Enrollment
166
Elementary
DISTRICT 359 · STATE 380
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530924001555
Valley School
3034 Huffman Road, Valley, WA 99181 · (509) 937-2413 · Stevens County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL166 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
9.9:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 169.6:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
61%
102 students
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 51%
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 | 30 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 25 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 20 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 20 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 16 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 14 | 8% |
| Grade 6 | 17 | 10% |
| Grade 7 | 15 | 9% |
| Grade 8 | 9 | 5% |
Student demographics
21%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 57% · STATE 68% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Valley School→Paideia High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Valley School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Smarter Balanced + WCAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
30.1%
WA avg 58.4% . -12.1pp since 2014
Math
16.1%
WA avg 51.2% . -14.6pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 30 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 16 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Washington schools, those numbers are about 58 and 51. Reading and writing scores are down about 12 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 15 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 30.1% | 16.1% |
| 2023-24 | 24.2% | 14.1% |
| 2022-23 | 34.3% | 18.6% |
| 2021-22 | 24.5% | 13.8% |
| 2018-19 | 40.3% | 29.8% |
| 2017-18 | 46.0% | 32.0% |
| 2016-17 | 37.2% | 33.6% |
| 2015-16 | 40.4% | 35.5% |
| 2014-15 | 42.2% | 30.7% |
% Met or Exceeded Standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Smarter Balanced + WCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
31.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.0%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% typical for Washington 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 Washington's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Where Valley School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In Stevens County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.5% | #779 of 936 | #6 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 16.1% | #1,072 of 1,103 | #10 of 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 30.1% | #941 of 1,102 | #8 of 10 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +4.0pp | #324 of 928 | #7 of 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 166 | #1,122 of 1,268 | #7 of 15 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 61.4% | #418 of 1,169 | #9 of 12 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.4% | #370 of 778 | N/A |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
166
-3 (-2%) vs 2020
-13% since 1990-91, when it was 190
Student : Teacher
9.9:1
was 11.3:1
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 | 166 | 16.8 | 9.9:1 | 61% (102) |
| 2023-24 | 168 | 17.7 | 9.5:1 | 73% (123) |
| 2022-23 | 193 | 15.9 | 12.1:1 | 73% (140) |
| 2020-21 | 169 | 15 | 11.3:1 | 77% (130) |
| 2017-18 | 201 | 17 | 11.8:1 | 78% (157) |
| 2015-16 | 224 | 15 | 14.9:1 | 82% (184) |
| 2010-11 | 223 | 20 | 11.2:1 | 66% (147) |
| 2000-01 | 161 | 8 | 20.1:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 190 | 6 | 31.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Valley School.
About Valley School
Valley School is an elementary school located in Valley, Washington, in Stevens County. The school offers kindergarten through 8 and enrolls 166 students. On average, elementary schools in Washington enroll around 380, and this school is 56% below that mark.
Valley School District runs Valley School along with 3 other schools, enrolling 1,099 students in total.
White students are 89% of those enrolled at Valley School. The rest of enrollment is 8% multiracial and 4% Hispanic. That is in line with Stevens County, where about 85% of residents are White. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 21%.
There are 16.8 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 9.9:1. The average for elementary schools in Washington, 17.3:1, is higher. Of all students at Valley School, 61% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 39.0% for Valley School. The school posts 31.5%, 7.5 points below the prediction.
Stevens County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $69,327 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 22% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 7%. Valley School shares Stevens County with 40 other public schools.
Valley School's closest public school neighbor is Columbia Virtual Academy, less than a tenth of a mile away. A five-mile radius around the school includes 3 other public schools. Local comparison: Valley School ranks 2nd of 5 nearby schools, at 31.5% versus a 28.9% average.
Its location is classified as Rural: Remote by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Federal data show 169 students in 2020-21 and 166 in 2024-25, a difference of under 3%. By 2024-25, the school had 9.9 students per teacher, compared with 11.3 in 2020-21.
People who know Valley School can post here about homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Stevens County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
48,067
Census ACS
Median income
$69,327
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
41
7,726 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Valley School District
- Columbia Virtual AcademyElementary · 863 students
- Valley Early Learning CenterElementary · 47 students
- Paideia High SchoolHigh · 23 students
Other schools in Valley
- Columbia Virtual AcademyElementary · 863 students
- Valley Early Learning CenterElementary · 47 students
- Paideia High SchoolHigh · 23 students
Nearby schools
- Columbia Virtual Academy0.1 mi · 863
- Valley Early Learning Center0.1 mi · 47
- Paideia High School0.1 mi · 23
- Jenkins Junior/Senior High7.7 mi · 322
- Mary Walker High School7.7 mi · 151
- Mary Walker Alternative Learning Experience7.7 mi · 68
Frequently asked questions
About Valley SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Valley School?
Valley School enrolls approximately 166 students in grades KG-08.
What age range does Valley School serve?
Valley School serves students from grade KG through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Valley School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Valley School is approximately 9.9:1 (17 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Valley School?
Student demographics at Valley School are roughly 89% White, 4% Hispanic, 8% Two or more.
Is Valley School public or private?
Valley School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Valley School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.