Summary:
The Valley R-VI school district in Missouri has only one high school, Valley High, which serves students in grades 9-12. The data indicates that Valley High is a struggling school, consistently ranking in the bottom quartile of Missouri high schools and performing significantly below state averages on academic assessments.
Valley High has a low 1-star rating from SchoolDigger and a statewide ranking between 293rd and 327th out of 367-378 Missouri high schools. The school's proficiency rates on the Missouri Assessment Program (MAP) tests are alarmingly low, with only 18.3% of 8th-grade students proficient in Math compared to the state average of 32.7%. The school also struggles in subjects like Algebra I, Algebra II, and Physics, with proficiency rates ranging from 12.5% to 14.4%, far below the state averages.
Additionally, Valley High has a high chronic absenteeism rate of 19.5%, which can negatively impact student learning and academic outcomes. The school serves a population with a higher proportion of students from low-income families, with 40.94% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch. While the school's student-teacher ratio is lower than the state average, and its per-student spending is higher, these factors have not translated into improved academic performance for the students at Valley High.
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