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Valley Springs Middle

Regular School · Arden, NC

Valley Springs Middle is a regular school school in Arden, North Carolina, serving grades 05–08 with 654 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 14.3:1.

Level
Middle
Grades
05 – 08
Enrollment
654
Teachers (FTE)
45.7
Student–Teacher Ratio
14.3:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
White 335 51%
Hispanic/Latino 176 27%
Black or African American 71 11%
Two or more races 45 7%
Asian 21 3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 6 1%
Total enrollment 654 325M / 329F

English Language Learners: 63 (10% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Math Proficiency 48.0% +6.1pp 41.9% 603
Reading Proficiency 53.0% +6.1pp 46.9% 601
Science Proficiency 77.0% — 292

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)
+0.31 grade levels
Math
+0.28 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented
Program offered
122 students enrolled
Out-of-School Suspensions
82
12.5% of enrollment · SY 2021–22
Chronically Absent
212
32.4% of enrollment · SY 2019–20
Additional Targeted Support (ATSI) Targeted Support School (TSI)

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category Students % of School
Total enrollment (est.) 654 100%

Contact & Location

224 Long Shoals Road

Arden, NC 28704

Phone: (828)654-1785

http://vsms.buncombeschools.org/

District

Buncombe County Schools

Per-pupil expenditure: $15,530

District enrollment: 22,091

Other Schools in District

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Related Data

NCES ID

370045000165

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD