Enrollment
368
Elementary
DISTRICT 537 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RICHARDSON ISD·NCES 483702004160
Spring Valley Elementary School
13535 SPRING GROVE AVE, DALLAS, TX 75240 · (469)593-4600 · Dallas County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL368 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.8:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
82%
300 students
DISTRICT 56% · STATE 65%
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, 2023-24
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 36 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 38 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 57 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 45 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 43 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 63 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 44 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 42 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (38) is 10% smaller than its 6th grade class (42).
Student demographics
26%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · STATE 63% · 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.
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STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
31.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +13.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
27.0%
TX avg 42.0% . +5.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 31 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 27 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 13 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 5 points.
Performance levels, 2023-24
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 10.0% | 21.0% | 32.0% | 37.0% |
| Mathematics | 9.0% | 18.0% | 29.0% | 44.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | 31.0% | 27.0% |
| 2022-23 | 22.0% | 23.0% |
| 2021-22 | 23.0% | 21.0% |
| 2020-21 | 18.0% | 22.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. 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
27.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.9%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 27% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% typical for Texas 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 Texas'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 →
Where Spring Valley Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Dallas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 27.1% | #3,911 of 4,401 | #360 of 421 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 27.0% | #4,118 of 4,466 ▲ 88 | #396 of 429 ▲ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 31.0% | #4,266 of 4,466 ▲ 130 | #403 of 429 ▲ 16 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +9.0pp | #1,610 of 3,998 | #125 of 399 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 368 | #3,745 of 4,938 | #359 of 448 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.3:1 | #441 of 4,622 | #24 of 432 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 25.9% | #3,569 of 4,628 | #342 of 433 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 81.5% | #1,826 of 4,789 | #273 of 437 |
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.
6-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2023-24Enrollment
368
-48 (-12%) vs 2017
-17% since 1990-91, when it was 443
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
was 12.9:1
% White
5%
was 8%
% Hispanic
86%
was 86%
% Black
8%
was 3%
% Asian
1%
was 2%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | 368 | 24.6 | 15.0:1 | 82% (300) |
| 2022-23 | 396 | 32.3 | 12.3:1 | 86% (341) |
| 2020-21 | 420 | 34 | 12.3:1 | 82% (343) |
| 2017-18 | 416 | 32.2 | 12.9:1 | 82% (340) |
| 2015-16 | 466 | 30 | 15.5:1 | 86% (403) |
| 2010-11 | 436 | 30 | 14.5:1 | 88% (383) |
| 2000-01 | 457 | 39 | 11.7:1 | 69% (317) |
| 1990-91 | 443 | 29 | 15.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Spring Valley Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (416 to 368); teachers down 24% (32.2 to 24.6).
About Spring Valley Elementary School
At 13535 SPRING GROVE AVE in DALLAS, Texas, Spring Valley Elementary School operates as a small elementary school. Enrollment stands at 368 students, covering pre-K through 6. That puts enrollment 29% below the 519-student average for elementary schools in Texas.
RICHARDSON ISD enrolls 38,526 students in 55 schools, including Spring Valley Elementary School.
The share of students at Spring Valley Elementary School who are Hispanic is 86%. Other students are 8% Black and 5% White. By comparison, Dallas County residents are about 41% Hispanic. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 26, compared with 70 nationally.
The school had 24.6 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2023-24. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 12.3:1. The school's 12.3:1 compares with an average of 15.1:1 for elementary schools in Texas. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 82%.
Spring Valley Elementary School is 11.8 points below its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results (27.1% versus 38.9%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Texas.
For Dallas County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $76,547 a year, roughly 36% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Spring Valley Elementary School, Dallas County has 771 public schools.
Spring Valley Elementary School's nearest public school is Risd Academy (about 0.4 miles). There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Spring Valley Elementary School places 6th of 8 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
The school's locale code, City: Large, means it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment in 2023-24 stood at 368, compared with 416 in 2017-18. The largest shift in the student mix was in the Black share, which grew from 3% to 8%. In 2017-18, the student-to-teacher ratio was 12.9:1; by 2023-24 it was 15.0:1.
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Dallas County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,621,179
Census ACS
Median income
$76,547
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
771
459,645 students
Quick facts
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Other Spring Valley Elementary schools
9 other US public schools in 6 states are named Spring Valley Elementary. Spring Valley Elementary School is the 5th largest of the 10.
- Spring Valley Elementary SchoolHEWITT, TX · 476 students
- Spring Valley ElementaryDurham, NC · 543 students
- Spring Valley ElementaryJunction City, KS · 400 students
- Spring Valley ElementaryMillbrae, CA · 375 students
- SPRING VALLEY ELEM.RAYTOWN, MO · 353 students
Nearby schools
- Risd Academy0.4 mi · 731
- Dobie Pre-Kindergarten School0.7 mi · 293
- Carolyn G Bukhair Elementary School0.9 mi · 694
- Northwood Hills Elementary School1.0 mi · 563
- Dover Elementary School1.2 mi · 698
- Hamilton Park Pacesetter Magnet1.4 mi · 659
Frequently asked questions
About Spring Valley Elementary SchoolHow large is Spring Valley Elementary School?
Spring Valley Elementary School enrolls approximately 368 students in grades PK-06.
Is Spring Valley Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Spring Valley Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Spring Valley Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Spring Valley Elementary School is approximately 12.3:1 (25 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Spring Valley Elementary School?
At Spring Valley Elementary School, the student body is approximately 5% White, 86% Hispanic, 8% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Spring Valley Elementary School in?
Spring Valley Elementary School is part of RICHARDSON ISD.
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