📍 1645 Magnolia Ave., Carlsbad, San Diego County, 92008
Valley Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Carlsbad, San Diego County. The school has 866 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Rose Flowers. It is part of the Carlsbad Unified school district. It serves grades 6–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 40.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 21.5:1.
Valley Middle enrolls 866 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 40.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 21.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 57% White, 31% Hispanic or Latino and 8.9% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 493 | 57% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 264 | 31% |
| Two or more races | 77 | 8.9% |
| Asian | 22 | 2.5% |
| Black or African American | 6 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
222 of the school's 866 students (26%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Valley Middle is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize).
Valley Middle is one of 16 schools in Carlsbad Unified, based in Carlsbad, California. The district serves 10,708 students district-wide and employs 485 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 866 students, Valley Middle is larger than the district average of about 669 students per school.