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Valley View Middle

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Valley View Middle ranks 1534 th of 2335 Texas middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 5-8

1534^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,335 Texas Middle Schools

Better than 34% of Texas middle schools

Summary

Valley View Middle in Valley View, TX, is a small, rural school serving 234 students in grades 5 through 8 as part of the Valley View Independent School District (Isd). The school has experienced a significant decline in state rankings over the past decade, dropping from a high of the 82nd percentile in 2015-2016 to a low of the 13th percentile in 2022-2023, with a slight recovery to the 34th percentile in the most recent data. This downward trend is a major concern, especially when compared to nearby schools like Sanger Middle, which is ranked in the 62nd percentile and consistently outperforms Valley View in nearly every subject.

One of the school's most notable features is its exceptionally low student-to-teacher ratio of 9.3, which is significantly lower than all nearby schools, such as Terrie McNabb Middle (13.3) and Krum Middle (18.1). Despite this potential advantage for personalized instruction, academic outcomes remain among the lowest in the region. The school's only clear strength is in 7th-grade mathematics, where proficiency rates of 53.33% significantly exceed the state average of 29.41%. However, this is an outlier, as the school consistently struggles in Science and Social Studies, with proficiency rates often half the state average.

Another key differentiator is that Valley View Middle does not offer Algebra I to its 8th graders, unlike many nearby schools where students taking the exam perform exceptionally well—for example, Terrie McNabb Middle and Sanger Middle both achieved 100% proficiency. This suggests a missed opportunity to accelerate top math students. While the school has seen some positive trends, such as a significant improvement for Special Education students (from the 7th to the 45th percentile), the overall picture is one of a school that needs to identify the root causes of its broad underperformance and consider adopting successful strategies from neighboring districts.

234

Students ?

9.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$6,879

Per pupil spending ?

35%

Free/discounted lunch ?

804 S Lee St
Valley View, TX 76272

(940) 726-3244

District: Valley View Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Valley View Middle usually attend:

High:

Valley View High School

Feeder schools for Valley View Middle:

Elementary:

Valley View Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

59.0%

Hispanic:

35.5%

Two or more races:

3.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 13th percentile in 2023 → 34th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 34th (2026) from a 13th-percentile low (2023)

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (35% vs 47% meeting standards)

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

!Reading scores 18 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school35%

District avg35%

Texas avg47%

1,534^th of 2,335

Texas public middle schools ?

Bottom 34%▼ down 48 pts since 2016

From top 18% (2016) to bottom 34% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

643^rd of 951Valley View Independent School District (Isd) among Texas 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	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	35.9	1534 of 2335	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	27.9	1802 of 2344	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.8	1987 of 2372	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.0	2019 of 2330	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.8	1539 of 2254	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.3	1402 of 2252	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.6	1125 of 2193	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.3	1030 of 2080	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2017	50.4	871 of 2027	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2016	77.0	349 of 1987	82.4%	★★★★☆
2015	64.0	703 of 2043	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2014	76.9	341 of 1987	82.8%	★★★★☆
2013	75.8	352 of 1973	82.2%	★★★★☆
2012	83.9	180 of 1951	90.8%	★★★★★
2011	75.6	231 of 1895	87.8%	★★★★☆
2010	70.9	371 of 1803	79.4%	★★★★☆
2009	60.0	758 of 1763	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2008	57.8	778 of 1718	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2007	48.0	1011 of 1684	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2006	57.5	734 of 1585	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2005	42.6	1035 of 1582	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2004	60.0	671 of 1573	57.3%	★★★☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	18.6	2037 of 2182	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	25.8	1804 of 2118	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	42.2	1128 of 2058	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.0	706 of 2008	64.8%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	36.4	925 of 1390	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	30.6	1060 of 1428	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.6	1351 of 1770	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.4	1602 of 1720	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.0	1591 of 1643	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	19.5	1535 of 1592	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	43.6	720 of 1445	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.0	470 of 1376	65.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	34.5	1518 of 2240	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	34.7	1228 of 1825	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	17.5	2026 of 2242	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.7	2078 of 2241	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	23.8	1817 of 2221	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.7	1359 of 2151	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.6	1247 of 2047	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.2	1015 of 2008	49.5%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	34.7	966 of 1230	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.8	1210 of 1481	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	57.4	748 of 1488	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	51.1	886 of 1501	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	62.3	629 of 1446	56.5%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	30.4	1633 of 2141	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	27.5	1378 of 1731	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.6	1851 of 2119	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.7	2023 of 2116	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.6	2035 of 2077	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	21.6	1771 of 2043	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.5	1295 of 1935	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.7	855 of 1895	54.9%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	29.6	1733 of 2253	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	18.2	1692 of 1820	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.4	2136 of 2235	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.6	2124 of 2251	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	25.5	1860 of 2220	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.4	1656 of 2172	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.6	1231 of 2073	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.8	1043 of 2039	48.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	37.7	1428 of 2253	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	23.7	1508 of 1818	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.1	1865 of 2246	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.2	1726 of 2245	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	41.6	1250 of 2228	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.4	1348 of 2168	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.0	871 of 2069	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.3	971 of 2030	52.2%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	40.4	1074 of 1956	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	19.5	1452 of 1568	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.2	1750 of 1891	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	25.5	1584 of 1815	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	45.3	803 of 1757	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	21.1	1669 of 1712	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	53.0	519 of 1626	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.1	655 of 1597	59.0%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	34.7	1242 of 1731	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	18.1	1309 of 1439	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.1	1637 of 1733	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.1	1620 of 1749	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	33.1	1254 of 1723	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.3	1343 of 1700	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.5	1046 of 1684	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.1	1173 of 1673	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2026)45th percentile+11 vs school

Male (2026)37th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2026)33rd percentile~ school

