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Valley Park Middle

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Valley Park Middle ranks 122 nd of 438 Missouri middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

122^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 438 Missouri Middle Schools

Better than 72% of Missouri middle schools

Summary

Valley Park Middle is a public middle school in Valley Park, Missouri, serving 160 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Valley Park School District, which is ranked 136 out of 367 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Valley Park Middle has shown inconsistent academic performance, with its statewide ranking ranging from 106 to 260 out of 587 Missouri middle schools. While the school performs well in some areas, such as 7th-grade mathematics and 8th-grade English Language Arts, it struggles in others, like 8th-grade mathematics. The school also faces significant challenges in addressing achievement gaps among different student subgroups, with low-performing results for African American and low-socioeconomic status students. Additionally, Valley Park Middle has experienced high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 16.3% to 20.8% over the past few years.

When compared to nearby schools, such as West Middle, Crestview Middle, and Nipher Middle, Valley Park Middle generally performs below these higher-performing schools in academic achievement, particularly in mathematics and science. The nearby schools also have lower rates of chronic absenteeism and a lower percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch. While Valley Park Middle has a relatively high spending per student and a low student-teacher ratio, these resources do not appear to be effectively translating into improved academic outcomes, suggesting the need for the school to evaluate its resource allocation and instructional practices.

161

Students ?

9.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,551

Per pupil spending ?

36.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1 Main St
Valley Park, MO 63088-1573

(636) 923-3624

District: Valley Park

Students who attend Valley Park Middle usually attend:

High:

Valley Park Senior High

Feeder schools for Valley Park Middle:

Elementary:

Valley Park Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

66.5%

African American:

15.5%

Hispanic:

11.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 82nd percentile in 2015 → 72nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Missouri average (47% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Above the Missouri median (72nd percentile)

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 10 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school47%

District avg48%

Missouri avg41%

122^nd of 438

Missouri public middle schools ?

Top 28%▼ down 10 pts since 2015

From top 18% (2015) to top 28% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

136^th of 367Valley Park among Missouri 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	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	67.9	122 of 438	72.1%	★★★★☆
2024	51.2	222 of 451	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.1	194 of 459	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	68.2	121 of 459	73.6%	★★★★☆
2021	58.6	182 of 454	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.8	260 of 587	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.0	164 of 552	70.3%	★★★★☆
2017	63.1	179 of 568	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2016	67.6	116 of 435	73.3%	★★★★☆
2015	73.4	106 of 585	81.9%	★★★★☆
2014	69.3	162 of 633	74.4%	★★★★☆
2013	71.2	124 of 649	80.9%	★★★★☆
2012	80.8	61 of 623	90.2%	★★★★★
2011	70.9	136 of 625	78.2%	★★★★☆
2010	83.0	50 of 614	91.9%	★★★★★
2009	71.8	123 of 601	79.5%	★★★★☆
2008	61.0	211 of 624	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2007	44.3	398 of 624	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2006	44.0	383 of 619	38.1%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2018	24.9	107 of 129	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2019	14.9	177 of 204	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2024	34.4	275 of 378	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.9	305 of 371	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.9	460 of 482	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	32.9	318 of 422	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2024	43.7	209 of 379	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.1	169 of 385	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	68.5	109 of 527	79.3%	★★★★☆
2018	80.9	55 of 479	88.5%	★★★★☆

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)

White (2024)45th percentile-6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)27th percentile-24 vs school

African American (2018)17th percentile-53 vs school

Disabled (2019)13th percentile-42 vs school

By subject vs Missouri (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I80%+34 vs state

