Valleywood Middle School

As a moderately sized middle school in GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan, Valleywood Middle School serves 541 students from grades 6 through 8, run under Kentwood Public Schools.

Kentwood Public Schools comprises 16 schools with combined enrollment of 9,536 students; Valleywood Middle School is among them.

In terms of who attends, Valleywood Middle School records that the most-represented group is Black (36%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school reports 26% Hispanic, 17% White, 11% Asian, 9% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 10% Black, putting the school's mix noticeably more Black than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Valleywood Middle School records 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.5:1, putting Valleywood Middle School tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 81% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is above Kent County's rate of about 47%.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Kent County shows median household earnings sit near $82,631, 41% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. In all, Kent County runs 239 public schools (combined enrollment of about 97,253 students), of which Valleywood Middle School is one.

Meadowlawn Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Valleywood Middle School.

The school occupies an urban site.

Looking at the recent track record. Valleywood Middle School's enrollment has edged up 4% since 2018, when it stood at 521 (now 541). Over the same period, the White share contracted from 28% to 17%. Class-load math has tightened: from 18.7:1 in 2018 to 14.2:1 in 2025.

On this page, recent activity here tends to focus on fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.