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Valley View Middle

Public Grades 6-8

9^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 519 Minnesota Middle Schools

Better than 98% of Minnesota middle schools

Summary

Valley View Middle is a high-performing public middle school in Edina, Minnesota, serving 991 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Edina Public School District, which is ranked 11th out of 446 districts in the state and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Valley View Middle consistently ranks among the top middle schools in Minnesota, with exceptional academic performance across all grade levels. In the 2024-2025 school year, 70.72% of students were proficient or better in MCA-III Math, compared to the state average of 45.21%, and 75.73% were proficient or better in MCA-III Reading, compared to the state's 49.59%. The school also excels in serving diverse student populations, ranking highly among Minnesota middle schools for Asian, Hispanic, English Language Learner, and Special Education students.

While South View Middle and Central Middle School also demonstrate strong academic performance, Valley View Middle's consistently high rankings, low student-teacher ratio, and focus on equity and inclusion make it a standout middle school in the region. The school's growing socioeconomic diversity is also worth monitoring to ensure that all students continue to receive the support and resources they need to succeed.

1,003

Students ?

16.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,314

Per pupil spending ?

15.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6750 Valley View Rd
Edina, MN 55439-2999

(952) 848-3500

District: Edina Public School District

Students who attend Valley View Middle usually attend:

High:

Edina Senior High

Feeder schools for Valley View Middle:

Elementary:	Countryside Elementary
	Creek Valley Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

70.2%

African American:

8.6%

Asian:

7.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 98th percentile in 2015 → 98th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Minnesota average (73% vs 47% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 2% of Minnesota middle schools

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school73%

District avg74%

Minnesota avg47%

9^th of 519

Minnesota public middle schools ?

Top 2%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2Middle Schools in the Edina Public School District

11^th of 446Edina Public School District 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	97.1	9 of 519	98.3%	★★★★★
2024	95.8	13 of 545	97.6%	★★★★★
2023	93.9	18 of 529	96.6%	★★★★★
2022	94.8	14 of 520	97.3%	★★★★★
2021	96.1	7 of 521	98.7%	★★★★★
2019	91.3	25 of 533	95.3%	★★★★★
2018	88.5	29 of 518	94.4%	★★★★★
2017	91.7	16 of 523	96.9%	★★★★★
2016	91.8	18 of 508	96.5%	★★★★★
2015	94.1	8 of 516	98.4%	★★★★★
2014	93.0	9 of 490	98.2%	★★★★★
2013	93.8	5 of 488	99.0%	★★★★★
2012	89.9	6 of 469	98.7%	★★★★★
2011	94.3	3 of 478	99.4%	★★★★★
2010	93.6	5 of 454	98.9%	★★★★★
2009	94.1	2 of 230	99.1%	★★★★★
2008	93.4	6 of 409	98.5%	★★★★★
2007	95.4	1 of 403	99.8%	★★★★★
2006	91.5	8 of 406	98.0%	★★★★★
2005	91.4	5 of 396	98.7%	★★★★★
2004	95.2	3 of 387	99.2%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	72.9	32 of 169	81.1%	★★★★☆
2024	73.3	35 of 179	80.4%	★★★★☆
2023	71.2	32 of 164	80.5%	★★★★☆
2022	81.3	16 of 162	90.1%	★★★★★
2021	64.7	37 of 141	73.8%	★★★★☆
2019	76.6	25 of 148	83.1%	★★★★☆
2018	81.1	21 of 137	84.7%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	96.4	3 of 106	97.2%	★★★★★
2024	96.3	5 of 111	95.5%	★★★★★
2023	95.3	6 of 116	94.8%	★★★★★
2022	96.7	2 of 110	98.2%	★★★★★
2021	92.3	5 of 87	94.3%	★★★★★
2019	94.7	2 of 112	98.2%	★★★★★
2018	90.2	9 of 108	91.7%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	94.5	2 of 153	98.7%	★★★★★
2023	77.3	7 of 133	94.7%	★★★★★
2019	78.1	8 of 120	93.3%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	94.2	11 of 450	97.6%	★★★★★
2024	94.6	14 of 474	97.0%	★★★★★
2023	91.9	13 of 455	97.1%	★★★★★
2022	92.5	11 of 467	97.6%	★★★★★
2021	96.2	4 of 443	99.1%	★★★★★
2019	87.7	27 of 439	93.8%	★★★★★
2018	86.6	26 of 436	94.0%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	98.6	1 of 175	99.4%	★★★★★
2024	95.0	8 of 186	95.7%	★★★★★
2023	97.4	2 of 178	98.9%	★★★★★
2022	97.2	4 of 188	97.9%	★★★★★
2019	90.3	11 of 171	93.6%	★★★★★
2018	84.1	15 of 163	90.8%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	86.0	21 of 432	95.1%	★★★★★
2024	79.6	47 of 473	90.1%	★★★★★
2023	75.4	68 of 459	85.2%	★★★★☆
2022	67.6	89 of 404	78.0%	★★★★☆
2021	62.0	107 of 399	73.2%	★★★★☆
2019	53.3	186 of 415	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.5	197 of 401	50.9%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	97.7	3 of 452	99.3%	★★★★★
2024	95.0	13 of 479	97.3%	★★★★★
2023	93.0	18 of 464	96.1%	★★★★★
2022	94.6	12 of 476	97.5%	★★★★★
2021	93.6	10 of 437	97.7%	★★★★★
2019	91.5	18 of 454	96.0%	★★★★★
2018	87.3	25 of 438	94.3%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	92.8	5 of 113	95.6%	★★★★★
2024	93.2	5 of 116	95.7%	★★★★★
2023	82.9	13 of 107	87.9%	★★★★☆
2022	89.4	11 of 131	91.6%	★★★★★
2021	78.9	13 of 97	86.6%	★★★★☆
2019	86.0	12 of 120	90.0%	★★★★★
2018	77.6	17 of 114	85.1%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	98.6	2 of 265	99.2%	★★★★★
2024	98.6	4 of 307	98.7%	★★★★★
2023	92.6	6 of 298	98.0%	★★★★★
2022	92.3	8 of 288	97.2%	★★★★★
2021	84.7	13 of 260	95.0%	★★★★★
2019	85.6	19 of 282	93.3%	★★★★★
2018	90.4	8 of 253	96.8%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	95.6	9 of 415	97.8%	★★★★★
2024	94.9	10 of 440	97.7%	★★★★★
2023	91.9	19 of 436	95.6%	★★★★★
2022	92.3	16 of 438	96.3%	★★★★★
2021	94.6	7 of 422	98.3%	★★★★★
2019	86.4	30 of 428	93.0%	★★★★★
2018	83.3	28 of 428	93.5%	★★★★★

