Valley View El, Austin TX - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Valley View El

Valley View Elementary is a kindergarten-through-fifth-grade school located in Austin, serving a small enrollment spread fairly evenly across its grade span, with a notably higher concentration of fifth-graders. The school sits in the Loop 360 area, part of the Eanes Independent School District.

The housing market around this zip code reflects Austin's overall growth and expense. Home values are quite high, with median home prices substantially above both state and national benchmarks, and rental costs are similarly elevated. The affordability picture is tight: a household would need to dedicate a significant share of income to either mortgage or rent in this area. This is a neighborhood experiencing the rapid growth pressure that defines the broader Austin metro, which is one of the fastest-growing large metros in the country.

In terms of academic performance, the school shows a pattern worth examining carefully. English language arts proficiency is reasonably strong across the tested grades, with most students meeting or exceeding standards. Reading foundational skills are particularly solid. Mathematics performance varies considerably by grade. Third and fourth graders show healthy proficiency rates, but fifth-grade math proficiency drops markedly. Science proficiency in fifth grade is notably weaker, with less than a majority of students meeting standards. Overall, the school's proficiency index places it in the top quartile among districts in Travis County, a meaningful strength positioning it well relative to county peers.

The student body is predominantly white, with meaningful representation of Hispanic students and a smaller but present share of Asian students. One student identifies as American Indian or Alaska Native; no students are listed as Black or Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander. Detailed information about students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, those with disabilities, and English learners is not available in the current data.

What a parent may want to look into further with the school: the decline in math proficiency at the fifth-grade level warrants a direct conversation about instructional approach and student support in that grade, particularly given that it represents a sharp drop from fourth grade. Similarly, science performance in fifth grade is a soft spot; understanding how science instruction is structured and what additional supports exist for struggling learners would be useful. The school serves only elementary grades, so there is no high school pathway data available.

As a regular public elementary school in an affluent area of Austin, Valley View fits families seeking neighborhood-based early primary education in one of the city's established residential districts. The school's strength relative to county peers is real, but the performance pattern, particularly in upper elementary math and science, suggests that prospective families should have specific conversations about instruction in those areas.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 387%

School 87% · District 75% · ▲ 12 pts above district

▲ 47 pts above state median · ▲ 49 pts above county median

Grade 473%

School 73% · District 74% · ▼ 1 pts below district

▲ 32 pts above state median · ▲ 40 pts above county median

Grade 540%

School 40% · District 66% · ▼ 26 pts below district

▼ 1 pts below state median · ▲ 2 pts above county median

Grade 6100%

School 100% · District 80% · ▲ 20 pts above district

▲ 66 pts above state median · ▲ 70 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 380%

School 80% · District 82% · ▼ 2 pts below district

▲ 34 pts above state median · ▲ 35 pts above county median

Grade 478%

School 78% · District 85% · ▼ 7 pts below district

▲ 29 pts above state median · ▲ 34 pts above county median

Grade 580%

School 80% · District 88% · ▼ 8 pts below district

▲ 26 pts above state median · ▲ 30 pts above county median

Science

Grade 534%

School 34% · District 56% · ▼ 22 pts below district

▲ 11 pts above state median · ▲ 16 pts above county median

This schoolEANES ISD, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 5Lower-income60%Higher-income82%22 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 5Lower-income0%Higher-income45%45 pp gap