Mountain Valley High School
Public high school, grades 9 to 12 · Rumford, Maine
Mountain Valley High School in Rumford, Maine enrolled 369 students in 2024-25 with 32.3 full-time teachers, 11.4 students per teacher against the Maine high-school median of 12.0. It was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no program; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 90% or more of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 30-34% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Maine: 84.1% and 48.8%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 70-74% (Maine: 87.3%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 5% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 5%
388 students in 2022-23, 422 students in 2023-24, 369 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 30.9 to 32.3.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 388 | 30.9 | 12.6 |
| 2023-24 | 422 | 32.3 | 13.1 |
| 2024-25 | 369 | 32.3 | 11.4 |
11.4 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 66 of every 100 Maine high schools
Among the 112 Maine high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 12.0; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
9 AP courses and one counselor per 416 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Mountain Valley High School enrolled 416 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 33 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement courses9
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 416 of the 416 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions33
- Chronically absent47.9% (2022-23)
Who attends
88.9% of students were White, 5.7% Hispanic, 2.7% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- White88.9%
- Hispanic5.7%
- Two or more races2.7%
- Black2.4%
- Asian0.3%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Mountain Valley High School scored proficient or above: 90% or more in reading in 2021-22 and 30-34% in math in 2022-23, against 84.1% in reading in 2021-22 and 48.8% in math in 2022-23 across Maine. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Maine, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Maine |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 90% or more | 79% | 84.1% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 30‑34% | 72% (2021-22) | 48.8% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Graduation rate, class of 2023
70-74% of the 77 students in Mountain Valley High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 87.3% across Maine. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.
| This school | Its district | Maine | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Four-year graduation rate | 70‑74% | 75‑79% | 87.3% |
| Students in the class | 77 | 113 | 13,941 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.
What to look at next about Mountain Valley High School
- Dirigo High SchoolThe nearest public high school, 5.5 miles away: 216 students, 12.6 per teacher (2024-25).5.5 mi
- Telstar High SchoolThe next nearest public high school, 14 miles away: 179 students, 11.3 per teacher (2024-25).14 mi
- Compare Mountain Valley High School with Dirigo High SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Rsu 10 spends per student$19,761 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$19,761
- The largest public schools in MaineMountain Valley High School is the number 64 by size of 113 Maine high schools open in 2024-25.#64 of 113
- Maine schools by students per teacher11.4 students per teacher here against the Maine median of 12.0 for high schools.11.4:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Mountain Valley High School
How many students attend Mountain Valley High School?
369 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 388 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Rumford, ME.What is the student-teacher ratio at Mountain Valley High School?
11.4 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Maine median for high schools is 12.0. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Mountain Valley High School a Title I school?
Mountain Valley High School was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no Title I program (2021-22 is the last year NCES published school Title I status).How do students at Mountain Valley High School do on state tests?
The students tested at Mountain Valley High School scored proficient or above: 90% or more in reading in 2021-22 and 30-34% in math in 2022-23, against 84.1% in reading in 2021-22 and 48.8% in math in 2022-23 across Maine. Maine's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What is the graduation rate at Mountain Valley High School?
70-74% of the 77 students in Mountain Valley High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 87.3% across Maine. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Mountain Valley High School in?
Rsu 10, NCES district ID 2314795. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 231479500303 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.