📍 723 4th Street, Valier, Pondera County, 59486
Valier School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Valier, Pondera County. The school has 78 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Valier Elem school district. It serves grades Pre-K–6 in a rural setting. The school employs 6.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.7:1. 35% of students are proficient in reading. 25% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Valier School enrolls 78 students across grades Pre-K–6. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 6.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 60% White, 28% American Indian or Alaska Native and 7.7% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 47 | 60% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 22 | 28% |
| Two or more races | 6 | 7.7% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 3 | 3.8% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
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.
Valier School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Remote). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MT-10, state senate district 9, state house district 17.
Valier School is one of 3 schools in Valier Elem, based in Valier, Montana. The district serves 95 students district-wide and employs 9 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 78 students, Valier School is larger than the district average of about 32 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote