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Valley High School

Q: Is Valley High School a good school?

Valley High School ranks in the bottom 4.9% of Nevada high schools.

Q: How many students attend Valley High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,467 students attended Valley High School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Valley High School?

Students at Valley High School are 71% Hispanic, 16% African American, 5% White, 4% Asian, 3% Two or more races.

Q: What schools feed into Valley High School?

Valley High School is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Beckley Will Elementary School Elementary : Crestwood Elementary School Elementary : Lake Robert E Elementary School Elementary : Park John S Elementary School Elementary : Petersen Dean Elementary School Elementary : Thomas Ruby S Elementary School Middle : Fremont John C Professional Dev Middle School Middle : Knudson K O Academy of the Arts

Public, Magnet Grades 9-12

98^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 103 Nevada High Schools

Better than 5% of Nevada high schools

Summary

Valley High School is a public magnet high school in Las Vegas, Nevada, serving 2,466 students in grades 9-12. The school faces significant challenges, with consistently low academic performance, graduation rates below the state and district averages, and high rates of chronic absenteeism.

Valley High School's academic performance ranks in the bottom 10-15% of Nevada high schools, with only 10.3% of students proficient or better in the EOC Science Exam, compared to 23.1% at the state level. The school's ACT scores are also very low, with just 5.4% of students proficient or better in Mathematics and 18.7% in English, far below the state averages. The school's four-year graduation rate hovers around 81-82%, slightly below the state and district averages. Additionally, Valley High School experiences high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 25.6% to 40% in recent years, significantly higher than the state and district.

The challenges faced by Valley High School appear to be systemic within the local area, as nearby schools such as NV Learning Academy J-Senior High School, Variety J-Senior High School, and Chaparral High School also struggle with low academic performance and high chronic absenteeism. In contrast, the Las Vegas Academy of the Arts High School, a magnet school within the same Clark County district, consistently ranks among the top schools in the state and outperforms Valley High School across various academic metrics.

2,467

Students ?

20.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,270

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2839 S Burnham Ave
Las Vegas, NV 89169

(702) 799-5450

District: Clark County

Feeder schools for Valley High School:

Elementary:	Beckley Will Elementary School
	Crestwood Elementary School
	Lake Robert E Elementary School
	Park John S Elementary School
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	Petersen Dean Elementary School
	Thomas Ruby S Elementary School
Middle:	Fremont John C Professional Dev Middle School
	Knudson K O Academy of the Arts

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

70.8%

African American:

16.2%

White:

4.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 21st percentile in 2015 → 5th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Nevada average (11% vs 30% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (5th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (40% vs 27% Nevada)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school11%

District avg31%

Nevada avg30%

98^th of 103

Nevada public high schools ?

Bottom 5%▼ down 17 pts since 2015

From bottom 21% (2015) to bottom 5% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

47^th of 51High Schools in the Clark County

5^th of 12Clark County among Nevada districts

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

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2025	9.4	98 of 103	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.5	95 of 97	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.0	91 of 96	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.2	90 of 96	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.6	93 of 101	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.1	108 of 136	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.0	89 of 118	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	18.2	103 of 125	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	26.4	88 of 113	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	27.6	84 of 107	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	23.7	88 of 105	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	33.7	80 of 110	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	8.4	63 of 71	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	6.8	64 of 69	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	50.3	30 of 60	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2008	36.3	43 of 63	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2006	5.4	52 of 55	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2019	30.6	35 of 56	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.9	25 of 54	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2017	18.5	38 of 46	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2019	10.3	48 of 53	9.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.7	38 of 49	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	16.4	40 of 44	9.1%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2019	34.2	39 of 61	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.3	41 of 53	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	18.3	43 of 47	8.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2023	9.2	69 of 70	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.9	67 of 67	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.5	67 of 73	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.8	96 of 121	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.4	77 of 99	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	10.5	74 of 80	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2023	15.2	49 of 50	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.7	46 of 46	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	19.4	46 of 52	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.6	76 of 110	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.6	76 of 92	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	14.3	68 of 73	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2025	10.5	64 of 64	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.7	58 of 60	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	18.5	47 of 52	9.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.0	77 of 109	29.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.8	79 of 99	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	15.3	67 of 75	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2024	10.1	76 of 77	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.8	72 of 75	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.7	71 of 75	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.3	73 of 75	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.1	103 of 126	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.2	88 of 108	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	9.7	75 of 79	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2019	11.4	49 of 56	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.5	34 of 52	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	22.6	44 of 50	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2019	23.6	57 of 65	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.8	52 of 60	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	8.7	55 of 57	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2019	16.9	102 of 117	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.8	62 of 100	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	13.0	73 of 78	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2019)38th percentile+17 vs school

English Language Learner (2019)36th percentile+15 vs school

White (2019)13th percentile-8 vs school

Multi-racial (2019)12th percentile-8 vs school

Special Education (2019)12th percentile-8 vs school

Asian (2019)9th percentile-11 vs school

Hispanic (2023)2nd percentile-3 vs school

Female (2023)1st percentile-4 vs school

Male (2024)1st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)<1st percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs Nevada (2024-2025) ?

