VALLEY VIEW MIDDLE

As an expansive middle school in EDINA, Minnesota, VALLEY VIEW MIDDLE hosts 1,003 students from grades 6 through 8, part of EDINA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT. By comparison, Minnesota's public schools average about 495 students each, so VALLEY VIEW MIDDLE sits 103% bigger than that benchmark.

EDINA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT comprises 14 schools with combined enrollment of 8,794 students; VALLEY VIEW MIDDLE is among them.

On the student-mix side, VALLEY VIEW MIDDLE records that 70% of the student body identifies as White; the rest is composed of 9% Black, 7% Asian, 7% Hispanic, 7% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at school resources, On paper, VALLEY VIEW MIDDLE has 59 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 17.0:1. The state averages about 17.5:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 16% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Hennepin County runs at roughly 43%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, VALLEY VIEW MIDDLE sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 56.5%; this one delivers 67.7%.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Hennepin County put median household earnings sit near $97,653, roughly 54% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. VALLEY VIEW MIDDLE is one of 496 public schools in Hennepin County (combined enrollment of about 177,509 students).

Nearest neighbor: EDINA SENIOR HIGH, around 0.1 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts VALLEY VIEW MIDDLE at 5th of 8; the average score across the group is 68.2%.

The school occupies a metropolitan site.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 3%: 1,038 students in 2018 compared to 1,003 in 2025. Class-load math has loosened: from 13.4:1 in 2018 to 17.0:1 in 2025.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.