Valley Elementary School
3100 Donallen Dr Bensalem PA, 19020, Bucks County Phone: 215-750-2800 Ranking:  (962 out of 2,311, top 42%)*Type: Regular Primary School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 6 School District: Bensalem Township School District Title I Eligible School: No Magnet: NA Charter: NA Shared-Time School: NA |
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | NA | NA | 40 | 35 | 36 | 36 | 34 | 25 | ||||||
| Total Students: | 740 | 701 | 667 | 662 | 642 | 592 | 438 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 100 | 13.5% | 99 | 14.1% | 76 | 11.4% | 95 | 14.4% | 79 | 12.3% | 85 | 14.4% | 66 | 15.1% |
| Grade 1: | 105 | 14.2% | 85 | 12.1% | 113 | 16.9% | 94 | 14.2% | 110 | 17.1% | 112 | 18.9% | 70 | 16.0% |
| Grade 2: | 93 | 12.6% | 112 | 16.0% | 86 | 12.9% | 104 | 15.7% | 107 | 16.7% | 81 | 13.7% | 59 | 13.5% |
| Grade 3: | 124 | 16.8% | 87 | 12.4% | 106 | 15.9% | 110 | 16.6% | 86 | 13.4% | 83 | 14.0% | 53 | 12.1% |
| Grade 4: | 91 | 12.3% | 114 | 16.3% | 110 | 16.5% | 94 | 14.2% | 87 | 13.6% | 71 | 12.0% | 73 | 16.7% |
| Grade 5: | 115 | 15.5% | 111 | 15.8% | 96 | 14.4% | 86 | 13.0% | 78 | 12.1% | 94 | 15.9% | 62 | 14.2% |
| Grade 6: | 112 | 15.1% | 93 | 13.3% | 80 | 12.0% | 79 | 11.9% | 95 | 14.8% | 66 | 11.1% | 55 | 12.6% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 364 | 49.2% | 366 | 52.2% | 349 | 52.3% | 332 | 50.2% | 320 | 49.8% | 311 | 52.5% | 234 | 53.4% |
| Female: | 376 | 50.8% | 335 | 47.8% | 318 | 47.7% | 330 | 49.8% | 314 | 48.9% | 273 | 46.1% | 200 | 45.7% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.3% | 4 | 0.6% | 4 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.5% |
| Asian: | 63 | 8.5% | 53 | 7.6% | 57 | 8.5% | 56 | 8.5% | 48 | 7.5% | 44 | 7.4% | 28 | 6.4% |
| Hispanic: | 65 | 8.8% | 58 | 8.3% | 48 | 7.2% | 42 | 6.3% | 29 | 4.5% | 25 | 4.2% | 19 | 4.3% |
| Black: | 51 | 6.9% | 34 | 4.9% | 32 | 4.8% | 31 | 4.7% | 36 | 5.6% | 33 | 5.6% | 20 | 4.6% |
| White: | 546 | 73.8% | 549 | 78.3% | 525 | 78.7% | 529 | 79.9% | 528 | 82.2% | 490 | 82.8% | 369 | 84.2% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 14 | 1.9% | 5 | 0.7% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 248 | 33.5% | 216 | 30.8% | 173 | 25.9% | 144 | 21.8% | 121 | 18.8% | 90 | 15.2% | 68 | 15.5% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 34 | 4.6% | 21 | 3.0% | 46 | 6.9% | 38 | 5.7% | 43 | 6.7% | 43 | 7.3% | 25 | 5.7% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | NA | NA | 17.69 | 18.99 | 18.59 | 17.92 | 17.50 | 17.50 | ||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSSA | ||||||
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89% | 77% | 81% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92% | 83% | 83% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94.1% | 78.5% | 78.5% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82% | 78.4% | 80.5% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82% | 77.8% | 81.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 81.6% | 84.5% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.9% | 80% | 83.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67.3% | 73.9% | 80% |
| 2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81% | 64% | 68% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81% | 64% | 69% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.1% | 68.9% | 72.8% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78% | 75.5% | 76.8% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.2% | 71.4% | 77% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75% | 69.1% | 75.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.5% | 71% | 77.2% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67.3% | 67.7% | 74.1% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 93% | 77.5% | 77.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.8% | 78.8% | 78% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 91% | 80.4% | 79.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 89% | 79.7% | 81.8% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.6% | 82.9% | 84.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.4% | 85.9% | 85.2% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.2% | 80.9% | 82.6% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.7% | 63.4% | 68.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.8% | 70% | 70.1% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 67% | 70.1% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.9% | 69.5% | 72.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.1% | 70.8% | 72.9% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 74.5% | 71.5% | 73.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 74.7% | 67.7% | 72.1% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.8% | 77% | 81.5% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.5% | 81.4% | 83.4% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 91% | 75.7% | 81.4% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.3% | 82.5% | 82.9% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.9% | 82.3% | 82.3% |
| 2003 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 63% | 58.9% | 56.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.4% | 68% | 61.8% |
| 2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.2% | 70.9% | 69% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.4% | 68.7% | 66.9% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 81% | 75.4% | 71% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.7% | 77.1% | 73.2% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.6% | 75.6% | 73.5% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.2% | 76.1% | 74.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.1% | 77.7% | 76.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.5% | 78.8% | 73.3% |
| 2003 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 58.9% | 59.9% | 58% |
| 2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.9% | 63.2% | 62.7% |
| 2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.4% | 62.8% | 64.2% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 60.3% | 54.7% | 60.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 58.9% | 58.8% | 60% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 69% | 60.5% | 61.6% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 69.7% | 60.7% | 64.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 68% | 65.3% | 64.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.1% | 64.5% | 67.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.8% | 66.7% | 65% |
| 2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.3% | 59.6% | 54.1% |
| 2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.5% | 59.6% | 57.3% |
| 2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.1% | 50.2% | 57.3% |
| 2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.3% | 55.9% | 58.1% |
| 2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 77% | 68.4% | 61.8% |
| 2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.3% | 69.9% | 67.1% |
| 2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 69.4% | 73.1% | 64.2% |
| 2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 82.8% | 76.1% | 68% |
| 2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 82.5% | 72.9% | 69.6% |
| 2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 74.6% | 72.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 84.8% | 79.4% | 75.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 68.8% | 79.8% | 78% |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 82.9% | 82.5% | 78.8% |
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 84.8% | 78.9% | 77.2% |
| 2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 74.3% | 66.5% | 65.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 73.7% | 62.5% | 63.5% |
| 2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 83.4% | 69.5% | 66.9% |
| 2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 78.8% | 68.4% | 67.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 78.8% | 71.2% | 68.8% |
| 2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 73.7% | 76.6% | 69.9% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 70.1% | 68.1% | 68.5% |
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* Valley Elementary School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.