Summary:
Valley High is a public high school located in Sacramento, California, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 1,612 students. It is part of the Elk Grove Unified School District, which is ranked 594 out of 1,568 districts in California and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Valley High faces significant challenges in academic performance, with standardized test scores that are generally lower than the district and state averages. In the 2023-2024 school year, only 39.23% of 11th-grade students were proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy, compared to 51.24% for the Elk Grove Unified School District and 55.73% for the state of California. In Mathematics, the proficiency rate for 11th-grade students was just 15.07%, significantly lower than the district (30.71%) and state (27.9%) averages. The school's performance in Science is also below the district and state levels, with only 18.29% of 11th-grade students and 4% of 12th-grade students achieving proficiency or better. Additionally, Valley High has seen a decline in its four-year graduation rate, from 92.5% in 2019-2020 to 88.9% in 2022-2023, and an increase in chronic absenteeism, from 16.8% in 2017-2018 to 29.6% in 2022-2023.
In comparison, Cosumnes Oaks High, a nearby school within the same district, consistently outperforms Valley High in academic measures, with higher proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science, as well as a significantly higher four-year graduation rate (98%) and lower chronic absenteeism (16.7%). Other nearby schools, such as Daylor (William) High (Continuation), Calvine High, and Rio Cazadero High (Continuation), have even lower academic performance and higher dropout rates than Valley High, indicating the challenges faced by students in the surrounding area.
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Detail:
Public 9-12
District:
Elk Grove Unified
SchoolDigger Rank:
1344th of 2,323 California High Schools
Per Pupil Expenditures: $8,185
Feeder schools for Valley High:
Student/teacher ratio: 19.6
Number of students: 1,629
Racial breakdown:
Hispanic:
49.1%
Asian:
28.9%
African American:
10.7%
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Two or more races:
4.1%
White:
3.7%
Pacific Islander:
2.9%
American Indian:
0.6%
Free/discounted lunch recipients: 77.2%
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