📍 1110 50th St Se, Grand Rapids, Kent County, 49508
Valleywood Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Grand Rapids, Kent County. The school has 514 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Kentwood Public Schools school district. It serves grades 6–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 34.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.8:1. 32% of students are proficient in reading. 15% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Valleywood Middle School enrolls 514 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 34.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 37% Black or African American, 21% Hispanic or Latino and 21% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 191 | 37% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 110 | 21% |
| White | 107 | 21% |
| Two or more races | 53 | 10% |
| Asian | 49 | 9.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
430 of the school's 514 students (84%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 402 qualify for free lunch and 28 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Valleywood Middle School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MI-30, state senate district 26, state house district 72.
Valleywood Middle School is one of 16 schools in Kentwood Public Schools, based in GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan. The district serves 9,631 students district-wide and employs 552 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 514 students, Valleywood Middle School is close to the district average of about 602 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small
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