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Valley School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Valley.

Valley’s Schools page →

Students
1,099
Schools
4
Spent per student
$13,705
WA $18,444
Students per teacher
20:1
Free or reduced lunch
37%
Debt
$0.6M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Valley School District

  • Its letter, B−: results better than 48% of Washington districts
  • Reading proficiency 6 pts below the state
  • Graduation rate 9 pts below the state
  • Spends 26% less per student than the WA average
  • 20 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 22.7% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $0.6M, about $583 per student
  • Only 33% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B−: better than 48% of the 289 Washington 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 below the state, 2021–22
B−
The town it serves, and its School Grade

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Valley. Grade by grade →

K–8Valley SchoolThis district
9–12Paideia High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. WA

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency36%
State average 40.1% · 236 students tested
Reading / language arts47%
State average 53.4% · 235 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)50–100%
State average 83.8% · 12 in the class · small group: the state reports a range

33% 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
$13,705 per student · 26% below WA
Spending
Classroom instruction 49%Support & administration 48%Other 3%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 10%State 84%Federal 5%

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

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

Enrollment over time
1,422’20
1,330’21
1,079’22
1,085’23
1,099’24

Down 22.7% since 2020–21.

Students
White 63%Hispanic 15%Two or more races 8%Asian 7%Black 5%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 Washington’s other public schools.

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 Washington.