VALLEY VIEW ELEMENTARY

Located at 1400 S WASHINGTON, in ROSWELL, New Mexico, VALLEY VIEW ELEMENTARY is a mid-tier elementary school that hosts 388 students (grades pre-K through 5), overseen by ROSWELL. That puts it 35% bigger than the typical public school in New Mexico, which averages around 287 students.

Within ROSWELL, which oversees 22 schools and 9,184 students, VALLEY VIEW ELEMENTARY is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, VALLEY VIEW ELEMENTARY lists that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 76% of enrollment. The remainder consists of 21% White, 3% Black. The wider county runs roughly 58% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the resource side, Around 100% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, VALLEY VIEW ELEMENTARY performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 33.5%, the actual is 37.0%, a residual of +3.5 points.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Chaves County indicate the typical household earns roughly $52,938 per year, about 18% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 20% of residents live below the federal poverty line. VALLEY VIEW ELEMENTARY is one of 33 public schools in Chaves County (combined enrollment of about 10,504 students).

ROSWELL HIGH is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around VALLEY VIEW ELEMENTARY. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), VALLEY VIEW ELEMENTARY ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 33.0%.

The campus sits in a town-based setting.

Five-year trend. VALLEY VIEW ELEMENTARY's enrollment has declined 30% since 2018, when it stood at 551 (now 388).

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.