Elementary Schools in Valley Park

Summary:

There is only one elementary school located in Valley Park, Missouri - Valley Park Elementary. This school serves students from kindergarten through 5th grade and is part of the Valley Park school district.

Valley Park Elementary has seen fluctuating performance in recent years, with its statewide ranking ranging from 238 out of 906 Missouri elementary schools in 2023-2024 to 523 out of 900 in 2024-2025. The school's proficiency rates on MAP tests also vary significantly across different subjects and grade levels, with the 4th-grade math proficiency rate higher than the state average but the 3rd-grade math proficiency rate much lower. The school has a relatively small class size, with a student-teacher ratio of 13.7, but also faces challenges with a high chronic absenteeism rate of 17.1%.

Overall, Valley Park Elementary appears to be a school with both strengths and weaknesses. While it benefits from small class sizes, the school's inconsistent academic performance and high absenteeism rates suggest that there may be room for improvement. Further investigation and targeted interventions could help address these issues and ensure that all students at Valley Park Elementary receive a high-quality education.

District Detail

1 Main St
Valley Park, MO 63088-1573

(636) 923-3500

SchoolDigger Rank:
136^th of 367 Missouri districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 734

Primary Schools: 1
Middle Schools: 1
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MAP Mathematics (2025)			MAP Science (2025)	MAP English Language Arts (2025)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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	MAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	MAP Mathematics 4th Grade	MAP Mathematics 5th Grade	MAP Science 5th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	MAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Valley Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1 Main St	Valley Park	63088	St. Louis County	Valley Park	No	No	No	Yes	(636) 923-3500	343	29	11.8	28.6%	244 (71.1%)	30 (8.7%)	31 (9.0%)	13 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (7.3%)	44.1	523^rd of 900 public elementary schools	41.9%		71.4	238^th of 906 public elementary schools	73.7%	285	23.8	56.6	27.7	22.1	39.4	49.0	38.1	$18,811	$124	$18,688

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Parkway C-2	1.99 mi	30	39^th
Rockwood R-VI	2 mi	31	27^th
Kirkwood R-Vii	3.9 mi	9	16^th
Specl. School Dst. St. Louis County	4.43 mi	10
Northwest R-I	4.62 mi	10	123^rd

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

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