Enrollment
162
Elementary
DISTRICT 162 · STATE 491
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KANE DISTRICT·NCES 490048000342
Valley School
110 E STATE, ORDERVILLE, UT 84758 · (435) 648-2277 · Kane County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL162 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
19.6:1
8 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 35.5:1 · STATE 21.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
45%
73 students
DISTRICT 38% · STATE 33%
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
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
RISE / Utah Aspire+ 2024-25 . % Proficient + Highly ProficientEnglish Language Arts
51.0%
UT avg 41.4% . -6.5pp since 2023
Math
64.0%
UT avg 41.8% . +0.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the RISE / Utah Aspire+, Utah's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 64 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 7 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
Source: RISE / Utah Aspire+. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of UT schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
61.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.8%
based on UT schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+23.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 61% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 38% typical for Utah 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 23 points, placing it in Utah's top 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
162
+21 (+15%) vs 2017
% White
92%
was 94%
% Hispanic
2%
was 4%
% Black
0%
was 0%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Valley School
Valley School is an elementary campus of tiny scale in ORDERVILLE, Utah, operated by Kane District, caters to 162 students in grades K through 6. By comparison, Utah's public schools average about 491 students each, so Valley School sits 67% smaller than that benchmark.
Kane District runs 10 schools in total, collectively educating 1,484 students. Valley School is one of those campuses.
For racial and ethnic makeup, Valley School logs that the student body is overwhelmingly White (92%); the rest comes out to 5% multiracial, 2% Hispanic. That composition is broadly in line with Kane County as a whole.
In terms of school funding signals, The school reports having 8 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 19.6:1. The state averages around 21.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 45% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Kane County (around 34%), the school's rate is north of typical.
With demographic context factored in, Valley School sits in the top 10% of Utah schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 37.8%; actual is 61.1%, +23.3 points clear of the demographic baseline.
In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Kane County) shows that median household earnings sit near $77,092, about 29% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Valley School is one of 11 public schools in Kane County (combined enrollment of about 1,484 students).
Valley High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Among the 5 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Valley School ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 52.0%.
Valley School operates from a small-town location.
Over the past 7-year window. Valley School's enrollment has edged up 15% since 2018, when it stood at 141 (now 162).
On this page, members of the Valley School community share and discuss school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.
Kane County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
8,170
Census ACS
Median income
$77,092
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
11
1,484 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Kane District
- Kanab SchoolElementary · 523 students
- Kanab HighHigh · 322 students
- Kanab MiddleMiddle · 160 students
- Valley HighHigh · 154 students
- Kane PreschoolElementary · 73 students
- Big Water SchoolElementary · 40 students
Nearby schools
- Valley High0.2 mi · 154
- Kanab High17.4 mi · 322
- Kanab Middle17.5 mi · 160
- Kane Preschool17.6 mi · 73
- Kanab School18.0 mi · 523
- Springdale School20.8 mi · 35
Frequently asked questions
About Valley SchoolHow many students attend Valley School?
Valley School enrolls approximately 162 students in grades KG-06.
What grades does Valley School serve?
Valley School serves grades KG-06.
How many teachers does Valley School have?
Valley School employs 8 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.6:1.
What is the student diversity at Valley School?
Student demographics at Valley School are roughly 92% White, 2% Hispanic, 5% Two or more.
What district is Valley School in?
Valley School is part of Kane District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.