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Valley Springs Middle

PublicMiddleGrades 5–8

224 Long Shoals Road, Arden, NC 28704 · (828) 654-1785 · Part of Buncombe County Schools

Asheville’s School Grade B better than 63% of North Carolina school districts

Directions
Students
654
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
100%
Setting
City
Grades
5–8
The gist

What stands out about Valley Springs Middle

  • Its own letter, B: better results than 64% of North Carolina’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 6 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 6 pts above the state
  • Next stop for Asheville kids: 6 high schools

On the path

Where Asheville kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–511 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
5–8Valley Springs MiddleYou are here
9–126 high schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency48%
State average 41.8%
Reading / language arts53%
State average 47.2%

Its own letter, B, places these results among North Carolina’s 2,529 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

224 Long Shoals Road, Arden

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 56
Grade 65
Grade 7318
Grade 8325
Enrollment over time
664’20
649’21
634’22
634’23
654’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 51%Hispanic 27%Black 11%Two or more races 7%Asian 3%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Valley Springs Middle from Asheville families.

Other schools in Buncombe County Schools

The district →
Estes Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Asheville
C+
754 students14:1
North Buncombe Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Weaverville
B
593 students15:1
Sand Hill-Venable Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Asheville
B−
590 students15:1
Avery's Creek Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Arden
C+
557 students15:1
Glen Arden Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Arden
B+
505 students14:1
Oakley Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Asheville
C+
502 students15:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against North Carolina’s other public schools; Asheville’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.