English19%-29 vs state

Science10%-13 vs state

Mathematics5%-16 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ACT Mathematics (2025)	ACT English (2025)	EOC Science Exam Science (2025)	SBAC Mathematics (2025)				SBAC Reading (2025)				SBAC Science (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)
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	ACT Mathematics 11th Grade	ACT English 11th Grade	EOC Science Exam Science End of Course	SBAC Mathematics 6th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 7th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 8th Grade	SBAC Mathematics All Grades	SBAC Reading 6th Grade	SBAC Reading 7th Grade	SBAC Reading 8th Grade	SBAC Reading All Grades	SBAC Science 8th Grade	SBAC Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Valley High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	2839 S Burnham Ave	Las Vegas	89169	Clark County	Clark County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(702) 799-5450	2,467	122	20.2	100.0%	116 (4.7%)	400 (16.2%)	1,747 (70.8%)	99 (4.0%)	6 (0.2%)	16 (0.6%)	83 (3.4%)	9.4	98^th of 103 public high schools	4.9%		9.5	95^th of 97 public high schools	2.1%	3	5.4	18.7	10.3											$9,270	$1,524	$7,746
Innovations Int'l Charter J-Senior High School	Public, Charter	6-12	1600 E Oakey Blvd	Las Vegas	89104	Clark County	Clark County	Yes	No	No	Yes	(702) 216-4337	287	13	22.0	100.0%	15 (5.2%)	48 (16.7%)	200 (69.7%)	7 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	15 (5.2%)								(n/a)							10.8	33.3	37.7	32.5	34.6			$8,870	$558	$8,312
Global Community High School	Public	9-12	1725 S Maryland Parkway	Las Vegas	89104	Clark County	Clark County	No	No	No	Yes	(702) 799-8850	188	15	12.5	100.0%	5 (2.7%)	8 (4.3%)	169 (89.9%)	5 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)														$21,127	$761	$20,366
Central Technical Training Academy	Public	9-12	1725 S. Maryland Pkwy	Las Vegas	89104	Clark County	Clark County	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(702) 799-0250	92	11	8.3	100.0%	14 (15.2%)	15 (16.3%)	57 (62.0%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (5.4%)								(n/a)		40.0
NV Learning Academy J-Senior High School	Public, Virtual	6-12	3050 E Flamingo Rd	Las Vegas	89121	Clark County	Clark County	No	No	Yes	No	(702) 855-8435	3,352	155	21.6	0.1%	559 (16.7%)	680 (20.3%)	1,563 (46.6%)	172 (5.1%)	16 (0.5%)	89 (2.7%)	272 (8.1%)	22.8	77^th of 103 public high schools	25.2%		27.9	68^th of 97 public high schools	29.9%	9	6.5	35.0	22.3	9.5	7.7	7.7	8.1	23.6	36.3	29.7	30.2	18.4	18.4	$6,101	$829	$5,272
St. Jude's Healing Center	Public	6-12	115 Healing Center Drive	Boulder City	89005	Clark County	Clark County	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(702) 855-9765	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Variety J-Senior High School	Public	6-12	2800 E Stewart Ave	Las Vegas	89101	Clark County	Clark County	No	No	No	Yes	(702) 799-7938	113	0		100.0%	21 (18.6%)	24 (21.2%)	46 (40.7%)	6 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.7%)	13 (11.5%)								(n/a)														$54,940	$8,090	$46,850
Nevada State High School Downtown	Public, Charter	11-12	300 N 13th St 2nd Floor	Las Vegas	89101	Clark County	State Sponsored Charter Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(702) 953-2600	22	0	200.0	72.7%	3 (13.6%)	2 (9.1%)	16 (72.7%)	1 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)														$5,848	$850	$4,998
Las Vegas Academy of the Arts High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	315 S 7th St	Las Vegas	89101	Clark County	Clark County	No	Yes	No	No	(702) 799-7800	1,743	81	21.6	100.0%	618 (35.5%)	122 (7.0%)	637 (36.5%)	134 (7.7%)	7 (0.4%)	20 (1.1%)	194 (11.1%)	94.1	6^th of 103 public high schools	94.2%		86.4	13^th of 97 public high schools	86.6%	7	45.0	90.6	57.7											$10,913	$1,028	$9,885
Desert Willow J-Senior High School	Public	6-12	245 N Pecos	Las Vegas	89101	Clark County	Clark County	No	No	No	No	(702) 799-5631	32	0			9 (28.1%)	12 (37.5%)	8 (25.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (9.4%)								(n/a)

Frequently Asked Questions about Valley High School

How many students attend Valley High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,467 students attended Valley High School.

Is Valley High School a good school?

Valley High School ranks in the bottom 4.9% of Nevada high schools.

What is the racial makeup of Valley High School?

Students at Valley High School are 71% Hispanic, 16% African American, 5% White, 4% Asian, 3% Two or more races.

What district is Valley High School in?

Clark County

What schools feed into Valley High School?

Valley High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Beckley Will Elementary School
Elementary : Crestwood Elementary School
Elementary : Lake Robert E Elementary School
Elementary : Park John S Elementary School
Elementary : Petersen Dean Elementary School
Elementary : Thomas Ruby S Elementary School
Middle : Fremont John C Professional Dev Middle School
Middle : Knudson K O Academy of the Arts

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