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What's the one class at SOUTH VALLEY MIDDLE every student should take?
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Enrollment
809
Middle
DISTRICT 713 · STATE 461
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LIBERTY 53·NCES 291854002800
SOUTH VALLEY MIDDLE
1000 MIDJAY DR, LIBERTY, MO 64068 · (816) 736-7180 · Clay County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL809 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 60% of Missouri public middle schools
- B+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.
- B+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
14.2:1
57 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.7:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
20%
159 students
DISTRICT 30% · 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 | 259 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 271 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 279 | 34% |
Student demographics
44%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 44% · 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
Test scores
MAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
49.2%
MO avg 44.9% . +0.9pp since 2021
Math
53.1%
MO avg 43.8% . +8.4pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 53 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Missouri schools, those numbers are about 45 and 44. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2021, while math scores are up about 8 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 22.8% | 26.4% | 40.9% | 9.7% |
| Math | 24.6% | 28.5% | 31.3% | 15.3% |
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 | 49.2% | 53.1% |
| 2023-24 | 45.6% | 50.7% |
| 2022-23 | 50.4% | 45.2% |
| 2021-22 | 48.3% | 44.7% |
% 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
49.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.5%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% 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 SOUTH VALLEY MIDDLE
SOUTH VALLEY MIDDLE's state test result (49.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| SOUTH VALLEY MIDDLE this school | 809 | 19.7% | 49.0% |
| WENTZVILLE MIDDLE WENTZVILLE | 792 | 21.0% | 44.6% |
| HERITAGE MIDDLE SCHOOL LIBERTY | 757 | 24.6% | 50.5% |
| PLATTE CITY MIDDLE PLATTE CITY | 646 | 19.0% | 54.6% |
| DR. BERNARD J. DUBRAY MIDDLE ST PETERS | 869 | 24.3% | 59.0% |
| LAKEVIEW MIDDLE KANSAS CITY | 653 | 20.4% | 55.6% |
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 SOUTH VALLEY MIDDLE ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In Clay County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.0% | #108 of 379 | #8 of 13 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 53.1% | #108 of 380 ▲ 2 | #7 of 13 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.2% | #103 of 380 ▲ 11 | #8 of 13 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +4.7pp | #129 of 364 | #8 of 13 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 809 | #43 of 397 | #4 of 13 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.2:1 | #228 of 321 | #8 of 13 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 44.0% | #118 of 321 | #8 of 13 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 19.7% | #342 of 379 | #10 of 13 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.9% | #69 of 91 | N/A |
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
809
-17 (-2%) vs 2020
-10% since 2010-11, when it was 896
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
was 14.5:1
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 | 809 | 56.9 | 14.2:1 | 20% (159) |
| 2023-24 | 808 | 55.5 | 14.6:1 | 18% (144) |
| 2022-23 | 791 | 55.4 | 14.3:1 | 18% (141) |
| 2020-21 | 826 | 57 | 14.5:1 | 12% (102) |
| 2017-18 | 779 | 48.3 | 16.1:1 | 11% (88) |
| 2015-16 | 697 | 45 | 15.5:1 | 11% (74) |
| 2010-11 | 896 | 58 | 15.4:1 | 15% (132) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for SOUTH VALLEY MIDDLE.
Since 2017-18: students up 4% (779 to 809); teachers up 18% (48.3 to 56.9).
About SOUTH VALLEY MIDDLE
The public middle-grades school SOUTH VALLEY MIDDLE is located in LIBERTY, Missouri. The student body numbers 809 students, from grades 6 through 8. An average school in this group (middle schools in Missouri) has about 461 students.
SOUTH VALLEY MIDDLE is run by LIBERTY 53, whose 18 schools enroll 11,826 students.
SOUTH VALLEY MIDDLE is 74% White by enrollment. The remaining students are 10% Hispanic, 7% Black, 7% multiracial, and 2% Asian. SOUTH VALLEY MIDDLE's diversity index is 44%, against a US figure of 70%.
Federal data list 56.9 full-time-equivalent teachers at SOUTH VALLEY MIDDLE in 2024-25, for a ratio of 14.2:1. That is higher than the 13.0:1 average for middle schools in Missouri. The lunch program counts 20% of students at SOUTH VALLEY MIDDLE as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. It compares with 35% for public schools in Clay County.
allk12 grades SOUTH VALLEY MIDDLE a B. The grade compares the school only with Missouri public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For SOUTH VALLEY MIDDLE, the prediction is 52.5% and the result is 49.0%.
Across Clay County, the median household income is $88,468, about 37% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. In all, Clay County has 80 public schools and roughly 41,553 students.
The closest public school, DISCOVERY MIDDLE SCHOOL, is about 0.1 miles from SOUTH VALLEY MIDDLE. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Among the 8 closest schools with test data, this one included, SOUTH VALLEY MIDDLE ranks 5th on average proficiency.
The school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (Suburb: Large).
Compared with 2020-21, when it had 826 students, enrollment in 2024-25 was about the same at 809.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for SOUTH VALLEY MIDDLE covering things like sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Clay County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
258,122
Census ACS
Median income
$88,468
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
37%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
80
41,553 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in LIBERTY 53
- LIBERTY NORTH HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,262 students
- LIBERTY HIGHHigh · 1,842 students
- SHOAL CREEK ELEM.Elementary · 795 students
- HERITAGE MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 757 students
- DISCOVERY MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 678 students
- LIBERTY MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 609 students
Other schools in LIBERTY
- LIBERTY NORTH HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,262 students
- LIBERTY HIGHHigh · 1,842 students
- HERITAGE MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 757 students
- DISCOVERY MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 678 students
- LIBERTY MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 609 students
- WARREN HILLS ELEM.Elementary · 597 students
Other South Valley Middle schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named South Valley Middle. SOUTH VALLEY MIDDLE is the largest of the 3.
- South Valley MiddleGilroy, CA · 784 students
- South Valley Middle SchoolPLATTEVILLE, CO · 143 students
Nearby schools
- DISCOVERY MIDDLE SCHOOL0.1 mi · 678
- ALEXANDER DONIPHAN ELEM.0.6 mi · 336
- EARLY CHILD. EDUCATION CTR.0.8 mi · 45
- EPIC ELEMENTARY1.1 mi · 293
- LIBERTY MIDDLE SCHOOL1.3 mi · 609
- LIBERTY OAKS ELEM.1.3 mi · 496
Frequently asked questions
About SOUTH VALLEY MIDDLEHow many students attend SOUTH VALLEY MIDDLE?
SOUTH VALLEY MIDDLE enrolls approximately 809 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does SOUTH VALLEY MIDDLE serve?
SOUTH VALLEY MIDDLE serves grades 06-08.
How many teachers does SOUTH VALLEY MIDDLE have?
SOUTH VALLEY MIDDLE employs 57 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.2:1.
How diverse is SOUTH VALLEY MIDDLE?
SOUTH VALLEY MIDDLE reports a student body of 74% White, 10% Hispanic, 7% Black, 2% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is SOUTH VALLEY MIDDLE in?
SOUTH VALLEY MIDDLE is part of LIBERTY 53.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.