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What's one thing VALLEY VIEW ELEMENTARY gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
388
Elementary
DISTRICT 312 · STATE 287
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ROSWELL·NCES 350225000524
VALLEY VIEW ELEMENTARY
1400 S WASHINGTON, ROSWELL, NM 88203 · (575) 637-3600 · Chaves County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL388 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
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Teacher data unavailable
DISTRICT 10.8:1 · STATE 12.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
387 students
DISTRICT 100% · STATE 90%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 63 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 57 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 63 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 74 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 62 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 69 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (63) is 9% smaller than its 5th grade class (69).
Student demographics
39%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 39% · STATE 55% · 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
Test scores
NM-MSSA + NM-ASR 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
44.8%
NM avg 44.2%
Math
28.6%
NM avg 27.2%
What this means: On the NM-MSSA + NM-ASR, New Mexico's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 29 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Mexico schools, those numbers are about 44 and 27.
Source: NM-MSSA + NM-ASR. 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
37.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.5%
based on NM schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% typical for New Mexico 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 Mexico'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 ELEMENTARY
VALLEY VIEW ELEMENTARY's state test result (37.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| VALLEY VIEW ELEMENTARY this school | 388 | 99.7% | 37.0% |
| EL CAPITAN ELEMENTARY ROSWELL | 380 | 100.0% | 37.1% |
| TUCUMCARI ELEMENTARY TUCUMCARI | 451 | 100.0% | 30.5% |
| MARIE M HUGHES ELEMENTARY ALBUQUERQUE | 417 | 100.0% | 33.1% |
| MONTEZUMA ELEMENTARY ALBUQUERQUE | 330 | 99.4% | 20.5% |
| VALENCIA ELEMENTARY PORTALES | 366 | 100.0% | 40.1% |
Matched among New Mexico 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 ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Mexico | In Chaves County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.0% | #133 of 329 | #8 of 15 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 28.6% | #147 of 354 | #7 of 15 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.8% | #150 of 366 | #8 of 15 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 388 | #132 of 490 | #3 of 18 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 38.7% | #181 of 334 | #4 of 14 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.7% | #216 of 393 | #14 of 16 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -29.6% | #90 of 287 | #5 of 14 |
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
388
-112 (-22%) vs 2020
-13% since 1990-91, when it was 445
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 | 388 | N/A | N/A | 100% (387) |
| 2023-24 | 421 | 27.5 | 15.3:1 | 100% (421) |
| 2022-23 | 463 | 28.5 | 16.3:1 | 100% (463) |
| 2020-21 | 500 | 29 | 17.2:1 | 100% (500) |
| 2017-18 | 551 | 30 | 18.4:1 | 100% (551) |
| 2015-16 | 519 | 27 | 19.2:1 | 100% (519) |
| 2010-11 | 445 | 25 | 17.8:1 | 99% (442) |
| 2000-01 | 393 | 23 | 17.1:1 | 63% (249) |
| 1990-91 | 445 | 22 | 20.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for VALLEY VIEW ELEMENTARY.
About VALLEY VIEW ELEMENTARY
VALLEY VIEW ELEMENTARY is a mid-sized elementary school in ROSWELL, New Mexico. It reports enrollment of 388 students in pre-K through 5. That puts enrollment 35% larger than the 287-student average for elementary schools in New Mexico.
Besides VALLEY VIEW ELEMENTARY, ROSWELL runs 21 other schools. The district enrolls 9,184 students.
Of every 100 students at VALLEY VIEW ELEMENTARY, about 76 are Hispanic. After that, the student body is 21% White and 3% Black. Among all residents of Chaves County, the Hispanic share is about 58%. The diversity index for VALLEY VIEW ELEMENTARY is 39%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 100%. The average for public schools in Chaves County is similar, at 100%.
Test results at VALLEY VIEW ELEMENTARY are 3.5 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (37.0% actual, 33.5% predicted).
Census data for Chaves County show median household income comes to about $52,938, about 18% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 20% of residents are in poverty. There are 33 public schools in the county, enrolling about 10,504, VALLEY VIEW ELEMENTARY among them.
A public school about 0.5 miles away, ROSWELL HIGH, is the closest to VALLEY VIEW ELEMENTARY. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of VALLEY VIEW ELEMENTARY. In a group of 7 nearby schools with scores, VALLEY VIEW ELEMENTARY ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
VALLEY VIEW ELEMENTARY is in a town far from an urbanized area, a location NCES labels Town: Remote.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment decreased from 500 to 388, a 22% decline.
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Chaves County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
64,217
Census ACS
Median income
$52,938
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
20%
Below federal line
Schools in county
33
10,504 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in ROSWELL
- ROSWELL HIGHHigh · 1,437 students
- GODDARD HIGHHigh · 1,096 students
- BERRENDO MIDDLEMiddle · 571 students
- SIERRA MIDDLEMiddle · 557 students
- DEL NORTE ELEMENTARYElementary · 518 students
- MOUNTAIN VIEW MIDDLEMiddle · 481 students
Other schools in ROSWELL
- ROSWELL HIGHHigh · 1,437 students
- GODDARD HIGHHigh · 1,096 students
- BERRENDO MIDDLEMiddle · 571 students
- SIERRA MIDDLEMiddle · 557 students
- DEL NORTE ELEMENTARYElementary · 518 students
- MOUNTAIN VIEW MIDDLEMiddle · 481 students
Other Valley View Elementary schools
35 other US public schools in 17 states are named Valley View Elementary. VALLEY VIEW ELEMENTARY is the 22nd largest of the 36.
- VALLEY VIEW ELEMENTARYLAS CRUCES, NM · 343 students
- Valley View Elementary SchoolGermantown, OH · 814 students
- Valley View ElementaryRiverside, CA · 675 students
- VALLEY VIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOLJONESBORO, AR · 668 students
- Valley View ElementaryGreen Bay, WI · 660 students
Nearby schools
- ROSWELL HIGH0.5 mi · 1,437
- MISSOURI AVE ELEMENTARY0.6 mi · 322
- MONTERREY ELEMENTARY1.1 mi · 373
- PECOS ELEMENTARY1.1 mi · 255
- PARKVIEW EARLY LITERACY CENTER1.3 mi · 282
- WASHINGTON AVE ELEMENTARY1.4 mi · 263
Frequently asked questions
About VALLEY VIEW ELEMENTARYHow many students attend VALLEY VIEW ELEMENTARY?
VALLEY VIEW ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 388 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does VALLEY VIEW ELEMENTARY serve?
VALLEY VIEW ELEMENTARY serves grades PK-05.
What is the student diversity at VALLEY VIEW ELEMENTARY?
Student demographics at VALLEY VIEW ELEMENTARY are roughly 21% White, 76% Hispanic, 3% Black, 0% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Is VALLEY VIEW ELEMENTARY public or private?
VALLEY VIEW ELEMENTARY is a public K-12 school, overseen by ROSWELL.
Where is VALLEY VIEW ELEMENTARY located?
VALLEY VIEW ELEMENTARY is located at 1400 S WASHINGTON, ROSWELL, NM 88203.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.