The top reported proficiency rate is 31% in English language arts. The lowest is 26% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on Valley View School
Valley View School is a regular public school serving prekindergarten through eighth grade in the Roosevelt Elementary District, situated in the southern part of Phoenix within Maricopa County. The school sits in a neighborhood in a fast-growing, car-oriented urban center whose economy has shifted from agriculture to technology, manufacturing, tourism, and services. The district itself has no recent parent-relevant changes publicly reported, so the general landscape has been stable for families.
The student body is composed predominantly of Hispanic students, who make up the large majority of the roughly 500 enrolled students. Smaller shares of Black, American Indian or Alaska Native, Asian, and White students are present, along with students who identify as two or more races. Free or reduced-price lunch data was not available, nor were counts of students with individualized education programs or English learner status, so the full economic and support profile of the student population is not clear from the provided data. The school is a neighborhood K-8, meaning students remain in the same building from early elementary through middle grades, which can provide continuity for families.
Academically, the state assessment results for math and English language arts at Valley View show proficiency rates that vary by grade level but overall indicate that a minority of students are meeting state standards. In math, the reported rates for grades three, four, and eight are in the low to mid range, while results for grades five through seven were suppressed and thus not available. In English language arts, reported rates for grades three, four, six, seven, and eight extend from the low to the mid range, with grade seven showing a somewhat higher share of students proficient. Fifth-grade ELA results were also suppressed. Science results for eighth grade show a minority of students proficient, while fifth-grade science data was suppressed. More than one grade level with suppressed data means the full picture of performance is incomplete; the state typically suppresses results when the number of tested students is very small. Across all tested grades and subjects, the school's overall proficiency index is below the midpoint when compared with other districts in Maricopa County. A parent may want to ask the school about the pattern of suppressed scores and what steps are being taken to support students who are not yet proficient.
Because Valley View serves only up to eighth grade, there is no high school graduation rate to report, and chronic absenteeism data was also not available in the source materials. For families considering the transition after eighth grade, feeder high school options would be part of the Roosevelt Elementary District or nearby districts, but that information is not included here.
Housing in the area around the school shows home values that have a mixed trajectory, with a modest decline in recent months relative to the previous year, and rents that are essentially flat. The typical home value falls slightly below the Arizona state benchmark but near the national median, and rent as a share of area income aligns with the national average. The broader Phoenix region continues to experience population growth, though specific new developments near the school were not identified in the research.
For a family considering Valley View, the key takeaway is a school serving a diverse, majority-Hispanic student body in a large urban district, where academic proficiency rates are generally low compared to county peers and several grade-level results are masked by data suppression. The setting is a car-oriented part of a fast-growing city, and the housing market is close to national norms. The lack of programmatic offerings or extracurricular information in the data means that a full sense of the school's enrichment, arts, or athletic options would need to come from the school directly.
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