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Valley View School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Jonesboro’s School Grade C better than 30% of Arkansas school districts

Students
2,975
Schools
4
Spent per student
$11,682
AR $13,585
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
30%
Debt
$44.5M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Valley View School District

  • Its letter, A+: results better than 98% of Arkansas districts
  • Math proficiency 23 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 27 pts above the state
  • Graduation rate 7 pts above the state
  • Spends 14% less per student than the AR average
  • 14 students per teacher
  • Debt of $44.5M, about $14,964 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A+: better than 98% of the 261 Arkansas school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well above the state, 2021–22
A+
GraduationFour-year graduation well above the state, class of 2023
A−

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Jonesboro. Grade by grade →

PK–24 elementary schoolsJonesboro Public Schools
3–68 schoolsJonesboro Public Schools
7–94 schoolsJonesboro Public Schools
10–122 high schoolsJonesboro Public Schools

Test scores vs. AR

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency61%
State average 38.3% · 1,775 students tested
Reading / language arts67%
State average 39.9% · 1,774 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)97%
State average 89.9% · 224 in the class

100% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$11,682 per student · 14% below AR
Spending
Classroom instruction 59%Support & administration 37%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 17%State 76%Federal 6%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
2,958’20
2,971’21
2,994’22
2,995’23
2,975’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 81%Hispanic 5%Black 5%Asian 4%Two or more races 3%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

4 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Arkansas’s other public schools.

Valley View Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Jonesboro
668 students15:1
Valley View Intermediate School
Elementary · Grades 3–6 · Jonesboro
A
933 students16:1
Valley View Junior High School
Middle · Grades 7–9 · Jonesboro
A
699 students12:1
Valley View High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Jonesboro
B+
675 students14:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Bay School DistrictBay
$14,056per student

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Arkansas.