📍 3519 Jefferson Pike, Jefferson, Frederick County, 21755
Valley Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Jefferson, Frederick County. The school has 491 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Frederick County Public Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 31.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.8:1. 29% of students are proficient in reading. 25% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Valley Elementary enrolls 491 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 31.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 69% White, 17% Hispanic or Latino and 8.4% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 341 | 69% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 82 | 17% |
| Two or more races | 41 | 8.4% |
| Black or African American | 16 | 3.3% |
| Asian | 10 | 2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
130 of the school's 491 students (26%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 119 qualify for free lunch and 11 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.
Valley Elementary is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MD-60, state senate district 3.
Valley Elementary is one of 69 schools in Frederick County Public Schools, based in Frederick, Maryland. The district serves 48,054 students district-wide and employs 2,910 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 491 students, Valley Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 696 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe