Valley Center School

Public school, grades 1 to 12 · Kalamazoo, Michigan

Valley Center School in Kalamazoo, Michigan enrolled 30 students in 2024-25 with 5.0 full-time teachers, 6.0 students per teacher against the Michigan median of 12.2. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, under 50% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2022-23 (Michigan: 34.5%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 6% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers held steady

32 students in 2022-23, 25 students in 2023-24, 30 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 5.0 to 5.0.

Students enrolled at Valley Center School by school year2022-23: 32, 2023-24: 25, 2024-25: 300102030402022-23322023-24252024-2530
Students enrolled at Valley Center School by school year2022-23: 32, 2023-24: 25, 2024-25: 300102030402022-23322023-24252024-2530
Students enrolled at Valley Center School by school year2022-23: 32, 2023-24: 25, 2024-25: 300102030402022-23322023-24252024-2530
Students enrolled at Valley Center School by school year2022-23: 32, 2023-24: 25, 2024-25: 300102030402022-23322023-24252024-2530
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-23325.06.4
2023-24254.35.9
2024-25305.06.0

6.0 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 79 of every 100 Michigan schools of this kind

Among the 285 Michigan schools of this kind that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 12.2; the national median for schools of this kind is 13.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Michigan other schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 98.1; Valley Center School 6.0; state median 12.2.2 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherValley Center School 6.0state median 12.2U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, Michigan other schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 98.1; Valley Center School 6.0; state median 12.2.2 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherValley Center School 6.0state median 12.2U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, Michigan other schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 98.1; Valley Center School 6.0; state median 12.2.2 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherValley Center School 6.0state median 12.2U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, Michigan other schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 98.1; Valley Center School 6.0; state median 12.2.2 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherValley Center School 6.0state median 12.2U.S. 13.8

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

Programs and staff in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Valley Center School enrolled 31 students and reported no counselor; it reported 17 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)0.0
  • Out-of-school suspensions17
  • Chronically absent78.1% (2022-23)

Who attends

50.0% of students were White, 26.7% of two or more races, 23.3% Black in 2024-25.

  1. White50.0%
  2. Two or more races26.7%
  3. Black23.3%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2022-23

In 2022-23, the students tested at Valley Center School scored proficient or above: under 50% in math, against 34.5% in math across Michigan. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Michigan, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2022-23
SubjectThis schoolIts districtMichigan
Mathunder 50%39‑63% (2021-22)34.5%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Schools of this kind in Kalamazoo

2 public schools of this kind in Kalamazoo report 2024-25 enrollment; Valley Center School is number 2 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Comstock Compass High School30921.773.1%
Valley Center School306.073.3%

All public schools in Kalamazoo →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Valley Center School

  1. Comstock Compass High SchoolThe nearest public school of this kind, 2.4 miles away: 309 students, 21.7 per teacher (2024-25).2.4 mi
  2. WoodsEdge Learning CenterThe next nearest public school of this kind, 3.5 miles away: 222 students, 8.7 per teacher (2024-25).3.5 mi
  3. Compare Valley Center School with Comstock Compass High SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Kalamazoo RESA spends per studentIts schools, enrollment and finance figures.
  5. The largest public schools in MichiganValley Center School is the number 276 by size of 318 Michigan schools of this kind open in 2024-25.#276 of 318
  6. Michigan schools by students per teacher6.0 students per teacher here against the Michigan median of 12.2 for schools of this kind.6.0:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Valley Center School

  1. How many students attend Valley Center School?
    30 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 32 in 2022-23. It is a special-education school in Kalamazoo, MI.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Valley Center School?
    6.0 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Michigan median for schools of this kind is 12.2. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Valley Center School a Title I school?
    Valley Center School was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Valley Center School do on state tests?
    In 2022-23, the students tested at Valley Center School scored proficient or above: under 50% in math, against 34.5% in math across Michigan. Michigan's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Valley Center School in?
    Kalamazoo RESA, NCES district ID 2680600. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 268060000873 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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