Sun Valley Elementary School
3 out of 5 | 2 Reviews
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School Description
School Summary and Highlights
- Enrolls 604 elementary school students from grades KG-5
- Ranks 762nd out of 797 elementary schools in AL.
Additional Contact Information
- Principal or Admin: Mrs Susan Chalmers
- Fax: (205) 231-5836
- Website: sveschool.com
School Operational Details
- Title I EligibleAll students of this school are eligible for participation in authorized programs.
School District Details
- Birmingham City School District
- Per-Pupil Spending: $9,699
- Graduation Rate: 51.5%
- Dropout Rate: 0.7%
- Students Per Teacher: 16.5
- Enrolled Students: 26,721
Faculty Details and Student Enrollment
Students and Faculty
- Total Students Enrolled: 604
- Total Full Time "Equivalent" Teachers: 33.0
- Average Student-To-Teacher Ratio: 18.3
Students Gender Breakdown
- Males: 339 (56.1%)
- Females: 265 (43.9%)
Free Lunch Student Eligibility Breakdown
- Eligible for Reduced Lunch: 38 (6.3%)
- Eligible for Free Lunch: 434 (71.9%)
- Eligible for Either Reduced or Free Lunch: 472 (78.1%)
Student Enrollment Distribution by Race / Ethnicity
| Number | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian | 1 | 0.2% |
| Black | 588 | 97.4% |
| Asian | 1 | 0.2% |
| Hispanic | 2 | 0.3% |
| White | 12 | 2.0% |
Number of Students Per Grade
| Number | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-Kindergarten | 15 | 2.5% |
| Kindergarten | 115 | 19.0% |
| 1st Grade | 81 | 13.4% |
| 2nd Grade | 94 | 15.6% |
| 3rd Grade | 121 | 20.0% |
| 4th Grade | 87 | 14.4% |
| 5th Grade | 91 | 15.1% |
Source: AL Department of Education, Source: NCES 2009-2010
School Ratings and Reviews
Overall Rating: 3
3 out of 5 | 2 Reviews
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2 reviews for Sun Valley Elementary School
- Reviewed by Community Member on May 20, 2010
- Rating:
(1 / 5) Flag as inappropriate - I attended the kindergarten recognition and it was horrible. The students who did not receive an award were terribly hurt. It broke my heart to see the students cry in disappointment. Again, this was the worse recgonition i have ever attended.
- Reviewed by Parent/Guardian on February 09, 2010
- Rating:
(5 / 5) Flag as inappropriate - I really loved sun valley. My 2 kids attended this school, my son attended all the way through the 5th grade and the only reason he left was because it was a k-5 school, my daughter attended through the third grade.
My kids both had wonderful teachers who really seemed to care about the kids. They both really thrived at this school. They are both in an alternative/gifted program at another school now and I really owe a lot to the wonderful, dedicated teachers at sun valley.
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Test Scores and Performance Information
Overall School Rating
How is this determined?
The overall school rating shows that Sun Valley Elementary School performed on average much worse than most other schools across the state on ARMT state exams in the following subjects:
- Math
- Reading
ARMT - Test Proficiency by Grade and Subject
Grade 3 - % of students at or above proficiency
| School | District | State | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math Test | |||
| 2010 | 61.2% | 71.0% | 80.1% |
| 2009 | 47.7% | 67.8% | 79.4% |
| 2008 | 45.5% | 61.1% | 77.7% |
| Reading Test | |||
| 2010 | 75.4% | 79.8% | 86.6% |
| 2009 | 70.5% | 75.9% | 85.8% |
| 2008 | 59.1% | 73.4% | 85.4% |
Grade 4 - % of students at or above proficiency
| School | District | State | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math Test | |||
| 2010 | 53.8% | 70.7% | 81.3% |
| 2009 | 56.3% | 65.4% | 79.1% |
| 2008 | 64.9% | 69.2% | 78.9% |
| Reading Test | |||
| 2010 | 62.5% | 76.6% | 86.7% |
| 2009 | 67.7% | 71.5% | 86.5% |
| 2008 | 63.5% | 73.9% | 86.1% |
Grade 5 - % of students at or above proficiency
| School | District | State | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math Test | |||
| 2010 | 72.9% | 71.2% | 82.6% |
| 2009 | 70.2% | 69.4% | 79.9% |
| 2008 | 71.2% | 64.9% | 78.0% |
| Reading Test | |||
| 2010 | 72.9% | 73.8% | 85.6% |
| 2009 | 76.2% | 73.4% | 84.7% |
| 2008 | 72.6% | 71.8% | 84.4% |
Source: AL Department of Education 2009-2010
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