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Valley View Elementary School

Public Grades K-5

40^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,488 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 97% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Valley View Elementary School is a high-performing public elementary school in Rockford, Michigan, serving 617 students in grades K-5 and part of the Rockford Public Schools district.

Valley View Elementary consistently ranks among the top elementary schools in Michigan, with strong academic performance that significantly exceeds state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, 82.1% of 3rd graders were proficient or better in Math, compared to the state average of 42.7%. The school also outperforms other Rockford Public Schools elementary schools, such as Lakes Elementary, Crestwood Elementary, and Belmont Elementary, in both overall academic performance and student subgroup performance. The only nearby school that comes close to matching Valley View's performance is Rockford Spanish Immersion.

While Valley View Elementary has seen a decrease in chronic absenteeism rates over the past few years, from 30.8% in 2022-2023 to 11.5% in 2023-2024, the rates are still higher than the state average, indicating a need for further improvement in this area. The school's increased spending per student, from $9,675 in 2020-2021 to $13,403 in 2023-2024, suggests a commitment to investing in the education of its students and may contribute to its strong academic performance.

336

Students ?

16.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,403

Per pupil spending ?

15.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

405 Summit Ave NE
Rockford, MI 49341-7953

(616) 863-6366

District: Rockford Public Schools

Students who attend Valley View Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	North Rockford Middle School
High:	Rockford High School
Alternative:	Rockford High School Freshman Center

Racial breakdown:

White:

89.3%

Two or more races:

4.2%

Hispanic:

3.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 84th percentile in 2015 → 97th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Michigan average (76% vs 39% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 3% of Michigan elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 13 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school76%

District avg67%

Michigan avg39%

40^th of 1,488

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Top 3%▲ up 13 pts since 2015

From top 16% (2015) to top 3% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 9Elementary Schools in the Rockford Public Schools

39^th of 613Rockford Public Schools among Michigan 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	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	96.0	40 of 1488	97.3%	★★★★★
2024	97.5	16 of 1486	98.9%	★★★★★
2023	96.2	36 of 1470	97.6%	★★★★★
2022	93.8	54 of 1344	96.0%	★★★★★
2021	84.4	135 of 1153	88.3%	★★★★☆
2019	82.2	190 of 1408	86.5%	★★★★☆
2018	63.2	556 of 1448	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2017	71.2	333 of 1466	77.3%	★★★★☆
2016	84.4	173 of 1548	88.8%	★★★★☆
2015	80.6	255 of 1580	83.9%	★★★★☆
2014	70.3	415 of 1533	72.9%	★★★★☆
2013	76.8	314 of 1563	79.9%	★★★★☆
2012	79.1	276 of 1566	82.4%	★★★★☆
2011	76.7	293 of 1552	81.1%	★★★★☆
2010	74.7	344 of 1552	77.8%	★★★★☆
2009	77.2	291 of 1589	81.7%	★★★★☆
2008	80.3	201 of 1577	87.3%	★★★★☆
2007	77.7	251 of 1565	84.0%	★★★★☆
2006	80.7	158 of 1545	89.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	92.6	62 of 1338	95.4%	★★★★★
2024	96.3	20 of 1342	98.5%	★★★★★
2023	94.4	33 of 1321	97.5%	★★★★★
2022	87.5	89 of 1106	92.0%	★★★★★
2021	81.6	113 of 902	87.5%	★★★★☆
2019	81.6	140 of 1171	88.0%	★★★★☆
2018	57.9	621 of 1443	57.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2024	89.2	60 of 1381	95.7%	★★★★★
2023	90.8	48 of 1350	96.4%	★★★★★
2022	86.8	48 of 1099	95.6%	★★★★★
2021	73.1	129 of 749	82.8%	★★★★☆
2019	78.6	130 of 1134	88.5%	★★★★☆
2018	49.3	745 of 1397	46.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	94.7	41 of 1366	97.0%	★★★★★
2024	96.9	12 of 1347	99.1%	★★★★★
2023	95.5	30 of 1334	97.8%	★★★★★
2022	94.2	35 of 1139	96.9%	★★★★★
2021	79.2	134 of 915	85.4%	★★★★☆
2019	76.9	225 of 1196	81.2%	★★★★☆
2018	65.1	477 of 1446	67.0%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2023	79.1	21 of 195	89.2%	★★★★☆
2018	40.6	228 of 403	43.4%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	94.7	32 of 1206	97.3%	★★★★★
2024	96.0	15 of 1204	98.8%	★★★★★
2023	93.8	38 of 1198	96.8%	★★★★★
2022	90.0	66 of 1102	94.0%	★★★★★
2021	81.7	134 of 1005	86.7%	★★★★☆
2019	76.0	220 of 1128	80.5%	★★★★☆
2018	49.5	645 of 1253	48.5%	★★☆☆☆

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)

White (2025)97th percentile~ school

Male (2025)97th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)96th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2025)95th percentile~ school

Special Education (2023)89th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

