Valley View is a city in Cooke County, Texas, United States.

Eighteen families moved in, and a post office opened in the community that same year.

In 1903, the town witnessed dramatic growth with the completion of a two-story brick school house and six brick business buildings, the arrival of telephone service, and the opening of a bank.

The following year the Valley View News began publishing weekly.

When Valley View formally incorporated in 1980, it had 514 inhabitants and six businesses.

A truck stop was also severely damaged in Valley View.

[5][6] The National Weather Service rated the tornado EF3 on the Enhanced Fujita scale.

[7] Valley View is located in southern Cooke County.

Route 77 passes just east of the center of town, with access from exits 485 through 487.

[1] The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters.

[8] As of the 2020 United States census, there were 737 people, 290 households, and 206 families residing in the city.

A larger school was built in 1938, which is still in use as part of the elementary campus.

The district grew during the time of school consolidation in the early to mid-1900s.

Local schools such as John's Branch, Lone Oak, Elm Grove, Lois, Burns City, and Mountain Springs became part of the Valley View ISD.