Science49%+10 vs state

English Language Arts47%+7 vs state

Mathematics43%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MAP Mathematics (2025)			MAP Science (2025)	MAP English Language Arts (2025)			MAP Algebra I (2025)	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/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	MAP Mathematics 6th Grade	MAP Mathematics 7th Grade	MAP Mathematics 8th Grade	MAP Science 8th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 6th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 7th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 8th Grade	MAP Algebra I End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Valley Park Middle	Public	6-8	1 Main St	Valley Park	63088	St. Louis County	Valley Park	No	No	No	No	(636) 923-3624	161	18	9.0	36.6%	107 (66.5%)	25 (15.5%)	18 (11.2%)	6 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.1%)	67.9	122^nd of 438 public middle schools	72.1%		51.2	222^nd of 451 public middle schools	50.8%	100	41.8	51.6	30.4	48.9	43.5	45.8	54.3	79.9	$21,551	$82	$21,469
Southwest Middle	Public	6-8	701 Wren Ave	Ballwin	63021	St. Louis County	Parkway C-2	No	No	No	No	(314) 415-7300	803	54	14.8	16.6%	562 (70.0%)	81 (10.1%)	33 (4.1%)	78 (9.7%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	46 (5.7%)	67.4	123^rd of 438 public middle schools	71.9%		80.6	62^nd of 451 public middle schools	86.3%	61	50.1	53.1	28.5	41.1	42.9	48.8	49.6	92.6	$13,905	$169	$13,736
Rockwood South Middle	Public	6-8	1628 Hawkins Rd	Fenton	63026	St. Louis County	Rockwood R-VI	No	No	No	No	(636) 891-6850	817	59	13.7	20.2%	689 (84.3%)	44 (5.4%)	17 (2.1%)	26 (3.2%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (4.7%)	79.2	71^st of 438 public middle schools	83.8%		73.9	91^st of 451 public middle schools	79.8%	20	56.0	52.9		53.0	48.8	52.0	52.4	89.8	$13,343	$157	$13,186
South Middle	Public	6-8	760 Woods Mill Rd	Manchester	63011	St. Louis County	Parkway C-2	No	No	No	No	(314) 415-7200	542	44	12.2	16.2%	370 (68.3%)	39 (7.2%)	22 (4.1%)	78 (14.4%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (5.5%)	87.2	41^st of 438 public middle schools	90.6%		89.8	31^st of 451 public middle schools	93.1%	10	56.6	72.9	60.0	51.8	58.3	58.2	55.0		$16,542	$171	$16,371
Selvidge Middle	Public	6-8	235 New Ballwin Rd	Ballwin	63021	St. Louis County	Rockwood R-VI	No	No	No	No	(636) 891-6100	583	49	11.8	16.0%	356 (61.1%)	50 (8.6%)	30 (5.1%)	109 (18.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (6.5%)	82.3	59^th of 438 public middle schools	86.5%		86.1	40^th of 451 public middle schools	91.1%	19	53.7	59.4	37.3	59.2	49.4	62.2	54.9	97.4	$15,264	$158	$15,106
Woodridge Middle School	Public	6-8	2109 Gravois Road	High Ridge	63049	Jefferson County	Northwest R-I	No	No	No	No	(636) 677-3577	569	39	14.5	42.5%	450 (79.1%)	7 (1.2%)	61 (10.7%)	10 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (7.2%)	58.7	171^st of 438 public middle schools	61.0%		57.7	186^th of 451 public middle schools	58.8%	15	37.6	52.4	22.9	41.5	36.9	55.3	43.5		$12,561	$352	$12,209
Nipher Middle	Public	6-8	700 S Kirkwood Rd	Kirkwood	63122	St. Louis County	Kirkwood R-Vii	No	No	No	No	(314) 213-6180	660	49	13.5	11.5%	483 (73.2%)	89 (13.5%)	41 (6.2%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (6.5%)	91.3	27^th of 438 public middle schools	93.8%		95.1	13^th of 451 public middle schools	97.1%	14	67.5	62.9	49.9	62.4	68.2	53.2	66.5		$14,218	$26	$14,192
Truman Middle School	Public	6-8	12225 Eddie And Park Road	Saint Louis	63127	St. Louis County	Lindbergh Schools	No	No	No	No	(314) 729-2470	816	50	16.2	13.7%	665 (81.5%)	31 (3.8%)	45 (5.5%)	37 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (4.7%)	83.9	53^rd of 438 public middle schools	87.9%		77.1	78^th of 451 public middle schools	82.7%	25	60.6	60.8	44.7	55.9	53.1	54.2	52.6	95.7	$11,403	$24	$11,379
North Kirkwood Middle	Public	6-8	11287 Manchester Rd	Kirkwood	63122	St. Louis County	Kirkwood R-Vii	No	No	No	No	(314) 213-6170	697	50	13.9	6.6%	568 (81.5%)	37 (5.3%)	46 (6.6%)	6 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	38 (5.5%)	96.1	7^th of 438 public middle schools	98.4%		97.6	7^th of 451 public middle schools	98.4%		81.6	68.3	51.3	65.1	74.2	63.3	78.7		$14,410	$27	$14,383
West Middle	Public	6-8	2312 Baxter Rd	Chesterfield	63017	St. Louis County	Parkway C-2	No	No	No	No	(314) 415-7400	814	58	14.0	10.6%	516 (63.4%)	84 (10.3%)	34 (4.2%)	132 (16.2%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	44 (5.4%)	91.4	24^th of 438 public middle schools	94.5%		94.8	14^th of 451 public middle schools	96.9%	10	63.1	61.2	52.5	69.3	62.5	52.7	79.0	97.6	$15,144	$167	$14,977

Frequently Asked Questions about Valley Park Middle

What is the racial makeup of Valley Park Middle?

Students at Valley Park Middle are 66% White, 16% African American, 11% Hispanic, 4% Asian, 3% Two or more races.

What high school do graduates of Valley Park Middle attend?

Students who attend Valley Park Middle usually go on to attend Valley Park Senior High

What district is Valley Park Middle in?

Valley Park

Is Valley Park Middle a good school?

Valley Park Middle ranks 122^nd of 438 Missouri middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Valley Park Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 161 students attended Valley Park Middle.

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