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Valley View Middle

Public Grades 6-8

440^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 519 Minnesota Middle Schools

Better than 15% of Minnesota middle schools

Summary

Valley View Middle is a public middle school in Bloomington, Minnesota, serving 622 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Bloomington Public School District, which is ranked 274 out of 446 districts in the state.

Valley View Middle consistently ranks in the bottom half of Minnesota middle schools, with only 19.04% of students proficient or better in Math, compared to 45.21% statewide and 38.3% in the Bloomington district. The school's performance is particularly low for certain student subgroups, such as Hispanic, English Language Learner, and Low Socioeconomic Status students. Nearby schools like Olson Middle and Oak Grove Middle significantly outperform Valley View Middle on academic measures.

The high percentage of students from low-income families at Valley View Middle, ranging from 64.38% to 77.04% over the past three years, may be a contributing factor to the school's lower academic performance. Additionally, the fluctuating student-teacher ratio at the school, ranging from 12 to 24.2 students per teacher, may also impact student learning. While CVA Fusion Middle School and New Code Academy Middle School perform similarly to or slightly better than Valley View Middle, schools outside the Bloomington district, such as Justice Page Middle and Black Hawk Middle, significantly outperform Valley View Middle on academic measures.

647

Students ?

13.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,497

Per pupil spending ?

73.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8900 Portland Ave
Bloomington, MN 55420-2994

(952) 681-5800

District: Bloomington Public Schools

Students who attend Valley View Middle usually attend:

High:

Kennedy High School

Feeder schools for Valley View Middle:

Elementary:	Indian Mounds Elementary
	Valley View Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

43.7%

African American:

24.4%

White:

17.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 27th percentile in 2015 → 15th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Minnesota average (23% vs 47% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (15th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 12 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school23%

District avg40%

Minnesota avg47%

440^th of 519

Minnesota public middle schools ?

Bottom 15%▼ down 11 pts since 2015

From bottom 27% (2015) to bottom 15% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 3Middle Schools in the Bloomington Public Schools

274^th of 446Bloomington Public Schools among Minnesota districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	18.5	440 of 519	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.5	440 of 545	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.5	393 of 529	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.3	391 of 520	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.9	398 of 521	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.7	459 of 533	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.1	440 of 518	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	25.8	411 of 523	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	28.7	398 of 508	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	33.1	379 of 516	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	32.4	371 of 490	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	31.6	369 of 488	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	31.0	378 of 469	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	32.1	375 of 478	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	35.5	352 of 454	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	30.7	188 of 230	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	36.8	313 of 409	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	41.4	281 of 403	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2006	41.8	294 of 406	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	55.1	226 of 396	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2004	41.9	284 of 387	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	29.3	124 of 169	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	41.2	105 of 179	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.3	87 of 164	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.5	97 of 162	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.4	82 of 141	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.6	95 of 148	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.6	90 of 137	34.3%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2024	43.6	61 of 111	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.9	59 of 116	49.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	35.3	62 of 110	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	52.4	35 of 87	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	34.7	75 of 112	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.0	76 of 108	29.6%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	25.8	140 of 153	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	40.7	83 of 158	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.5	34 of 133	74.4%	★★★★☆
2022	46.5	53 of 130	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.7	41 of 102	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	24.4	115 of 120	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	36.1	67 of 109	38.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	15.3	398 of 450	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.3	388 of 474	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.5	357 of 455	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.0	361 of 467	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.9	382 of 443	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.1	399 of 439	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.8	388 of 436	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	21.3	151 of 175	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.8	154 of 186	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.9	132 of 178	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.1	157 of 188	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.9	135 of 156	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.7	149 of 171	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.8	139 of 163	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	50.0	14 of 28	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.4	15 of 30	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.4	12 of 20	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.0	14 of 15	6.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.0	15 of 19	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.8	17 of 25	32.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	19.0	376 of 432	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.4	381 of 473	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.0	337 of 459	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.9	307 of 404	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.5	330 of 399	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.7	362 of 415	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.6	327 of 401	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	18.5	386 of 452	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.6	406 of 479	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.0	350 of 464	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.4	382 of 476	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.3	295 of 437	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	17.3	391 of 454	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.8	385 of 438	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	27.9	96 of 113	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.4	96 of 116	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	57.3	43 of 107	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.6	74 of 131	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.3	62 of 97	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	21.3	102 of 120	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.5	87 of 114	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	70.6	11 of 50	78.0%	★★★★☆
2023	41.1	30 of 49	38.8%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	51.6	116 of 265	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.4	159 of 307	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.7	163 of 298	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.5	196 of 288	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	18.1	237 of 260	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.1	242 of 282	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.7	218 of 253	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	48.8	204 of 415	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.1	160 of 440	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.3	138 of 436	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.3	134 of 438	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	62.8	130 of 422	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	43.7	256 of 428	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.6	278 of 428	35.0%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Native American (2025)78th percentile+63 vs school

Special Education (2025)56th percentile+41 vs school

White (2025)51st percentile+36 vs school

Homeless (2025)50th percentile+35 vs school

Asian (2024)45th percentile+26 vs school

African American (2025)27th percentile+11 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)15th percentile~ school

Male (2025)15th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)14th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)13th percentile~ school

Female (2025)12th percentile-4 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)8th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2024-2025) ?

