Green Valley Elementary School

Green Valley Elementary School is a K–4 school serving 371 students in Parma, Ohio, part of the Parma City district, located on W Pleasant Valley Road in a suburban Cleveland community where about 43% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Academically, Green Valley sits at the 52nd percentile statewide with 3 stars, outperforming its own district, which ranks 464th of 773 districts. Reading is the school's clear strength: 3rd-grade ELA proficiency of 69.6% is roughly 10 points above the district and 6 points above the state, and the highest of any Parma City elementary in its comparison set. Math is the weaker side — 3rd-grade math trails the district average and runs about 10 points behind Dentzler Elementary School and Pleasant Valley Elementary School. The school's history shows a long slide from the 85th percentile in 2018–19, but three straight years at 50–53 suggest the decline has leveled off. Test scores swing widely from year to year because each grade is small, so families should look at multi-year averages rather than a single year's number.

Where Green Valley stands out most is attendance and how well it serves lower-income students. Chronic absenteeism has run at roughly half the district rate for five straight years (13.0% versus 24.4%), second-lowest among nearby Parma City schools behind Dentzler. Low-income students rank at the 76th percentile with 4 stars, well above the school's overall 52nd percentile and improving three years running. Class sizes, however, have grown from 16.7 to 19.5 students per teacher. Compared with higher-ranked neighbors such as Brecksville-Broadview Heights Elementary School, Independence Primary School, and North Royalton Elementary School — all with less poverty and lower absenteeism — Green Valley's biggest opportunities are 3rd-grade math and its declining male-student rankings.