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Valley High

Public Grades 9-12

245^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 254 Kentucky High Schools

Better than 4% of Kentucky high schools

Summary

Valley High is a public high school in Louisville, Kentucky, serving 886 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Jefferson County school district, which is ranked 140 out of 157 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Valley High consistently ranks in the bottom quarter of Kentucky high schools, with significantly below-average performance on state assessments across all subject areas. The school's 4-year graduation rate is around 92%, slightly below the state average, and its dropout rate of 1.3-2.8% is higher than the state average. Additionally, Valley High has a very high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 25-58% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state and district averages.

In contrast, nearby magnet schools like Louisville Male High and duPont Manual High consistently rank in the top 5% and top 25% of Kentucky high schools, respectively. Despite spending significantly more per student than the state and district averages, Valley High is not seeing a commensurate return on investment in terms of student outcomes, suggesting the need to re-evaluate how resources are being allocated and utilized to support student learning.

850

Students ?

14.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,962

Per pupil spending ?

68.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

10200 Dixie Highway
Louisville, KY 40272

(502) 485-8339

District: Jefferson County

Feeder schools for Valley High:

Elementary:	Dixie Elementary
	Johnsontown Road Elementary
	Medora Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

44.7%

African American:

31.9%

Hispanic:

17.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 18th percentile in 2015 → 4th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Kentucky average (15% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (4th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (58% vs 25% Kentucky)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school15%

District avg33%

Kentucky avg42%

245^th of 254

Kentucky public high schools ?

Bottom 4%▼ down 14 pts since 2015

From bottom 18% (2015) to bottom 4% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

16^th of 22High Schools in the Jefferson County

140^th of 157Jefferson County among Kentucky districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2017	1.4	320 of 330	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	0.9	320 of 331	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	1.9	325 of 337	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	3.4	245 of 254	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.6	258 of 290	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	7.8	252 of 276	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.8	236 of 271	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.7	244 of 267	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.5	238 of 285	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	8.6	235 of 271	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	19.6	231 of 287	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	17.4	233 of 288	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	11.2	243 of 295	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	13.1	240 of 290	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	16.5	239 of 291	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	5.5	229 of 229	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	4.3	226 of 226	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	7.5	220 of 223	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	10.6	213 of 217	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	14.6	204 of 217	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	9.8	213 of 217	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	13.0	71 of 75	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.0	81 of 93	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.2	81 of 83	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.6	83 of 89	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.0	76 of 78	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.6	80 of 89	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.8	86 of 94	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2022	24.7	132 of 153	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.8	160 of 166	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.7	160 of 166	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2024	44.6	22 of 48	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.7	22 of 41	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.2	17 of 37	54.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	3.4	232 of 239	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.6	237 of 261	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.3	239 of 253	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.3	234 of 252	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.0	228 of 236	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.6	217 of 249	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	8.0	214 of 234	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	5.2	113 of 115	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	29.2	96 of 124	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.4	103 of 116	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	61.0	36 of 114	68.4%	★★★★☆
2021	24.9	74 of 92	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	62.2	24 of 80	70.0%	★★★★☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	17.5	29 of 33	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	4.4	237 of 242	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.4	254 of 274	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.1	255 of 272	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.3	227 of 266	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.5	227 of 234	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.7	220 of 254	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.3	212 of 232	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	2.2	237 of 239	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.1	244 of 262	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.3	238 of 259	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.2	226 of 257	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.0	212 of 238	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.7	227 of 251	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.8	218 of 237	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	50.2	42 of 89	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	4.0	76 of 76	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2024	28.3	126 of 168	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.6	155 of 162	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.3	205 of 226	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	5.1	243 of 251	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.6	255 of 273	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.5	245 of 264	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	23.9	203 of 260	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.5	189 of 203	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.4	191 of 219	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	8.9	187 of 198	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

High school

English Language Learner (2024)54th percentile+43 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)53rd percentile+49 vs school

Special Education (2024)25th percentile+14 vs school

Disabled (2022)14th percentile~ school

Homeless (2019)12th percentile-4 vs school

African American (2025)5th percentile~ school

White (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)1st percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs Kentucky (2024-2025) ?

Reading21%-26 vs state

Social Studies15%-23 vs state

Editing and Mechanics15%-26 vs state

Mathematics14%-27 vs state

Writing10%-35 vs state

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by a student
Wednesday, January 22, 2020

The students are pretty nice and theres really not that many fights. The teachers are pretty okay as well (a bunch of subs) but theres a few good ones. Close Quote

