Valley High School

Public high school, grades 9 to 12 · Sanders, Arizona

Valley High School in Sanders, Arizona enrolled 193 students in 2024-25 with 20.5 full-time teachers, 9.4 students per teacher against the Arizona high-school median of 18.7. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 11-19% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 10% or less proficient in math in 2022-23 (Arizona: 40.4% and 34%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 80-89% (Arizona: 77.8%).

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 32%

203 students in 2022-23, 211 students in 2023-24, 193 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 15.5 to 20.5.

Students enrolled at Valley High School by school year2022-23: 203, 2023-24: 211, 2024-25: 19301002003002022-232032023-242112024-25193
Students enrolled at Valley High School by school year2022-23: 203, 2023-24: 211, 2024-25: 19301002003002022-232032023-242112024-25193
Students enrolled at Valley High School by school year2022-23: 203, 2023-24: 211, 2024-25: 19301002003002022-232032023-242112024-25193
Students enrolled at Valley High School by school year2022-23: 203, 2023-24: 211, 2024-25: 19301002003002022-232032023-242112024-25193
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2320315.513.1
2023-24211not reportednot reported
2024-2519320.59.4

9.4 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 92 of every 100 Arizona high schools

Among the 419 Arizona high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 18.7; 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, Arizona high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 94.4; Valley High School 9.4; state median 18.7.3 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherValley High School 9.4state median 18.7U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Arizona high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 94.4; Valley High School 9.4; state median 18.7.3 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherValley High School 9.4state median 18.7U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Arizona high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 94.4; Valley High School 9.4; state median 18.7.3 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherValley High School 9.4state median 18.7U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Arizona high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 94.4; Valley High School 9.4; state median 18.7.3 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherValley High School 9.4state median 18.7U.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).

One counselor per 103 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Valley High School enrolled 205 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 103 of the 205 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions0
  • Chronically absent77.3% (2022-23)

Who attends

95.3% of students were American Indian, 3.6% Hispanic, 0.5% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. American Indian95.3%
  2. Hispanic3.6%
  3. Two or more races0.5%
  4. Pacific Islander0.5%

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, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Valley High School scored proficient or above: 11-19% in reading in 2021-22 and 10% or less in math in 2022-23, against 40.4% in reading in 2021-22 and 34% in math in 2022-23 across Arizona. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Arizona, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtArizona
Reading and language arts, 2021-2211‑19%17%40.4%
Math, 2022-2310% or less10% (2021-22)34%

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

80-89% of the 52 students in Valley High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 77.8% across Arizona. 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 districtArizona
Four-year graduation rate80‑89%80‑89%77.8%
Students in the class525293,470

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 Valley High School

  1. How much Sanders Unified School District 18 spends per student$21,901 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$21,901
  2. The largest public schools in ArizonaValley High School is the number 300 by size of 580 Arizona high schools open in 2024-25.#300 of 580
  3. Arizona schools by students per teacher9.4 students per teacher here against the Arizona median of 18.7 for high schools.9.4:1
  4. 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 High School

  1. How many students attend Valley High School?
    193 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 203 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Sanders, AZ.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Valley High School?
    9.4 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Arizona median for high schools is 18.7. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Valley High School a Title I school?
    Valley High School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Valley High School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Valley High School scored proficient or above: 11-19% in reading in 2021-22 and 10% or less in math in 2022-23, against 40.4% in reading in 2021-22 and 34% in math in 2022-23 across Arizona. Arizona'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.
  5. What is the graduation rate at Valley High School?
    80-89% of the 52 students in Valley High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 77.8% across Arizona. 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 Valley High School in?
    Sanders Unified School District 18, NCES district ID 0406740. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 040674001142 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.

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