Valerius Elementary School
Grades: K-5
Students: 277
Type: Public
GreatSchools Rating
Student-Teacher
Ratio: 16:1
Student-Counselor
Ratio: 288:1
Certified Teachers: 100%
3305 92nd Street
Urbandale, IA 50322
Urbandale, IA 50322
(515) 457-6500
Additional GreatSchools Ratings
6/10
2/10
NA
Academic ProgressNA
College Readiness4/10
Community Reviews
This school is overrated. Staff is nice and friendly, but I'm not ok with the curriculum, I feel it's been dumbed down. There is a certain lack of professionalism in some staff. It's just ok at best.
Posted by a parent on 12/30/2015All of our kids have completed this school and we are very pleased. Especially with their excellent special needs program .Between 1st and 5th grade, our special needs child improved dramatically in social as well as academic skills. Bullying and outright meanness exists everywhere, but I have to gi
Posted by a parent on 12/8/2013I actually moved to get my daughter into this school and it's the best thing I ever did for her. Small class sizes, devoted teachers and administrators that actually listen to parents. I can't say enough good things about this school. They are ideally located off a dead end street too. No traffic to
Posted by a parent on 6/20/2011Nearby Schools
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8/10GreatSchools RatingParent Rating AverageMy child entered as a 3 year old preschooler. The preschool experience was awesome. Mrs. Fischer embodies Montessori principles and has such a great relationship with her students. The school is highly sought after and based off our preschool experience, I could see why. The school is predominantly white, which was a surprise. I have noticed more diversity this year but based off the review of a former student of color, I’m curious how their experience is going. The transition to lower elementary- has been a very different experience. I can’t say my child is being properly supported and from what I’m hearing from other parents, we are not alone. There are serious concerns around math & reading progress. An adjacent concern is what is happening on an administrative level. There is a lot of teacher turn over, there is not a lot of transparency or direct communication, and there is an overall sense that outside of classroom parent helpers, the administration and some teachers don’t want parents in their classrooms and if they do, it’s very prescriptive on when. These are huge red flags. The number of concerned parents is growing and they are getting more vocal. The school will have a new principal coming in and the hope is that the overall chaotic climate will resolve. In its current state, I wouldn’t recommend the school but I’m hopeful with strong leadership things will change.Parent Review2y ago - Sayre Montessori School
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Urbandale schools - Valerius Elementary School is located at 3305 92nd Street, Urbandale IA 50322. Valerius Elementary School is in the Urbandale Community School District. Valerius Elementary School is a Public school that serves grade levels K-5.
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