Valley View Middle

Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Bloomington, Minnesota

Valley View Middle in Bloomington, Minnesota enrolled 647 students in 2024-25 with 46.2 full-time teachers, 14.0 students per teacher against the Minnesota middle-school median of 16.4. It was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no program; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 33% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 23% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Minnesota: 51.1% and 45.5%).

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

Enrollment fell 7% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 61%

697 students in 2022-23, 622 students in 2023-24, 647 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 28.8 to 46.2.

Students enrolled at Valley View Middle by school year2022-23: 697, 2023-24: 622, 2024-25: 64702004006008002022-236972023-246222024-25647
Students enrolled at Valley View Middle by school year2022-23: 697, 2023-24: 622, 2024-25: 64702004006008002022-236972023-246222024-25647
Students enrolled at Valley View Middle by school year2022-23: 697, 2023-24: 622, 2024-25: 64702004006008002022-236972023-246222024-25647
Students enrolled at Valley View Middle by school year2022-23: 697, 2023-24: 622, 2024-25: 64702004006008002022-236972023-246222024-25647
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2369728.824.2
2023-2462251.612.1
2024-2564746.214.0

14.0 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 77 of every 100 Minnesota middle schools

Among the 274 Minnesota middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 16.4; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Minnesota middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 93.6; Valley View Middle 14.0; state median 16.4.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherValley View Middle 14.0state median 16.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Minnesota middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 93.6; Valley View Middle 14.0; state median 16.4.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherValley View Middle 14.0state median 16.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Minnesota middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 93.6; Valley View Middle 14.0; state median 16.4.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherValley View Middle 14.0state median 16.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Minnesota middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 93.6; Valley View Middle 14.0; state median 16.4.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherValley View Middle 14.0state median 16.4U.S. 14.6

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).

One counselor per 238 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Valley View Middle enrolled 714 students and had 3.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 52 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)3.0, one per 238 of the 714 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions52
  • Chronically absent34.4% (2022-23)

Who attends

43.7% of students were Hispanic, 24.4% Black, 17.5% White in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic43.7%
  2. Black24.4%
  3. White17.5%
  4. Two or more races9.1%
  5. Asian3.9%
  6. American Indian1.4%

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, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Valley View Middle scored proficient or above: 33% in reading in 2021-22 and 23% in math in 2022-23, against 51.1% in reading in 2021-22 and 45.5% in math in 2022-23 across Minnesota. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Minnesota, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtMinnesota
Reading and language arts, 2021-2233%49%51.1%
Math, 2022-2323%37% (2021-22)45.5%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 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.

Middle schools in Bloomington

5 public middle schools in Bloomington report 2024-25 enrollment; Valley View Middle is number 3 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Olson Middle76214.422.8%
Oak Grove Middle71115.531.4%
Valley View Middle64714.062.6%
New Code Academy Middle School7111.857.7%
Success Academy Bloomington Middle6318.084.1%

All public schools in Bloomington →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Valley View Middle

  1. New Code Academy Middle SchoolThe nearest public middle school, under 0.1 miles away: 71 students, 11.8 per teacher (2024-25).under 0.1 mi
  2. Success Academy Bloomington MiddleThe next nearest public middle school, 0.8 miles away: 63 students, 18.0 per teacher (2024-25).0.8 mi
  3. Compare Valley View Middle with New Code Academy Middle SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Bloomington Public Schools spends per student$17,232 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$17,232
  5. The largest public schools in MinnesotaValley View Middle is the number 107 by size of 301 Minnesota middle schools open in 2024-25.#107 of 301
  6. Minnesota schools by students per teacher14.0 students per teacher here against the Minnesota median of 16.4 for middle schools.14.0:1
  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 View Middle

  1. How many students attend Valley View Middle?
    647 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 697 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Bloomington, MN.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Valley View Middle?
    14.0 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Minnesota median for middle schools is 16.4. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Valley View Middle a Title I school?
    Valley View Middle was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no Title I program (2021-22 is the last year NCES published school Title I status).
  4. How do students at Valley View Middle do on state tests?
    The students tested at Valley View Middle scored proficient or above: 33% in reading in 2021-22 and 23% in math in 2022-23, against 51.1% in reading in 2021-22 and 45.5% in math in 2022-23 across Minnesota. Minnesota'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, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Valley View Middle in?
    Bloomington Public Schools, NCES district ID 2705790. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 270579000638 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, 2021-22 and 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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