📍 224 Long Shoals Road, Arden, Buncombe County, 28704
Valley Springs Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Arden, Buncombe County. The school has 634 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Buncombe County Schools school district. It serves grades 5–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 51.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.4:1. 53% of students are proficient in reading. 48% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Valley Springs Middle enrolls 634 students across grades 5–8. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 51.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 49% White, 27% Hispanic or Latino and 14% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 308 | 49% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 170 | 27% |
| Black or African American | 87 | 14% |
| Two or more races | 49 | 7.7% |
| Asian | 16 | 2.5% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 3 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
333 of the school's 634 students (53%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 306 qualify for free lunch and 27 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 Springs Middle is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). 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 NC At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 48, state house district 116.
Valley Springs Middle is one of 45 schools in Buncombe County Schools, based in Asheville, North Carolina. The district serves 22,452 students district-wide and employs 1,597 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 634 students, Valley Springs Middle is larger than the district average of about 499 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small
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