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Valley School
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Utah public elementary schools
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 8 | 1% |
| Kindergarten | 78 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 67 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 70 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 89 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 77 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 83 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 81 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (78) is about the same size as its 6th grade class (81).
Test scores
RISE / Utah Aspire+ 2024-25 . % Proficient + Highly ProficientWhat this means: On the RISE / Utah Aspire+, Utah's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 70 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Utah schools, those numbers are about 41 and 42. Reading and writing scores are down about 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
RISE / Utah Aspire+ results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 56.6% | 70.2% |
| 2023-24 | 60.7% | 68.2% |
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 66% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% typical for Utah 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 Utah's top nor bottom 10%.
Schools most like Valley School
Valley School's state test result (65.8% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Valley School this school | 553 | 14.5% | 65.8% |
| Morgan School MORGAN | 555 | 11.5% | 57.1% |
| Plain City School PLAIN CITY | 640 | 14.8% | 63.6% |
| Columbia School KAYSVILLE | 584 | 14.7% | 64.5% |
| Foothills School SALEM | 605 | 15.9% | 56.3% |
| Mt. Loafer School SALEM | 642 | 16.4% | 45.8% |
Where Valley School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Utah | In Weber County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 65.8% | #61 of 562 | #2 of 43 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 70.2% | #36 of 578 ▲ 14 | #2 of 44 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.6% | #110 of 578 ▼ 20 | #4 of 44 ▼ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 553 | #242 of 613 | #18 of 45 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.5:1 | #223 of 556 | #17 of 44 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 14.3% | #548 of 559 | #42 of 44 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 14.5% | #494 of 582 | #43 of 44 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.7% | #319 of 388 | #24 of 32 |
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 | 553 | 27 | 20.5:1 | 14% (80) |
| 2023-24 | 573 | 29.5 | 19.4:1 | 13% (76) |
| 2022-23 | 617 | 27.5 | 22.4:1 | 10% (64) |
| 2020-21 | 574 | N/A | N/A | 11% (62) |
| 2017-18 | 593 | N/A | N/A | 12% (72) |
| 2015-16 | 577 | N/A | N/A | 16% (92) |
| 2010-11 | 638 | 27 | 23.6:1 | 25% (157) |
| 2000-01 | 676 | 27 | 25.0:1 | 16% (110) |
| 1990-91 | 697 | 24 | 29.0:1 | N/A |
About Valley School
EDEN, Utah, is home to Valley School, a mid-sized elementary school. There are 553 students enrolled, covering kindergarten through 6.
Weber District enrolls 32,054 students in 52 schools, including Valley School.
Valley School is 92% White by enrollment. The rest of enrollment is 5% Hispanic. Census estimates put the White share of Weber County's population at about 83%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Valley School scores 14%.
There are about 20.5 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Valley School, which has 27. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Utah is 21.8:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Valley School is about 14%. That is 21 points below the 35% average for public schools in Weber County.
Valley School holds an A allk12 Grade, placing it above 88% of Utah public elementary schools.
Valley School is 13.1 points above its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results (65.8% versus 52.7%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Utah.
Census data for Weber County show median household income comes to about $90,005, about 29% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. There are 95 public schools in the county, enrolling about 49,670, Valley School among them.
Snowcrest Jr High is the nearest public school to Valley School, about 1.7 miles away. Valley School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within ten miles. Among 7 nearby schools that report test results, Valley School ranks 1st on proficiency.
In the federal locale system, Valley School is coded Rural: Distant, for schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 553, down from 574 in 2020-21.
The discussion board for Valley School is open to topics like athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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