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
A
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Scored higher than 89% of Utah public elementary schools
- A-Test 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
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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 16 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 27 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 19 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 32 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 18 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 25 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 25 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (16) is 36% smaller than its 6th grade class (25).
Student demographics
15%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 22% · STATE 47% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). 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.
RISE / Utah Aspire+ results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 51.0% | 64.0% |
| 2023-24 | 57.5% | 63.2% |
% Proficient + Highly Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
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 →
Schools most like Valley School
Valley School's state test result (61.1% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Valley School this school | 162 | 45.1% | 61.1% |
| Fountain Green School FOUNTAIN GREEN | 167 | 50.3% | 57.8% |
| Ferron School FERRON | 200 | 51.0% | 67.3% |
| Castle Dale School CASTLE DALE | 127 | 52.0% | 52.2% |
| Escalante School ESCALANTE | 105 | 44.8% | 32.7% |
| Fairview School FAIRVIEW | 235 | 50.2% | 51.8% |
Matched among Utah elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Valley School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Utah |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 61.1% | #104 of 562 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 64.0% | #71 of 578 ▲ 26 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.0% | #176 of 578 ▼ 51 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 162 | #565 of 613 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 45.1% | #175 of 582 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
162
+26 (+19%) vs 2020
+3% since 1990-91, when it was 157
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 162 | 8.3 | 19.6:1 | 45% (73) |
| 2023-24 | 168 | 9.3 | 18.2:1 | 40% (68) |
| 2022-23 | 167 | 9.8 | 17.1:1 | 33% (55) |
| 2020-21 | 136 | N/A | N/A | 38% (51) |
| 2017-18 | 141 | N/A | N/A | 48% (68) |
| 2015-16 | 130 | N/A | N/A | 52% (68) |
| 2010-11 | 134 | 8 | 16.8:1 | 66% (88) |
| 2000-01 | 185 | 8 | 23.1:1 | 60% (111) |
| 1990-91 | 157 | 7 | 22.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Valley School.
About Valley School
Students in ORDERVILLE, Utah, attend Valley School, a small elementary school. The school reports 162 students in kindergarten through 6. The school's enrollment is 67% smaller than the 491 average for elementary schools in Utah.
The Kane District system has 10 schools and 1,484 students.
At Valley School, White students make up 92% of the student body. Other students are 5% multiracial and 2% Hispanic. The county population is about 90% White, within a few points of the school. The chance that two students picked at random at Valley School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 15%.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.6:1 at Valley School, with 8.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. Among elementary schools in Utah, the typical ratio is 21.8:1. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 45% of enrollment. Across public schools in Kane County, the average is 34%.
allk12 grades Valley School an A. The grade compares the school only with Utah public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Valley School scores 23.3 points above its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests: 61.1% actual versus 37.8% predicted. That puts it in the top 10% of Utah schools on BeatsExpectations.
Kane County has these Census figures: median household income is about $77,092, about 29% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 6%. Valley School is among the 11 public schools in Kane County.
The school nearest to Valley School is Valley High, at a distance of about 0.2 miles. Among the 5 closest schools with test data, this one included, Valley School ranks 1st on average proficiency.
Valley School falls in the Rural: Remote locale category, used for schools in rural territory far from an urban area.
The number of students climbed from 136 to 162 over 4 years.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Valley School covering things like school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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
Other Valley schools
4 other US public schools in 4 states are named Valley. Valley School is the 5th largest of the 5.
- Valley SchoolEDEN, UT · 553 students
- VALLEY SCHOOLHAZELTON, ID · 493 students
- Valley SchoolTURKEY, TX · 180 students
- Valley SchoolValley, WA · 166 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.
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