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Valley Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

50^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 59 North Dakota Middle Schools

Better than 15% of North Dakota middle schools

Summary

Valley Middle School is a public middle school located in Grand Forks, North Dakota, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 503 students. The school is part of the Grand Forks 1 School District, which is ranked 10th out of 23 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite its location in the Grand Forks area, Valley Middle School consistently underperforms compared to the district and state averages in academic proficiency. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 26% of students were proficient or better in math, compared to 43% for the district and 41% for the state. Similarly, in reading, only 32% of students were proficient or better, compared to 42% for the district and 40% for the state. The school has also struggled with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 20% to 43% in recent years, significantly higher than the district and state averages.

When compared to other middle schools in the Grand Forks 1 School District, Valley Middle School stands out as the lowest-performing. Both South Middle School and Schroeder Middle School outperform Valley Middle School in academic proficiency, statewide rankings, and other key metrics. Despite the school's underperformance, Valley Middle School has relatively high spending per student, ranging from $12,049 to $14,896 over the past few years, which is higher than the state average.

508

Students ?

9.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,851

Per pupil spending ?

49.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2100 5th Ave N
Grand Forks, ND 58203

(701) 746-2360

District: Grand Forks 1

Students who attend Valley Middle School usually attend:

High:

Central High School

Feeder schools for Valley Middle School:

Elementary:	Lake Agassiz Elementary School
	Phoenix Elementary School
	Wilder Elementary School
	Winship Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

50.8%

Two or more races:

17.3%

Hispanic:

15.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 13th percentile in 2016 → 15th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Dakota average (31% vs 40% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (15th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (43% vs 20% North Dakota)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school31%

District avg43%

North Dakota avg40%

50^th of 59

North Dakota public middle schools ?

Bottom 15%▼ down 12 pts since 2015

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

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 4Middle Schools in the Grand Forks 1

69^th of 134Grand Forks 1 among North Dakota 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	North Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	16.0	50 of 59	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.6	46 of 57	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.1	52 of 61	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.5	51 of 61	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.7	51 of 60	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2020	22.7	48 of 55	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.7	48 of 55	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.5	46 of 55	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	29.2	42 of 52	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	27.2	46 of 53	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	33.8	38 of 52	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	48.4	90 of 136	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	41.0	108 of 135	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	41.7	96 of 124	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	28.2	13 of 15	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	44.1	12 of 17	29.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.0	14 of 15	6.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.2	13 of 14	7.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.2	13 of 13	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	42.8	6 of 12	50.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	13.5	35 of 37	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.3	34 of 36	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.7	37 of 39	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.3	33 of 37	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.8	33 of 37	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2020	28.7	30 of 34	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.3	30 of 34	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.2	28 of 31	9.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	34.1	27 of 34	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	29.1	28 of 32	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	32.0	23 of 30	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	43.0	9 of 14	35.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	33.9	12 of 14	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	42.6	11 of 14	21.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.9	12 of 13	7.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	38.9	8 of 10	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2020	27.8	11 of 12	8.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.1	12 of 13	7.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.3	10 of 10	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	24.0	7 of 8	12.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	59.1	2 of 5	60.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	22.6	26 of 31	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.6	26 of 28	7.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.2	27 of 28	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	25.3	21 of 24	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.5	19 of 24	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2020	23.4	24 of 26	7.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.1	24 of 26	7.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.2	20 of 25	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	31.8	19 of 25	24.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	33.6	15 of 23	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	49.5	9 of 23	60.9%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	14.6	34 of 37	8.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.0	33 of 36	8.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.8	32 of 39	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.0	33 of 37	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.6	28 of 37	24.3%	★★☆☆☆
2020	22.0	31 of 34	8.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.8	31 of 34	8.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.6	26 of 31	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	27.4	29 of 34	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	23.6	28 of 32	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	28.5	25 of 30	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	60.6	4 of 10	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	30.9	11 of 12	8.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.4	8 of 10	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	62.7	4 of 10	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	39.8	7 of 9	22.2%	★★☆☆☆
2020	55.6	4 of 10	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.8	3 of 9	66.7%	★★★★☆
2018	39.0	5 of 8	37.5%	★★★☆☆
2016	38.9	4 of 7	42.9%	★★★☆☆
2015	59.9	3 of 6	50.0%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	10.7	21 of 23	8.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.7	22 of 24	8.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.9	19 of 22	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.5	23 of 24	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	23.4	22 of 22	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2020	18.1	21 of 21	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.1	21 of 21	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	21.9	19 of 20	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	29.2	17 of 19	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	23.2	18 of 19	5.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	33.2	16 of 18	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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)60th percentile+45 vs school

Hispanic (2025)36th percentile+20 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)16th percentile~ school

African American (2025)13th percentile~ school

White (2025)9th percentile-7 vs school

Male (2025)8th percentile-7 vs school

Female (2025)5th percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs North Dakota (2024-2025) ?

