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Valley Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5
Summary

Valley Elementary is a public elementary school serving grades PK-5 in Ribera, New Mexico, with a total enrollment of 73 students. The school is part of the West Las Vegas School District, which is ranked 107 out of 128 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Valley Elementary's academic performance, as measured by proficiency rates on state assessments, is generally lower than the state and district averages. In the 2021-2022 school year, only 20.7% of Valley Elementary students were proficient or better in Language Arts, compared to 27.7% in the West Las Vegas district and 33.8% statewide. The school also has a high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 100% of its students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in the past three school years. However, Valley Elementary has a relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 7.7 to 9.9 students per teacher over the past three school years, and it has a strong performance in supporting its English Language Learner (ELL) students, ranking 46 out of 223 New Mexico elementary schools for this subgroup in the 2023-2024 school year, with a 4-star rating.

Interestingly, the nearby Rita A. Marquez Elementary, located in the Santa Rosa School District, outperforms Valley Elementary across several key metrics, including higher proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics, as well as a higher overall statewide ranking. Examining the practices and strategies employed by Rita A. Marquez Elementary could provide valuable insights for improving Valley Elementary's performance.

56
Students ?
7.2
Student/teacher ratio ?
$20,102
Per pupil spending ?
100%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 85 Nm Hwy 484
       Ribera, NM  87560

(505) 426-2311

District: West Las Vegas


Students who attend Valley Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Union Elementary
    Valley Middle
    West Las Vegas Middle School
High:    West Las Vegas High School
Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
87.5%
White:
5.4%
American Indian:
3.6%
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At a glance
▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 7th percentile in 2015 → 30th in 2024
Strengths
✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 30th (2024) from a 7th-percentile low (2015)
✓Small classes — about 7 students per teacher
Worth a look
!Test scores below the New Mexico average (29% vs 39% meeting standards)
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2023-2024) ?
This school29%
District avg27%
New Mexico avg39%
Not ranked this year
Valley Elementary did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.
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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Mexico percentileRating
202427.1291 of 41329.5%★☆☆☆☆
201645.0199 of 41051.5%★★★☆☆
201517.4393 of 4216.7%☆☆☆☆☆
201425.8356 of 44219.5%★☆☆☆☆
201332.2298 of 41227.7%★☆☆☆☆
201228.0308 of 39822.6%★☆☆☆☆
201134.0286 of 40228.9%★☆☆☆☆
201043.4241 of 41942.5%★★☆☆☆
200950.2204 of 41150.4%★★★☆☆
200851.1183 of 40554.8%★★★☆☆
200755.2169 of 39857.5%★★★☆☆
200631.9285 of 39026.9%★☆☆☆☆
200530.0295 of 38924.2%★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Mexico percentileRating
202476.646 of 22379.4%★★★★☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Mexico percentileRating
202415.6342 of 39814.1%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Mexico percentileRating
202422.8312 of 38418.8%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Mexico percentileRating
202436.4222 of 35637.6%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Mexico percentileRating
202442.9190 of 39752.1%★★★☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Mexico percentileRating
202250.6155 of 32552.3%★★★☆☆
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)
English Language Learner (2024)79th percentile+50 vs school
White (2022)52nd percentile
Male (2024)52nd percentile+23 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2024)38th percentile+8 vs school
Hispanic (2024)19th percentile-11 vs school
Female (2024)14th percentile-15 vs school

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Students who attend Valley Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Union Elementary
Middle : Valley Middle
Middle : West Las Vegas Middle School
High : West Las Vegas High School

Students at Valley Elementary are 88% Hispanic, 5% White, 4% American Indian, 2% African American, 2% Asian.

In the 2024-25 school year, 56 students attended Valley Elementary.


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