Valley Academy

Public school, kindergarten to grade 9 · Hurricane, Utah

Valley Academy in Hurricane, Utah enrolled 642 students in 2024-25 with 34.9 full-time teachers, 18.4 students per teacher against the Utah median of 19.1. It ran a targeted Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 36% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2022-23 (Utah: 40.2%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment rose 21% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 6%

529 students in 2022-23, 573 students in 2023-24, 642 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 33.1 to 34.9.

Students enrolled at Valley Academy by school year2022-23: 529, 2023-24: 573, 2024-25: 64202004006008002022-235292023-245732024-25642
Students enrolled at Valley Academy by school year2022-23: 529, 2023-24: 573, 2024-25: 64202004006008002022-235292023-245732024-25642
Students enrolled at Valley Academy by school year2022-23: 529, 2023-24: 573, 2024-25: 64202004006008002022-235292023-245732024-25642
Students enrolled at Valley Academy by school year2022-23: 529, 2023-24: 573, 2024-25: 64202004006008002022-235292023-245732024-25642
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2352933.116.0
2023-2457335.716.0
2024-2564234.918.4

18.4 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 56 of every 100 Utah schools of this kind

Among the 84 Utah schools of this kind that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 19.1; the national median for schools of this kind is 13.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Utah other schools, 2024-2584 values from 3.6 to 86.0; Valley Academy 18.4; state median 19.1.1 more above 80.0 →020406080students per full-time teacherValley Academy 18.4state median 19.1U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, Utah other schools, 2024-2584 values from 3.6 to 86.0; Valley Academy 18.4; state median 19.1.1 more above 80.0 →020406080students per full-time teacherValley Academy 18.4state median 19.1U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, Utah other schools, 2024-2584 values from 3.6 to 86.0; Valley Academy 18.4; state median 19.1.1 more above 80.0 →020406080students per full-time teacherValley Academy 18.4state median 19.1U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, Utah other schools, 2024-2584 values from 3.6 to 86.0; Valley Academy 18.4; state median 19.1.1 more above 80.0 →020406080students per full-time teacherValley Academy 18.4state median 19.1U.S. 13.8

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).

One counselor per 520 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Valley Academy enrolled 520 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 2 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 520 of the 520 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions2
  • Chronically absent39.5% (2022-23)

Who attends

69.6% of students were White, 24.8% Hispanic, 3.4% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White69.6%
  2. Hispanic24.8%
  3. Two or more races3.4%
  4. American Indian0.9%
  5. Asian0.6%
  6. Pacific Islander0.6%

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 Valley Academy scored proficient or above: 36% in math, against 40.2% in math across Utah. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Utah, not across states. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23.

Students proficient or above, 2022-23
SubjectThis schoolIts districtUtah
Math36%not published40.2%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express; 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.

Schools of this kind in Hurricane

3 public schools of this kind in Hurricane report 2024-25 enrollment; Valley Academy is number 3 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Hurricane High1,17726.621.2%
Hurricane Middle78023.123.3%
Valley Academy64218.435.0%

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Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Valley Academy

  1. Hurricane MiddleThe nearest public school of this kind, 0.6 miles away: 780 students, 23.1 per teacher (2024-25).0.6 mi
  2. Hurricane HighThe next nearest public school of this kind, 0.8 miles away: 1,177 students, 26.6 per teacher (2024-25).0.8 mi
  3. Compare Valley Academy with Hurricane MiddleStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Valley Academy spends per student$10,002 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$10,002
  5. The largest public schools in UtahValley Academy is the number 33 by size of 103 Utah schools of this kind open in 2024-25.#33 of 103
  6. Utah schools by students per teacher18.4 students per teacher here against the Utah median of 19.1 for schools of this kind.18.4:1
  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 Valley Academy

  1. How many students attend Valley Academy?
    642 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 529 in 2022-23. It is a public school in Hurricane, UT.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Valley Academy?
    18.4 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Utah median for schools of this kind is 19.1. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Valley Academy a Title I school?
    Valley Academy ran a targeted assistance Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Valley Academy do on state tests?
    In 2022-23, the students tested at Valley Academy scored proficient or above: 36% in math, against 40.2% in math across Utah. Utah'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 district is Valley Academy in?
    Valley Academy, NCES district ID 4900158. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 490015801421 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
  • 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.

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