VALLEY VIEW EL

VALLEY VIEW EL is a mid-tier K-5 school in HIDALGO, Texas, part of VALLEY VIEW ISD. The school serves 446 students in grades pre-K through 6.

VALLEY VIEW ISD runs 9 schools in total, collectively educating 4,295 students. VALLEY VIEW EL is one of those campuses.

Demographically, VALLEY VIEW EL reports that nearly all students (100%) are Hispanic.

Looking at school resources, On paper, VALLEY VIEW EL has 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.7:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. Around 88% 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 EL ranks in the top 10% of Texas public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 35.5%; VALLEY VIEW EL posts 67.7%, +32.2 points above that line.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Hidalgo County shows median household income runs about $54,338, roughly 21% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 23% of residents live below the federal poverty line. VALLEY VIEW EL is one of 364 public schools in Hidalgo County (combined enrollment of about 212,859 students).

The closest other public school is VALLEY VIEW J H, roughly 0.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, VALLEY VIEW EL comes 2nd of 9 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 54.5%.

The campus sits in a suburban setting.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count stayed largely flat: 457 students in 2018 compared to 446 in 2025. Class-load math has widened: from 15.2:1 in 2018 to 16.7:1 in 2025.

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