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Valley Mills Elementary School

๐Ÿ“ 5101 S High School Rd, Indianapolis, Marion County, 46221

654
Pupils
16.4
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Valley Mills Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Indianapolis, Marion County. The school has 654 pupils enrolled. It is part of the MSD Decatur Township school district. It serves grades Kโ€“6 in an urban setting. The school employs 39.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.4:1. 25% of students are proficient in reading. 26% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

School district
MSD Decatur Township

Enrollment & staffing

Valley Mills Elementary School enrolls 654 students across grades Kโ€“6. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 39.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.4:1.

Male students
322 (49%)
Female students
332 (51%)
Teachers (FTE)
39.8
Student-teacher ratio
16.4:1
Grade span
Kโ€“6

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 54% White, 25% Black or African American and 11% Hispanic or Latino.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White35454%
Black or African American16625%
Hispanic or Latino7211%
Two or more races507.6%
Asian81.2%
American Indian or Alaska Native3<1%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander1<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

520 of the school's 654 students (80%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 477 qualify for free lunch and 43 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.

School setting & status

City, LargeGrades Kโ€“6Title I

Valley Mills Elementary School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IN-60, state senate district 35, state house district 91.

School district: MSD Decatur Township

Valley Mills Elementary School is one of 9 schools in MSD Decatur Township, based in Indianapolis, Indiana. The district serves 6,485 students district-wide and employs 416 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 654 students, Valley Mills Elementary School is close to the district average of about 721 students per school.

6,485
District students
9
Schools
416
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

25%
Reading proficient
26%
Math proficient
23%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices

Setting: City - Large

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