VALLEY SPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL

Located at 7349 SCHOOL STR, in VALLEY SPRINGS, Arkansas, VALLEY SPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL is a small middle-grades school that educates 253 students (grades 5 through 8), overseen by VALLEY SPRINGS SCHOOL DISTRICT. Enrollment runs roughly 45% below the state mean of about 464.

Across the 3 schools in VALLEY SPRINGS SCHOOL DISTRICT (787 students total), VALLEY SPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, VALLEY SPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL lists that nearly all students (96%) are White. That composition is broadly in line with Boone County as a whole.

Looking at the economic backdrop, VALLEY SPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL lists 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.9:1, putting VALLEY SPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 47% of students at VALLEY SPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Boone County (around 62%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

With demographic context factored in, VALLEY SPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 41.5%; this one delivers 56.7%, a residual of +15.2 points.

Across the wider county, Boone County reports that the typical household earns roughly $55,143 per year, 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Boone County runs 18 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,818 students), of which VALLEY SPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL is one.

VALLEY SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 4 other public schools cluster around VALLEY SPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL. On composite proficiency, VALLEY SPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL comes 2nd of 7 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 43.1%.

The school occupies a countryside site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at VALLEY SPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL has decreased 8%, going from 276 students in 2018 to 253 in 2025. Class-load math has grew: from 11.3:1 in 2018 to 13.0:1 in 2025.

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