Valley Institute Elementary

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 5 · Bristol, Virginia

Valley Institute Elementary in Bristol, Virginia enrolled 250 students in 2024-25 with 25.5 full-time teachers, 9.8 students per teacher against the Virginia elementary-school median of 13.9. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 75-79% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2022-23 (Virginia: 67.5%).

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

Enrollment fell 10% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 2%

277 students in 2022-23, 270 students in 2023-24, 250 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 26.0 to 25.5.

Students enrolled at Valley Institute Elementary by school year2022-23: 277, 2023-24: 270, 2024-25: 25001002003002022-232772023-242702024-25250
Students enrolled at Valley Institute Elementary by school year2022-23: 277, 2023-24: 270, 2024-25: 25001002003002022-232772023-242702024-25250
Students enrolled at Valley Institute Elementary by school year2022-23: 277, 2023-24: 270, 2024-25: 25001002003002022-232772023-242702024-25250
Students enrolled at Valley Institute Elementary by school year2022-23: 277, 2023-24: 270, 2024-25: 25001002003002022-232772023-242702024-25250
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2327726.010.7
2023-2427024.511.0
2024-2525025.59.8

9.8 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 97 of every 100 Virginia elementary schools

Among the 1,136 Virginia 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, Virginia elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 7.6 to 27.3; This school 9.8; state median 13.9.2 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherThis school 9.8state median 13.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Virginia elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 7.6 to 27.3; This school 9.8; state median 13.9.2 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherThis school 9.8state median 13.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Virginia elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 7.6 to 27.3; This school 9.8; state median 13.9.2 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherThis school 9.8state median 13.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Virginia elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 7.6 to 27.3; This school 9.8; state median 13.9.2 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherThis school 9.8state 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 253 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Valley Institute Elementary enrolled 253 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 5 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 253 of the 253 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions5
  • Chronically absent22.7% (2022-23)

Who attends

93.2% of students were White, 4.0% of two or more races, 2.8% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. White93.2%
  2. Two or more races4.0%
  3. Hispanic2.8%

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, 2022-23

In 2022-23, the students tested at Valley Institute Elementary scored proficient or above: 75-79% in math, against 67.5% in math across Virginia. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Virginia, not across states. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23.

Students proficient or above, 2022-23
SubjectThis schoolIts districtVirginia
Math75‑79%not published67.5%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express; 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.

Elementary schools in Bristol

2 public elementary schools in Bristol report 2024-25 enrollment; Valley Institute Elementary is number 2 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
High Point Elementary58214.476.1%
Valley Institute Elementary2509.875.6%

All public schools in Bristol →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Valley Institute Elementary

  1. High Point ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 9.0 miles away: 582 students, 14.4 per teacher (2024-25).9.0 mi
  2. Hilton ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 11 miles away: 159 students, 10.0 per teacher (2024-25).11 mi
  3. Compare Valley Institute Elementary with High Point ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Washington County Public Schools spends per student$14,125 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$14,125
  5. The largest public schools in VirginiaValley Institute Elementary is the number 1,023 by size of 1,137 Virginia elementary schools open in 2024-25.#1,023 of 1,137
  6. Virginia schools by students per teacher9.8 students per teacher here against the Virginia median of 13.9 for elementary schools.9.8:1
  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 Institute Elementary

  1. How many students attend Valley Institute Elementary?
    250 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 277 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Bristol, VA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Valley Institute Elementary?
    9.8 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Virginia median for elementary schools is 13.9. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Valley Institute Elementary a Title I school?
    Valley Institute Elementary ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Valley Institute Elementary do on state tests?
    In 2022-23, the students tested at Valley Institute Elementary scored proficient or above: 75-79% in math, against 67.5% in math across Virginia. Virginia'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, 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Valley Institute Elementary in?
    Washington County Public Schools, NCES district ID 5103900. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 510390001750 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, 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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