Math84%+46 vs state

Science80%+40 vs state

English Language Arts71%+30 vs state

Social Studies56%+26 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PSAT English Language Arts (2025)	PSAT Mathematics (2025)	M-Step English Language Arts (2025)					M-Step Math (2025)					M-Step Science (2025)		M-Step Social Studies (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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	PSAT English Language Arts 8th Grade	PSAT Mathematics 8th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 3rd Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 4th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 5th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 6th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 7th Grade	M-Step Math 3rd Grade	M-Step Math 4th Grade	M-Step Math 5th Grade	M-Step Math 6th Grade	M-Step Math 7th Grade	M-Step Science 5th Grade	M-Step Science 8th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 5th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Valley View Elementary School	Public	K-5	405 Summit Ave NE	Rockford	49341	Kent County	Rockford Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 863-6366	336	20	16.7	15.5%	300 (89.3%)	2 (0.6%)	11 (3.3%)	9 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.2%)	96	40^th of 1488 public elementary schools	97.3%		97.5	16^th of 1486 public elementary schools	98.9%	24			61.2	78.6	80.0			82.1	85.7	86.7			80.0		55.6		$13,403	$1,005	$12,399
Parkside Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	156 Lewis St	Rockford	49341	Kent County	Rockford Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 863-6360	179	16	11.5	32.4%	140 (78.2%)	2 (1.1%)	22 (12.3%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (7.3%)	85.1	205^th of 1488 public elementary schools	86.2%		82.4	222^nd of 1486 public elementary schools	85.1%	17			59.5	65.4	65.4			67.6	69.2	57.7			57.7		34.6		$16,037	$2,071	$13,966
Edgerton Trails Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9605 Edgerton Ave NE	Rockford	49341	Kent County	Rockford Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(616) 863-6557	454	30	15.3	17.6%	400 (88.1%)	2 (0.4%)	23 (5.1%)	6 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	20 (4.4%)								(n/a)
Meadow Ridge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	8100 Courtland Dr NE	Rockford	49341	Kent County	Rockford Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 863-6342	397	27	14.9	22.2%	343 (86.4%)	3 (0.8%)	15 (3.8%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	30 (7.6%)	86.9	174^th of 1488 public elementary schools	88.3%		89.9	115^th of 1486 public elementary schools	92.3%	59			55.1	58.2	71.2			58.0	55.2	69.9			71.2		52.1		$16,189	$2,024	$14,165
Rockford Spanish Immersion	Public	K-5	3900 Kroes St NE	Rockford	49341	Kent County	Rockford Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 863-6374	307	9	33.1	8.8%	246 (80.1%)	2 (0.7%)	45 (14.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.2%)	92.6	84^th of 1488 public elementary schools	94.4%		96.5	29^th of 1486 public elementary schools	98.0%	55			61.1	81.3	75.6			85.2	75.0	54.5			75.6		44.4		$11,621	$761	$10,860
Roguewood Elementary School	Public	K-5	3900 Kroes St NE	Rockford	49341	Kent County	Rockford Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 863-6374	283	20	14.2	20.8%	243 (85.9%)	3 (1.1%)	11 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (9.2%)	91.6	98^th of 1488 public elementary schools	93.4%		89.7	120^th of 1486 public elementary schools	91.9%	22			50.0	70.0	72.7			64.4	86.0	65.5			74.5		54.5		$15,677	$1,142	$14,535
Crestwood Elementary School	Public	K-5	6350 Courtland Dr NE	Rockford	49341	Kent County	Rockford Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 863-6346	469	28	16.9	12.4%	410 (87.4%)	4 (0.9%)	19 (4.1%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (6.8%)	96.7	30^th of 1488 public elementary schools	98.0%		90.3	104^th of 1486 public elementary schools	93.0%	74			65.8	83.7	81.7			71.1	83.7	70.4			81.7		69.0		$15,060	$1,435	$13,625
Chandler Woods Charter Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	6895 Samrick Ave NE	Belmont	49306	Kent County	Chandler Woods Charter Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(616) 866-6000	741	34	21.9	35.9%	651 (87.9%)	4 (0.5%)	33 (4.5%)	9 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (5.9%)	98.2	12^th of 1488 public elementary schools	99.2%		96.4	30^th of 1486 public elementary schools	98.0%	18	92.1	76.2	75.0	80.0	90.6	68.7	73.9	76.2	86.3	72.9	78.0	76.8	84.7	84.1	70.6	81.0	$11,517	$761	$10,756
Belmont Elementary School	Public	K-5	6097 Belmont Ave NE	Belmont	49306	Kent County	Rockford Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 863-6362	277	16	16.9	15.5%	238 (85.9%)	3 (1.1%)	21 (7.6%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.3%)	93.3	74^th of 1488 public elementary schools	95.0%		91.6	87^th of 1486 public elementary schools	94.1%	13			73.2	70.2	68.9			73.2	70.2	66.7			71.1		48.9		$15,345	$1,296	$14,049
Lakes Elementary School	Public	K-5	6849 Young Ave NE	Rockford	49341	Kent County	Rockford Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 863-6340	409	22	18.4	18.6%	355 (86.8%)	4 (1.0%)	25 (6.1%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.4%)	86.1	188^th of 1488 public elementary schools	87.4%		90.1	111^th of 1486 public elementary schools	92.5%	77			67.6	64.4	59.8			73.2	72.6	54.0			58.6		40.2		$14,336	$1,164	$13,172

Frequently Asked Questions about Valley View Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Valley View Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : North Rockford Middle School
High : Rockford High School
Alternative : Rockford High School Freshman Center

What district is Valley View Elementary School in?

Rockford Public Schools

Is Valley View Elementary School a good school?

Yes! Valley View Elementary School is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 40^th of 1488 Michigan elementary schools.

How many students attend Valley View Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 336 students attended Valley View Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Valley View Elementary School?

Students at Valley View Elementary School are 89% White, 4% Two or more races, 3% Hispanic, 3% Asian.

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