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Valley View Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

825^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 872 Minnesota Elementary Schools

Better than 5% of Minnesota elementary schools

Summary

Valley View Elementary is a public elementary school in Bloomington, Minnesota, serving 529 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Bloomington Public School District, which is ranked 274 out of 446 districts in the state.

Valley View Elementary has consistently struggled with academic performance, ranking in the bottom 20% of Minnesota elementary schools for the past 5-10 years. On the MCA-III assessments, only 10.84% of students were proficient or better in Math, compared to 45.21% statewide and 38.3% for the Bloomington district. In Reading, the school's proficiency rate was 17.39%, far below the state average of 49.59% and the district average of 41.75%. The school's low performance disproportionately affects certain student subgroups, such as those from low-income families, which make up 81.66% of the student population.

Comparing Valley View Elementary to nearby schools, the contrast in academic performance is stark. Hillcrest Elementary and Indian Mounds Elementary, both within the Bloomington district, have proficiency rates that are 30-40 percentage points higher than Valley View. Similarly, Seven Hills - Richfield Elementary and Seven Hills -Bloomington Elementary, local charter schools, outperform Valley View by an even wider margin, with proficiency rates that are often 40-50 percentage points higher.

487

Students ?

14.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,291

Per pupil spending ?

83.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

351 E 88th St
Bloomington, MN 55420-2996

(952) 681-5700

District: Bloomington Public Schools

Students who attend Valley View Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Valley View Middle
High:	Kennedy High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

49.3%

African American:

24.0%

White:

12.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 8th percentile in 2015 → 5th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Minnesota average (14% vs 47% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (5th percentile)

!Math scores 34 pts below the Minnesota average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school14%

District avg40%

Minnesota avg47%

825^th of 872

Minnesota public elementary schools ?

Bottom 5%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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SchoolDigger rating ?

10^th of 10Elementary Schools in the Bloomington Public Schools

274^th of 446Bloomington Public Schools among Minnesota 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	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	6.1	825 of 872	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.4	824 of 881	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.7	796 of 845	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.5	791 of 858	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.5	811 of 869	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.5	839 of 870	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.1	765 of 847	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	8.9	773 of 853	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	12.3	762 of 848	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	7.0	774 of 840	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	9.7	759 of 826	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	12.1	753 of 824	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	12.7	748 of 820	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	16.0	728 of 814	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	12.2	735 of 803	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	10.5	404 of 434	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	21.7	689 of 781	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	31.2	650 of 777	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	30.1	643 of 756	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	16.0	623 of 685	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	30.5	551 of 676	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	33.6	532 of 674	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	9.4	290 of 298	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.6	262 of 310	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.5	251 of 279	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.1	240 of 282	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.4	251 of 283	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	58.1	109 of 266	59.0%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	20.2	280 of 303	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.7	301 of 303	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	22.7	243 of 276	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.0	249 of 256	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	36.1	114 of 175	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	20.0	229 of 239	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	29.0	198 of 242	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	5.1	771 of 799	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.6	780 of 809	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.2	750 of 787	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.4	735 of 799	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.6	728 of 783	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.5	759 of 787	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.0	729 of 774	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	24.3	192 of 238	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.9	222 of 249	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.3	196 of 214	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.7	192 of 209	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	19.8	134 of 153	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.2	209 of 219	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.9	203 of 220	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	9.3	726 of 764	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.4	739 of 793	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.6	724 of 774	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.5	604 of 663	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.5	637 of 683	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.1	704 of 740	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.7	636 of 728	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	7.8	760 of 812	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.3	755 of 826	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.1	744 of 799	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.3	754 of 808	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.5	750 of 784	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.3	780 of 798	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.7	683 of 779	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	8.1	552 of 562	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.7	562 of 572	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.7	512 of 524	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.7	478 of 500	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.4	499 of 515	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.3	424 of 463	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2024	8.3	712 of 730	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.0	673 of 712	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)19th percentile+14 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)8th percentile~ school

Male (2025)6th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)5th percentile~ school

Female (2025)4th percentile~ school

African American (2025)3rd percentile-3 vs school

White (2024)2nd percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2025)2nd percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2024-2025) ?

Reading17%-32 vs state

Math11%-34 vs state

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Schools Near Valley View Elementary

