Enrollment
245
Elementary
DISTRICT 243 · STATE 249
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FARMINGTON SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 330300000597
Valley View Community School
79 Thayer Dr., Farmington, NH 03835 · (603) 755-4757 · Strafford County
GRADES PK–03ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL245 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 47% of New Hampshire public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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 New Hampshire public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
8.8:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 7.9:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
41%
100 students
DISTRICT 41% · STATE 26%
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 | 26 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 65 | 27% |
| Grade 1 | 56 | 23% |
| Grade 2 | 48 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 50 | 20% |
Student demographics
24%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 19% · STATE 33% · 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 Farmington School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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NHSAS 2024-25 . % Above ProficientEnglish Language Arts
39.0%
NH avg 55.2%
Math
47.0%
NH avg 43.0%
What this means: On the NHSAS, New Hampshire's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 47 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Hampshire schools, those numbers are about 55 and 43.
Source: NHSAS. 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
43.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.1%
based on NH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% typical for New Hampshire 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 New Hampshire'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 Community School
Valley View Community School's state test result (43.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Valley View Community School this school | 245 | 40.8% | 43.0% |
| Milton Elementary School Milton | 237 | 41.8% | 27.7% |
| Lakeside Primary School CENTER CONWAY | 210 | 40.0% | N/A |
| Hinsdale Elementary School Hinsdale | 242 | 42.6% | 26.6% |
| Gonic School Gonic | 211 | 38.9% | 46.4% |
| Lancaster Elementary School Lancaster | 310 | 41.6% | 42.5% |
Matched among New Hampshire 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 Community School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Hampshire | In Strafford County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.0% | #132 of 209 | #11 of 20 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.0% | #109 of 209 | #8 of 20 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.0% | #167 of 210 | #14 of 20 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 245 | #159 of 300 | #15 of 23 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 8.8:1 | #13 of 179 | #1 of 17 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 23.7% | #97 of 181 | #10 of 17 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 40.8% | #49 of 240 | #5 of 22 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.2% | #49 of 139 | #5 of 13 |
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
245
+14 (+6%) vs 2020
-42% since 2010-11, when it was 423
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 | 245 | 28 | 8.8:1 | 41% (100) |
| 2023-24 | 247 | 27 | 9.2:1 | 38% (94) |
| 2022-23 | 266 | 25 | 10.6:1 | 35% (92) |
| 2020-21 | 231 | N/A | N/A | 38% (87) |
| 2017-18 | 296 | 28 | 10.6:1 | 55% (162) |
| 2015-16 | 402 | 33 | 12.2:1 | 52% (211) |
| 2010-11 | 423 | 34 | 12.4:1 | 46% (193) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Valley View Community School.
Since 2017-18: students down 17% (296 to 245); teachers unchanged (28 to 28).
About Valley View Community School
Valley View Community School sits in Farmington, New Hampshire, and is classified as an elementary school. Students in pre-K through 3 attend the school, which enrolls 245 students.
Farmington School District has 730 students in 3 schools, and Valley View Community School is one of those schools.
Valley View Community School's enrollment is 87% White. The next largest groups are 8% multiracial and 3% Hispanic. County-wide, about 88% of residents are White. Pick two students at random and there is a 24% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The teaching staff at Valley View Community School is 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 8.8:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 11.0:1 average for elementary schools in New Hampshire. About 41% of students, or 100, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That is higher than the 26% average for public schools in Strafford County.
Measured against New Hampshire public elementary schools, Valley View Community School receives a B-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Valley View Community School, the prediction is 37.1% and the result is 43.0%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Strafford County show that the median household income is $88,570, about 39% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 5%. Besides Valley View Community School, Strafford County has 38 other public schools.
Farmington Senior High School is located about 0.2 miles from Valley View Community School. Around the school, 5 other public schools are within five miles. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Valley View Community School is 4th of 8 on proficiency.
Valley View Community School is coded as Rural: Fringe in federal locale data.
Enrollment climbed 6% from its 2020-21 level of 231.
Topics for discussion here include school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Strafford County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
132,575
Census ACS
Median income
$88,570
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
39
13,978 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Farmington School District
- Henry Wilson Memorial SchoolMiddle · 271 students
- Farmington Senior High SchoolHigh · 214 students
Other schools in Farmington
- Henry Wilson Memorial SchoolMiddle · 271 students
- Farmington Senior High SchoolHigh · 214 students
Nearby schools
- Farmington Senior High School0.2 mi · 214
- Henry Wilson Memorial School0.4 mi · 271
- Nute Junior High School4.4 mi · 105
- Nute High School4.4 mi · 166
- Milton Elementary School4.4 mi · 237
- New Durham Elementary School5.0 mi · 144
Frequently asked questions
About Valley View Community SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Valley View Community School?
Valley View Community School enrolls approximately 245 students in grades PK-03.
What grades does Valley View Community School serve?
Valley View Community School serves grades PK-03.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Valley View Community School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Valley View Community School is approximately 8.8:1 (28 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Valley View Community School?
Student demographics at Valley View Community School are roughly 87% White, 3% Hispanic, 0% Black, 2% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is Valley View Community School in?
Valley View Community School is part of Farmington School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.