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)

Hispanic (2025)99th percentile~ school

Male (2025)99th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)99th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)99th percentile~ school

White (2025)98th percentile~ school

Female (2025)98th percentile~ school

Asian (2025)97th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)96th percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)95th percentile-3 vs school

African American (2025)81st percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2024-2025) ?

Reading76%+26 vs state

Math71%+26 vs state

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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	6750 Valley View Rd	Edina	55439	Hennepin County	Edina Public School District	No	No	No	No	(952) 848-3500	1,003	59	16.9	15.9%	704 (70.2%)	86 (8.6%)	68 (6.8%)	73 (7.3%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	68 (6.8%)	97.1	9^th of 519 public middle schools	98.3%		95.8	13^th of 545 public middle schools	97.6%	4	71.0	68.7	72.4	70.7	81.8	74.1	71.4	75.7	$13,314
South View Middle	Public	6-8	4725 S View Ln	Edina	55424	Hennepin County	Edina Public School District	No	No	No	No	(952) 848-3700	1,021	57	17.8	18.0%	703 (68.9%)	79 (7.7%)	95 (9.3%)	81 (7.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (6.1%)	96.3	11^th of 519 public middle schools	97.9%		93.6	20^th of 545 public middle schools	96.3%	9	66.7	63.9	69.5	66.7	80.1	71.7	78.1	76.6	$15,256
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
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
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
Park Virtual - Middle School	Public	6-8	6425 W 33rd St	Saint Louis Park	55426	Hennepin County	St. Louis Park Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(952) 928-6001	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
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
270 Hopkins West Junior High Alternative Learning Center	Public	7-9	3830 Baker Rd	Minnetonka	55305	Hennepin County	Intermediate School District 287	No	No	No	No	(952) 988-4843	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Hopkins West Middle School	Public	6-8	3830 Baker Rd	Minnetonka	55305	Hennepin County	Hopkins Public School District	No	No	No	No	(952) 988-4401	574	39	14.7	43.9%	257 (44.8%)	169 (29.4%)	61 (10.6%)	22 (3.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (11.0%)	43.2	301^st of 519 public middle schools	42.0%		45.3	300^th of 545 public middle schools	45.0%	1	31.3	26.7	31.0	29.6	45.9	35.5	46.2	42.3	$15,664
Central Middle School	Public	6-8	8025 School Rd	Eden Prairie	55344	Hennepin County	Eden Prairie Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(952) 975-7300	1,860	121	15.4	27.8%	909 (48.9%)	325 (17.5%)	204 (11.0%)	263 (14.1%)	4 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	154 (8.3%)	83.1	59^th of 519 public middle schools	88.6%		81.2	69^th of 545 public middle schools	87.3%	10	51.8	53.7	46.1	50.6	71.5	63.8	53.4	63.0	$13,216

Frequently Asked Questions about Valley View Middle

What is the racial makeup of Valley View Middle?

Students at Valley View Middle are 70% White, 9% African American, 7% Asian, 7% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races.

How many students attend Valley View Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,003 students attended Valley View Middle.

What district is Valley View Middle in?

Edina Public School District

What high school do graduates of Valley View Middle attend?

Students who attend Valley View Middle usually go on to attend Edina Senior High

Is Valley View Middle a good school?

Yes! Valley View Middle is one of the best middle schools in the state. It ranks 9^th of 519 Minnesota middle schools.

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