VALENTINE MIDDLE SCHOOL

VALENTINE MIDDLE SCHOOL is a middle school of minimally staffed scale in VALENTINE, Nebraska, overseen by VALENTINE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS, hosting 159 students in grades 5 through 8. By comparison, Nebraska's public schools average about 411 students each, so VALENTINE MIDDLE SCHOOL sits 61% leaner than that benchmark.

Within VALENTINE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS, which oversees 5 schools and 623 students, VALENTINE MIDDLE SCHOOL is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, VALENTINE MIDDLE SCHOOL records that White students make up the majority at 72%. Other groups include 9% Native American, 9% Hispanic, 9% multiracial. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 84%.

On the income-and-resources front, VALENTINE MIDDLE SCHOOL reports 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 10.3:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 14.5:1 average. An estimated 45% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, VALENTINE MIDDLE SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 60.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 64.0%.

Around the school, census data for Cherry County shows median household earnings sit near $66,270, roughly 25% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. VALENTINE MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of 8 public schools in Cherry County (combined enrollment of about 775 students).

Nearest neighbor: VALENTINE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, around 0.6 miles off. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts VALENTINE MIDDLE SCHOOL at 2nd of 5; the average score across the group is 40.4%.

The school occupies a low-density site.

Over the past 7-year window. VALENTINE MIDDLE SCHOOL's enrollment has expanded 6% since 2018, when it stood at 150 (now 159). White enrollment moved from 82% to 72% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 11.4:1 in 2018 to 10.3:1 today.

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