Valley Grande Elementary School

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 6 · Valley Grande, Alabama

Valley Grande Elementary School in Valley Grande, Alabama enrolled 353 students in 2024-25 with 17.0 full-time teachers, 20.8 students per teacher against the Alabama elementary-school median of 16.9. It ran a targeted Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 35-39% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 20-24% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Alabama: 47.3% and 29.9%).

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

Enrollment held steady from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 6%

352 students in 2022-23, 372 students in 2023-24, 353 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 18.0 to 17.0.

Students enrolled at Valley Grande Elementary School by school year2022-23: 352, 2023-24: 372, 2024-25: 35301002003004002022-233522023-243722024-25353
Students enrolled at Valley Grande Elementary School by school year2022-23: 352, 2023-24: 372, 2024-25: 35301002003004002022-233522023-243722024-25353
Students enrolled at Valley Grande Elementary School by school year2022-23: 352, 2023-24: 372, 2024-25: 35301002003004002022-233522023-243722024-25353
Students enrolled at Valley Grande Elementary School by school year2022-23: 352, 2023-24: 372, 2024-25: 35301002003004002022-233522023-243722024-25353
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2335218.019.6
2023-2437219.019.6
2024-2535317.020.8

20.8 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 95 of every 100 Alabama elementary schools

Among the 691 Alabama elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 16.9; 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, Alabama elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 5.0 to 31.3; This school 20.8; state median 16.9.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 20.8state median 16.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Alabama elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 5.0 to 31.3; This school 20.8; state median 16.9.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 20.8state median 16.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Alabama elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 5.0 to 31.3; This school 20.8; state median 16.9.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 20.8state median 16.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Alabama elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 5.0 to 31.3; This school 20.8; state median 16.9.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 20.8state median 16.9U.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 712 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Valley Grande Elementary School enrolled 356 students and had 0.5 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 12 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)0.5, one per 712 of the 356 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions12
  • Chronically absent35.5% (2022-23)

Who attends

58.6% of students were Black, 29.2% White, 7.4% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. Black58.6%
  2. White29.2%
  3. Two or more races7.4%
  4. Hispanic3.4%
  5. Asian1.4%

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 Grande Elementary School scored proficient or above: 35-39% in reading in 2021-22 and 20-24% in math in 2022-23, against 47.3% in reading in 2021-22 and 29.9% in math in 2022-23 across Alabama. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Alabama, 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 districtAlabama
Reading and language arts, 2021-2235‑39%22%47.3%
Math, 2022-2320‑24%6% (2021-22)29.9%

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 Grande Elementary School

  1. Brantley Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 5.2 miles away: 204 students, 20.4 per teacher (2024-25).5.2 mi
  2. Edgewood Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 5.3 miles away: 402 students, 18.3 per teacher (2024-25).5.3 mi
  3. Compare Valley Grande Elementary School with Brantley Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Dallas County School District spends per student$17,801 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$17,801
  5. The largest public schools in AlabamaValley Grande Elementary School is the number 507 by size of 693 Alabama elementary schools open in 2024-25.#507 of 693
  6. Alabama schools by students per teacher20.8 students per teacher here against the Alabama median of 16.9 for elementary schools.20.8:1
  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 Grande Elementary School

  1. How many students attend Valley Grande Elementary School?
    353 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 352 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Valley Grande, AL.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Valley Grande Elementary School?
    20.8 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Alabama median for elementary schools is 16.9. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Valley Grande Elementary School a Title I school?
    Valley Grande Elementary School ran a targeted assistance Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Valley Grande Elementary School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Valley Grande Elementary School scored proficient or above: 35-39% in reading in 2021-22 and 20-24% in math in 2022-23, against 47.3% in reading in 2021-22 and 29.9% in math in 2022-23 across Alabama. Alabama'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 Grande Elementary School in?
    Dallas County School District, NCES district ID 0101110. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 010111000409 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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