Other / mixed grade configuration · Martinsburg, WV

Valley View Elementary School

Federal NCES profile for Valley View Elementary School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 40/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 540006000033
0/100100/10040/100
👥 S:T ratio
34
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
57
📋 Attendance
40
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Valley View Elementary School earns 40/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 88% of West Virginia schools. It is also more racially and ethnically mixed than most West Virginia schools.

#3 of 8
schools in Martinsburg · Resource Index
40
Resource Index · Typical
16.5:1
large classes for West Virginia
429
students enrolled

Valley View Elementary School has class sizes larger than 88% of West Virginia schools. Computed live against every West Virginia school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Valley View Elementary School ranks #3 of 8 schools in Martinsburg, WV.

Enrollment

429

West Virginia · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

26.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

16.5:1

vs 13.1:1 West Virginia avg

+26% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Valley View Elementary School compares with West Virginia and U.S. medians

Larger classes than state median

Source: NCES Common Core of Data As of 2024-25 federal staff survey Total enrollment ÷ full-time-equivalent classroom teachers

What stands out at Valley View Elementary School

Valley View Elementary School is a mid-sized combined-grade school in Martinsburg, West Virginia, enrolling 429 students.

Class loads run heavy: 16.5:1 is larger than about 88% of West Virginia schools and 26% above the 13.1:1 state mean, so each teacher carries more students than is typical.

Enrollment of 429 puts it in the larger third of West Virginia schools by headcount.

Its Resource Investment Index sits near the middle of the pack among 643 scored West Virginia schools.

Its student body is led by White (76%) and Two or More (10%), more mixed than most schools in the state (diversity index 41/100).

Counselor coverage is strong, about 215 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.

Attendance runs somewhat below the norm, with 24.2% of students chronically absent per the 2021-22 civil-rights collection.

Its district draws 17.6% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.

Berkeley County Schools also operates Musselman High School (1,725 students) and Spring Mills High School (1,544 students) alongside Valley View Elementary School.

Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25

How Valley View Elementary School compares

Valley View Elementary School on the metrics families compare, against West Virginia and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs West Virginia West Virginia avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 16.5:1 ▲ 26% 13.1:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 429 top 31% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

16.5:1
Leaner classes than 34% of US schools, a middle-of-the-pack class size.
429
Bigger than 52% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Staffing depth
16.5:1
students per teacher - 26% above state mean
Top 88% in West Virginia - lower ratio than 12% of state schools
Between 16:1 and 20:1, squarely in the typical U.S. public-school staffing range.
Engagement
24.2%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$12,704
per pupil, district-wide - below West Virginia avg of $14,844
Well below the U.S. average per-pupil spend, a notably leaner funding position that may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors2.0 FTE
Per 215 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
1
in-school suspensions + 2 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.2 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.7 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Overview

  • Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
  • Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
  • F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.

Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.

Student demographics

White 75.8%
Two or More 10.3%
Hispanic or Latino 8.9%
African American 3.5%
Asian 0.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.7%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.2%

Largest group: White at 75.8% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 40.6/100

Simpson diversity index - at 40.6, Valley View Elementary School is more mixed than the West Virginia school average of 17.9.

Programs

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Berkeley County Schools, which includes Valley View Elementary School.

$12,704
Per student
-14%
vs West Virginia
Avg $14,844
-23%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 31.5%
State 50.9%
Federal 17.6%

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.

How Valley View Elementary School Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Musselman High School Larger No free-lunch data Similar S:T ratio
Spring Mills High School Larger No free-lunch data Similar S:T ratio
Martinsburg High School Larger No free-lunch data Similar S:T ratio
Hedgesville High School Larger No free-lunch data Lower S:T ratio
Spring Mills Middle School Larger No free-lunch data Similar S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Valley View Elementary School's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Berkeley County Schools · 5 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar other schools statewide

Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of West Virginia, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.

Next steps

Verify locally before acting on Valley View Elementary School's federal record.

Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.

Frequently asked questions about Valley View Elementary School

How many students attend Valley View Elementary School?

Valley View Elementary School has 429 students enrolled. It is a public school in Martinsburg, WV.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Valley View Elementary School?

The student-teacher ratio at Valley View Elementary School is 16.5:1, which is 26% higher than the West Virginia average of 13.1:1 and 5% higher than the national average of 15.7:1.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Valley View Elementary School?

The largest demographic group at Valley View Elementary School is White at 75.8% of enrollment, in Martinsburg, WV.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Valley View Elementary School?

Valley View Elementary School has a Resource Investment Index of 40/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Valley View Elementary School rank among schools in Martinsburg?

By Resource Investment Index, Valley View Elementary School ranks #3 of 8 schools in Martinsburg, WV. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all schools in Martinsburg on the city page.

Is Valley View Elementary School a good school?

Valley View Elementary School earns 40/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 88% of West Virginia schools. It is also more racially and ethnically mixed than most West Virginia schools. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.

What other schools are in Berkeley County Schools?

Besides Valley View Elementary School, Berkeley County Schools also operates Musselman High School (1,725 students), Spring Mills High School (1,544 students), and Martinsburg High School (1,505 students). See the Berkeley County Schools district page for the complete list.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2021-22) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

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Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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