by a citizen
Sunday, December 4, 2011

Valley is a very good School, test scores are not always the best indicator. Many of our Schools are struggling and Valley is no different. But they have quality people that care about students, and work very hard. The District has invested millions updating technology labs, computer labs, classroom smart-boards in every room. Valley is a quality school where students can receive a good education. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				KSA Mathematics (2025)	KSA Reading (2025)	KSA Science (2025)	KSA Writing (2025)	KSA Social Studies (2025)	KSA Editing and Mechanics (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	KSA Mathematics 10th Grade	KSA Reading 10th Grade	KSA Science 11th Grade	KSA Writing 11th Grade	KSA Social Studies 11th Grade	KSA Editing and Mechanics 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Personnel Spending from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Sub-total Spending from State and Local Funds
Valley High	Public	9-12	10200 Dixie Highway	Louisville	40272	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 485-8339	850	60	14.1	68.5%	380 (44.7%)	271 (31.9%)	147 (17.3%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	46 (5.4%)	3.4	245^th of 254 public high schools	3.5%		8.6	258^th of 290 public high schools	11.0%	13	14.0	21.0		10.0	15.0	15.0	$22,962	$1,031	$1,932	$2,963	$16,106	$3,893	$19,999
Pleasure Ridge Park High	Public	9-12	5901 Greenwood Road	Louisville	40258	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 485-8311	1,777	90	19.6	69.7%	674 (37.9%)	691 (38.9%)	287 (16.2%)	8 (0.5%)	4 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	110 (6.2%)	5.7	242^nd of 254 public high schools	4.7%		16.7	233^rd of 290 public high schools	19.7%	9	15.0	21.0	8.0	21.0	18.0	20.0	$20,529	$759	$1,885	$2,644	$13,176	$4,709	$17,885
Doss High	Public	9-12	7601 St Andrews Church Rd	Louisville	40214	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 485-8239	1,235	75	16.5	70.0%	231 (18.7%)	579 (46.9%)	330 (26.7%)	31 (2.5%)	2 (0.2%)	5 (0.4%)	57 (4.6%)	1.2	252^nd of 254 public high schools	0.8%		6.2	267^th of 290 public high schools	7.9%	15	7.0	10.0		12.0	8.0	10.0	$21,603	$915	$1,806	$2,722	$15,199	$3,683	$18,881
Western High	Public, Magnet	9-12	2501 Rockford Lane	Louisville	40216	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(502) 485-8344	409	34	12.1	73.1%	77 (18.8%)	242 (59.2%)	66 (16.1%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.4%)	2.7	248^th of 254 public high schools	2.4%		7.1	265^th of 290 public high schools	8.6%	17				15.0	13.0		$34,502	$2,471	$2,789	$5,260	$24,115	$5,127	$29,242
Fairdale High	Public, Magnet	9-12	1001 Fairdale Road	Fairdale	40118	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(502) 485-8248	1,405	91	15.4	65.6%	597 (42.5%)	228 (16.2%)	501 (35.7%)	37 (2.6%)	2 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	38 (2.7%)	10.7	232^nd of 254 public high schools	8.7%		12.7	242^nd of 290 public high schools	16.6%	10	21.0	28.0		31.0	20.0	21.0	$20,119	$777	$1,919	$2,697	$13,493	$3,929	$17,423
Georgia Chaffee Teenage Parent Program	Public	6-12	1010 Neighborhood Pl	Fairdale	40118	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 485-8748	43	19	2.2	76.7%	11 (25.6%)	17 (39.5%)	13 (30.2%)	1 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.3%)								(n/a)							$97,838	$1,882	$1,921	$3,804	$90,088	$3,947	$94,035
Iroquois High	Public, Magnet	9-12	4615 Taylor Boulevard	Louisville	40215	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(502) 485-8269	1,301	81	16.0	77.5%	196 (15.1%)	624 (48.0%)	341 (26.2%)	79 (6.1%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	58 (4.5%)	0.9	254^th of 254 public high schools	0.0%		3.7	281^st of 290 public high schools	3.1%	27	9.0	10.0		4.0	5.0		$23,476	$1,193	$2,106	$3,299	$16,116	$4,060	$20,177
Butler Traditional High	Public, Magnet	9-12	2222 Crums Lane	Louisville	40216	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(502) 485-8220	1,290	79	16.3	65.3%	292 (22.6%)	753 (58.4%)	149 (11.6%)	14 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	80 (6.2%)	9	236^th of 254 public high schools	7.1%		23	220^th of 290 public high schools	24.1%	16	22.0	25.0		24.0	22.0	20.0	$20,129	$925	$1,659	$2,584	$13,898	$3,647	$17,544
Louisville Male High	Public, Magnet	9-12	4409 Preston Highway	Louisville	40213	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	Yes	No	No	(502) 485-8292	1,763	92	19.1	46.2%	720 (40.8%)	776 (44.0%)	113 (6.4%)	49 (2.8%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	103 (5.8%)	66.2	63^rd of 254 public high schools	75.2%		76.2	43^rd of 290 public high schools	85.2%	20	45.0	47.0	21.0	60.0	46.0	53.0	$17,182	$457	$1,613	$2,070	$11,624	$3,488	$15,112
U of L PACT Program	Public	12	Davidson Hall Room 102	Louisville	40292	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	No	(502) 485-3280	19	2	9.0	47.4%	12 (63.2%)	5 (26.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (5.3%)								(n/a)							$29,774	$265	$1,511	$1,776	$24,694	$3,303	$27,997

Frequently Asked Questions about Valley High

What is the racial makeup of Valley High?

Students at Valley High are 45% White, 32% African American, 17% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races.

What schools feed into Valley High?

Valley High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Dixie Elementary
Elementary : Johnsontown Road Elementary
Elementary : Medora Elementary

Is Valley High a good school?

Valley High ranks in the bottom 3.5% of Kentucky high schools.

How many students attend Valley High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 850 students attended Valley High.

What district is Valley High in?

Jefferson County

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