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
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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
285
+60 (+27%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
11.3:1
was 9.8:1
% White
79%
was 74%
% Hispanic
6%
was 6%
% Black
0%
was 0%
% Asian
1%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About VALENTINE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
VALENTINE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, an average-sized elementary school in VALENTINE, Nebraska, overseen by VALENTINE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS, educates 285 students, covering grades pre-K through 4.
Within VALENTINE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS, which oversees 5 schools and 623 students, VALENTINE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the system.
Demographically, VALENTINE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL records that the largest single group is White, at 79% of enrollment. The remainder reads as 10% Native American, 6% Hispanic, 5% multiracial.
Looking at the economic backdrop, The school reports having 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 21.0:1, putting VALENTINE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 46% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.
After controlling for student poverty, VALENTINE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 60.4%; this one delivers 73.0%, a residual of +12.6 points.
Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Cherry County indicate median household earnings sit near $66,270, about 25% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. VALENTINE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 8 public schools in Cherry County (combined enrollment of about 775 students).
The closest other public school is VALENTINE HIGH SCHOOL, roughly 0.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts VALENTINE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL at 1st of 5; the average score across the group is 38.1%.
The school occupies a countryside site.
Five-year trend. VALENTINE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's enrollment has ticked up 27% since 2018, when it stood at 225 (now 285). Over the same period, the White share ticked up from 74% to 79%. Class-load math has widened: from 9.8:1 in 2018 to 11.3:1 in 2025.
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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
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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