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Valleywood Middle School

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Valleywood Middle School ranks 627 th of 896 Michigan middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

627^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 896 Michigan Middle Schools

Better than 30% of Michigan middle schools

Summary

Valleywood Middle School in Grand Rapids, MI, serves 541 students in grades 6-8 within the Kentwood Public Schools district, where over 81% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Valleywood faces significant challenges, most notably a chronic absenteeism rate of 41.3% for the 2024-2025 school year—nearly double that of its same-district peers Pinewood Middle School (22.6%) and Crestwood Middle School (24.9%). This high rate of missing school is likely a major factor in the school's academic performance, which trails district and state averages across most subjects. For example, 6th-grade ELA proficiency was 21.3% in 2025-2026, compared to 41.5% at Crestwood. Math proficiency tells a similar story, with Valleywood's 6th-grade rate (21.9%) nearly half of Crestwood's (37.1%). Interestingly, Valleywood spends more per student ($21,151) than Pinewood ($16,260) or Crestwood ($18,139), yet this higher investment has not yet translated into proportional academic gains.

There are some encouraging signs, however. In the most recent school year, Valleywood's overall state ranking improved from the 22nd to the 30th percentile, and proficiency rates in both ELA and math rose noticeably across 6th and 7th grades. For instance, 6th-grade math proficiency jumped from 13.6% to 21.9%. The school also shows relative strengths with certain student groups, performing better with Multi-racial and low-income students than with others. While the school's absenteeism rate remains a critical concern—far exceeding the district average of 25.6%—the recent uptick in test scores suggests that targeted interventions may be starting to take hold. For parents, this means Valleywood is a high-need school with real challenges, but also one showing early signs of progress worth watching.

541

Students ?

14.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,151

Per pupil spending ?

81.1%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in Michigan receive free school meals.

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 — 41st percentile in 2016 → 30th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (28% vs 41% meeting standards)

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

!Ranking has slipped — down 11 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school28%

District avg35%

Michigan avg41%

627^th of 896

Michigan public middle schools ?

Bottom 30%▼ down 11 pts since 2016

From bottom 41% (2016) to bottom 30% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

331^st of 625Kentwood 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
2026	28.2	627 of 896	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	26.3	247 of 337	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	29.9	63 of 87	27.6%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	29.4	72 of 108	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	21.4	630 of 789	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	20.4	225 of 260	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	36.5	521 of 834	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	28.3	566 of 813	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	42.8	111 of 195	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	26.8	521 of 687	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
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)

Multi-racial (2026)43rd percentile+13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)38th percentile+8 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)33rd percentile+3 vs school

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

Male (2026)30th percentile~ school

Asian (2026)28th percentile~ school

African American (2026)27th percentile-3 vs school

White (2026)24th percentile-6 vs school

Female (2026)20th percentile-10 vs school

Hispanic (2026)13th percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

Social Studies40%-10 vs state

English Language Arts21%-17 vs state

Math21%-11 vs state

Mathematics20%-13 vs state

Science19%-20 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				PSAT English Language Arts (2026)	PSAT Mathematics (2026)	M-Step English Language Arts (2026)			M-Step Math (2026)			M-Step Science (2026)		M-Step Social Studies (2026)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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%)	28.2	627^th of 896 public middle schools	30.0%		20.4	691^st of 890 public middle schools	22.4%	64	53.8	20.4		21.3	21.4		21.9	20.3		18.8		40.3	$21,151	$2,886	$18,265
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%)	14.6	765^th of 896 public middle schools	14.6%		13.2	774^th of 890 public middle schools	13.0%	9	42.4	9.0		21.1	13.5		9.5	8.3		17.2		27.8	$14,862	$2,357	$12,505
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%)	39	528^th of 896 public middle schools	41.1%		40.4	524^th of 890 public middle schools	41.1%	4	56.0	28.0		28.9	31.2		23.4	25.5		28.6		41.7	$16,260	$2,840	$13,419
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%)	60	300^th of 896 public middle schools	66.5%		63.8	268^th of 890 public middle schools	69.9%	32	62.0	37.1		41.5	43.0		37.1	37.4		34.1		47.5	$18,139	$1,800	$16,340
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%)	25	651^st of 896 public middle schools	27.3%		32.4	584^th of 890 public middle schools	34.4%	67	59.0	14.7		12.9	23.0		10.8	16.4		22.1		41.9	$24,105	$1,895	$22,210
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%)	4.5	891^st of 896 public middle schools	0.6%		4.7	882^nd of 890 public middle schools	0.9%	9	20.8	280.2		1558.2	1655.1		3.5	4.0		3.9		11.8	$22,377	$4,062	$18,315
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)			21.4	14.9		12.1	15.5		22.3		13.6		$14,874	$1,000	$13,874
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%)	4.7	889^th of 896 public middle schools	0.8%		5.2	875^th of 890 public middle schools	1.7%	14	21.4	328.2		6.0	6.0		2.2	2.4		5.2		14.2	$18,131	$2,896	$15,235
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%)	20.5	696^th of 896 public middle schools	22.3%		20.7	687^th of 890 public middle schools	22.8%	9	43.1	12.2			24.0			18.9		19.1		30.3	$17,608	$842	$16,767
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%)	11.4	812^th of 896 public middle schools	9.4%		18.2	716^th of 890 public middle schools	19.6%	96	43.7	9.2		13.0	9.6		5.6	9.7		14.4		21.2	$18,654	$2,457	$16,197

Frequently Asked Questions about Valleywood Middle School

How many students attend Valleywood Middle School?

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

What district is Valleywood Middle School in?

Kentwood Public Schools

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 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.

Is Valleywood Middle School a good school?

Valleywood Middle School ranks 627^th of 896 Michigan middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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