Valley View South Elementary School
Public elementary school in Hidalgo, Texas · Valley View ISD · Grades Pre-K–6
Valley View South Elementary School serves 353 students in grades Pre-K–6 in Hidalgo (Hidalgo County). It is one of 6 schools in Valley View ISD. By enrollment it is the 3809th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 14.7 students per full-time teacher, it has about the same as the typical Texas elementary school (14.8).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 4,726 Texas elementary schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 24.08 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–6 |
| District | Valley View ISD |
| County | Hidalgo County |
| Area type | Suburb, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 484380011283 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Valley View ISD | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 353 | 3,444 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 14.7 | 15.6 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 94.1% | 92.9% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 48% of Texas elementary schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Valley View South Elementary School in context
Size
Of the 4 elementary schools in Valley View ISD, Valley View South Elementary School is the smallest, with 10.2% of the district's students. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 1.8 miles away and have a median of 431 students, so Valley View South Elementary School is close to their typical size.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is grade 3 with 57 students, and its smallest is kindergarten with 30, against an average of 44 per grade. This year grade 6 has 77% more students than kindergarten (53 against 30). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 48 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
All of its students are reported as Hispanic.
94.1% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 92.9% across Valley View ISD and a median of 72% for Texas elementary schools. Under the Community Eligibility Provision, every student can eat breakfast and lunch at no charge, and families fill out no meal application.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
Valley View South Elementary School has 24.08 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 14.7 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 353 students would have about 23.9 teachers, so Valley View South Elementary School has about as many as that.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
NCES classifies its location as suburb, large, which means it is in an urbanized area of 250,000 people or more, outside its principal city. The nearest other elementary school is Wilbur E Lucas Elementary School, 1.3 miles away in the same district. There are 12 elementary schools within 5 miles and 54 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 100% |
48.2% of students are girls and 51.8% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 48 |
| Kindergarten | 30 |
| Grade 1 | 42 |
| Grade 2 | 41 |
| Grade 3 | 57 |
| Grade 4 | 38 |
| Grade 5 | 44 |
| Grade 6 | 53 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
900 S McColl Rd, Hidalgo, TX 78557
Phone: (956)340-1650
Website: vviewisd.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Valley View South Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wilbur E Lucas Elementary School | Valley View ISD | 1.3 mi | 530 | 18.8 | 93% |
| Valley View Elementary School | Valley View ISD | 1.4 mi | 446 | 16.7 | 87.9% |
| Valley View North Elementary School | Valley View ISD | 1.8 mi | 372 | 15 | 99.7% |
| Hidalgo Elementary School | Hidalgo ISD | 1.8 mi | 433 | 15.1 | 89.4% |
| Dr. Alejo Salinas Jr. Elementary School | Hidalgo ISD | 1.9 mi | 342 | 15 | 84.2% |
| Carmen Anaya Elementary School | Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD | 2.7 mi | 429 | 16.5 | 97.2% |
| IDEA Academy Pharr | IDEA Public Schools | 2.8 mi | 717 | 22.8 | 93.7% |
| Jc Kelly Elementary School | Hidalgo ISD | 2.8 mi | 260 | 12.9 | 86.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Valley View ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Valley View Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–6 | 446 |
| Valley View High School | High | 9–12 | 1,227 |
| Valley View Junior High School | Middle | 7–8 | 516 |
| Valley View North Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–6 | 372 |
| Wilbur E Lucas Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–6 | 530 |