Summary:
The Valley Mills Independent School District (ISD) in Texas has only one elementary school, Valley Mills Elementary, which serves students from grades K-5. The school's performance has fluctuated in recent years, with its statewide ranking dropping from 2944 out of 4647 Texas elementary schools in 2022-2023 to 2051 out of 4651 in 2024-2025, earning a 3 out of 5 star rating from SchoolDigger.
Valley Mills Elementary consistently underperforms the state average in STAAR test scores for reading, math, and science across multiple grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's 3rd grade reading proficiency was 47.37%, compared to the state average of 52.02%, and its 5th grade science proficiency was 25%, compared to the state average of 29.57%. The school also has a relatively high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, at 59.15% in 2023-2024, which may contribute to the academic challenges.
Despite the school's declining performance, it has a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 12.9 for the 2023-2024 school year and a per-student spending of $9,457 for the 2020-2021 school year. These factors suggest that the school may have adequate staffing and resources, but further investigation would be needed to determine how these resources are being utilized to support student learning and achievement.
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