Science34%-4 vs state

Reading32%-8 vs state

Math26%-15 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				A-Plus Math (2025)				A-Plus Reading (2025)				A-Plus Science (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	A-Plus Math 6th Grade	A-Plus Math 7th Grade	A-Plus Math 8th Grade	A-Plus Math All Grades	A-Plus Reading 6th Grade	A-Plus Reading 7th Grade	A-Plus Reading 8th Grade	A-Plus Reading All Grades	A-Plus Science 8th Grade	A-Plus Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Valley Middle School	Public	6-8	2100 5th Ave N	Grand Forks	58203	Grand Forks County	Grand Forks 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 746-2360	508	54	9.4	49.8%	258 (50.8%)	39 (7.7%)	77 (15.2%)	16 (3.1%)	30 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	88 (17.3%)	16	50^th of 59 public middle schools	15.3%		20.6	46^th of 57 public middle schools	19.3%	4	29.0	24.0	24.0	26.0	33.0	34.0	28.0	32.0	34.0	34.0	$17,851	$1,801	$16,051
Schroeder Middle School	Public	6-8	800 32nd Ave S	Grand Forks	58201	Grand Forks County	Grand Forks 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(701) 746-2330	569	76	7.4	16.0%	467 (82.1%)	6 (1.1%)	33 (5.8%)	5 (0.9%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (9.5%)	68	10^th of 59 public middle schools	83.1%		74.2	4^th of 57 public middle schools	93.0%	6	64.0	54.0	54.0	57.0	50.5	49.0	54.0	52.0	49.0	49.0	$15,594	$639	$14,955
South Middle School	Public	6-8	1999 47th Ave S	Grand Forks	58201	Grand Forks County	Grand Forks 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 746-2345	549	89	6.1	35.5%	310 (56.5%)	59 (10.7%)	62 (11.3%)	35 (6.4%)	19 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (11.7%)	51.8	27^th of 59 public middle schools	54.2%		59.8	20^th of 57 public middle schools	64.9%	7	54.0	44.0	49.0	47.0	39.0	40.5	44.0	41.0	59.0	59.0	$17,030	$1,016	$16,013
Nathan Twining Middle School	Public	6-8	1422 N Louisiana St	Grand Forks AFB	58204	Grand Forks County	Grand Forks 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(701) 787-5100	69	12	5.5	17.4%	46 (66.7%)	6 (8.7%)	8 (11.6%)	2 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.9%)	5 (7.2%)	65.6	12^th of 59 public middle schools	79.7%		65.6	11^th of 57 public middle schools	80.7%	1	64.5	49.0	29.0	44.0	74.5	39.5	59.5	54.0	69.0	69.0	$15,401	$443	$14,958

IMPORTANT NOTE: North Dakota does not publish exact assessment percentages; instead, results are reported as ranges (e.g., 20-29%) to protect student privacy in smaller groups. The proficiency rates displayed on SchoolDigger are calculated using midpoint imputation—the center value of each reported range. Actual values may differ by up to 5 percentage points from the figures shown.

Frequently Asked Questions about Valley Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Valley Middle School?

Students at Valley Middle School are 51% White, 17% Two or more races, 15% Hispanic, 8% African American, 6% American Indian, 3% Asian.

What high school do graduates of Valley Middle School attend?

Students who attend Valley Middle School usually go on to attend Central High School

Is Valley Middle School a good school?

Valley Middle School ranks in the bottom 15.3% of North Dakota middle schools.

What district is Valley Middle School in?

Grand Forks 1

How many students attend Valley Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 508 students attended Valley Middle School.

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the North Dakota Department of Public Instruction.

About North Dakota Assessment Data: To protect student privacy, the North Dakota Department of Public Instruction reports assessment results as percentage ranges rather than exact values. SchoolDigger calculates proficiency rates using midpoint imputation, which uses the center value of each reported range. For example, a reported range of 20-29% is represented as 24.5%. As a result, the proficiency rates shown may vary by approximately ±5 percentage points from actual values. This variance is most significant for individual grade/subject combinations and diminishes when data is aggregated across multiple grades or subjects.

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