Valley Mills Elementary School
5101 South High School Rd
Indianapolis IN, 46221, Marion County
Phone: 317-856-6363
Ranking: 
(370 out of 1,449, top 26%)*
(370 out of 1,449, top 26%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 1 to Grade 6
School District: Decatur Township Metropolitan School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
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: | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 28 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 550 | 586 | 597 | 619 | 656 | 606 | 540 | |||||||
| Grade 1: | 83 | 15.1% | 89 | 15.2% | 96 | 16.1% | 93 | 15.0% | 158 | 24.1% | 125 | 20.6% | 120 | 22.2% |
| Grade 2: | 83 | 15.1% | 97 | 16.6% | 84 | 14.1% | 117 | 18.9% | 155 | 23.6% | 162 | 26.7% | 134 | 24.8% |
| Grade 3: | 97 | 17.6% | 88 | 15.0% | 110 | 18.4% | 99 | 16.0% | 161 | 24.5% | 173 | 28.5% | 115 | 21.3% |
| Grade 4: | 78 | 14.2% | 102 | 17.4% | 102 | 17.1% | 99 | 16.0% | 182 | 27.7% | 142 | 23.4% | 171 | 31.7% |
| Grade 5: | 107 | 19.5% | 105 | 17.9% | 92 | 15.4% | 114 | 18.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 6: | 102 | 18.5% | 105 | 17.9% | 113 | 18.9% | 97 | 15.7% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 271 | 49.3% | 313 | 53.4% | 317 | 53.1% | 318 | 51.4% | 310 | 47.3% | 301 | 49.7% | 276 | 51.1% |
| Female: | 279 | 50.7% | 273 | 46.6% | 280 | 46.9% | 301 | 48.6% | 307 | 46.8% | 271 | 44.7% | 245 | 45.4% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 4 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 5 | 0.9% | 3 | 0.5% | 5 | 0.8% | 4 | 0.6% | 4 | 0.6% | 8 | 1.3% | 6 | 1.1% |
| Hispanic: | 39 | 7.1% | 42 | 7.2% | 43 | 7.2% | 51 | 8.2% | 34 | 5.2% | 28 | 4.6% | 31 | 5.7% |
| Black: | 23 | 4.2% | 19 | 3.2% | 19 | 3.2% | 34 | 5.5% | 18 | 2.7% | 21 | 3.5% | 45 | 8.3% |
| White: | 454 | 82.5% | 496 | 84.6% | 506 | 84.8% | 515 | 83.2% | 565 | 86.1% | 522 | 86.1% | 443 | 82.0% |
| 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: | 28 | 5.1% | 24 | 4.1% | 23 | 3.9% | 14 | 2.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 301 | 54.7% | 326 | 55.6% | 316 | 52.9% | 291 | 47.0% | 232 | 35.4% | 193 | 31.8% | 155 | 28.7% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 63 | 11.5% | 62 | 10.6% | 56 | 9.4% | 81 | 13.1% | 104 | 15.9% | 82 | 13.5% | 60 | 11.1% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 20.74 | 21.70 | 22.96 | 24.39 | 23.53 | 21.70 | 19.40 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ISTEP+ | ||||||
| 2004 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86% | 83% | 75% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88% | 80% | 75% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80% | 74% | 74% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83% | 75% | 73% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79% | 76% | 76% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89% | 76% | 74% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86% | 83% | 79% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.4% | 82.1% | 83% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77% | 83.5% | 85% |
| 2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88% | 83% | 72% |
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91% | 80% | 73% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88% | 75% | 73% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86% | 78% | 72% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84% | 77% | 70% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94% | 73% | 72% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92% | 83% | 76% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79.4% | 80.3% | 78% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77% | 77.4% | 79% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 80% | 72% | 73% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 82% | 72% | 74% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 83% | 74% | 75% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 83% | 74% | 74% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 83% | 72% | 73% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 83% | 77% | 77% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.8% | 79.3% | 82% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.2% | 82.8% | 82% |
| 2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 71% | 67% | 73% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 80% | 72% | 75% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 84% | 76% | 74% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 87% | 76% | 75% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 91% | 77% | 70% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 87% | 76% | 75% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.8% | 73.4% | 70% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.3% | 78.6% | 79% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 85% | 73% | 71% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 81% | 71% | 75% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.7% | 71.8% | 76% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.2% | 76.7% | 78% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 74% | 63% | 72% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.2% | 71.9% | 75% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.4% | 66.8% | 78% |
| 2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 79% | 68% | 72% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.9% | 80.7% | 86% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 77% | 80.5% | 86% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 55.8% | 55.8% | 67% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 59.8% | 53.9% | 67% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 76.3% | 71.8% | 76% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 73.4% | 72.6% | 78% |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 80.4% | 82.6% | 80% |
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 78% | 80.1% | 82% |
| 2011 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 54.3% | 58.8% | 62% |
| 2012 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 47.7% | 49.5% | 64% |
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* Valley Mills Elementary School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.