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Valleywood Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

691^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 890 Michigan Middle Schools

Better than 22% of Michigan middle schools

Summary

Valleywood Middle School is a public middle school located in Grand Rapids, Michigan, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 528 students. The school is part of the Kentwood Public Schools district, which is ranked 317 out of 613 districts in Michigan and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Valleywood Middle School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Michigan middle schools over the past several years, with a ranking between 592 and 691 out of around 800-900 middle schools in the state. The school has maintained a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of the past decade, indicating it is performing below average compared to other middle schools in Michigan. Valleywood's proficiency rates in M-Step and PSAT assessments are significantly lower than the Kentwood Public Schools district and the state of Michigan averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, only 17.1% of 6th graders at Valleywood were proficient in English Language Arts, compared to 32.7% in the Kentwood district and 38.6% statewide.

Valleywood Middle School also faces challenges with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 26.3% to 38.3% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, the school has a very high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 81.44% to 86.34% over the past few years, indicating a high concentration of students from low-income families. While Valleywood has higher per-student spending and a relatively low student-teacher ratio, these resources do not appear to be translating into improved academic performance. Comparing Valleywood to other middle schools in the Kentwood district, such as Pinewood Middle School and Crestwood Middle School, highlights the significant gaps in academic achievement.

541

Students ?

14.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,187

Per pupil spending ?

81.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1110 50th St SE
Grand Rapids, MI 49508-4701

(616) 538-7670

District: Kentwood Public Schools

Students who attend Valleywood Middle School usually attend:

High:

East Kentwood High School

Feeder schools for Valleywood Middle School:

Elementary:	Glenwood Elementary
	Townline Elementary

Racial breakdown:

African American:

35.7%

Hispanic:

25.9%

White:

17.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 28th percentile in 2015 → 22nd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (23% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (22nd percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (41% vs 28% Michigan)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school23%

District avg35%

Michigan avg41%

691^st of 890

Michigan public middle schools ?

Bottom 22%▼ down 6 pts since 2015

From bottom 28% (2015) to bottom 22% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

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

317^th of 613Kentwood Public Schools among Michigan 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	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	20.4	691 of 890	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.3	663 of 897	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.5	655 of 883	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.3	638 of 776	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.8	592 of 675	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.4	657 of 792	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.0	603 of 838	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	33.3	526 of 821	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2016	41.6	525 of 894	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	28.8	660 of 919	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	40.6	598 of 921	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	38.7	604 of 919	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2012	45.9	517 of 900	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	57.4	465 of 858	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2010	55.3	516 of 851	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2009	42.3	624 of 847	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	43.4	603 of 839	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	49.9	533 of 823	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2006	56.6	443 of 806	45.0%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	28.5	234 of 338	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.1	207 of 300	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.3	202 of 310	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.3	144 of 182	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.0	148 of 196	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.1	197 of 366	46.2%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	14.0	77 of 85	9.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.4	78 of 88	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.7	81 of 87	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.9	49 of 57	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.3	83 of 104	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	19.8	93 of 106	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.4	31 of 46	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	56.8	54 of 154	64.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	11.7	713 of 789	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.8	641 of 771	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.6	647 of 770	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.9	589 of 657	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.0	484 of 521	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.5	571 of 658	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.4	563 of 794	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	21.6	222 of 265	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.7	219 of 257	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.5	200 of 246	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.1	99 of 138	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.2	51 of 69	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.4	106 of 137	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.2	172 of 266	35.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	25.8	633 of 832	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.0	550 of 836	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.0	569 of 825	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.7	553 of 691	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.9	413 of 523	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.2	540 of 672	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	42.6	499 of 815	38.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	24.5	599 of 798	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.5	595 of 786	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.9	588 of 776	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.3	586 of 658	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.3	487 of 540	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.0	560 of 639	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.2	560 of 797	29.7%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	24.6	152 of 190	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.4	128 of 176	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.8	142 of 163	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.2	45 of 65	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.6	111 of 156	28.8%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	31.9	167 of 244	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.3	257 of 377	31.8%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	15.9	605 of 696	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	39.0	416 of 701	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.6	349 of 688	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	18.7	545 of 638	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.8	374 of 577	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.5	461 of 624	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.3	432 of 678	36.3%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)32nd percentile+9 vs school

African American (2025)31st percentile+8 vs school

Male (2025)25th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)24th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)20th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)16th percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)13th percentile-9 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)12th percentile-10 vs school

Female (2025)10th percentile-13 vs school

Asian (2025)9th percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies32%-15 vs state

