Valley Elementary

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 5 · Jefferson, Maryland

Valley Elementary in Jefferson, Maryland enrolled 525 students in 2024-25 with 31.8 full-time teachers, 16.5 students per teacher against the Maryland elementary-school median of 13.9. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 57% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 48% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Maryland: 45.1% and 27.1%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment rose 7% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 2%

491 students in 2022-23, 506 students in 2023-24, 525 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 31.2 to 31.8.

Students enrolled at Valley Elementary by school year2022-23: 491, 2023-24: 506, 2024-25: 52502004006002022-234912023-245062024-25525
Students enrolled at Valley Elementary by school year2022-23: 491, 2023-24: 506, 2024-25: 52502004006002022-234912023-245062024-25525
Students enrolled at Valley Elementary by school year2022-23: 491, 2023-24: 506, 2024-25: 52502004006002022-234912023-245062024-25525
Students enrolled at Valley Elementary by school year2022-23: 491, 2023-24: 506, 2024-25: 52502004006002022-234912023-245062024-25525
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2349131.215.7
2023-2450630.716.5
2024-2552531.816.5

16.5 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 87 of every 100 Maryland elementary schools

Among the 877 Maryland elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.9; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Maryland elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.4 to 23.0; Valley Elementary 16.5; state median 13.9.1 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherValley Elementary 16.5state median 13.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Maryland elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.4 to 23.0; Valley Elementary 16.5; state median 13.9.1 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherValley Elementary 16.5state median 13.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Maryland elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.4 to 23.0; Valley Elementary 16.5; state median 13.9.1 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherValley Elementary 16.5state median 13.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Maryland elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.4 to 23.0; Valley Elementary 16.5; state median 13.9.1 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherValley Elementary 16.5state median 13.9U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 258 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Valley Elementary enrolled 515 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 4 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 258 of the 515 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions4
  • Chronically absent16.1% (2022-23)

Who attends

68.0% of students were White, 18.1% Hispanic, 6.5% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White68.0%
  2. Hispanic18.1%
  3. Two or more races6.5%
  4. Black4.8%
  5. Asian2.7%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Valley Elementary scored proficient or above: 57% in reading in 2021-22 and 48% in math in 2022-23, against 45.1% in reading in 2021-22 and 27.1% in math in 2022-23 across Maryland. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Maryland, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtMaryland
Reading and language arts, 2021-2257%54%45.1%
Math, 2022-2348%34% (2021-22)27.1%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

What to look at next about Valley Elementary

  1. Carroll Manor ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 5.2 miles away: 530 students, 15.4 per teacher (2024-25).5.2 mi
  2. Brunswick ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 5.4 miles away: 804 students, 16.5 per teacher (2024-25).5.4 mi
  3. Compare Valley Elementary with Carroll Manor ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Frederick County Public Schools spends per student$16,233 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$16,233
  5. The largest public schools in MarylandValley Elementary is the number 325 by size of 881 Maryland elementary schools open in 2024-25.#325 of 881
  6. Maryland schools by students per teacher16.5 students per teacher here against the Maryland median of 13.9 for elementary schools.16.5:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Valley Elementary

  1. How many students attend Valley Elementary?
    525 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 491 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Jefferson, MD.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Valley Elementary?
    16.5 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Maryland median for elementary schools is 13.9. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Valley Elementary a Title I school?
    Valley Elementary was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Valley Elementary do on state tests?
    The students tested at Valley Elementary scored proficient or above: 57% in reading in 2021-22 and 48% in math in 2022-23, against 45.1% in reading in 2021-22 and 27.1% in math in 2022-23 across Maryland. Maryland's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Valley Elementary in?
    Frederick County Public Schools, NCES district ID 2400330. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 240033000653 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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