Reading27%-22 vs state

Math19%-26 vs state

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by a student
Sunday, November 11, 2012

This school is amazing. It gives every student an opportunity. Going here was my favorite because all the teachers would individually help you until you got it. It's also awesome with all the clubs and sports. Theres also an almost equal ethnicity from all races ( black, white, Mexican). The students are the best and very low bullying!!!! Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MCA-III Math (2025)				MCA-III Reading (2025)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCA-III Math 6th Grade	MCA-III Math 7th Grade	MCA-III Math 8th Grade	MCA-III Math All Grades	MCA-III Reading 6th Grade	MCA-III Reading 7th Grade	MCA-III Reading 8th Grade	MCA-III Reading All Grades	Total
Valley View Middle	Public	6-8	8900 Portland Ave	Bloomington	55420	Hennepin County	Bloomington Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(952) 681-5800	647	46	13.9	73.1%	113 (17.5%)	158 (24.4%)	283 (43.7%)	25 (3.9%)	9 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (9.1%)	18.5	440^th of 519 public middle schools	15.2%		23.5	440^th of 545 public middle schools	19.3%		17.5	13.8	24.8	19.0	34.1	20.6	25.5	27.1	$16,497
New Code Academy Middle School	Public, Virtual	6-8	8900 Portland Ave S	Bloomington	55420	Hennepin County	Bloomington Public Schools	No	No	Yes	No	(952) 681-6600	71	6	11.8	71.8%	26 (36.6%)	25 (35.2%)	5 (7.0%)	1 (1.4%)	1 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (18.3%)	35.6	357^th of 519 public middle schools	31.2%		25.5	429^th of 545 public middle schools	21.3%	72		45.5	6.7	25.8		45.5	26.7	45.2
Success Academy Bloomington Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	8201 Park Ave S	Bloomington	55420	Hennepin County	Success Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(612) 876-3050	63	4	18.0	90.5%	0 (0.0%)	62 (98.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33	374^th of 519 public middle schools	27.9%		19.2	458^th of 545 public middle schools	16.0%	84	8.0	15.8	25.0	15.6	44.0	31.6	55.0	43.8
Seven Hills - Richfield Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	1401 W 76th St	Richfield	55423	Hennepin County	Seven Hills Preparatory Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(612) 314-7602	313	34	9.2	35.1%	130 (41.5%)	67 (21.4%)	47 (15.0%)	38 (12.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (9.6%)	78.7	86^th of 519 public middle schools	83.4%		83.4	60^th of 545 public middle schools	89.0%	26	43.1	39.4	48.0	43.4	63.1	65.4	76.8	68.2	$14,342
Compass Academy Secondary	Public, Charter	6-7	10640 Lyndale Ave S	Bloomington	55420	Hennepin County	New Century School	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(952) 600-9250	47	1	47.0	83.0%	0 (0.0%)	47 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Oak Grove Middle	Public	6-8	1300 W 106th St	Bloomington	55431	Hennepin County	Bloomington Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(952) 681-6600	711	46	15.5	37.6%	350 (49.2%)	114 (16.0%)	127 (17.9%)	38 (5.3%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	77 (10.8%)	49.4	262^nd of 519 public middle schools	49.5%		52	255^th of 545 public middle schools	53.2%	7	38.7	35.3	32.5	35.5	57.7	36.5	33.8	42.9	$15,707
Richfield Middle	Public	6-8	7461 Oliver Ave S	Richfield	55423	Hennepin County	Richfield Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(612) 798-6400	808	69	11.7	57.7%	232 (28.7%)	116 (14.4%)	366 (45.3%)	26 (3.2%)	5 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	62 (7.7%)	35.1	364^th of 519 public middle schools	29.9%		32.5	386^th of 545 public middle schools	29.2%	22	23.1	29.5	27.2	26.8	38.8	35.4	37.6	37.2	$14,959
Olson Middle	Public	6-8	4551 W 102nd St	Bloomington	55437	Hennepin County	Bloomington Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(952) 806-8600	762	53	14.3	26.4%	475 (62.3%)	94 (12.3%)	88 (11.5%)	40 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (8.5%)	79.2	79^th of 519 public middle schools	84.8%		81.8	67^th of 545 public middle schools	87.7%	12	49.0	49.6	57.6	52.1	63.8	50.2	54.3	56.2	$14,414
Anthony Middle	Public	6-8	5757 Irving Ave S	Minneapolis	55419	Hennepin County	Minneapolis Public School District	No	No	No	No	(612) 668-3240	727	37	19.7	24.9%	512 (70.4%)	62 (8.5%)	70 (9.6%)	16 (2.2%)	10 (1.4%)	3 (0.4%)	54 (7.4%)	91.9	24^th of 519 public middle schools	95.4%		86.8	43^rd of 545 public middle schools	92.1%	19	64.6	54.9	68.9	62.8	73.2	58.6	72.0	67.9	$11,680
CVA Fusion Middle School (6-8)	Public, Charter	6-8	3810 East 56th Street	Minneapolis	55417	Hennepin County	Cyber Village Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(651) 523-7170	39	5	7.3	35.9%	26 (66.7%)	3 (7.7%)	4 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (15.4%)	29.8	392^nd of 519 public middle schools	24.5%		49.3	271^st of 545 public middle schools	50.3%	121		17.7		17.1		27.8	45.5	36.8

Frequently Asked Questions about Valley View Middle

How many students attend Valley View Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 647 students attended Valley View Middle.

What district is Valley View Middle in?

Bloomington Public Schools

What is the racial makeup of Valley View Middle?

Students at Valley View Middle are 44% Hispanic, 24% African American, 17% White, 9% Two or more races, 4% Asian, 1% American Indian.

Is Valley View Middle a good school?

Valley View Middle ranks in the bottom 15.2% of Minnesota middle schools.

What high school do graduates of Valley View Middle attend?

Students who attend Valley View Middle usually go on to attend Kennedy High School

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