Valley View Community School

Valley View Community School is one of the average-sized primary schools in Farmington, New Hampshire, overseen by Farmington School District, with 245 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 3.

Across the 3 schools in Farmington School District (730 students total), Valley View Community School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Valley View Community School records that 87% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. The remainder breaks down as 8% multiracial, 3% Hispanic. Compared to Strafford County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 8.8:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.0:1, putting Valley View Community School tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 41% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is noticeably above Strafford County's rate of about 26%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Valley View Community School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 37.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 43.0%.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Strafford County put the typical household earns roughly $88,570 per year, about 39% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. In all, Strafford County runs 39 public schools (combined enrollment of about 13,978 students), of which Valley View Community School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Farmington Senior High School, around 0.2 miles off. Within five miles, there are 5 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Valley View Community School ranks 4th on composite proficiency, above the local average of 39.3%.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Looking at the recent track record. Valley View Community School's enrollment has fell 17% since 2018, when it stood at 296 (now 245). The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 10.6:1 in 2018 to 8.8:1 today.

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