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What's something VALLEY VIEW MIDDLE does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
647
Middle
DISTRICT 548 · STATE 495
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BLOOMINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 270579000638
VALLEY VIEW MIDDLE
8900 PORTLAND AVE, BLOOMINGTON, MN 55420 · (952) 681-5800 · Hennepin County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL647 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
46 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.9:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
73%
473 students
DISTRICT 53% · STATE 48%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 223 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 200 | 31% |
| Grade 8 | 224 | 35% |
Student demographics
71%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 72% · STATE 60% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
27.1%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
19.0%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 27 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 19 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Minnesota schools, those numbers are about 50 and 45.
Source: MCA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
21.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.8%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 21% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 26% typical for Minnesota schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Minnesota's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like VALLEY VIEW MIDDLE
VALLEY VIEW MIDDLE's state test result (21.4% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| VALLEY VIEW MIDDLE this school | 647 | 73.1% | 21.4% |
| FARIBAULT MIDDLE FARIBAULT | 594 | 69.4% | 19.5% |
| Columbia Academy COLUMBIA HEIGHTS | 719 | 78.7% | 15.7% |
| Andersen Middle MINNEAPOLIS | 1,052 | 70.8% | 21.5% |
| Willmar Middle School WILLMAR | 842 | 62.7% | 38.1% |
| South St. Paul Middle School SOUTH SAINT PAUL | 535 | 64.7% | 29.2% |
Matched among Minnesota middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where VALLEY VIEW MIDDLE ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Hennepin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 21.4% | #218 of 245 | #33 of 46 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 19.0% | #212 of 245 | #32 of 46 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 27.1% | #224 of 245 | #34 of 46 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 647 | #110 of 306 | #24 of 53 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.0:1 | #29 of 210 | #11 of 43 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.9% | #28 of 216 | #10 of 43 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 73.1% | #29 of 252 | #15 of 47 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.6% | #42 of 129 | #9 of 24 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
647
-256 (-28%) vs 2020
+346% since 2000-01, when it was 145
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
was 31.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 647 | 46.2 | 14.0:1 | 73% (473) |
| 2023-24 | 622 | 51.6 | 12.1:1 | 77% (477) |
| 2022-23 | 697 | 28.8 | 24.2:1 | 77% (537) |
| 2020-21 | 903 | 29 | 31.1:1 | 63% (571) |
| 2017-18 | 785 | 56.2 | 14.0:1 | 72% (568) |
| 2015-16 | 637 | 54 | 11.8:1 | 71% (450) |
| 2010-11 | 690 | 50 | 13.8:1 | 64% (445) |
| 2000-01 | 145 | 11 | 13.2:1 | 47% (68) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for VALLEY VIEW MIDDLE.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (785 to 647); teachers down 18% (56.2 to 46.2).
About VALLEY VIEW MIDDLE
VALLEY VIEW MIDDLE is a middle school in BLOOMINGTON, Minnesota, and it is part of Bloomington Public Schools. Its 647 students are spread across grades 6 through 8. The school's enrollment is 31% above the 495 average for middle schools in Minnesota.
VALLEY VIEW MIDDLE is one school in a 22-school district, Bloomington Public Schools, which enrolls 10,442 students.
The most common group at VALLEY VIEW MIDDLE is Hispanic students, at 44%. The school is also 24% Black, 17% White, 9% multiracial, and 4% Asian. The Hispanic share of the county population is lower, at 8%. The school's diversity index is 71%, meaning two students picked at random have a 71% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Dividing enrollment by its 46.2 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 14.0:1. That is lower than the 17.5:1 average for middle schools in Minnesota. Eligible students account for 73% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. For comparison, public schools in Hennepin County average 43%.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for VALLEY VIEW MIDDLE is -4.3 points: 21.4% actual, 25.8% predicted.
Census estimates describe Hennepin County this way: the median household income is $97,653, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 54% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. In all, Hennepin County has 496 public schools and roughly 177,509 students.
Of nearby public schools, New Code Academy Middle School is the closest, at less than a tenth of a mile. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of VALLEY VIEW MIDDLE. On proficiency, VALLEY VIEW MIDDLE is ahead of the 19.9% nearby average, ranking 3rd of 7.
The federal government classifies VALLEY VIEW MIDDLE's location as City: Small.
The school enrolled 647 students in 2024-25, 256 fewer than the 903 it had in 2020-21. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 31.1:1 to 14.0:1.
Community posts for VALLEY VIEW MIDDLE can cover enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Hennepin County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,269,496
Census ACS
Median income
$97,653
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
54%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
496
177,509 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Bloomington Public Schools
- Jefferson High SchoolHigh · 1,684 students
- Kennedy High SchoolHigh · 1,578 students
- OLSON MIDDLEMiddle · 762 students
- OAK GROVE MIDDLEMiddle · 711 students
- OLSON ELEMENTARYElementary · 524 students
- VALLEY VIEW ELEMENTARYElementary · 487 students
Other schools in BLOOMINGTON
- Jefferson High SchoolHigh · 1,684 students
- Kennedy High SchoolHigh · 1,578 students
- OLSON MIDDLEMiddle · 762 students
- OAK GROVE MIDDLEMiddle · 711 students
- BLUESKY CHARTER SCHOOLHigh · 634 students
- OLSON ELEMENTARYElementary · 524 students
Other Valley View Middle schools
8 other US public schools in 7 states are named Valley View Middle. VALLEY VIEW MIDDLE is the 5th largest of the 9.
- VALLEY VIEW MIDDLEEDINA, MN · 1,003 students
- Valley View MiddleSimi Valley, CA · 1,329 students
- Valley View MiddleSALEM, UT · 963 students
- Valley View MiddlePleasant Hill, CA · 819 students
- Valley View Middle SchoolSnohomish, WA · 641 students
Nearby schools
- New Code Academy Middle School0.0 mi · 71
- VALLEY VIEW ELEMENTARY0.1 mi · 487
- Success Academy Bloomington Middle0.8 mi · 63
- Success Academy Bloomington Elem0.8 mi · 117
- Beacon ALP1.1 mi · 183
- Kennedy High School1.1 mi · 1,578
Frequently asked questions
About VALLEY VIEW MIDDLEHow many students attend VALLEY VIEW MIDDLE?
VALLEY VIEW MIDDLE enrolls approximately 647 students in grades 06-08.
Is VALLEY VIEW MIDDLE an elementary, middle, or high school?
VALLEY VIEW MIDDLE is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at VALLEY VIEW MIDDLE?
Approximately 14.0:1 students per teacher at VALLEY VIEW MIDDLE.
How diverse is VALLEY VIEW MIDDLE?
VALLEY VIEW MIDDLE reports a student body of 17% White, 44% Hispanic, 24% Black, 4% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Who oversees VALLEY VIEW MIDDLE?
VALLEY VIEW MIDDLE is overseen by Bloomington Public Schools in Hennepin County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.