Valley High School
10200 Dixie Hwy Louisville KY, 40272, Jefferson County Phone: 502-485-8339 Ranking:  (222 out of 223, bottom 0%)*Type: Regular High School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12 School District: Jefferson County School District Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA Magnet: NA Charter: NA Shared-Time School: NA |
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 64 | 64 | 65 | 59 | 39 | 79 | 51 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 1,102 | 1,077 | 954 | 863 | 836 | 855 | 859 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 325 | 29.5% | 369 | 34.3% | 307 | 32.2% | 268 | 31.1% | 227 | 27.2% | 254 | 29.7% | 325 | 37.8% |
| Grade 10: | 331 | 30.0% | 297 | 27.6% | 260 | 27.3% | 221 | 25.6% | 237 | 28.3% | 278 | 32.5% | 235 | 27.4% |
| Grade 11: | 253 | 23.0% | 221 | 20.5% | 189 | 19.8% | 187 | 21.7% | 191 | 22.8% | 170 | 19.9% | 173 | 20.1% |
| Grade 12: | 187 | 17.0% | 180 | 16.7% | 183 | 19.2% | 176 | 20.4% | 181 | 21.7% | 149 | 17.4% | 126 | 14.7% |
| Ungraded: | 6 | 0.5% | 10 | 0.9% | 15 | 1.6% | 11 | 1.3% | NA | NA | 4 | 0.5% | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 554 | 50.3% | 551 | 51.2% | 497 | 52.1% | 444 | 51.4% | 448 | 53.6% | 466 | 54.5% | 478 | 55.6% |
| Female: | 548 | 49.7% | 526 | 48.8% | 457 | 47.9% | 419 | 48.6% | 368 | 44.0% | 373 | 43.6% | 375 | 43.7% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.1% | 4 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.3% |
| Asian: | 4 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.2% | 4 | 0.5% | 8 | 0.9% | 5 | 0.6% |
| Hispanic: | 40 | 3.6% | 34 | 3.2% | 21 | 2.2% | 15 | 1.7% | 8 | 1.0% | 9 | 1.1% | 10 | 1.2% |
| Black: | 380 | 34.5% | 379 | 35.2% | 340 | 35.6% | 311 | 36.0% | 281 | 33.6% | 279 | 32.6% | 290 | 33.8% |
| White: | 657 | 59.6% | 645 | 59.9% | 583 | 61.1% | 530 | 61.4% | 528 | 63.2% | 549 | 64.2% | 549 | 63.9% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 19 | 1.7% | 13 | 1.2% | 6 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 760 | 69.0% | 651 | 60.4% | 589 | 61.7% | 608 | 70.5% | 576 | 68.9% | 532 | 62.2% | 494 | 57.5% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 74 | 6.7% | 90 | 8.4% | 81 | 8.5% | 77 | 8.9% | 73 | 8.7% | 101 | 11.8% | 100 | 11.6% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 17.14 | 16.83 | 14.77 | 14.53 | 21.44 | 10.80 | 16.80 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| K-PREP | ||||||
| 2012 | Language Mechanics | 10th Grade | % met std | 20.4% | 41.7% | 50.7% |
| 2013 | Language Mechanics | 10th Grade | % met std | 21.2% | 42.0% | 51.4% |
| 2012 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 18% | 41.9% | 42.3% |
| 2013 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 10.7% | 31.1% | 35.6% |
| 2012 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 21.8% | 47.5% | 45.6% |
| 2013 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 38.0% | 64.6% | 61.7% |
| K-PREP EOC | ||||||
| 2012 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 18% | 45.9% | 40% |
| 2013 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 12.8% | 36.1% | 36.0% |
| 2012 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 8.6% | 31.1% | 30.3% |
| 2013 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 15.9% | 38.7% | 36.3% |
| 2012 | English II | End of course | % met std | 18.2% | 50.9% | 52.2% |
| 2013 | English II | End of course | % met std | 29.8% | 52.4% | 55.8% |
| 2012 | U.S. History | End of course | % met std | 17.4% | 38% | 39.5% |
| 2013 | U.S. History | End of course | % met std | 33.9% | 53.1% | 51.3% |
| KCCT | ||||||
| 2007 | Mathematics | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 21.43% | 43.63% | 39.3% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 22.93% | 41.8% | 38.53% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 18.65% | 43% | 41.19% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 13.33% | 40.31% | 40.28% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 24.6% | 54.52% | 45.98% |
| 2007 | Reading | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 46.43% | 62.98% | 60.15% |
| 2008 | Reading | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 43.13% | 63.57% | 60.01% |
| 2009 | Reading | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 40.68% | 62.01% | 61.84% |
| 2010 | Reading | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 48% | 62.41% | 61.31% |
| 2011 | Reading | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 51.04% | 70.15% | 65.91% |
| 2007 | Science | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 25% | 41.49% | 41.65% |
| 2008 | Science | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 22.93% | 39.99% | 41.28% |
| 2009 | Science | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 13.47% | 38.66% | 41.22% |
| 2010 | Science | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 13.85% | 40.02% | 41.14% |
| 2011 | Science | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 16.04% | 41.26% | 41.37% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 22.86% | 46.11% | 43.74% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 31.65% | 41.46% | 38.42% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 20.73% | 43% | 40.68% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 11.28% | 40.94% | 39.86% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 16.58% | 45.19% | 41.49% |
| 2007 | Writing | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 10% | 25.2% | 19.79% |
| 2008 | Writing | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 20.14% | 40.43% | 29.73% |
| 2009 | Writing | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 31.48% | 44.81% | 34.97% |
| 2010 | Writing | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 23.96% | 46.71% | 35.94% |
| 2011 | Writing | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 18.32% | 48.1% | 40.89% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 22.4% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 77.6% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 11.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 28.6% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 71.4% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $47,386.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $35,054.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $52,319.0 |
* Valley High School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.