Summary:
Val Verde High is a public high school located in Perris, California, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 329 students. The school is part of the Val Verde Unified School District, which is ranked 1002 out of 1568 districts in California and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Val Verde High consistently ranks in the bottom quartile of California high schools, with a statewide ranking between 1761 and 2221 over the past several years. The school's academic performance is significantly below the state and district averages across various standardized tests, including Smarter Balanced Assessments in English Language Arts and Mathematics, as well as the California Science Test (CAST). In the 2023-2024 school year, only 9.3% of 11th-grade students at Val Verde High were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 55.73% statewide and 49.57% in the Val Verde Unified School District. In Mathematics, 0% of 11th-grade students at Val Verde High were proficient or better, compared to 27.9% statewide and 13.76% in the district. The school's performance on the CAST science assessment is also very low, with only 1.46% of 11th-grade students and 2.01% of all students proficient or better, compared to 32.08% and 30.7% at the state level, respectively.
Val Verde High has struggled with low graduation rates, ranging from 69.2% to 79.7% over the past five years, significantly below the state average. Correspondingly, the school has high dropout rates, ranging from 15.7% to 25.6% during the same period, which are much higher than the state and district averages. Additionally, Val Verde High has experienced extremely high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 60% to 90.4% over the past five years, which is significantly higher than the state and district averages. The nearby schools within the Val Verde Unified School District, such as Citrus Hill High and Rancho Verde High, generally perform better academically and have higher graduation rates, lower dropout rates, and lower chronic absenteeism compared to Val Verde High.
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Detail:
Public 9-12
District:
Val Verde Unified
SchoolDigger Rank:
2144th of 2,323 California High Schools
Per Pupil Expenditures: $15,739
Student/teacher ratio: 12.8
Number of students: 322
Racial breakdown:
Hispanic:
83.5%
African American:
10.2%
White:
3.7%
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Two or more races:
1.9%
Asian:
0.3%
American Indian:
0.3%
Free/discounted lunch recipients: 93.8%
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