Female (2026)32nd percentile~ school

White (2026)28th percentile-6 vs school

Hispanic (2026)24th percentile-11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)23rd percentile-11 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)21st percentile~ school

At Risk (2022)7th percentile-25 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading38%-18 vs state

Mathematics37%-5 vs state

Social Studies14%-17 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2026)	STAAR EOC Algebra I (2026)	STAAR EOC English I Reading (2026)	STAAR Reading (2026)				STAAR Mathematics (2026)				STAAR Social Studies (2026)	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 (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	STAAR Spanish Reading 5th Grade	STAAR EOC Algebra I End of Course	STAAR EOC English I Reading End of Course	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Reading 7th Grade	STAAR Reading 8th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 7th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Valley View Middle	Public	5-8	804 S Lee St	Valley View	76272	Cooke County	Valley View Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 726-3244	234	25	9.3	35.0%	138 (59.0%)	2 (0.9%)	83 (35.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	1 (0.4%)	8 (3.4%)	35.9	1534^th of 2335 public middle schools	34.3%		27.9	1802^nd of 2344 public middle schools	23.1%	268				34.9	32.8	40.0	46.4	28.6	27.6	53.3	33.9	14.3	$6,879
Sanger Sixth Grade Campus	Public	6	508 N 7th St	Sanger	76266	Denton County	Sanger Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 458-3699	213	12	17.2	54.5%	138 (64.8%)	9 (4.2%)	60 (28.2%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.3%)								(n/a)													$10,581
Sanger Middle	Public	7-8	105 N Berry	Sanger	76266	Denton County	Sanger Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 458-7916	426	25	17.1	42.7%	232 (54.5%)	17 (4.0%)	151 (35.4%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.9%)	55.7	883^rd of 2335 public middle schools	62.2%		56.3	885^th of 2344 public middle schools	62.2%	2		100.0			60.3	53.9	62.7		31.7	29.4	44.8	35.6	$9,133
Gainesville J H	Public	7-8	1201 Lindsay St	Gainesville	76240	Cooke County	Gainesville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 665-4062	422	27	15.4	63.5%	114 (27.0%)	16 (3.8%)	261 (61.8%)	4 (0.9%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.7%)	21.7	2008^th of 2335 public middle schools	14.0%		18.2	2068^th of 2344 public middle schools	11.8%	60		70.7	92.0			36.8	29.3			3.9	36.5	19.8	$10,215
Gainesville Intermediate	Public	5-6	2100 N Grand Ave	Gainesville	76240	Cooke County	Gainesville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 668-6662	480	27	17.5	64.2%	130 (27.1%)	24 (5.0%)	297 (61.9%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.0%)								(n/a)	11.1			29.3	38.1			21.6	37.3				$7,622
Pilot Point Selz Middle	Public	6-8	828 S Harrison St	Pilot Point	76258	Denton County	Pilot Point Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(940) 686-8730	378	27	13.9	47.9%	157 (41.5%)	11 (2.9%)	189 (50.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	17 (4.5%)	45	1211^th of 2335 public middle schools	48.1%		45	1222^nd of 2344 public middle schools	47.9%	11		95.5			42.6	56.7	63.6		27.3	31.3	22.3	29.6	$8,938
Terrie McNabb Middle	Public	6-8	815 Sherman Dr	Aubrey	76227	Denton County	Aubrey Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(940) 668-0200	978	54	18.1	34.3%	420 (42.9%)	189 (19.3%)	248 (25.4%)	46 (4.7%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	72 (7.4%)	58.1	818^th of 2335 public middle schools	65.0%		54.3	942^nd of 2344 public middle schools	59.8%	124		100.0			54.1	62.3	56.9		19.0	41.6	73.3	23.9	$7,770
Krum Middle	Public	6-8	805 E McCart	Krum	76249	Denton County	Krum Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(940) 482-2602	569	37	15.4	39.7%	316 (55.5%)	19 (3.3%)	204 (35.9%)	4 (0.7%)	5 (0.9%)	2 (0.4%)	19 (3.3%)	47.7	1119^th of 2335 public middle schools	52.1%		51.5	1034^th of 2344 public middle schools	55.9%	85		84.6			56.8	59.4	59.7		29.8	7.3	35.8	30.6	$7,277
Strickland Middle	Public	6-8	3003 N Bell	Denton	76209	Denton County	Denton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(940) 369-4200	956	70	13.7	65.7%	269 (28.1%)	118 (12.3%)	524 (54.8%)	12 (1.3%)	5 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (2.9%)	30.1	1718^th of 2335 public middle schools	26.4%		31.2	1689^th of 2344 public middle schools	27.9%	29		84.1			46.4	45.3	51.3		22.2	6.8	30.9	19.2	$9,740
Calhoun Middle	Public	6-8	1225 Crescent St	Denton	76201	Denton County	Denton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(940) 369-2400	852	64	13.3	64.8%	232 (27.2%)	125 (14.7%)	452 (53.1%)	18 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	24 (2.8%)	33.5	1615^th of 2335 public middle schools	30.8%		33.9	1590^th of 2344 public middle schools	32.2%	25		81.5			46.2	49.8	47.8		22.5	9.9	36.0	23.6	$11,476

Frequently Asked Questions about Valley View Middle

How many students attend Valley View Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 234 students attended Valley View Middle.

What high school do graduates of Valley View Middle attend?

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

What district is Valley View Middle in?

Valley View Independent School District (Isd)

What is the racial makeup of Valley View Middle?

Students at Valley View Middle are 59% White, 35% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races.

Is Valley View Middle a good school?

Valley View Middle ranks 1534^th of 2335 Texas middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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2025–26 STAAR, STAAR EOC & STAAR Spanish test scoresJun 12, 2026

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