Valley View North Elementary School
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 50 | 13% |
| Kindergarten | 30 | 8% |
| Grade 1 | 35 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 44 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 47 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 48 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 53 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 65 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (30) is 54% smaller than its 6th grade class (65).
School pathway
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveWhat this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 51 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 44 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 37 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 34.0% | 24.0% | 21.0% | 21.0% |
| Mathematics | 17.0% | 34.0% | 28.0% | 21.0% |
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 58.0% | 51.0% |
| 2024-25 | 60.0% | 45.0% |
| 2023-24 | 60.0% | 39.0% |
| 2022-23 | 59.0% | 55.0% |
| 2021-22 | 41.0% | 40.0% |
| 2020-21 | 14.0% | 14.0% |
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 31% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 15 points, placing it in Texas's top 10%.
Schools most like Valley View North Elementary School
Valley View North Elementary School's state test result (46.3% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Valley View North Elementary School this school | 372 | 99.7% | 46.3% |
| Garden Park Elementary School BROWNSVILLE | 372 | 98.9% | 49.9% |
| Sam Fordyce Elementary School SULLIVAN CITY | 356 | 98.6% | 53.0% |
| Ray H Darr Elementary School EAGLE PASS | 383 | 98.2% | 46.8% |
| Progreso Early Childhood PROGRESO | 365 | 98.1% | N/A |
| Dovalina Elementary School LAREDO | 399 | 99.5% | 46.5% |
Where Valley View North Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Hidalgo County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.3% | #1,826 of 4,401 | #75 of 181 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 51.0% | #1,705 of 4,466 ▲ 477 | #77 of 183 ▲ 18 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.0% | #1,675 of 4,466 ▼ 217 | #62 of 183 ▼ 16 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -2.5pp | #937 of 3,998 | #43 of 180 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 372 | #3,720 of 4,938 | #158 of 192 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.0:1 | #2,429 of 4,622 | #53 of 185 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 0.0% | #4,626 of 4,628 | #184 of 185 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.7% | #35 of 4,789 | #4 of 190 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -24.5% | #822 of 2,838 | #42 of 128 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 372 | 24.8 | 15.0:1 | 100% (371) |
| 2023-24 | 375 | 26.7 | 14.1:1 | 99% (372) |
| 2022-23 | 342 | 24.9 | 13.7:1 | 98% (336) |
| 2020-21 | 402 | 30 | 13.4:1 | 98% (393) |
| 2017-18 | 493 | 31.1 | 15.8:1 | 94% (463) |
| 2015-16 | 516 | 32 | 16.1:1 | 87% (450) |
| 2010-11 | 551 | 37 | 14.9:1 | 0% (0) |
| 2000-01 | 497 | 31 | 16.0:1 | 8% (39) |
Since 2017-18: students down 25% (493 to 372); teachers down 20% (31.1 to 24.8).
About Valley View North Elementary School
Valley View North Elementary School runs as a low-enrollment elementary school in PHARR, Texas. Its 372 students are spread across pre-K through 6. The typical figure for elementary schools in Texas is about 519 students.
A total of 6 schools make up VALLEY VIEW ISD, with 3,444 students enrolled.
Hispanic students are the large majority at Valley View North Elementary School, with 100% of enrollment. Among people living in Hidalgo County, the Hispanic share is about 92%. Valley View North Elementary School has a diversity index of 0%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Staffing totals 24.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 15.0:1. Elementary schools in Texas average about 15.1:1, a similar figure. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Valley View North Elementary School is 100%. The 85% average for public schools in Hidalgo County is 15 points lower.
Valley View North Elementary School ranks in the top 10% of Texas schools after adjusting test results for student poverty. Actual: 46.3%. Predicted: 31.1%. Difference: 15.2 points.
Valley View North Elementary School is located in Hidalgo County, where median household income is about $54,338, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 21%, and about 23% of people live in poverty. Valley View North Elementary School is one of 364 public schools in Hidalgo County, which together enroll about 212,859 students.
Valley View Junior High School is located about 0.3 miles from Valley View North Elementary School. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Valley View North Elementary School is 8th of 9 on proficiency.
Valley View North Elementary School is coded as City: Small in federal locale data.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 372 was 7% lower than in 2020-21, when it was 402. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 13.4:1; by 2024-25 it was 15.0:1.
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