Valley View School
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 1 · Portland, Connecticut
Valley View School in Portland, Connecticut enrolled 219 students in 2024-25 with 18.0 full-time teachers, 12.2 students per teacher against the Connecticut elementary-school median of 12.2. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 2% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers held steady
215 students in 2022-23, 228 students in 2023-24, 219 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 18.1 to 18.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 215 | 18.1 | 11.9 |
| 2023-24 | 228 | 19.1 | 11.9 |
| 2024-25 | 219 | 18.0 | 12.2 |
12.2 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 52 of every 100 Connecticut elementary schools
Among the 586 Connecticut elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 12.2; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
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).
Programs and staff in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Valley View School enrolled 156 students and reported no counselor; it reported 1 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)0.0
- Out-of-school suspensions1
- Chronically absent9.8% (2022-23)
Who attends
78.5% of students were White, 12.3% Hispanic, 4.6% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- White78.5%
- Hispanic12.3%
- Two or more races4.6%
- Black3.2%
- Asian0.9%
- American Indian0.5%
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.
Elementary schools in Portland
2 public elementary schools in Portland report 2024-25 enrollment; Valley View School is number 2 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gildersleeve School | 253 | 11.8 | 29.6% |
| Valley View School | 219 | 12.2 | 19.2% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Valley View School
- Gildersleeve SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 0.9 miles away: 253 students, 11.8 per teacher (2024-25).0.9 mi
- MacDonough SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.8 miles away: 218 students, 13.3 per teacher (2024-25).1.8 mi
- Compare Valley View School with Gildersleeve SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Portland Public School spends per student$23,774 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$23,774
- The largest public schools in ConnecticutValley View School is the number 535 by size of 590 Connecticut elementary schools open in 2024-25.#535 of 590
- Connecticut schools by students per teacher12.2 students per teacher here against the Connecticut median of 12.2 for elementary schools.12.2:1
- 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 View School
How many students attend Valley View School?
219 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 215 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Portland, CT.What is the student-teacher ratio at Valley View School?
12.2 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Connecticut median for elementary schools is 12.2. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Valley View School a Title I school?
Valley View School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is Valley View School in?
Portland Public School, NCES district ID 0903390. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 090339000714 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
- 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.