Valley Pk-8

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 8 · Smithers, West Virginia

Valley Pk-8 in Smithers, West Virginia enrolled 545 students in 2024-25 with 37.0 full-time teachers, 14.7 students per teacher against the West Virginia elementary-school median of 13.1. 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, 22% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2022-23 (West Virginia: 34.4%).

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

Enrollment rose 3% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 6%

530 students in 2022-23, 527 students in 2023-24, 545 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 35.0 to 37.0.

Students enrolled at Valley Pk-8 by school year2022-23: 530, 2023-24: 527, 2024-25: 54502004006002022-235302023-245272024-25545
Students enrolled at Valley Pk-8 by school year2022-23: 530, 2023-24: 527, 2024-25: 54502004006002022-235302023-245272024-25545
Students enrolled at Valley Pk-8 by school year2022-23: 530, 2023-24: 527, 2024-25: 54502004006002022-235302023-245272024-25545
Students enrolled at Valley Pk-8 by school year2022-23: 530, 2023-24: 527, 2024-25: 54502004006002022-235302023-245272024-25545
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2353035.015.1
2023-2452736.014.6
2024-2554537.014.7

14.7 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 78 of every 100 West Virginia elementary schools

Among the 392 West Virginia elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.1; 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, West Virginia elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.6 to 20.5; Valley Pk-8 14.7; state median 13.1.1 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherValley Pk-8 14.7state median 13.1U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, West Virginia elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.6 to 20.5; Valley Pk-8 14.7; state median 13.1.1 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherValley Pk-8 14.7state median 13.1U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, West Virginia elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.6 to 20.5; Valley Pk-8 14.7; state median 13.1.1 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherValley Pk-8 14.7state median 13.1U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, West Virginia elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.6 to 20.5; Valley Pk-8 14.7; state median 13.1.1 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherValley Pk-8 14.7state median 13.1U.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 286 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Valley Pk-8 enrolled 457 students and had 1.6 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 72 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)1.6, one per 286 of the 457 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions72
  • Chronically absent34.3% (2022-23)

Who attends

84.2% of students were White, 7.2% of two or more races, 6.6% Black in 2024-25.

  1. White84.2%
  2. Two or more races7.2%
  3. Black6.6%
  4. Hispanic1.3%
  5. Asian0.7%

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, 2022-23

In 2022-23, the students tested at Valley Pk-8 scored proficient or above: 22% in math, against 34.4% in math across West Virginia. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within West Virginia, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. 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 districtWest Virginia
Math22%25% (2021-22)34.4%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 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 Pk-8

  1. Pratt Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 4.7 miles away: 148 students, 11.4 per teacher (2024-25).4.7 mi
  2. Sharon Dawes Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 7.8 miles away: 148 students, 12.3 per teacher (2024-25).7.8 mi
  3. Compare Valley Pk-8 with Pratt Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Fayette County Schools spends per student$14,235 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$14,235
  5. The largest public schools in West VirginiaValley Pk-8 is the number 30 by size of 393 West Virginia elementary schools open in 2024-25.#30 of 393
  6. West Virginia schools by students per teacher14.7 students per teacher here against the West Virginia median of 13.1 for elementary schools.14.7:1
  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 Pk-8

  1. How many students attend Valley Pk-8?
    545 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 530 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Smithers, WV.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Valley Pk-8?
    14.7 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the West Virginia median for elementary schools is 13.1. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Valley Pk-8 a Title I school?
    Valley Pk-8 ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Valley Pk-8 do on state tests?
    In 2022-23, the students tested at Valley Pk-8 scored proficient or above: 22% in math, against 34.4% in math across West Virginia. West 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 Pk-8 in?
    Fayette County Schools, NCES district ID 5400300. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 540030001596 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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