Valley Park Middle School
Public middle school in Valley Park, Missouri · Valley Park School District · Grades 6–8
Valley Park Middle School serves 161 students in grades 6–8 in Valley Park (St. Louis County). It is one of 3 schools in Valley Park School District. By enrollment it is the 345th largest of 395 public middle schools in Missouri (median 426 students). With 9.1 students per full-time teacher, it has fewer students per teacher than the typical Missouri middle school (13).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 395 Missouri middle schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 17.79 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 6–8 |
| District | Valley Park School District |
| County | St. Louis County |
| Area type | Suburb, large |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 293069001557 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | Valley Park | Missouri middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 161 | 734 | 426 |
| Students per teacher | 9.1 | 10.7 | 13 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 36.6% | 32.7% | 48.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 3% of Missouri middle schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Valley Park Middle School in context
Size
Valley Park Middle School is the only middle school in Valley Park School District. Its 161 students are 21.9% of the district's 734. Its 8 closest middle schools sit a median 4.6 miles away with a median enrollment of 679; Valley Park Middle School is smaller than most of them.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is grade 7 with 63 students, and its smallest is grade 8 with 43, against an average of 54 per grade. This year grade 8 has 22% fewer students than grade 6 (43 against 55). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is White students: 66.5% here and 68.1% across Valley Park. Black students are next, at 15.5%. Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
36.6% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 32.7% across Valley Park and a median of 48.6% for Missouri middle schools. 14.3% are directly certified for free meals, meaning their families take part in programs such as SNAP or TANF, so no application was needed. Families apply for free or reduced-price meals, and eligibility depends on household income.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
With 17.79 full-time-equivalent teachers for 161 students, Valley Park Middle School has 9.1 students per teacher. At the median Missouri middle school ratio of 13, a school with 161 students would have about 12.4 teachers, so Valley Park Middle School has 5.4 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Missouri middle schools (13).
Location
Valley Park Middle School is in an urbanized area of 250,000 people or more, outside its principal city, which NCES calls suburb, large. The nearest other middle school is Southwest Middle School, 2.2 miles away in Parkway C-2 School District. Within 10 miles there are 25 other middle schools, 6 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 66.5% |
| Black | 15.5% |
| Hispanic | 11.2% |
| Asian | 3.7% |
| Two or more races | 3.1% |
49.1% of students are girls and 50.9% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 55 |
| Grade 7 | 63 |
| Grade 8 | 43 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
1 Main St, Valley Park, MO 63088
Phone: (636)923-3624
Website: vpschools.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Valley Park Middle School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southwest Middle School | Parkway C-2 | 2.2 mi | 803 | 14.9 | 16.6% |
| Rockwood South Middle School | Rockwood R-VI | 2.8 mi | 817 | 13.8 | 20.2% |
| South Middle School | Parkway C-2 | 4.1 mi | 542 | 12.2 | 16.2% |
| Selvidge Middle School | Rockwood R-VI | 4.3 mi | 583 | 11.8 | 16% |
| Woodridge Middle School | Northwest R-I | 5.0 mi | 569 | 14.6 | 42.5% |
| Nipher Middle School | Kirkwood R-VII | 5.0 mi | 660 | 13.5 | 11.5% |
| Truman Middle School | Lindbergh Schools | 5.2 mi | 816 | 16.3 | 13.7% |
| North Kirkwood Middle School | Kirkwood R-VII | 5.3 mi | 697 | 14 | 6.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Valley Park
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Valley Park Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 343 |
| Valley Park Senior High School | High | 9–12 | 230 |