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About this school
Valley View Elementary School is
a suburban public school
in Columbia Hts., Minnesota that is part of Columbia Heights Isd 13.
It serves 568 students
in grades Pre-K - 5 with a student/teacher ratio of 16.2:1.
Its teachers have had 92 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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of students receive free or reduced price lunch
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Source: the National Center for Education Statistics
79%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
American, or Asian
Data about school demographics comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. The numbers in this chart may not add up to 100% because of limitations in the available data.
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Last updated Dec 25, 2025
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Valley View Elementary School
$42,694
raised using DonorsChoose
92
projects
funded
32
teachers
funded
359
donors
13
projects for
technology
19
projects for
books
3
projects
for
art supplies
Valley View Elementary School has received support from
270 individuals from Minnesota and
89 individuals out-of-state.
