Valley View School
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 6 · Great Falls, Montana
Valley View School in Great Falls, Montana enrolled 312 students in 2024-25 with 21.2 full-time teachers, 14.7 students per teacher against the Montana 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). On the state tests, 40-44% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 15-19% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Montana: 45.7% and 36.6%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 5% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 9%
296 students in 2022-23, 304 students in 2023-24, 312 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 23.3 to 21.2.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 296 | 23.3 | 12.7 |
| 2023-24 | 304 | 19.8 | 15.3 |
| 2024-25 | 312 | 21.2 | 14.7 |
14.7 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 75 of every 100 Montana elementary schools
Among the 407 Montana 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).
One counselor per 326 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Valley View School enrolled 326 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 10 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 326 of the 326 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions10
- Chronically absent51.0% (2022-23)
Who attends
71.8% of students were White, 15.4% of two or more races, 8.7% Hispanic in 2024-25.
- White71.8%
- Two or more races15.4%
- Hispanic8.7%
- American Indian4.2%
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 View School scored proficient or above: 40-44% in reading in 2021-22 and 15-19% in math in 2022-23, against 45.7% in reading in 2021-22 and 36.6% in math in 2022-23 across Montana. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Montana, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Montana |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 40‑44% | 47% | 45.7% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 15‑19% | 37% (2021-22) | 36.6% |
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.
Elementary schools in Great Falls
16 public elementary schools in Great Falls report 2024-25 enrollment.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meadow Lark School | 527 | 20.1 | 15.7% |
| Riverview School | 445 | 21.2 | 29.2% |
| Giant Springs Elementary | 431 | 14.5 | 65.4% |
| West Elementary | 421 | 13.8 | 69.6% |
| Sacajawea School | 405 | 17.8 | 38.3% |
| Sunnyside School | 396 | 15.7 | 71.5% |
| Loy School | 392 | 17.6 | 16.6% |
| Lincoln School | 373 | 15.6 | 44.0% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Valley View School
- West ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 0.7 miles away: 421 students, 13.8 per teacher (2024-25).0.7 mi
- Riverview SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 0.7 miles away: 445 students, 21.2 per teacher (2024-25).0.7 mi
- Compare Valley View School with West ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Great Falls Elementary spends per student$12,146 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$12,146
- The largest public schools in MontanaValley View School is the number 83 by size of 416 Montana elementary schools open in 2024-25.#83 of 416
- Montana schools by students per teacher14.7 students per teacher here against the Montana median of 12.2 for elementary schools.14.7:1
- 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?
312 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 296 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Great Falls, MT.What is the student-teacher ratio at Valley View School?
14.7 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Montana 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.How do students at Valley View School do on state tests?
The students tested at Valley View School scored proficient or above: 40-44% in reading in 2021-22 and 15-19% in math in 2022-23, against 45.7% in reading in 2021-22 and 36.6% in math in 2022-23 across Montana. Montana'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.What district is Valley View School in?
Great Falls Elementary, NCES district ID 3013040. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 301304000377 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.