Enrollment
161
Middle
DISTRICT 245 · STATE 461
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·VALLEY PARK·NCES 293069001557
VALLEY PARK MIDDLE
1 MAIN ST, VALLEY PARK, MO 63088 · (636) 923-3624 · St. Louis County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL161 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
9.1:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.5:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
37%
59 students
DISTRICT 34% · STATE 54%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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 PARK MIDDLE→VALLEY PARK SR. HIGH
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within VALLEY PARK. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MO DVT (Growth) 2024-25 . Growth Percentile vs PeersEnglish Language Arts
70.0%
MO avg 49.5% . +35.9pp since 2023
Math
23.0%
MO avg 48.7% . +2.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the MO DVT (Growth), Missouri's statewide test, about 70 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 23 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Missouri schools, those numbers are about 50 and 49. Reading and writing scores are up about 36 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
Source: MO DVT (Growth). 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
46.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.6%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
161
-55 (-25%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
9.1:1
was 11.3:1
% White
66%
was 61%
% Hispanic
11%
was 5%
% Black
16%
was 25%
% Asian
4%
was 2%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About VALLEY PARK MIDDLE
VALLEY PARK MIDDLE is a rural-scale middle-grades school in VALLEY PARK, Missouri, operated by VALLEY PARK. The school hosts 161 students in grades 6 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 65% smaller than the state mean of about 461.
VALLEY PARK runs 3 schools in total, collectively educating 734 students. VALLEY PARK MIDDLE is one of those campuses.
Looking at the student body, VALLEY PARK MIDDLE records that 66% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 16% Black, 11% Hispanic, 4% Asian, 3% multiracial.
In terms of school funding signals, On paper, VALLEY PARK MIDDLE has 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 9.1:1. The state averages around 13.0:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 37% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.
With demographic context factored in, VALLEY PARK MIDDLE performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 50.6%, the actual is 46.8%, a residual of -3.7 points.
Across the wider county, community-level numbers for St. Louis County indicate the typical household earns roughly $82,936 per year, 47% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across St. Louis County's 275 public schools (combined enrollment of about 134,601 students), VALLEY PARK MIDDLE is one campus in the mix.
VALLEY PARK SR. HIGH is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts VALLEY PARK MIDDLE at 6th of 9; the average score across the group is 52.7%.
The school occupies a bedroom-community site.
Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at VALLEY PARK MIDDLE has ticked down 25%, going from 216 students in 2018 to 161 in 2025. Over the same period, the Black share shrank from 25% to 16%. Class-load math has tightened: from 11.3:1 in 2018 to 9.1:1 in 2025.
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St. Louis County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
995,569
Census ACS
Median income
$82,936
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
47%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
275
134,601 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in VALLEY PARK
- VALLEY PARK ELEM.Elementary · 343 students
- VALLEY PARK SR. HIGHHigh · 230 students
Other schools in VALLEY PARK
- VALLEY PARK ELEM.Elementary · 343 students
- VALLEY PARK SR. HIGHHigh · 230 students
Nearby schools
- VALLEY PARK SR. HIGH0.0 mi · 230
- VALLEY PARK ELEM.0.0 mi · 343
- SOUTH HIGH2.0 mi · 1,485
- UTHOFF VALLEY ELEM.2.0 mi · 423
- BARRETTS ELEM.2.0 mi · 378
- HANNA WOODS ELEM.2.1 mi · 360
Frequently asked questions
About VALLEY PARK MIDDLEWhat is the total enrollment at VALLEY PARK MIDDLE?
VALLEY PARK MIDDLE enrolls approximately 161 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does VALLEY PARK MIDDLE serve?
VALLEY PARK MIDDLE serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at VALLEY PARK MIDDLE?
The student-to-teacher ratio at VALLEY PARK MIDDLE is approximately 9.1:1 (18 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at VALLEY PARK MIDDLE?
At VALLEY PARK MIDDLE, the student body is approximately 66% White, 11% Hispanic, 16% Black, 4% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is VALLEY PARK MIDDLE public or private?
VALLEY PARK MIDDLE is a public K-12 school, overseen by VALLEY PARK.
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