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Enrollment
442
Elementary
DISTRICT 341 · STATE 404
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·VALLEY LOCAL·NCES 390496403658
Valley Elementary School
1821A State Route 728, Lucasville, OH 45648 · (740) 259-2611 · Scioto County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL442 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 71% of Ohio public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Ohio public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
21.1:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.7:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
55%
244 students
DISTRICT 47% · STATE 43%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 35 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 84 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 86 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 85 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 72 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 80 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (84) is 5% larger than its 4th grade class (80).
Student demographics
15%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 13% · STATE 54% · 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 Valley Local. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
62.8%
OH avg 59.8% . -7.7pp since 2021
Math
77.0%
OH avg 56.1% . +3.4pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 77 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Ohio schools, those numbers are about 60 and 56. Reading and writing scores are down about 8 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 3 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 62.8% | 77.0% |
| 2023-24 | 75.0% | 82.0% |
| 2022-23 | 78.9% | 89.1% |
| 2021-22 | 70.5% | 73.7% |
% Proficient or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Ohio's State Tests. 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
74.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
68.0%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 74% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 68% typical for Ohio 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 Ohio'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 Elementary School
Valley Elementary School's state test result (74.2% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Valley Elementary School this school | 442 | 55.2% | 74.2% |
| Putman Elementary School Blanchester | 471 | 53.1% | 82.5% |
| Lakewood Elementary School Hebron | 421 | 53.0% | N/A |
| Clermont Northeastern Elementary School Batavia | 498 | 54.6% | 64.3% |
| Lynchburg-Clay Elementary School Lynchburg | 471 | 52.9% | 78.0% |
| Preble Shawnee Elementary School Camden | 471 | 56.5% | 57.9% |
Matched among Ohio 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 Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Scioto County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 74.2% | #374 of 673 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 77.0% | #461 of 1,569 ▼ 170 | #4 of 10 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.8% | #830 of 1,569 ▼ 313 | #5 of 10 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -2.1pp | #318 of 1,514 | #1 of 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 442 | #683 of 1,808 | #6 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.1:1 | #1,390 of 1,582 | #6 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 14.9% | #1,324 of 1,590 | #4 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 55.2% | #178 of 767 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.5% | #831 of 992 | #7 of 7 |
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
442
+15 (+4%) vs 2020
+25% since 1990-91, when it was 353
Student : Teacher
21.1:1
was 12.2:1
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 | 442 | 21 | 21.1:1 | 55% (244) |
| 2023-24 | 450 | 21 | 21.4:1 | 51% (231) |
| 2022-23 | 443 | 21 | 21.1:1 | 43% (192) |
| 2020-21 | 427 | 35 | 12.2:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 463 | 18 | 25.7:1 | 50% (230) |
| 2015-16 | 448 | 16 | 28.0:1 | 56% (252) |
| 2010-11 | 460 | 24 | 19.2:1 | 58% (269) |
| 2000-01 | 595 | 33 | 18.0:1 | 49% (294) |
| 1990-91 | 353 | 16 | 22.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Valley Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (463 to 442); teachers up 17% (18 to 21).
About Valley Elementary School
Valley Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school in Ohio, located in Lucasville. It has an enrollment of 442 students in pre-K through 4.
A total of 3 schools make up Valley Local, with 1,023 students enrolled.
The share of students at Valley Elementary School who are White is 92%. Enrollment also includes 5% multiracial and 3% Hispanic. Scioto County residents are about 93% White, a similar share. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 15%.
On staff are 21 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 21.1:1. Elementary schools in Ohio have an average ratio of 17.9:1. About 55% of students at Valley Elementary School are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Scioto County average 45%.
On the allk12 Grade, Valley Elementary School lands at B+, ahead of 71% of Ohio public elementary schools.
After adjusting for student poverty, Valley Elementary School lands between the top and bottom 10% of Ohio schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 74.2%; the prediction is 68.0%.
Looking at the county, Scioto County, the median household earns about $50,609 a year, 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 17% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Valley Elementary School, Scioto County has 32 public schools.
Valley High School is about 0.2 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Valley Elementary School is one of several public schools in the area, with 3 others within five miles. Valley Elementary School ranks 1st of 6 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 74.2% against a local average of 62.2%.
The school's locale code, Rural: Distant, means it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
In 2020-21, Valley Elementary School enrolled 427 students. By 2024-25, that number had grown to 442. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 12.2:1; by 2024-25 it was 21.1:1.
On allk12, people connected to Valley Elementary School can post about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Scioto County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
72,627
Census ACS
Median income
$50,609
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
17%
Below federal line
Schools in county
32
10,849 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Valley Local
- Valley Middle SchoolMiddle · 302 students
- Valley High SchoolHigh · 279 students
Other schools in Lucasville
- Scioto County Career Technical CenterHigh · 549 students
- Valley Middle SchoolMiddle · 302 students
- Valley High SchoolHigh · 279 students
Other Valley Elementary schools
11 other US public schools in 9 states are named Valley Elementary. Valley Elementary School is the 7th largest of the 12.
- Valley Elementary SchoolBeavercreek, OH · 487 students
- Valley Elementary SchoolPikeville, KY · 844 students
- Valley ElementaryPoway, CA · 663 students
- Valley Elementary SchoolBensalem, PA · 588 students
- Valley ElementaryJefferson, MD · 525 students
Nearby schools
- Valley High School0.2 mi · 279
- Valley Middle School0.7 mi · 302
- Scioto County Career Technical Center2.2 mi · 549
- Clay Elementary School5.6 mi · 326
- Clay Middle School5.6 mi · 134
- Clay High School5.6 mi · 145
Frequently asked questions
About Valley Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Valley Elementary School?
Valley Elementary School enrolls approximately 442 students in grades PK-04.
What age range does Valley Elementary School serve?
Valley Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 04.
How many students per teacher at Valley Elementary School?
Approximately 21.1:1 students per teacher at Valley Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Valley Elementary School?
Student demographics at Valley Elementary School are roughly 92% White, 3% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Valley Elementary School public or private?
Valley Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Valley Local.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.