📍 615 e 5th St, Valentine, Cherry County, 69201
Valentine Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Valentine, Cherry County. The school has 279 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Jay Elliott. It is part of the Valentine Community Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–4 in a rural setting. The school employs 24.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.3:1. 67% of students are proficient in reading. 57% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Valentine Elementary School enrolls 279 students across grades Pre-K–4. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 24.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 74% White, 13% American Indian or Alaska Native and 6.5% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 206 | 74% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 36 | 13% |
| Two or more races | 18 | 6.5% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 13 | 4.7% |
| Asian | 5 | 1.8% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
137 of the school's 279 students (49%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 102 qualify for free lunch and 35 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.
Valentine Elementary School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Remote). 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 NE-30, state senate district 43.
Valentine Elementary School is one of 5 schools in VALENTINE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS, based in VALENTINE, Nebraska. The district serves 623 students district-wide and employs 64 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 279 students, Valentine Elementary School is larger than the district average of about 125 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote
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