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Valley Springs Middle Middle School
224 Long Shoals Rd Arden NC, 28704, Buncombe County Phone: 828-654-1785 Ranking:  (289 out of 1,874, top 15%)*Type: Regular Middle School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8 School District: Buncombe County Schools 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: | 48 | 46 | 42 | 57 | 55 | 58 | 56 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 646 | 549 | 498 | 780 | 790 | 845 | 806 | |||||||
| Grade 6: | 19 | 2.9% | 1 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.6% | 252 | 32.3% | 258 | 32.7% | 290 | 34.3% | 246 | 30.5% |
| Grade 7: | 322 | 49.8% | 291 | 53.0% | 249 | 50.0% | 248 | 31.8% | 276 | 34.9% | 255 | 30.2% | 292 | 36.2% |
| Grade 8: | 305 | 47.2% | 257 | 46.8% | 246 | 49.4% | 280 | 35.9% | 256 | 32.4% | 300 | 35.5% | 268 | 33.3% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 325 | 50.3% | 274 | 49.9% | 257 | 51.6% | 404 | 51.8% | 410 | 51.9% | 449 | 53.1% | 404 | 50.1% |
| Female: | 321 | 49.7% | 275 | 50.1% | 241 | 48.4% | 376 | 48.2% | 372 | 47.1% | 388 | 45.9% | 345 | 42.8% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.2% |
| Asian: | 20 | 3.1% | 19 | 3.5% | 19 | 3.8% | 30 | 3.8% | 31 | 3.9% | 33 | 3.9% | 27 | 3.3% |
| Hispanic: | 108 | 16.7% | 85 | 15.5% | 86 | 17.3% | 122 | 15.6% | 108 | 13.7% | 97 | 11.5% | 76 | 9.4% |
| Black: | 87 | 13.5% | 88 | 16.0% | 76 | 15.3% | 96 | 12.3% | 165 | 20.9% | 171 | 20.2% | 114 | 14.1% |
| White: | 394 | 61.0% | 332 | 60.5% | 286 | 57.4% | 467 | 59.9% | 485 | 61.4% | 542 | 64.1% | 534 | 66.3% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 3 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 34 | 5.3% | 24 | 4.4% | 31 | 6.2% | 64 | 8.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 277 | 42.9% | 219 | 39.9% | 200 | 40.2% | 284 | 36.4% | 258 | 32.7% | 248 | 29.3% | 220 | 27.3% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 48 | 7.4% | 53 | 9.7% | 41 | 8.2% | 48 | 6.2% | 75 | 9.5% | 62 | 7.3% | 69 | 8.6% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.40 | 12.01 | 11.79 | 13.67 | 14.45 | 14.50 | 14.40 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| EOC | ||||||
| 2006 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | > 95.0% | 92.2% | 82.6% |
| 2007 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | > 95.0% | 78.9% | 66.7% |
| 2008 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | > 95.0% | 78.6% | 69% |
| 2009 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | > 95.0% | 75.1% | 67.7% |
| 2010 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | > 95.0% | 76.1% | 77.8% |
| 2011 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | > 95.0% | 74.1% | 76.7% |
| 2012 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | > 95.0% | 76.9% | 78.7% |
| 2013 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 91.2% | 42.5% | 36.3% |
| EOG | ||||||
| 2006 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 78.9% | 72.3% | 61.9% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 83% | 72.8% | 64.6% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 80.9% | 76.4% | 68.2% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 90.2% | 83.9% | 78.1% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 89.6% | 83.7% | 80.5% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 87.2% | 85.3% | 80.7% |
| 2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 91.5% | 88.1% | 81.5% |
| 2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 88.2% | 86.3% | 82.5% |
| 2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 68.3% | 66.4% | 59.3% |
| 2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 80.4% | 75.1% | 71% |
| 2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 80.4% | 76.3% | 75.3% |
| 2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 79.9% | 76.6% | 75.1% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 79.3% | 74.2% | 61.8% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 85.4% | 75.9% | 63.5% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 80.9% | 74.8% | 67.3% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 85.5% | 83.9% | 78.4% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 88.7% | 84.7% | 80.2% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 92.1% | 81.3% | 81.1% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 87.4% | 83.3% | 81.1% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 54.5% | 44.4% | 38.5% |
| 2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 92.2% | 89.9% | 86.4% |
| 2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 94.6% | 90.3% | 86.3% |
| 2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 60.8% | 59% | 51.1% |
| 2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 70.2% | 72.2% | 65% |
| 2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 77.7% | 74% | 66.8% |
| 2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 76.4% | 69.6% | 67.8% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 74% | 70.1% | 68.2% |
| 2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 59.3% | 56.7% | 47.8% |
| 2006 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 57.9% | 50.4% | 46% |
| 2007 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 62.2% | 53.6% | 50.4% |
| 2008 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 66.3% | 62% | 57.5% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 84.4% | 74.6% | 60.7% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 81% | 75.5% | 65.1% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 85% | 76.8% | 68.2% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 86.2% | 82.7% | 80.4% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 86.9% | 85% | 83.9% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 93.4% | 86.3% | 84.4% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 91.5% | 85.2% | 85.2% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 54.7% | 42.7% | 34.2% |
| 2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | > 95.0% | 90.4% | 86.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 93% | 91.4% | 87.9% |
| 2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 70.8% | 62.7% | 54.2% |
| 2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 77.6% | 71.9% | 66.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 78.6% | 75.7% | 69.5% |
| 2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 79.6% | 74.4% | 69.8% |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 78.5% | 72.2% | 71.1% |
| 2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 59.0% | 47.5% | 41.0% |
| 2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 74.5% | 65.6% | 51.7% |
| 2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 81% | 76.3% | 67.6% |
| 2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 83.7% | 81.2% | 72.8% |
| 2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 88% | 81.7% | 74.9% |
| 2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 86.6% | 80.7% | 77.3% |
| 2013 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 71.5% | 67.6% | 59.1% |
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* Valley Springs Middle Middle School was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.