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Valley Grande Elementary School

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Valley Grande Elementary School ranks 491 st of 680 Alabama elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

491^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 680 Alabama Elementary Schools

Better than 28% of Alabama elementary schools

Summary

Valley Grande Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-6 in Valley Grande, Alabama, with 372 students. The school is part of the Dallas County School District, which is ranked 121 out of 135 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Valley Grande Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom half of Alabama elementary schools, typically in the 400s or 500s out of around 680-690 schools. The school's performance on state assessments is generally below the Dallas County and Alabama state averages across grade levels and subject areas, particularly in math, where proficiency rates often fall below 20% in the upper elementary grades. In contrast, the school performs better in English language arts, with proficiency rates often in the 40-50% range, though still below the state average.

Valley Grande Elementary has a high percentage of economically disadvantaged students, with around 60% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. The school has also struggled with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from around 18% to over 33% in recent years. While the nearby JE Terry Elementary and Southside Primary schools have similar low performance and demographic profiles, some of the Selma City schools, such as Meadowview Elementary and Payne Elementary, perform slightly better on state assessments, particularly in English language arts.

353

Students ?

20.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,689

Per pupil spending ?

77.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2765 Dallas County Road 81
Valley Grande, AL 36701-9005

(334) 872-7661

District: Dallas County

Students who attend Valley Grande Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	William R Martin Middle School
High:	Dallas County High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

58.6%

White:

29.2%

Two or more races:

7.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 28th percentile in 2015 → 28th in 2025

Strengths

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Dallas County

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Alabama average (35% vs 50% meeting standards)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Mathematics scores 20 pts below the Alabama average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school35%

District avg26%

Alabama avg50%

491^st of 680

Alabama public elementary schools ?

Bottom 28%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 5Elementary Schools in the Dallas County

121^st of 135Dallas County among Alabama districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	28.2	491 of 680	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.4	482 of 684	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.3	472 of 680	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.9	520 of 687	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.8	531 of 692	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	48.2	371 of 681	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.6	410 of 680	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	44.9	397 of 688	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	47.2	371 of 691	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	31.6	499 of 691	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	28.6	530 of 695	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	35.7	552 of 696	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	36.1	534 of 696	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	20.2	641 of 709	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	27.8	585 of 704	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	22.9	608 of 696	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	36.0	515 of 698	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	26.4	585 of 698	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	30.3	555 of 689	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	45.5	416 of 688	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2004	51.3	324 of 623	48.0%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	48.9	194 of 427	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.8	191 of 420	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.7	161 of 427	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	33.9	276 of 426	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.9	287 of 426	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	56.5	146 of 426	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.9	145 of 423	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2017	47.1	164 of 336	51.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	25.4	497 of 649	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.4	465 of 650	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.2	503 of 645	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.8	503 of 656	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.7	487 of 656	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	48.1	352 of 646	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.4	414 of 640	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	47.6	352 of 639	44.9%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	33.6	457 of 660	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.4	484 of 670	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.2	444 of 623	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.4	504 of 651	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.6	477 of 653	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	47.5	356 of 649	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.3	362 of 651	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	57.8	222 of 567	60.8%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	32.1	450 of 651	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.6	451 of 655	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.7	394 of 649	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.4	496 of 669	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.9	524 of 669	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	46.5	362 of 650	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.4	343 of 650	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	41.1	399 of 639	37.6%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2023	18.7	341 of 373	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	41.6	227 of 392	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	21.8	286 of 344	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	14.4	495 of 532	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	31.8	395 of 535	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.5	459 of 528	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.7	490 of 540	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.5	510 of 539	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	48.1	271 of 529	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.1	335 of 508	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	34.1	254 of 369	31.2%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

African American (2025)55th percentile+27 vs school

Male (2025)31st percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)31st percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)23rd percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2023)9th percentile-22 vs school

White (2025)7th percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2024-2025) ?

