Valley Springs Middle (Buncombe County Schools SCH DIST.), North Carolina - School Profile in 2023-2024 School Year

Updated on August 8, 2025.

Valley Springs Middle is a Middle in Arden, NC. It currently serves 634 students (grades 05-08). The school is part of the Buncombe County Schools School District.

Below, we provide details about the school including the population per grade, the racial demography of the student population, the racial demography of the student population per gender/sex, and the racial demography per grade level.

You can see similar information for other schools in Buncombe County Schools School District and all schools in North Carolina.

Other Details

School Type: Regular School
School Level: Middle
Number of Students:634
Number of Teachers: 50
Student/Teacher Ratio: 12.58

Location Info

Location: 224 Long Shoals Road, Arden, NC 28704
Mailing Address: 224 Long Shoals Road, Arden, NC 28704-9703
Phone: (828)654-1785
Data Source: NCES.
Student Population Per Grade
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Grade Population
Grade 5 2
Grade 6 9
Grade 7 320
Grade 8 303
Gender/Sex of Valley Springs Middle Student Population
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Gender Population Percent of Population (%)
Male 315 49.69
Female 319 50.32
Race/Ethnicity Demography of Valley Springs Middle Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 19 3.00
Black or African American 83 13.09
Hispanic/Latino 186 29.34
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 4 0.63
Two or more races 47 7.41
White 295 46.53
Male - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 10 3.18
Black or African American 44 13.97
Hispanic/Latino 99 31.43
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 2 0.64
Two or more races 24 7.62
White 136 43.18
Female - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 9 2.82
Black or African American 39 12.23
Hispanic/Latino 87 27.27
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 2 0.63
Two or more races 23 7.21
White 159 49.84

Race Demography Per Grade

The tables below shows the Race/Ethnicity of the student population per grade.
Grade 5 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American 1 50.00
White 1 50.00
Grade 6 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American 1 11.11
Hispanic/Latino 1 11.11
White 7 77.78
Grade 7 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 13 4.06
Black or African American 43 13.44
Hispanic/Latino 90 28.13
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 1 0.31
Two or more races 23 7.19
White 150 46.88
Grade 8 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 6 1.98
Black or African American 38 12.54
Hispanic/Latino 95 31.35
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 3 0.99
Two or more races 24 7.92
White 137 45.22