Science22%-19 vs state

English Language Arts19%-20 vs state

Mathematics14%-16 vs state

Math14%-19 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PSAT English Language Arts (2025)	PSAT Mathematics (2025)	M-Step English Language Arts (2025)			M-Step Math (2025)			M-Step Science (2025)		M-Step Social Studies (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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	PSAT English Language Arts 8th Grade	PSAT Mathematics 8th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 5th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 6th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 7th Grade	M-Step Math 5th Grade	M-Step Math 6th Grade	M-Step Math 7th Grade	M-Step Science 5th Grade	M-Step Science 8th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 5th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Valleywood Middle School	Public	6-8	1110 50th St SE	Grand Rapids	49508	Kent County	Kentwood Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 538-7670	541	38	14.1	81.1%	92 (17.0%)	193 (35.7%)	140 (25.9%)	62 (11.5%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (9.4%)	20.4	691^st of 890 public middle schools	22.4%		25.3	663^rd of 897 public middle schools	26.1%	28	50.3	13.9		17.1	20.6		13.6	13.9		22.5		31.6	$19,187	$3,052	$16,135
Kelloggsville Middle School	Public	6-8	4650 Division Ave S	Grand Rapids	49548	Kent County	Kelloggsville Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 532-1575	475	24	19.8	82.3%	75 (15.8%)	153 (32.2%)	209 (44.0%)	18 (3.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.8%)	13.2	774^th of 890 public middle schools	13.0%		15.8	750^th of 897 public middle schools	16.4%	24	35.3	8.5		15.2	20.1		8.3	10.0		20.1		23.6	$14,485	$2,101	$12,385
Pinewood Middle School	Public	6-8	2100 60th St SE	Grand Rapids	49508	Kent County	Kentwood Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 455-1224	842	45	18.5	67.6%	202 (24.0%)	291 (34.6%)	149 (17.7%)	110 (13.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	89 (10.6%)	40.4	524^th of 890 public middle schools	41.1%		35.7	555^th of 897 public middle schools	38.1%	31	57.6	22.8		31.7	34.9		28.6	25.6		30.9		35.4	$14,678	$2,510	$12,168
Crestwood Middle School	Public	6-8	2674 44th St SE	Grand Rapids	49512	Kent County	Kentwood Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 455-1200	700	42	16.8	73.1%	163 (23.3%)	242 (34.6%)	102 (14.6%)	140 (20.0%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	50 (7.1%)	63.8	268^th of 890 public middle schools	69.9%		59	292^nd of 897 public middle schools	67.4%	24	65.9	43.7		43.5	41.0		35.5	33.0		40.4		51.5	$17,165	$2,294	$14,871
Godwin Heights Middle School	Public	5-8	100 Wexford St SE	Grand Rapids	49548	Kent County	Godwin Heights Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 252-2070	382	23	16.5	94.8%	47 (12.3%)	73 (19.1%)	229 (59.9%)	8 (2.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.3%)	32.4	584^th of 890 public middle schools	34.4%		25.7	657^th of 897 public middle schools	26.8%	73	68.9	25.9		22.3	25.6		16.1	15.6		27.5		37.6	$18,332	$3,043	$15,289
Alger Middle School	Public	6-8	921 Alger St SE	Grand Rapids	49507	Kent County	Grand Rapids Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 819-6200	314	20	16.0	89.2%	28 (8.9%)	198 (63.1%)	56 (17.8%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (9.2%)	4.7	882^nd of 890 public middle schools	0.9%		4.6	889^th of 897 public middle schools	0.9%	7	23.0	3.5		6.3	7.1					9.6		7.1	$22,505	$7,322	$15,183
Wyoming Intermediate	Public	5-6	1331 33rd St SW	Wyoming	49509	Kent County	Wyoming Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 530-7540	579	35	16.7	86.5%	134 (23.1%)	112 (19.3%)	278 (48.0%)	9 (1.6%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (7.4%)								(n/a)			16.1	15.5		11.1	13.9		12.8		9.7		$14,199	$1,598	$12,601
Burton Middle School	Public	6-8	2133 Buchanan Ave SW	Grand Rapids	49507	Kent County	Grand Rapids Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 819-2269	488	26	19.1	77.9%	13 (2.7%)	107 (21.9%)	358 (73.4%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.4%)	5.2	875^th of 890 public middle schools	1.7%		4.4	891^st of 897 public middle schools	0.7%	16	25.3	4.2		3.8	5.4			2.6		10.2		12.9	$20,581	$6,146	$14,435
Wyoming Junior High School	Public	7-8	2125 Wrenwood St SW	Wyoming	49519	Kent County	Wyoming Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 530-7590	584	35	16.6	86.1%	148 (25.3%)	104 (17.8%)	276 (47.3%)	8 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	46 (7.9%)	20.7	687^th of 890 public middle schools	22.8%		23.2	679^th of 897 public middle schools	24.3%	8	50.8	11.6			25.1			14.4		22.0		21.2	$17,120	$2,601	$14,519
Lee Middle School	Public	6-8	1335 Lee St SW	Wyoming	49509	Kent County	Godfrey-Lee Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 452-3296	346	22	15.5	93.6%	24 (6.9%)	33 (9.5%)	267 (77.2%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.8%)	18.2	716^th of 890 public middle schools	19.6%		12.2	801^st of 897 public middle schools	10.7%	85	52.4	8.6		14.4	18.4		11.6	5.2		25.7		31.4	$15,601	$1,842	$13,759

Frequently Asked Questions about Valleywood Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Valleywood Middle School?

Students at Valleywood Middle School are 36% African American, 26% Hispanic, 17% White, 11% Asian, 9% Two or more races.

What high school do graduates of Valleywood Middle School attend?

Students who attend Valleywood Middle School usually go on to attend East Kentwood High School

What district is Valleywood Middle School in?

Kentwood Public Schools

How many students attend Valleywood Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 541 students attended Valleywood Middle School.

Is Valleywood Middle School a good school?

Valleywood Middle School ranks in the bottom 22.4% of Michigan middle schools.

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