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How has NORTHWEST VALLEY SCH. changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
686
Middle
DISTRICT 628 · STATE 461
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORTHWEST R-I·NCES 292289002378
NORTHWEST VALLEY SCH.
4300 GRAVOIS RD, HOUSE SPRINGS, MO 63051 · (636) 671-3470 · Jefferson County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL686 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 26% of Missouri public middle schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Missouri public middle schools
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
51 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
46%
313 students
DISTRICT 46% · STATE 54%
Community
1
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 | 233 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 218 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 235 | 34% |
Student demographics
16%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 23% · STATE 52% · 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
NORTHWEST VALLEY SCH.→NORTHWEST HIGH
Based on grade levels within NORTHWEST R-I. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
32.8%
MO avg 44.9% . -4.4pp since 2021
Math
39.2%
MO avg 43.8% . +2.1pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 33 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 39 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Missouri schools, those numbers are about 45 and 44. Reading and writing scores are down about 4 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 2 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 12.9% | 19.9% | 40.8% | 26.2% |
| Math | 17.5% | 21.7% | 34.2% | 26.3% |
Share of tested students at each MAP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
MAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 32.8% | 39.2% |
| 2023-24 | 33.8% | 37.1% |
| 2022-23 | 32.7% | 37.9% |
| 2021-22 | 37.2% | 37.1% |
% Proficient + Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MAP. 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
36.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.8%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% typical for Missouri 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 Missouri'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 NORTHWEST VALLEY SCH.
NORTHWEST VALLEY SCH.'s state test result (36.7% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| NORTHWEST VALLEY SCH. this school | 686 | 45.6% | 36.7% |
| UNION MIDDLE UNION | 704 | 48.0% | 49.0% |
| BOLIVAR MIDDLE BOLIVAR | 587 | 45.7% | 42.9% |
| FARMINGTON MIDDLE FARMINGTON | 557 | 48.3% | 47.8% |
| BLACK HAWK MIDDLE WARRENTON | 696 | 44.4% | 39.4% |
| MARSHFIELD JR. HIGH MARSHFIELD | 659 | 39.3% | 50.0% |
Matched among Missouri 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 NORTHWEST VALLEY SCH. ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In Jefferson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.7% | #240 of 379 | #14 of 15 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.2% | #237 of 380 ▲ 4 | #14 of 15 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 32.8% | #281 of 380 ▼ 25 | #15 of 15 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -1.2pp | #101 of 364 | #3 of 15 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 686 | #84 of 397 | #3 of 15 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.4:1 | #173 of 321 | #7 of 14 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 16.1% | #261 of 321 | #10 of 14 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 45.6% | #219 of 379 | #2 of 15 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.8% | #61 of 224 | #3 of 9 |
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
686
-188 (-22%) vs 2020
-51% since 2000-01, when it was 1,412
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
was 15.1:1
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 | 686 | 51 | 13.4:1 | 46% (313) |
| 2023-24 | 718 | 54 | 13.3:1 | 47% (338) |
| 2022-23 | 788 | 55.2 | 14.3:1 | 37% (288) |
| 2020-21 | 874 | 58 | 15.1:1 | 30% (263) |
| 2017-18 | 835 | 47.3 | 17.7:1 | 32% (270) |
| 2015-16 | 793 | 57 | 13.9:1 | 37% (295) |
| 2010-11 | 1,341 | 88 | 15.2:1 | 38% (510) |
| 2000-01 | 1,412 | 86 | 16.4:1 | 24% (339) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for NORTHWEST VALLEY SCH..
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (835 to 686); teachers up 8% (47.3 to 51).
About NORTHWEST VALLEY SCH.
NORTHWEST VALLEY SCH. is a mid-sized middle school in Missouri, with an address in HOUSE SPRINGS. Its enrollment is 686 students, spread over grades 6 through 8. That compares with an average of about 461 students for middle schools in Missouri.
Besides NORTHWEST VALLEY SCH., NORTHWEST R-I runs 9 other schools. The district enrolls 5,815 students.
By race and ethnicity, NORTHWEST VALLEY SCH. is 91% White. Other groups include 5% multiracial and 2% Hispanic. In Jefferson County overall, the White share is about 89%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 16, compared with 70 nationally.
The student-to-teacher ratio at NORTHWEST VALLEY SCH. is 13.4:1, based on 51 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for middle schools in Missouri is about 13.0:1. NORTHWEST VALLEY SCH. counts 46% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Jefferson County, the average is 38%.
NORTHWEST VALLEY SCH. holds a C allk12 Grade, placing it above 26% of Missouri public middle schools.
NORTHWEST VALLEY SCH. posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 36.7%, compared with a predicted 42.8%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Missouri schools on BeatsExpectations.
In Jefferson County, home to about 229,458 people, the median household earns about $82,851 a year, roughly 25% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Jefferson County number 69, with about 36,216 students.
NORTHWEST VALLEY SCH. is about 0.2 miles from HOUSE SPRINGS ELEM., its nearest public school. Within five miles are 6 other public schools. Its average proficiency rate of 36.7% is below the 52.5% average for nearby schools.
For locale, NCES codes NORTHWEST VALLEY SCH. as Suburb: Large.
A 22% decline took enrollment from 874 in 2020-21 to 686 in 2024-25. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (13.4:1) than in 2020-21 (15.1:1).
NORTHWEST VALLEY SCH. has a community page on allk12 for topics such as athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Jefferson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
229,458
Census ACS
Median income
$82,851
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
69
36,216 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in NORTHWEST R-I
- NORTHWEST HIGHHigh · 1,788 students
- WOODRIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 569 students
- BRENNAN WOODS ELEM.Elementary · 470 students
- HOUSE SPRINGS ELEM.Elementary · 462 students
- MURPHY ELEM.Elementary · 433 students
- CEDAR SPRINGS ELEM.Elementary · 425 students
Other schools in HOUSE SPRINGS
- HOUSE SPRINGS ELEM.Elementary · 462 students
- CEDAR SPRINGS ELEM.Elementary · 425 students
- HOUSE SPRINGS EARLY CHILD CTRElementary · 230 students
Nearby schools
- HOUSE SPRINGS ELEM.0.2 mi · 462
- HOUSE SPRINGS EARLY CHILD CTR1.2 mi · 230
- CEDAR SPRINGS ELEM.2.0 mi · 425
- HIGH RIDGE ELEM.3.4 mi · 327
- CLYDE HAMRICK ELEM.4.1 mi · 386
- NORTHWEST HIGH4.8 mi · 1,788
Frequently asked questions
About NORTHWEST VALLEY SCH.What is the total enrollment at NORTHWEST VALLEY SCH.?
NORTHWEST VALLEY SCH. enrolls approximately 686 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does NORTHWEST VALLEY SCH. serve?
NORTHWEST VALLEY SCH. serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at NORTHWEST VALLEY SCH.?
The student-to-teacher ratio at NORTHWEST VALLEY SCH. is approximately 13.4:1 (51 FTE teachers).
How diverse is NORTHWEST VALLEY SCH.?
NORTHWEST VALLEY SCH. reports a student body of 91% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is NORTHWEST VALLEY SCH. public or private?
NORTHWEST VALLEY SCH. is a public K-12 school, overseen by NORTHWEST R-I.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.