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What's the most underrated thing about Middle Valley Elementary that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
705
Elementary
DISTRICT 528 · STATE 470
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HAMILTON COUNTY·NCES 470159000504
Middle Valley Elementary School
1609 Thrasher PIKE, Hixson, TN 37343 · (423) 843-4700 · Hamilton County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL705 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
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STATE 19.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
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Community
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Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 35 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 104 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 108 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 96 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 133 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 120 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 109 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (104) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (109).
Student demographics
41%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · STATE 61% · 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
TCAP 2024-25 . % On Track or MasteredEnglish Language Arts
41.2%
TN avg 40.9% . -0.4pp since 2022
Math
45.1%
TN avg 39.3% . -10.9pp since 2022
What this means: On the TCAP, Tennessee's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 45 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Tennessee schools, those numbers are about 41 and 39. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2022, while math scores are down about 11 points.
TCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 41.2% | 45.1% |
| 2023-24 | 44.6% | 50.4% |
| 2022-23 | 41.6% | 56.0% |
% On Track or Mastered, all students and all tested grades.
Source: TCAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Middle Valley Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Tennessee | In Hamilton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.1% | #419 of 957 ▼ 137 | #17 of 42 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.2% | #435 of 959 ▼ 120 | #18 of 42 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 705 | #153 of 1,044 | #7 of 42 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 40.8% | #446 of 962 | #28 of 42 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.2% | #169 of 537 | #8 of 20 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
705
-50 (-7%) vs 2020
+8% since 1990-91, when it was 653
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 | 705 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 739 | 41.9 | 17.7:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 782 | 49.8 | 15.7:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 755 | 50 | 15.1:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 841 | 50.4 | 16.7:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 573 | 35 | 16.4:1 | 44% (251) |
| 2010-11 | 525 | 33 | 15.9:1 | 45% (235) |
| 2000-01 | 478 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 653 | 35 | 18.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Middle Valley Elementary School.
About Middle Valley Elementary School
Middle Valley Elementary School is a large elementary school in Tennessee, located in Hixson. It had 705 students in 2024-25, spanning pre-K through 5. Elementary schools in Tennessee average about 470 students, which makes this school 50% above average.
Besides Middle Valley Elementary School, Hamilton County runs 81 other schools. The district enrolls 45,981 students.
About 76% of the student body at Middle Valley Elementary School is White. Enrollment also includes 10% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, and 5% Black. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 41%.
Looking at the county, Hamilton County, the median household earns about $76,183 a year, 38% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Middle Valley Elementary School, Hamilton County has 82 public schools.
Of the public schools around it, Middle Valley Elementary School is closest to Loftis Middle School, about 1.7 miles away. Middle Valley Elementary School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles.
The NCES locale for Middle Valley Elementary School is Suburb: Large, which covers schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school's enrollment fell 7% from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Middle Valley Elementary School. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Hamilton County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
376,192
Census ACS
Median income
$76,183
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
38%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
82
45,981 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Hamilton County
- Signal Mountain Middle/High SchoolHigh · 1,396 students
- The Howard SchoolHigh · 1,329 students
- East Hamilton High SchoolHigh · 1,293 students
- Ooltewah High SchoolHigh · 1,233 students
- East Brainerd Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,177 students
- Soddy Daisy High SchoolHigh · 1,122 students
Other schools in Hixson
- Hixson High SchoolHigh · 920 students
- Hixson Middle SchoolMiddle · 591 students
- Loftis Middle SchoolMiddle · 550 students
- Big Ridge Elementary SchoolElementary · 466 students
- Hixson Elementary SchoolElementary · 419 students
- McConnell Elementary SchoolElementary · 417 students
Nearby schools
- Loftis Middle School1.7 mi · 550
- McConnell Elementary School1.9 mi · 417
- Ivy Academy Inc.2.7 mi · 487
- Daisy Elementary School3.0 mi · 382
- Sequoyah High School3.0 mi · 235
- Soddy Daisy High School3.0 mi · 1,122
Frequently asked questions
About Middle Valley Elementary SchoolHow large is Middle Valley Elementary School?
Middle Valley Elementary School enrolls approximately 705 students in grades PK-05.
Is Middle Valley Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Middle Valley Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student diversity at Middle Valley Elementary School?
Student demographics at Middle Valley Elementary School are roughly 76% White, 10% Hispanic, 5% Black, 2% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is Middle Valley Elementary School public or private?
Middle Valley Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Hamilton County.
What city is Middle Valley Elementary School in?
Middle Valley Elementary School is located in Hixson, TN.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.