English54%-9 vs state

Science23%-19 vs state

Mathematics20%-20 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Summative Assessment Mathematics (2025)				Summative Assessment Science (2025)	Summative Assessment English (2025)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Summative Assessment Mathematics 3rd Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 4th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 5th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 6th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 4th Grade	Summative Assessment English 3rd Grade	Summative Assessment English 4th Grade	Summative Assessment English 5th Grade	Summative Assessment English 6th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Valley Grande Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	2765 Dallas County Road 81	Valley Grande	36701	Dallas County	Dallas County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 872-7661	353	17	20.7	77.1%	103 (29.2%)	207 (58.6%)	12 (3.4%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (7.4%)	28.2	491^st of 680 public elementary schools	27.8%		31.4	482^nd of 684 public elementary schools	29.5%	9	32.5	7.0	25.0	14.5	23.3	67.5	39.5	57.5	51.6	$8,689	$1,547	$7,121
Brantley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	5585 Water Ave	Selma	36703	Dallas County	Dallas County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 874-8185	204	10	20.4	86.8%	27 (13.2%)	155 (76.0%)	5 (2.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (7.8%)	10.6	632^nd of 680 public elementary schools	7.1%		10.7	636^th of 684 public elementary schools	7.0%	4	17.9	6.9	6.7	7.7	17.2	35.7	17.2	40.0	46.2	$10,642	$2,130	$8,491
Edgewood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	709 Highland Ave	Selma	36701	Dallas County	Selma City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 874-1640	402	22	18.3	88.6%	3 (0.7%)	385 (95.8%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.7%)	10	638^th of 680 public elementary schools	6.2%		9.9	647^th of 684 public elementary schools	5.4%	9	9.8	13.3	11.1	9.3	22.2	31.4	33.3	48.2	14.0	$9,321	$1,918	$7,396
Payne Elementary School	Public	K-6	1529 N Franklin St	Selma	36703	Dallas County	Selma City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 874-1660	164	10	16.4	96.3%	0 (0.0%)	163 (99.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	17.5	563^rd of 680 public elementary schools	17.2%		21.3	540^th of 684 public elementary schools	21.1%	23	20.7	30.8	18.8	12.9	23.1	44.8	38.5	43.8	32.3	$10,444	$2,016	$8,420
Sophia P Kingston Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	2224 Selma Ave	Selma	36703	Dallas County	Selma City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 874-1635	305	13	23.4	76.7%	2 (0.7%)	292 (95.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.0%)	13.5	603^rd of 680 public elementary schools	11.3%		14.4	585^th of 684 public elementary schools	14.5%	18	28.6	6.1	30.8	6.3	0.0	52.4	24.2	38.5	25.0	$13,079	$3,106	$9,965
Clark Elementary School	Public	K-6	405 Lawrence St	Selma	36703	Dallas County	Selma City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 874-1630	113	8	14.1	97.3%	4 (3.5%)	105 (92.9%)	2 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.8%)	22.7	524^th of 680 public elementary schools	22.9%		7.8	661^st of 684 public elementary schools	3.4%	137	53.3	14.3	8.7	10.5	0.0	60.0	21.4	43.5	52.6	$10,376	$2,448	$7,920
Meadowview Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1816 Orrville Rd	Selma	36701	Dallas County	Selma City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 874-1655	334	17	19.7	76.3%	17 (5.1%)	300 (89.8%)	4 (1.2%)	5 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.4%)	28.3	487^th of 680 public elementary schools	28.4%		35	462^nd of 684 public elementary schools	32.5%	25	35.9	11.8	40.0	32.5	14.7	56.4	26.5	55.1	42.5	$10,109	$1,741	$8,361
Southside Primary School	Public	K-2	3104 Old Montgomery Hwy	Selma	36703	Dallas County	Dallas County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 874-9566	147	8	18.3	87.8%	2 (1.4%)	137 (93.2%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.1%)								(n/a)										$11,494	$2,250	$9,221
Bruce K Craig Elementary School	Public	3-5	Building 108 Craig Ind Park	Selma	36701	Dallas County	Dallas County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 875-7937	151	8	18.8	80.8%	3 (2.0%)	140 (92.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.3%)	8.9	646^th of 680 public elementary schools	5.0%		5.4	677^th of 684 public elementary schools	1.0%	31	13.3	10.5	13.5		0.0	46.7	36.8	23.1		$9,288	$2,089	$7,177
JE Terry Elementary School	Public	K-6	70 Academy St	Plantersville	36758	Dallas County	Dallas County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 266-2838	110	8	13.7	85.5%	59 (53.6%)	41 (37.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (9.1%)	25.8	506^th of 680 public elementary schools	25.6%		35.1	461^st of 684 public elementary schools	32.6%	45	18.2	11.8	10.0	31.6	29.4	54.6	47.1	50.0	52.6	$12,312	$2,048	$10,242

Frequently Asked Questions about Valley Grande Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Valley Grande Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Valley Grande Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : William R Martin Middle School
High : Dallas County High School

How many students attend Valley Grande Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 353 students attended Valley Grande Elementary School.

What district is Valley Grande Elementary School in?

Dallas County

What is the racial makeup of Valley Grande Elementary School?

Students at Valley Grande Elementary School are 59% African American, 29% White, 7% Two or more races, 3% Hispanic, 1% Asian.

Is Valley Grande Elementary School a good school?

Valley Grande Elementary School ranks 491^st of 680 Alabama elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

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