Silver Valley High

Public high school, grades 9 to 12 · Yermo, California

Silver Valley High in Yermo, California enrolled 392 students in 2024-25 with 22.9 full-time teachers, 17.1 students per teacher against the California high-school median of 19.3. It has no Title I status on file for 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 30-34% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2022-23 (California: 34.3%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 90% or more (California: 86.2%).

Enrollment rose 6% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers held steady

369 students in 2022-23, 379 students in 2023-24, 392 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 22.7 to 22.9.

Students enrolled at Silver Valley High by school year2022-23: 369, 2023-24: 379, 2024-25: 39201002003004002022-233692023-243792024-25392
Students enrolled at Silver Valley High by school year2022-23: 369, 2023-24: 379, 2024-25: 39201002003004002022-233692023-243792024-25392
Students enrolled at Silver Valley High by school year2022-23: 369, 2023-24: 379, 2024-25: 39201002003004002022-233692023-243792024-25392
Students enrolled at Silver Valley High by school year2022-23: 369, 2023-24: 379, 2024-25: 39201002003004002022-233692023-243792024-25392
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2336922.716.2
2023-2437924.015.8
2024-2539222.917.1

17.1 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 63 of every 100 California high schools

Among the 2,071 California high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 19.3; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, California high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 72.2; Silver Valley High 17.1; state median 19.3.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherSilver Valley High 17.1state median 19.3U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, California high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 72.2; Silver Valley High 17.1; state median 19.3.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherSilver Valley High 17.1state median 19.3U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, California high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 72.2; Silver Valley High 17.1; state median 19.3.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherSilver Valley High 17.1state median 19.3U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, California high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 72.2; Silver Valley High 17.1; state median 19.3.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherSilver Valley High 17.1state median 19.3U.S. 14.5

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).

10 AP courses and one counselor per 329 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Silver Valley High enrolled 329 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 13 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement courses10
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 329 of the 329 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions13
  • Chronically absent31.2% (2022-23)

Who attends

44.1% of students were Hispanic, 33.7% White, 9.4% Black in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic44.1%
  2. White33.7%
  3. Black9.4%
  4. Two or more races6.9%
  5. Asian3.1%
  6. Pacific Islander2.3%
  7. American Indian0.5%

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, 2022-23

In 2022-23, the students tested at Silver Valley High scored proficient or above: 30-34% in math, against 34.3% in math across California. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within California, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2022-23
SubjectThis schoolIts districtCalifornia
Math30‑34%28‑32% (2021-22)34.3%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 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

90% or more of the 53 students in Silver Valley High's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 86.2% across California. 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.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This schoolIts districtCalifornia
Four-year graduation rate90% or more95% or more86.2%
Students in the class5380495,492

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.

High schools in Yermo

2 public high schools in Yermo report 2024-25 enrollment; Silver Valley High is the largest.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Silver Valley High39217.153.6%
Calico Continuation High4530.293.3%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Silver Valley High

  1. Calico Continuation HighThe nearest public high school, 2.5 miles away: 45 students, 30.2 per teacher (2024-25).2.5 mi
  2. BUSD School of OpportunityThe next nearest public high school, 7.8 miles away: 9 students, 8.3 per teacher (2024-25).7.8 mi
  3. Compare Silver Valley High with Calico Continuation HighStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Silver Valley Unified spends per student$20,932 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$20,932
  5. The largest public schools in CaliforniaSilver Valley High is the number 1,125 by size of 2,112 California high schools open in 2024-25.#1,125 of 2,112
  6. California schools by students per teacher17.1 students per teacher here against the California median of 19.3 for high schools.17.1:1
  7. 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 Silver Valley High

  1. How many students attend Silver Valley High?
    392 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 369 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Yermo, CA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Silver Valley High?
    17.1 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the California median for high schools is 19.3. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Silver Valley High a Title I school?
    Silver Valley High has no Title I status in the NCES school files, because California did not report school Title I status for 2021-22; the California Department of Education lists each school's current Title I status.
  4. How do students at Silver Valley High do on state tests?
    In 2022-23, the students tested at Silver Valley High scored proficient or above: 30-34% in math, against 34.3% in math across California. California'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, 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What is the graduation rate at Silver Valley High?
    90% or more of the 53 students in Silver Valley High's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 86.2% across California. 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.
  6. What district is Silver Valley High in?
    Silver Valley Unified, NCES district ID 0636820. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 063682007257 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, 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