Summary:
Deer Valley High School is a public high school located in Glendale, Arizona, serving grades 7-12 with a total enrollment of 1,637 students. The school is part of the Deer Valley Unified District, which is ranked 91 out of 288 districts in Arizona and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Deer Valley High School has a relatively diverse student population, with 53.02% White, 32.19% Hispanic, 6.29% African American, and smaller percentages of Asian, Native American, Pacific Islander, and multi-racial students. Academically, the school's performance, as measured by standardized test scores, is generally below the state and district averages, with only 32% of 11th-grade students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 26% proficient or better in Mathematics. However, the school has seen a steady improvement in its four-year graduation rates, from 88.8% in 2020-2021 to 93.6% in 2022-2023, which is higher than the state average and on par with the district average. The school's dropout rates have increased in recent years, from 1.6% in 2019-2020 to 3.8% in 2021-2022, which is higher than the state and district averages.
The analysis includes several nearby charter schools, such as Thrivepoint High School at Union Hills, Ombudsman Online Academy, and ThrivePoint Online High School. These schools generally have lower academic performance, lower graduation rates, and higher dropout rates compared to Deer Valley High School. Additionally, Deer Valley High School's spending per student has fluctuated over the years, ranging from $6,250 in 2019-2020 to $8,243 in 2018-2019, which is generally lower than the spending at some of the nearby charter schools.
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Detail:
Public 7-12
District:
Deer Valley Unified District
SchoolDigger Rank:
170th of 259 Arizona High Schools
Per Pupil Expenditures: $6,347
Feeder schools for Deer Valley High School:
Student/teacher ratio: 11.7
Number of students: 1,637
Racial breakdown:
White:
53.0%
Hispanic:
32.2%
African American:
6.3%
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Two or more races:
5.3%
Asian:
2.1%
American Indian:
0.9%
Pacific Islander:
0.2%
Free/discounted lunch recipients: 40%
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