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Enrollment
963
Middle
DISTRICT 1,087 · STATE 831
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEBO DISTRICT·NCES 490063001561
Valley View Middle
1044 E 340 S, SALEM, UT 84653 · (801) 609-2795 · Utah County
GRADES 06–07MIDDLE41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL963 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 53% of Utah public middle schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Utah public middle schools
Student : Teacher
23.2:1
42 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.7:1 · STATE 21.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
24%
231 students
DISTRICT 28% · STATE 33%
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 | 475 | 49% |
| Grade 7 | 488 | 51% |
Student demographics
29%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 33% · STATE 47% · 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
RISE / Utah Aspire+ 2024-25 . % Proficient + Highly ProficientEnglish Language Arts
44.3%
UT avg 41.4% . +4.5pp since 2023
Math
42.1%
UT avg 41.8% . +3.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the RISE / Utah Aspire+, Utah's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 42 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Utah schools, those numbers are about 41 and 42. Reading and writing scores are up about 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
RISE / Utah Aspire+ results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 44.3% | 42.1% |
| 2023-24 | 39.8% | 38.6% |
% Proficient + Highly Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: RISE / Utah Aspire+. 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
46.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.1%
based on UT schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% typical for Utah 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 Utah'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 Valley View Middle
Valley View Middle's state test result (46.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Valley View Middle this school | 963 | 24.0% | 46.3% |
| Salem Junior High SALEM | 950 | 22.6% | 39.9% |
| Spanish Fork Jr High SPANISH FORK | 1,070 | 23.7% | 42.6% |
| Spring Creek Middle School PROVIDENCE | 869 | 21.6% | 62.9% |
| North Ogden Jr High OGDEN | 862 | 23.8% | 42.8% |
| Rocky Mountain Jr High WEST HAVEN CITY | 795 | 21.8% | 37.0% |
Matched among Utah 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 Valley View Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Utah | In Utah County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.3% | #60 of 136 | #14 of 23 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 42.1% | #65 of 140 ▲ 15 | #13 of 23 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.3% | #58 of 140 ▲ 21 | #13 of 23 ▲ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 963 | #52 of 144 | #21 of 24 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.2:1 | #87 of 137 | #10 of 24 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 28.9% | #109 of 137 | #21 of 24 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 24.0% | #87 of 141 | #12 of 24 |
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
963
+76 (+9%) vs 2020
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 | 963 | 41.6 | 23.2:1 | 24% (231) |
| 2023-24 | 936 | 39.9 | 23.5:1 | 24% (227) |
| 2022-23 | 894 | 36.4 | 24.6:1 | 23% (210) |
| 2020-21 | 887 | N/A | N/A | 23% (201) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Valley View Middle.
About Valley View Middle
The public middle school Valley View Middle is located in SALEM, Utah. It serves 963 students in grades 6 through 7.
Across its 49 schools, Nebo District enrolls 43,696 students. Valley View Middle is one of those schools.
About 83% of the student body at Valley View Middle is White. Beyond that, enrollment is 12% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. The White share in Utah County as a whole is similar, at about 81%. Valley View Middle's diversity index is 29%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school reported 41.6 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 23.2:1. The school has more students per teacher than the 21.7:1 average for middle schools in Utah. Eligible students account for 24% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. For comparison, public schools in Utah County average 22%.
Measured against Utah public middle schools, Valley View Middle receives a B-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Valley View Middle posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 46.3%, compared with a predicted 48.1%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Utah schools on BeatsExpectations.
Federal survey data for Utah County show that the median household income is $100,671, about 44% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. Utah County is home to 202 public schools and about 164,467 public school students.
The closest public school to Valley View Middle is Foothills School, about 0.3 miles away. Valley View Middle is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Among 7 nearby schools that report test results, Valley View Middle ranks 3rd on proficiency.
The NCES locale for Valley View Middle is Rural: Fringe, which covers schools in rural territory close to an urban area.
The school enrolled 963 students in 2024-25, 76 more than the 887 it had in 2020-21.
Conversations here can range across enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Utah County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
705,400
Census ACS
Median income
$100,671
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
44%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
202
164,467 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Nebo District
- Nebo Online SchoolCombined · 7,791 students
- Maple Mountain HighHigh · 1,902 students
- Springville HighHigh · 1,665 students
- Payson HighHigh · 1,648 students
- Spanish Fork HighHigh · 1,640 students
- Salem Hills HighHigh · 1,593 students
Other schools in SALEM
- Nebo Online SchoolCombined · 7,791 students
- Salem Hills HighHigh · 1,593 students
- Salem Junior HighMiddle · 950 students
- Mt. Loafer SchoolElementary · 642 students
- Foothills SchoolElementary · 605 students
- American Preparatory Academy - SalemCombined · 570 students
Other Valley View Middle schools
8 other US public schools in 7 states are named Valley View Middle. Valley View Middle is the 3rd largest of the 9.
- Valley View MiddleSimi Valley, CA · 1,329 students
- VALLEY VIEW MIDDLEEDINA, MN · 1,003 students
- Valley View MiddlePleasant Hill, CA · 819 students
- VALLEY VIEW MIDDLEBLOOMINGTON, MN · 647 students
- Valley View Middle SchoolSnohomish, WA · 641 students
Nearby schools
- Foothills School0.3 mi · 605
- Nebo Online School1.3 mi · 7,791
- Nebo Advanced Learning Center1.3 mi · 2
- Salem School1.4 mi · 508
- Salem Hills High1.5 mi · 1,593
- Mt. Loafer School1.5 mi · 642
Frequently asked questions
About Valley View MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at Valley View Middle?
Valley View Middle enrolls approximately 963 students in grades 06-07.
What grades does Valley View Middle serve?
Valley View Middle serves grades 06-07.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Valley View Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Valley View Middle is approximately 23.2:1 (42 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Valley View Middle?
At Valley View Middle, the student body is approximately 83% White, 12% Hispanic, 0% Black, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Valley View Middle?
Valley View Middle is overseen by Nebo District in Utah County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.