📍 6301 Aurora Avenue, Urbandale, Polk County, 50322
Valerius Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Urbandale, Polk County. The school has 277 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Lara Justmann. It is part of the Urbandale Comm School District school district. It serves grades K–5. The school employs 18.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.8:1. 67% of students are proficient in reading. 77% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Valerius Elementary School enrolls 277 students across grades K–5. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 18.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 67% White, 12% Hispanic or Latino and 10% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 186 | 67% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 33 | 12% |
| Black or African American | 28 | 10% |
| Asian | 19 | 6.9% |
| Two or more races | 9 | 3.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
99 of the school's 277 students (36%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 80 qualify for free lunch and 19 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.
The school's NCES locale classification is Suburb, Large. Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IA-3, state senate district 20, state house district 40.
Valerius Elementary School is one of 7 schools in Urbandale Comm School District, based in Urbandale, Iowa. The district serves 4,208 students district-wide and employs 294 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 277 students, Valerius Elementary School is smaller than the district average of about 601 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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