miles away. Around the school, 2 other public schools are within five miles. On proficiency, VALENTINE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is ahead of the 38.1% nearby average, ranking 1st of 5.
In the federal locale system, VALENTINE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is coded Rural: Remote, for schools in rural territory far from an urban area.
Federal counts put enrollment at 260 in 2020-21 and 285 in 2024-25, a 10% gain.
Topics for discussion here include school safety, transportation, and start times. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Cherry County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
5,498
Census ACS
Median income
$66,270
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
8
775 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in VALENTINE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS
- VALENTINE MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 159 students
- VALENTINE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 158 students
- SIMEON SCHOOLElementary · 17 students
- CUTCOMB LAKE SCHOOLElementary · 4 students
Other schools in VALENTINE
- VALENTINE MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 159 students
- VALENTINE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 158 students
- SIMEON SCHOOLElementary · 17 students
- Littleburg Elementary - 12Elementary
Other Valentine Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Valentine Elementary. VALENTINE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the 2nd largest of the 3.
- Valentine ElementarySan Marino, CA · 711 students
- Valentine Elementary SchoolPeach Springs, AZ · 87 students
Nearby schools
- VALENTINE HIGH SCHOOL0.1 mi · 158
- VALENTINE MIDDLE SCHOOL0.6 mi · 159
- SIMEON SCHOOL16.7 mi · 17
- Lakeview Elementary - 0917.2 mi · 44
- CODY-KILGORE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL21.3 mi · 73
- Klein Elementary - 0823.7 mi · 5
Frequently asked questions
About VALENTINE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow large is VALENTINE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
VALENTINE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 285 students in grades PK-04.
What grades does VALENTINE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
VALENTINE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves grades PK-04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at VALENTINE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at VALENTINE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is approximately 11.3:1 (25 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at VALENTINE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
At VALENTINE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 79% White, 6% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is VALENTINE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL in?
VALENTINE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is part of VALENTINE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS.
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