The top reported proficiency rate is 64% in Math. The lowest is 58% in English language arts.
Original Research by School Decision on Valley School
Valley School is a small public elementary school serving kindergarten through sixth grade in Orderville, a remote rural town in Kane County, Utah. Because it serves only elementary grades, there is no graduation rate to report, and the school’s academic picture comes entirely from state assessments. On those tests, the school’s students reach state proficiency standards at rates that are solid but uneven: most students in math and science score at the proficient level or above, while English language arts proficiency sits slightly below that, with a little more than half meeting the standard. The data comes from different test years, so direct comparisons within the school should be made cautiously. Participation rates were not reported, and there is no other district in the county to compare against, so how Valley School stacks up against nearby elementary schools is not possible to determine from the available information.
The student body is small and overwhelmingly white, with a small Hispanic presence and a similarly small share of students identifying as two or more races. A substantial share of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a notable level of economic need among families. The school’s demographics reflect the town’s own composition. Orderville is a very low-density community spread along Highway 89 in the Long Valley, with a historical town square layout and little conventional street life. Daily life is car-dependent, and the nearest larger town, Kanab, is roughly a half-hour drive south. The area is slow-growing; no major new housing developments appear in public records, and the town’s civic focus has been on maintaining its water system. Home values in the zip code fall around national norms, and the local unemployment rate has been stable in recent months.
Valley School itself is a regular public school, not a charter or magnet. It operates as part of Kane District, but publicly reported information shows no recent major district-level changes a parent would need to track. The school offers no special program offerings listed in the available data, and no information on discipline, staffing ratios, or course access was provided. For a family considering this school, the academic picture is one of a small elementary that achieves decent but not outstanding proficiency rates. The setting is deeply rural, with limited local amenities and a quiet, slow pace of life. The school’s size means students will be in a close-knit environment. Given that state testing data is only available for a single year per subject, a parent interested in performance trends over time would need to ask the school directly for more historical context.
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