Valley Middle School
1701 Alcoa Dr
New Kensington PA, 15068, Westmoreland County
Phone: 724-335-2511
Ranking: 
(1,958 out of 2,311, bottom 15%)*
(1,958 out of 2,311, bottom 15%)*Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8
School District: New Kensington-Arnold School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 29 | 29 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 25 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 442 | 457 | 471 | 496 | 500 | 532 | 518 | |||||||
| Grade 6: | 145 | 32.8% | 144 | 31.5% | 158 | 33.5% | 170 | 34.3% | 152 | 30.4% | 175 | 32.9% | 167 | 32.2% |
| Grade 7: | 148 | 33.5% | 151 | 33.0% | 168 | 35.7% | 150 | 30.2% | 176 | 35.2% | 183 | 34.4% | 170 | 32.8% |
| Grade 8: | 149 | 33.7% | 151 | 33.0% | 145 | 30.8% | 176 | 35.5% | 172 | 34.4% | 174 | 32.7% | 181 | 34.9% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | 11 | 2.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 228 | 51.6% | 229 | 50.1% | 232 | 49.3% | 247 | 49.8% | 256 | 51.2% | 283 | 53.2% | 266 | 51.4% |
| Female: | 214 | 48.4% | 228 | 49.9% | 239 | 50.7% | 249 | 50.2% | 189 | 37.8% | 217 | 40.8% | 244 | 47.1% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 3 | 0.7% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.4% |
| Hispanic: | 11 | 2.5% | 11 | 2.4% | 8 | 1.7% | 11 | 2.2% | 11 | 2.2% | 11 | 2.1% | 5 | 1.0% |
| Black: | 127 | 28.7% | 111 | 24.3% | 122 | 25.9% | 135 | 27.2% | 155 | 31.0% | 175 | 32.9% | 173 | 33.4% |
| White: | 247 | 55.9% | 270 | 59.1% | 262 | 55.6% | 278 | 56.0% | 286 | 57.2% | 321 | 60.3% | 334 | 64.5% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 54 | 12.2% | 64 | 14.0% | 79 | 16.8% | 72 | 14.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 286 | 64.7% | 284 | 62.1% | 288 | 61.1% | 271 | 54.6% | 240 | 48.0% | 283 | 53.2% | 259 | 50.0% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 31 | 7.0% | 33 | 7.2% | 37 | 7.9% | 32 | 6.5% | 33 | 6.6% | 56 | 10.5% | 43 | 8.3% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.30 | 15.82 | 18.04 | 19.08 | 18.83 | 21.20 | 20.40 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSSA | ||||||
| 2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 59.2% | 58.4% | 68% |
| 2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 57.1% | 57.1% | 69.6% |
| 2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 66.9% | 66.8% | 72.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 67.8% | 67.5% | 75.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 72.8% | 73.1% | 78% |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 71.4% | 70.9% | 78.8% |
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 63.6% | 63.6% | 77.2% |
| 2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 50% | 49.3% | 65.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 44.6% | 44.6% | 63.5% |
| 2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 53.8% | 52.8% | 66.9% |
| 2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 51.5% | 51.1% | 67.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 60.4% | 59.5% | 68.8% |
| 2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 63.2% | 62.8% | 69.9% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 51.5% | 51.5% | 68.5% |
| 2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 50.6% | 49.7% | 66.5% |
| 2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 53.5% | 52.7% | 67.2% |
| 2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 60% | 59.6% | 70.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 66.6% | 66.8% | 75.3% |
| 2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 70.5% | 70.5% | 77.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 74.5% | 74% | 78.6% |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 70% | 69.6% | 80.1% |
| 2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 54.6% | 53.7% | 68.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 49.1% | 48.4% | 66.8% |
| 2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 65.5% | 65% | 70% |
| 2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 57.3% | 57.5% | 71.4% |
| 2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 61.6% | 61.6% | 73.5% |
| 2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 71.6% | 71.9% | 76% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 69.7% | 68.7% | 76% |
| 2003 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 37.1% | 36.6% | 51.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 35.3% | 35.3% | 57.9% |
| 2005 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 47.7% | 47.5% | 62.9% |
| 2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 40% | 39.8% | 62.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 47.5% | 46.9% | 67.9% |
| 2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 53.7% | 53.6% | 70.4% |
| 2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 59.8% | 59.1% | 71.3% |
| 2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 50.9% | 50.7% | 75.2% |
| 2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 54.1% | 54% | 76.9% |
| 2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 62.4% | 61.9% | 76.4% |
| 2003 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 52.7% | 51.8% | 63.4% |
| 2004 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 53.2% | 53.2% | 68.9% |
| 2005 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 49.5% | 49.2% | 64.1% |
| 2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 57% | 56.7% | 70.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 66.2% | 65.8% | 75% |
| 2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 66.9% | 66.7% | 78.3% |
| 2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 74% | 73.8% | 80.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 74.5% | 73.8% | 81.9% |
| 2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 72.8% | 72.5% | 81.8% |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 72% | 71.4% | 79.8% |
| 2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 29.3% | 29% | 52.7% |
| 2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 38.2% | 37.7% | 54.8% |
| 2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 33.8% | 33.8% | 57.2% |
| 2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 41.9% | 42.3% | 58.3% |
| 2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 41.1% | 40.8% | 59.7% |
| 2006 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 50% | 49.2% | 66.1% |
| 2007 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 57.1% | 56.7% | 71.8% |
| 2008 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 69% | 69% | 69.1% |
| 2009 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 67.9% | 66.7% | 71.2% |
| 2010 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 60.9% | 60.4% | 75.2% |
| 2011 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 64.1% | 64.4% | 73.1% |
| 2012 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 60.6% | 60.6% | 72.7% |
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* Valley Middle School was rated 1.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.