📍 1 Main St, Valley Park, St. Louis County, 63088
Valley Park Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Valley Park, St. Louis County. The school has 157 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Valley Park school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 19.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 8.1:1. 47% of students are proficient in reading. 37% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Valley Park Middle enrolls 157 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 19.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 8.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 62% White, 19% Black or African American and 7% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 98 | 62% |
| Black or African American | 30 | 19% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 11 | 7% |
| Two or more races | 10 | 6.4% |
| Asian | 8 | 5.1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
66 of the school's 157 students (42%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 54 qualify for free lunch and 12 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Valley Park Middle is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). 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 MO-20, state senate district 15, state house district 99.
Valley Park Middle is one of 3 schools in VALLEY PARK, based in VALLEY PARK, Missouri. The district serves 734 students district-wide and employs 69 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 157 students, Valley Park Middle is smaller than the district average of about 245 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large