Valley Early Learning Center

Valley Early Learning Center is a K-5 school of tiny scale in Valley, Washington, one of the schools within Valley School District, caters to 47 students in grade pre-K. Enrollment runs roughly 88% below the state mean of about 380.

Valley School District runs 4 schools in total, collectively educating 1,099 students. Valley Early Learning Center is one of those campuses.

On demographics, Valley Early Learning Center shows that nearly all students (89%) are White. Other groups include 9% Hispanic, 2% Native American.

On the resource side, Valley Early Learning Center shows 0 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 470.0:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 17.3:1 average. Roughly 49% of students at Valley Early Learning Center qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Stevens County indicate median household income runs about $69,327, roughly 22% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Across Stevens County's 41 public schools (combined enrollment of about 7,726 students), Valley Early Learning Center is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Columbia Virtual Academy, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 3 other public schools.

Valley Early Learning Center operates from a rural location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged up 488%: 8 students in 2018 compared to 47 in 2025.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.