Enrollment
180
Combined
STATE 485
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TURKEY-QUITAQUE ISD·NCES 484340004926
VALLEY SCHOOL
11826 HWY 86, TURKEY, TX 79261 · (806) 455-1411 · Briscoe County
GRADES PK–12COMBINED43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL180 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
7.3:1
25 FTE teachers
STATE 11.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
42%
76 students
STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
72.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +16.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
52.0%
TX avg 42.0% . +52.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 72 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 52 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 16 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 52 points.
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
55.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.4%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 55% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
180
-21 (-10%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
7.3:1
was 9.2:1
% White
65%
was 64%
% Hispanic
31%
was 32%
% Black
2%
was 2%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About VALLEY SCHOOL
VALLEY SCHOOL operates as an one-room-style unified-grade school in TURKEY, Texas, operated by TURKEY-QUITAQUE ISD. Current enrollment sits at 180 students spanning grades pre-K through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 63% smaller than the state mean of about 485.
VALLEY SCHOOL is a school of TURKEY-QUITAQUE ISD, the district that handles curriculum, staffing, and budget for the campus.
Looking at the student body, VALLEY SCHOOL logs that White students make up the majority at 65%. The remainder consists of 31% Hispanic, 2% multiracial. By comparison, Briscoe County as a whole is about 84% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.
In terms of school funding signals, VALLEY SCHOOL lists 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 7.3:1. The state averages around 11.7:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 42% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, VALLEY SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 55.4%; this one delivers 55.4%.
Zooming out to the county, census data for Briscoe County shows median household income runs about $45,417, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 14% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Briscoe County runs 2 public schools (combined enrollment of about 384 students), of which VALLEY SCHOOL is one.
SILVERTON SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 19.7 miles from this campus. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), VALLEY SCHOOL ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 38.3%.
VALLEY SCHOOL operates from an outlying location.
Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at VALLEY SCHOOL has fell 10%, going from 201 students in 2018 to 180 in 2025. Class-load math has tightened: from 9.2:1 in 2018 to 7.3:1 in 2025.
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Briscoe County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,301
Census ACS
Median income
$45,417
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
2
384 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- SILVERTON SCHOOL19.7 mi · 204
- MOTLEY COUNTY SCHOOL26.8 mi · 179
- LOCKNEY H S31.6 mi · 130
- LOCKNEY J H31.6 mi · 84
- LOCKNEY EL31.8 mi · 170
- FLOYDADA COLLEGIATE J H33.6 mi · 147
Frequently asked questions
About VALLEY SCHOOLHow large is VALLEY SCHOOL?
VALLEY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 180 students in grades PK-12.
What age range does VALLEY SCHOOL serve?
VALLEY SCHOOL serves students from grade PK through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at VALLEY SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at VALLEY SCHOOL is approximately 7.3:1 (25 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at VALLEY SCHOOL?
At VALLEY SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 65% White, 31% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Two or more.
Is VALLEY SCHOOL public or private?
VALLEY SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by TURKEY-QUITAQUE ISD.
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