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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at VALLEY VIEW MIDDLE this year?
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Enrollment
1,003
Middle
DISTRICT 1,012 · STATE 495
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EDINA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 271125002035
VALLEY VIEW MIDDLE
6750 VALLEY VIEW RD, EDINA, MN 55439 · (952) 848-3500 · Hennepin County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL1,003 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.0:1
59 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.4:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
16%
159 students
DISTRICT 24% · 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 | 330 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 325 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 348 | 35% |
Student demographics
49%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 52% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
VALLEY VIEW MIDDLE→EDINA SENIOR HIGH
Based on grade levels within EDINA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
75.7%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
70.7%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 76 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 71 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
67.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.5%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 68% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 57% 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 (67.7% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| VALLEY VIEW MIDDLE this school | 1,003 | 15.9% | 67.7% |
| ROGERS MIDDLE SCHOOL ROGERS | 1,077 | 14.8% | 59.9% |
| SOUTH VIEW MIDDLE EDINA | 1,021 | 18.0% | 66.9% |
| Prairie View Middle School OTSEGO | 953 | 18.3% | 53.8% |
| Chippewa Middle School NORTH OAKS | 1,093 | 15.2% | 61.0% |
| DAKOTA HILLS MIDDLE EAGAN | 1,184 | 16.0% | 55.6% |
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 | 67.7% | #6 of 245 | #3 of 46 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 70.7% | #7 of 245 | #4 of 46 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 75.7% | #6 of 245 | #4 of 46 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,003 | #39 of 306 | #11 of 53 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.0:1 | #114 of 210 | #24 of 43 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 48.5% | #103 of 216 | #33 of 43 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 15.9% | #231 of 252 | #43 of 47 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.4% | #117 of 129 | #23 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
1,003
-7 (-1%) vs 2020
+81% since 1990-91, when it was 554
Student : Teacher
17.0:1
was 18.4:1
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 | 1,003 | 59 | 17.0:1 | 16% (159) |
| 2023-24 | 991 | 60.5 | 16.4:1 | 19% (191) |
| 2022-23 | 973 | 63.6 | 15.3:1 | 19% (182) |
| 2020-21 | 1,010 | 55 | 18.4:1 | 7% (71) |
| 2017-18 | 1,038 | 77.6 | 13.4:1 | 6% (59) |
| 2015-16 | 1,396 | 85 | 16.4:1 | 7% (100) |
| 2010-11 | 1,291 | 80 | 16.1:1 | 6% (81) |
| 2000-01 | 1,236 | 67 | 18.4:1 | 2% (25) |
| 1990-91 | 554 | 33 | 16.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for VALLEY VIEW MIDDLE.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (1,038 to 1,003); teachers down 24% (77.6 to 59).
About VALLEY VIEW MIDDLE
VALLEY VIEW MIDDLE operates as a large middle school in EDINA, Minnesota. The grade span is 6 through 8, and enrollment is 1,003 students. An average school in this group (middle schools in Minnesota) has about 495 students.
Besides VALLEY VIEW MIDDLE, EDINA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT runs 13 other schools. The district enrolls 8,794 students.
VALLEY VIEW MIDDLE's enrollment is 70% White. The remaining shares are 9% Black, 7% Asian, 7% Hispanic, and 7% multiracial. The White share in Hennepin County as a whole is similar, at about 66%. By the diversity index, VALLEY VIEW MIDDLE comes in at 49%.
The ratio of students to teachers is 17.0:1, with 59 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. Middle schools in Minnesota have a similar average ratio of 17.5:1. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 16%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Hennepin County is 43%.
VALLEY VIEW MIDDLE is 11.1 points above its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (67.7% versus 56.5%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Minnesota.
Hennepin County census figures show that median household income is about $97,653, about 54% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 5%. A total of 496 public schools operate in Hennepin County, serving about 177,509 students.
The closest other public school is EDINA SENIOR HIGH, about 0.1 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. VALLEY VIEW MIDDLE ranks 5th of 8 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 67.7% against a local average of 68.2%.
The federal government classifies VALLEY VIEW MIDDLE's location as City: Small.
There was little change in enrollment from 2020-21 (1,010) to 2024-25 (1,003). From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio fell from 18.4:1 to 17.0:1.
Threads on this page can be about 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 EDINA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
- EDINA SENIOR HIGHHigh · 2,641 students
- SOUTH VIEW MIDDLEMiddle · 1,021 students
- CONCORD ELEMENTARYElementary · 741 students
- COUNTRYSIDE ELEMENTARYElementary · 665 students
- NORMANDALE ELEMENTARYElementary · 652 students
- CORNELIA ELEMENTARYElementary · 617 students
Other schools in EDINA
- EDINA SENIOR HIGHHigh · 2,641 students
- SOUTH VIEW MIDDLEMiddle · 1,021 students
- CONCORD ELEMENTARYElementary · 741 students
- COUNTRYSIDE ELEMENTARYElementary · 665 students
- NORMANDALE ELEMENTARYElementary · 652 students
- CORNELIA ELEMENTARYElementary · 617 students
Other Valley View Middle schools
8 other US public schools in 7 states are named Valley View Middle. VALLEY VIEW MIDDLE is the 2nd largest of the 9.
- VALLEY VIEW MIDDLEBLOOMINGTON, MN · 647 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
- EDINA SENIOR HIGH0.1 mi · 2,641
- OPTIONS AT EDINA HIGH SCHOOL0.1 mi · 72
- CREEK VALLEY ELEMENTARY0.5 mi · 586
- COUNTRYSIDE ELEMENTARY1.1 mi · 665
- International Spanish Language Acad1.5 mi · 447
- HIGHLANDS ELEMENTARY1.8 mi · 564
Frequently asked questions
About VALLEY VIEW MIDDLEHow many students attend VALLEY VIEW MIDDLE?
VALLEY VIEW MIDDLE enrolls approximately 1,003 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does VALLEY VIEW MIDDLE serve?
VALLEY VIEW MIDDLE serves grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at VALLEY VIEW MIDDLE?
Approximately 17.0:1 students per teacher at VALLEY VIEW MIDDLE.
What is the racial breakdown of students at VALLEY VIEW MIDDLE?
At VALLEY VIEW MIDDLE, the student body is approximately 70% White, 7% Hispanic, 9% Black, 7% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees VALLEY VIEW MIDDLE?
VALLEY VIEW MIDDLE is overseen by EDINA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT in Hennepin County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.