Is Valley View Elementary School a good school?

Valley View Elementary School ranks 654 th of 2067 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Valley View Elementary School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 508 students attended Valley View Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Valley View Elementary School?

Students at Valley View Elementary School are 65% White, 27% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 2% African American.

What schools do graduates of Valley View Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Valley View Elementary School usually go on to attend: Middle : Parkland School

Valley View Elementary School

Summary:

Valley View Elementary School is a public elementary school located in McHenry, Illinois, serving grades K-5 with a total enrollment of 539 students. The school is part of the McHenry CCSD 15 district, which is ranked 408 out of 813 districts in Illinois and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Overall, Valley View Elementary School demonstrates strengths in academic performance, particularly in specific grade levels and subject areas. The school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics are generally higher than the district and state averages, with a standout performance in 5th-grade ELA. However, the school faces challenges with certain student groups, such as English Language Learners (ELL) and Special Education students, who have lower rankings and proficiency rates compared to the state. Additionally, the school has seen a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, which may be impacting student learning and academic performance.

Despite the higher per-student spending, Valley View Elementary School has relatively small class sizes, suggesting that resources are being effectively allocated to support student learning. The school's performance is particularly strong in 3rd-grade Mathematics, with a proficiency rate higher than the district and state. Overall, the school's strengths and challenges provide a balanced picture, and addressing the attendance and student group performance issues should be a priority for the school and McHenry CCSD 15 district.

Detail:

Public K-5

6515 W IL Route 120
Mchenry, IL 60050-7450

(779) 244-1500

District: McHenry CCSD 15

SchoolDigger Rank:
654^th of 2,067 Illinois Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $18,636

Students who attend Valley View Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:

Parkland School

Student/teacher ratio: 12.3

Number of students: 508

Racial breakdown:

White:

65.0%

Hispanic:

27.0%

Two or more races:

5.1%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 46.3%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Valley View Elementary School ranks better than 68.4% of elementary schools in Illinois. It also ranks 2^nd among 4 ranked elementary schools in the McHenry CCSD 15 School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 64.6. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (65%), Hispanic (27%), two or more races (5.1%). (See more...)

Compare Details 46.3% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Valley View Elementary School is 12.3, which is the 3^rd best among 4 elementary schools in the McHenry CCSD 15 School District. (See more...)

Compare Valley View Elementary School employs 41 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Valley View Elementary School is $18,636. 4 elementary schools in the McHenry CCSD 15 School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Valley View Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Valley View Elementary School 654^th of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See Valley View Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Special Education students:

Low Socio Economic Status students:

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Disabled students:

Male students:

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White students:

McHenry CCSD 15:

SchoolDigger ranks McHenry CCSD 15 408^th of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Valley View Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Valley View Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	59.55	995^th	2020	50.7%
2004	65.12	841^st	2030	58.6%
2005	56.38	1089^th	2022	46.1%
2006	60.84	1027^th	2086	50.8%
2007	67.45	798^th	2095	61.9%
2008	52.75	1219^th	2092	41.7%
2009	56.85	1109^th	2120	47.7%
2010	48.32	1326^th	2139	38.0%
2011	55.82	1153^rd	2147	46.3%
2012	62.95	966^th	2166	55.4%
2013	71.15	637^th	2167	70.6%
2014	58.45	915^th	2093	56.3%
2015	44.95	1010^th	2052	50.8%
2016	61.00	715^th	2046	65.1%
2017	64.77	654^th	2044	68.0%
2018	60.81	738^th	2037	63.8%
2019	65.49	665^th	2086	68.1%
2021	55.25	748^th	1948	61.6%
2022	63.32	688^th	2082	67.0%
2023	51.67	907^th	2077	56.3%
2024	64.60	654^th	2067	68.4%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Valley View Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	42.73	386^th	718	46.2%
2019	50.39	285^th	743	61.6%
2022	28.86	644^th	768	16.1%
2023	20.18	766^th	788	2.8%
2024	24.77	747^th	826	9.6%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Valley View Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	52.22	266^th	763	65.1%
2019	36.80	694^th	1194	41.9%
2021	26.55	494^th	640	22.8%
2023	51.59	436^th	1156	62.3%
2024	42.46	603^rd	1195	49.5%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Valley View Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	52.95	733^rd	1765	58.5%
2019	63.86	483^rd	1816	73.4%
2021	45.99	713^th	1514	52.9%
2022	54.73	665^th	1763	62.3%
2023	39.70	1060^th	1808	41.4%
2024	63.16	489^th	1793	72.7%

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Rank History for Female students at Valley View Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	55.49	803^rd	1964	59.1%
2019	59.20	753^rd	2019	62.7%
2021	52.51	698^th	1680	58.5%
2022	66.62	585^th	1970	70.3%
2023	55.22	780^th	1957	60.1%
2024	65.32	583^rd	1942	70.0%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Valley View Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	41.89	436^th	907	51.9%
2024	47.80	366^th	886	58.7%

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Rank History for Male students at Valley View Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	62.83	655^th	1972	66.8%
2019	68.88	551^st	2019	72.7%
2021	52.33	684^th	1707	59.9%
2022	56.15	767^th	1977	61.2%
2023	47.67	937^th	1984	52.8%
2024	62.87	626^th	1959	68.0%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Valley View Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	55.31	359^th	938	61.7%
2019	63.25	244^th	955	74.5%
2021	51.51	262^nd	742	64.7%
2022	44.35	478^th	954	49.9%
2023	40.50	553^rd	970	43.0%
2024	50.36	392^nd	959	59.1%

