Valley Shs High School
703 Stevenson Blvd
New Kensington PA, 15068, Westmoreland County
Phone: 724-337-4536
Ranking: 
(365 out of 626, bottom 42%)*
(365 out of 626, bottom 42%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: New Kensington-Arnold 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: | 35 | 37 | 37 | 35 | 38 | 38 | 38 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 573 | 589 | 647 | 652 | 679 | 673 | 655 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 170 | 29.7% | 151 | 25.6% | 183 | 28.3% | 175 | 26.8% | 180 | 26.5% | 187 | 27.8% | 162 | 24.7% |
| Grade 10: | 142 | 24.8% | 155 | 26.3% | 156 | 24.1% | 163 | 25.0% | 192 | 28.3% | 165 | 24.5% | 175 | 26.7% |
| Grade 11: | 140 | 24.4% | 147 | 25.0% | 129 | 19.9% | 170 | 26.1% | 152 | 22.4% | 164 | 24.4% | 166 | 25.3% |
| Grade 12: | 121 | 21.1% | 129 | 21.9% | 178 | 27.5% | 144 | 22.1% | 155 | 22.8% | 157 | 23.3% | 152 | 23.2% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | 7 | 1.2% | 1 | 0.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 300 | 52.4% | 305 | 51.8% | 335 | 51.8% | 335 | 51.4% | 307 | 45.2% | 313 | 46.5% | 320 | 48.9% |
| Female: | 273 | 47.6% | 284 | 48.2% | 312 | 48.2% | 317 | 48.6% | 339 | 49.9% | 340 | 50.5% | 323 | 49.3% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.3% |
| Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 3 | 0.4% | 5 | 0.8% |
| Hispanic: | 11 | 1.9% | 9 | 1.5% | 12 | 1.9% | 11 | 1.7% | 7 | 1.0% | 6 | 0.9% | 4 | 0.6% |
| Black: | 150 | 26.2% | 159 | 27.0% | 206 | 31.8% | 186 | 28.5% | 183 | 27.0% | 183 | 27.2% | 195 | 29.8% |
| White: | 335 | 58.5% | 356 | 60.4% | 405 | 62.6% | 442 | 67.8% | 463 | 68.2% | 469 | 69.7% | 441 | 67.3% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 77 | 13.4% | 64 | 10.9% | 24 | 3.7% | 13 | 2.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 311 | 54.3% | 311 | 52.8% | 316 | 48.8% | 284 | 43.6% | 247 | 36.4% | 257 | 38.2% | 210 | 32.1% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 40 | 7.0% | 48 | 8.1% | 56 | 8.7% | 50 | 7.7% | 46 | 6.8% | 46 | 6.8% | 38 | 5.8% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.36 | 16.12 | 17.61 | 18.66 | 17.70 | 17.50 | 17.10 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSSA | ||||||
| 2003 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 28.4% | 28.4% | 49.1% |
| 2004 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 45.1% | 44.7% | 49.1% |
| 2005 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 57.9% | 57.3% | 50.9% |
| 2006 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 61% | 60.3% | 52% |
| 2007 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 54.1% | 53.8% | 53.7% |
| 2008 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 47% | 45.8% | 55.9% |
| 2009 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 45.1% | 45.1% | 55.6% |
| 2010 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 68.4% | 68.4% | 59.6% |
| 2011 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 57.6% | 56.5% | 60.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 53.7% | 53.3% | 60% |
| 2003 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 49.1% | 49.1% | 59.2% |
| 2004 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 53.4% | 53% | 60.8% |
| 2005 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 66.5% | 65.7% | 65% |
| 2006 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 61.9% | 61% | 65.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 59% | 58.6% | 65.4% |
| 2008 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 58.8% | 58.6% | 64.7% |
| 2009 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 62.1% | 62.1% | 65.2% |
| 2010 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 70.6% | 70.6% | 67.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 63.9% | 63.9% | 69.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 61.9% | 61.4% | 67.8% |
| 2008 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 28% | 27.6% | 35.7% |
| 2009 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 30.6% | 30.6% | 39.7% |
| 2010 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 33.6% | 33.6% | 39.8% |
| 2011 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 21.8% | 21.5% | 40.8% |
| 2012 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 26.5% | 26.4% | 41.8% |
| 2005 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 84.9% | 84.2% | 69% |
| 2006 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 94.2% | 93.6% | 85.6% |
| 2007 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 92.4% | 92.6% | 87.9% |
| 2008 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 89.1% | 89.2% | 85.8% |
| 2009 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 86.2% | 86.2% | 82.7% |
| 2010 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 93.8% | 93.8% | 80.7% |
| 2011 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 90.5% | 90% | 84.7% |
| 2012 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 81.6% | 81.6% | 82.9% |
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* Valley Shs High School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.