Valleywood Middle School
1110 50th St Se
Grand Rapids MI, 49508, Kent County
Phone: 616-538-7670
Ranking: 
(1,543 out of 2,213, bottom 30%)*
(1,543 out of 2,213, bottom 30%)*Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8
School District: Kentwood Public Schools
Title I Eligible School: No
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 28 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 36 | 31 | 36 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 452 | 495 | 494 | 484 | 480 | 484 | 509 | |||||||
| Grade 6: | 147 | 32.5% | 154 | 31.1% | 154 | 31.2% | 173 | 35.7% | 153 | 31.9% | 168 | 34.7% | 173 | 34.0% |
| Grade 7: | 152 | 33.6% | 161 | 32.5% | 191 | 38.7% | 150 | 31.0% | 167 | 34.8% | 169 | 34.9% | 168 | 33.0% |
| Grade 8: | 153 | 33.8% | 180 | 36.4% | 149 | 30.2% | 161 | 33.3% | 160 | 33.3% | 147 | 30.4% | 168 | 33.0% |
| Ungraded: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 243 | 53.8% | 265 | 53.5% | 266 | 53.8% | 263 | 54.3% | 252 | 52.5% | 240 | 49.6% | 244 | 47.9% |
| Female: | 209 | 46.2% | 230 | 46.5% | 228 | 46.2% | 221 | 45.7% | 205 | 42.7% | 226 | 46.7% | 251 | 49.3% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.4% | 4 | 0.8% | 5 | 1.0% |
| Asian: | 36 | 8.0% | 35 | 7.1% | 24 | 4.9% | 21 | 4.3% | 15 | 3.1% | 16 | 3.3% | 22 | 4.3% |
| Hispanic: | 62 | 13.7% | 58 | 11.7% | 63 | 12.8% | 57 | 11.8% | 54 | 11.3% | 39 | 8.1% | 43 | 8.4% |
| Black: | 147 | 32.5% | 158 | 31.9% | 146 | 29.6% | 154 | 31.8% | 154 | 32.1% | 182 | 37.6% | 197 | 38.7% |
| White: | 151 | 33.4% | 180 | 36.4% | 202 | 40.9% | 207 | 42.8% | 240 | 50.0% | 233 | 48.1% | 232 | 45.6% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 53 | 11.7% | 62 | 12.5% | 57 | 11.5% | 43 | 8.9% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 306 | 67.7% | 311 | 62.8% | 314 | 63.6% | 298 | 61.6% | 278 | 57.9% | 232 | 47.9% | 239 | 47.0% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 45 | 10.0% | 52 | 10.5% | 45 | 9.1% | 37 | 7.6% | 39 | 8.1% | 39 | 8.1% | 56 | 11.0% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.26 | 16.45 | 15.63 | 14.94 | 13.43 | 15.40 | 14.10 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| MEAP | ||||||
| 2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 70.4% | 70.7% | 65.1% |
| 2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 60.2% | 65.2% | 69% |
| 2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 67.8% | 76.1% | 72.7% |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 79.6% | 84.5% | 79.9% |
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 87.8% | 87.2% | 82% |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 89.8% | 87.2% | 84.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 46.2% | 41% | 37.1% |
| 2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 22% | 34.7% | 40.2% |
| 2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 84.9% | 81.1% | 79.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 80.3% | 83.3% | 83.3% |
| 2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 78.4% | 84.3% | 81.8% |
| 2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 77.2% | 83.6% | 80.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 90.5% | 89.5% | 87.7% |
| 2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 87.4% | 87.2% | 84% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 62.9% | 63.8% | 67% |
| 2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 56.4% | 66.3% | 68.2% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 71.3% | 72.5% | 73.4% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 71.3% | 74.9% | 75.3% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 16.7% | 24.3% | 27.7% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 15.4% | 28% | 29.7% |
| 2006 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 81.6% | 76.7% | 74.8% |
| 2007 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 78.8% | 73.6% | 74.1% |
| 2008 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 78.9% | 80.2% | 72.7% |
| 2009 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 69.8% | 80.1% | 75.7% |
| 2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 41.3% | 58% | 59.6% |
| 2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 56.1% | 63.1% | 64.3% |
| 2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 58.7% | 68.6% | 72.7% |
| 2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 72.8% | 81.7% | 82.6% |
| 2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 78.3% | 80.6% | 82.2% |
| 2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 78.9% | 81.1% | 84.6% |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 14.9% | 25.9% | 37.2% |
| 2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 23.7% | 30.4% | 38.4% |
| 2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 73.3% | 75.3% | 75.8% |
| 2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 79.3% | 81.6% | 79.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 63% | 72.3% | 72.5% |
| 2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 75.9% | 79.5% | 79.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 82.3% | 82.1% | 82% |
| 2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 78.9% | 81% | 79% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 50.3% | 59.7% | 59.7% |
| 2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 54.5% | 58.9% | 62% |
| 2006 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 64% | 66.5% | 66.7% |
| 2007 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 71.8% | 71.3% | 65.4% |
| 2008 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 71.5% | 76.5% | 76.6% |
| 2009 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 69.6% | 80.2% | 77.9% |
| 2011 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 47.6% | 51.4% | 47.8% |
| 2012 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 42.5% | 51.8% | 47.3% |
| 2013 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 52.3% | 54.6% | 51.7% |
| 2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 65.7% | 62.1% | 63.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 60.5% | 69.3% | 68.1% |
| 2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 61.3% | 64.8% | 71.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 67.1% | 71.1% | 74.5% |
| 2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 67.8% | 73.2% | 70.3% |
| 2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 75.3% | 77.8% | 78% |
| 2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 21.8% | 27.6% | 29.4% |
| 2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 23.1% | 33% | 32.5% |
| 2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 76.3% | 75.6% | 72.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 76.8% | 76.1% | 75.6% |
| 2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 70.1% | 75.9% | 77.1% |
| 2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 70.6% | 75.2% | 75.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 80.5% | 86.9% | 83.4% |
| 2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 85.4% | 84.1% | 81.9% |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 55.9% | 64% | 60.5% |
| 2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 68% | 69.2% | 65.7% |
| 2006 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 82.6% | 78.8% | 76.8% |
| 2007 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 70.9% | 76.2% | 74.9% |
| 2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 72.6% | 79% | 79.2% |
| 2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 66.2% | 72.5% | 76.3% |
| 2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 70.9% | 74.9% | 75.9% |
| 2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 75.3% | 74.8% | 78.1% |
| 2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 15% | 16% | 16.5% |
| 2013 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 8.9% | 13.2% | 15.9% |
| 2006 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 73.4% | 64.4% | 64.7% |
| 2007 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 63.8% | 67.9% | 66.8% |
| 2008 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 73.1% | 68.7% | 69.8% |
| 2009 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 72.5% | 75.6% | 74.2% |
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* Valleywood Middle School was rated 2.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.