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Rank History for White students at Valley View Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	47.56	763^rd	1463	47.8%
2019	48.04	771^st	1462	47.3%
2021	41.48	753^rd	1308	42.4%
2022	51.80	670^th	1425	53.0%
2023	39.46	884^th	1419	37.7%
2024	53.46	632^nd	1392	54.6%

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Data source: test scores: Illinois State Board of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: Illinois State Board of Education

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Enrollment information for Valley View Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	647	n/a	n/a	19	2	n/a	n/a	0	668
1990	490	n/a	2	8	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	500
1991	498	0	0	3	0	n/a	n/a	0	501
1992	602	0	1	5	0	n/a	n/a	0	608
1993	576	0	1	6	0	n/a	n/a	0	583
1994	627	0	1	6	0	n/a	n/a	0	634
1995	539	2	4	20	4	n/a	n/a	0	569
1996	539	2	4	20	4	n/a	n/a	0	569
1997	548	5	4	20	2	n/a	n/a	0	579
1998	549	4	6	22	4	n/a	n/a	0	585
1999	540	8	6	29	7	n/a	n/a	0	590
2000	507	3	8	37	7	n/a	n/a	0	562
2001	488	5	6	35	3	n/a	n/a	0	537
2002	521	9	6	84	2	n/a	n/a	0	622
2003	521	9	6	84	2	n/a	n/a	0	622
2004	484	11	8	97	0	n/a	n/a	0	600
2005	512	4	5	114	0	n/a	n/a	6	641
2006	499	6	6	140	0	n/a	n/a	13	664
2007	501	1	6	114	0	n/a	n/a	19	641
2008	477	2	5	124	0	n/a	n/a	15	623
2009	496	4	13	113	0	n/a	n/a	25	651
2010	584	5	16	132	0	n/a	n/a	36	773
2011	480	3	15	123	2	0	21	0	644
2012	473	5	16	131	1	0	3	0	629
2013	462	4	16	124	1	0	1	0	608
2014	486	9	10	131	1	0	7	0	644
2015	475	3	9	125	0	0	11	0	623
2016	459	6	9	110	0	0	10	0	594
2017	436	11	10	108	0	0	15	0	580
2018	446	11	11	115	0	0	12	0	595
2019	421	8	7	115	0	0	12	0	563
2020	430	6	6	132	0	0	19	0	593
2021	385	7	10	116	0	0	14	0	532
2022	366	7	10	131	0	1	21	0	536
2023	349	6	8	148	2	1	25	0	539
2024	330	8	4	137	2	1	26	0	508

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Valley View Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	668	27.5	24.2	n/a
1990	500	29.5	16.9	n/a
1991	501	26.0	19.2	n/a
1992	608	28.0	21.7	n/a
1993	583	28.0	20.8	n/a
1994	634	26.0	24.4	n/a
1995	569	30.5	18.7	n/a
1996	569	30.5	18.7	n/a
1997	579	30.5	19.0	n/a
1998	585	31.5	18.6	n/a
1999	590	33.0	17.9	n/a
2000	562	32.6	17.2	n/a
2001	537	33.1	16.2	n/a
2002	622	34.5	18.0	12.9
2003	622	34.5	18.0	12.9
2004	600	38.0	15.8	15.3
2005	641	38.0	16.9	19.4
2006	664	35.0	19.0	24.3
2007	641	33.0	19.4	23.5
2008	623	32.0	19.5	24.5
2009	651	39.0	16.7	23.5
2010	773	37.1	20.8	25
2011	644	39.1	16.4	30.3
2012	629	40.1	15.6	34.2
2013	608	39.8	15.2	47.2
2014	644	37.0	17.4	48.8
2015	623	38.0	16.3	47.7
2016	594	38.0	15.6	39.9
2017	580	38.5	15.0	41.6
2018	595	39.6	15.0	31.8
2019	563	40.0	14.0	34.6
2020	593	43.5	13.6	36.3
2021	532	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	536	41.2	12.9	36.6
2023	539	43.0	12.5	43
2024	508	41.0	12.3	46.3

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Valley View Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	668	27.5	24.2	n/a
1990	500	29.5	16.9	n/a
1991	501	26.0	19.2	n/a
1992	608	28.0	21.7	n/a
1993	583	28.0	20.8	n/a
1994	634	26.0	24.4	n/a
1995	569	30.5	18.7	n/a
1996	569	30.5	18.7	n/a
1997	579	30.5	19.0	n/a
1998	585	31.5	18.6	n/a
1999	590	33.0	17.9	n/a
2000	562	32.6	17.2	n/a
2001	537	33.1	16.2	n/a
2002	622	34.5	18.0	12.9
2003	622	34.5	18.0	12.9
2004	600	38.0	15.8	15.3
2005	641	38.0	16.9	19.4
2006	664	35.0	19.0	24.3
2007	641	33.0	19.4	23.5
2008	623	32.0	19.5	24.5
2009	651	39.0	16.7	23.5
2010	773	37.1	20.8	25
2011	644	39.1	16.4	30.3
2012	629	40.1	15.6	34.2
2013	608	39.8	15.2	47.2
2014	644	37.0	17.4	48.8
2015	623	38.0	16.3	47.7
2016	594	38.0	15.6	39.9
2017	580	38.5	15.0	41.6
2018	595	39.6	15.0	31.8
2019	563	40.0	14.0	34.6
2020	593	43.5	13.6	36.3
2021	532	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	536	41.2	12.9	36.6
2023	539	43.0	12.5	43
2024	508	41.0	12.3	46.3

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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