Valencia Elementary School
Portales, NM 88130
Phone: (505) 356-7000
District: Portales Municipal Schools
GreatSchools Rating
public • Grades 3-4 • 366 students
Portales's Valencia Elementary School serves grades 3-4 in the Portales Municipal Schools district. It is among the few public elementary schools in New Mexico to receive a distinguished GreatSchools Rating of 8 out of 10.
Valencia Elementary School is a public school located in Portales, NM. 366 students attend Valencia Elementary School.
School Ratings
| Category | Rating | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Test Scores | 6/10 | The Test Score Rating examines how students at this school performed on standardized tests compared with other schools in the state. The Test Rating was created using 2024 Measures of Student Success and Achievement data from New Mexico Public Education Department, and using 2024 Assessment of Science Readiness data from New Mexico Public Education Department. |
| Student Growth | 7/10 | The Student Progress Rating measures whether students at this school are making academic progress over time based on student growth data provided by the Department of Education. Specifically, this rating looks at how much progress individual students have made on state assessments during the past year or more, how this performance aligns with expected progress based on a student growth model established by the state Department of Education, and how this school's growth data compares to other schools in the state. The Growth Rating was created using 2023 Student growth data from New Mexico Public Education Department. |
Posted: June 13, 2025
I went to this school, and the staff bullied me too. I actually had a teacher put her hands on me, grabbing me by the arm and ear.
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Posted: May 16, 2019
Teachers feel that all work should be done at school because parents can not be trusted to not do it for them this information provided to me by principal
Posted: May 16, 2019
Teachers have classes of 20 children or more and cannot be expected to provide extra attention on a child who is slipping behind this info was provided be 2 3rd grade teachers and the principal
Posted: May 16, 2019
The staff of this school do not even know the meaning of words such as integrity COMPASSION or respect how could we expect them to teach it to our children my son suffers from an extremely delicate medical condition and was shown NO compassion by any of the staff
Posted: May 16, 2019
The principal seems blind to bulling by not only the children but also the staff as she informed me the 2 teachers that bullied my child were her best teachers
Posted: May 16, 2019
Teachers have classes of 20-27 students and remind parents that they cant be in all places at once there is no support for learning differences
Posted: May 16, 2019
When I complained nothing was being done about the bullying of my child my son was accused of inciting it and my family was reported to cyfd
Posted: May 16, 2019
This is the worst school Portales NM has its staff covers for one another and children who need alittle help keeping up fall though the cracks the staff does not provide a sense of safety against bulling the staff its self bullies not only the children but they bully parents my child will not be returning to Valencia elementary school.
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| Base | Distance |
|---|---|
| Cannon AFB | 14.4 mi. |
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