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MCA-III Math (2025)					MCA-III Reading (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	MCA-III Math 3rd Grade	MCA-III Math 4th Grade	MCA-III Math 5th Grade	MCA-III Math 7th Grade	MCA-III Math All Grades	MCA-III Reading 3rd Grade	MCA-III Reading 4th Grade	MCA-III Reading 5th Grade	MCA-III Reading 7th Grade	MCA-III Reading All Grades	Total
Valley View Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	351 E 88th St	Bloomington	55420	Hennepin County	Bloomington Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(952) 681-5700	487	33	14.5	83.4%	63 (12.9%)	117 (24.0%)	240 (49.3%)	23 (4.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (8.8%)	6.1	825^th of 872 public elementary schools	5.4%		6.4	824^th of 881 public elementary schools	6.5%	1	1.8	11.4	17.1		10.8	10.5	12.5	26.9		17.4	$17,291
Success Academy Bloomington Elementary	Public, Charter	K-5	8201 Park Ave S	Bloomington	55420	Hennepin County	Success Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(612) 876-3050	117	11	10.8	92.3%	0 (0.0%)	117 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13.7	764^th of 872 public elementary schools	12.4%		17.8	741^st of 881 public elementary schools	15.9%	23	35.0	10.0	16.7		20.7	25.0	10.0	44.4		25.9	$14,742
Horizon Science Academy Twin Cities	Public, Charter	K-7	7735 2nd Ave S	Richfield	55423	Hennepin County	Horizon Science Academy Twin Cities	Yes	No	No	Yes	(612) 712-5252	171	4	39.4	100.0%	3 (1.8%)	155 (90.6%)	13 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17	737^th of 872 public elementary schools	15.5%		3.2	863^rd of 881 public elementary schools	2.0%	126	14.3	36.4	0.0	5.9	15.3	14.3	40.9	15.4	23.5	26.0
Indian Mounds Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9801 11th Ave S	Bloomington	55420	Hennepin County	Bloomington Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(952) 681-6000	388	32	12.2	75.5%	65 (16.8%)	112 (28.9%)	136 (35.1%)	23 (5.9%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	48 (12.4%)	8.5	806^th of 872 public elementary schools	7.6%		11.1	784^th of 881 public elementary schools	11.0%	22	16.4	26.3	9.7		17.2	13.1	19.3	33.9		22.2	$17,990
Seven Hills - Richfield Elementary	Public, Charter	K-5	1401 W 76th St	Richfield	55423	Hennepin County	Seven Hills Preparatory Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(612) 314-7600	303	34	8.9	37.3%	104 (34.3%)	65 (21.5%)	42 (13.9%)	56 (18.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (11.9%)	76.6	183^rd of 872 public elementary schools	79.0%		61.5	361^st of 881 public elementary schools	59.0%	178	72.0	68.0	51.0		63.8	52.0	64.0	66.0		60.7	$8,867
Centennial Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7315 Bloomington Ave S	Richfield	55423	Hennepin County	Richfield Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(612) 798-6800	303	34	8.8	73.9%	61 (20.1%)	60 (19.8%)	152 (50.2%)	10 (3.3%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.6%)	14.2	758^th of 872 public elementary schools	13.1%		11.1	785^th of 881 public elementary schools	10.9%	27	31.3	41.5	14.3		28.3	18.8	26.8	24.5		23.2	$15,948
Hillcrest Elementary	Public	K-5	9301 Thomas Rd	Bloomington	55431	Hennepin County	Bloomington Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(952) 681-5300	373	26	14.3	20.9%	264 (70.8%)	47 (12.6%)	21 (5.6%)	5 (1.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (9.1%)	57.6	397^th of 872 public elementary schools	54.5%		59.2	384^th of 881 public elementary schools	56.4%	13	61.5	56.9	27.4		47.7	41.2	58.3	62.9		54.9	$14,094
Richfield Dual Language School	Public	PK, KG-5	7001 Elliot Ave S	Richfield	55423	Hennepin County	Richfield Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(612) 798-6700	529	36	14.6	45.7%	118 (22.3%)	16 (3.0%)	370 (69.9%)	4 (0.8%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (3.2%)	41.8	554^th of 872 public elementary schools	36.5%		30.2	652^nd of 881 public elementary schools	26.0%	98	44.0	41.3	48.6		44.5	38.5	41.4	50.0		42.8	$13,730
Richfield Stem School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	7020 12th Ave S	Richfield	55423	Hennepin County	Richfield Public School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(612) 798-6600	604	57	10.6	45.7%	253 (41.9%)	86 (14.2%)	173 (28.6%)	21 (3.5%)	10 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (10.1%)	27.6	666^th of 872 public elementary schools	23.6%		28.1	666^th of 881 public elementary schools	24.4%		36.6	36.1	34.5		35.8	27.2	35.1	45.8		35.7	$15,817
New Code Academy Elementary	Public, Virtual	K-5	8401 Xerxes Ave S	Bloomington	55431	Hennepin County	Bloomington Public Schools	No	No	Yes	No	(952) 681-5500	85	8	10.7	67.1%	33 (38.8%)	28 (32.9%)	11 (12.9%)	5 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (9.4%)								(n/a)					21.7					37.5

Frequently Asked Questions about Valley View Elementary

How many students attend Valley View Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 487 students attended Valley View Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Valley View Elementary attend?

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

Middle : Valley View Middle
High : Kennedy High School

Is Valley View Elementary a good school?

Valley View Elementary ranks in the bottom 5.4% of Minnesota elementary schools.

What district is Valley View Elementary in?

Bloomington Public Schools

What is the racial makeup of Valley View Elementary?

Students at Valley View Elementary are 49% Hispanic, 24% African American, 13% White, 9% Two or more races, 5% Asian.

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