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Walker Valley High School

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Walker Valley High School ranks 80 th of 389 Tennessee high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

80^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 389 Tennessee High Schools

Better than 79% of Tennessee high schools

Summary

Located in Cleveland, Tennessee, Walker Valley High School is a public high school serving 1,501 students in grades 9-12. As part of the Bradley County School District, which is ranked 45 out of 139 districts in Tennessee, Walker Valley High School has consistently ranked among the top high schools in the state, maintaining a 4- or 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

The school's academic performance is particularly impressive, with students outperforming the Bradley County and Tennessee averages in several subject areas, including Biology I, Integrated Math, and English II. Walker Valley High School also performs well across different student subgroups, with high rankings for female students, male students, and special education students. The school's performance for low socioeconomic status students is particularly strong, ranking in the top 5% in Tennessee for the 2024-2025 school year.

Compared to nearby schools, such as Sale Creek Middle / High School and Central High School, Walker Valley High School generally outperforms in subject areas like Biology I, Integrated Math, and English II. The school also maintains high graduation rates, ranging from 86.5% to 94.6% over the past few years, and low dropout rates, making it a valuable asset to the local community.

1,450

Students ?

15.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,092

Per pupil spending ?

35.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

750 Lauderdale Memorial Hwy. N
Cleveland, TN 37312

(423) 336-1383

District: Bradley County

Feeder schools for Walker Valley High School:

Elementary:	Charleston Elementary School
	Hopewell Elementary School
	Michigan Avenue Elementary School
	North Lee Elementary School
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	Prospect Elementary School
Middle:	Ocoee Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

84.3%

Hispanic:

7.7%

Two or more races:

4.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 81st percentile in 2015 → 79th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranks in the top 21% of Tennessee high schools

✓98% graduate in 4 years — above the Tennessee average (90%)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school47%

District avg42%

Tennessee avg44%

80^th of 389

Tennessee public high schools ?

Top 21%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 3High Schools in the Bradley County

45^th of 139Bradley County among Tennessee 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	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	69.5	80 of 389	79.4%	★★★★☆
2024	68.9	76 of 392	80.6%	★★★★☆
2023	65.4	79 of 384	79.4%	★★★★☆
2022	72.4	49 of 358	86.3%	★★★★☆
2021	76.7	26 of 347	92.5%	★★★★★
2019	59.9	93 of 342	72.8%	★★★★☆
2018	66.6	67 of 341	80.4%	★★★★☆
2017	67.9	46 of 273	83.2%	★★★★☆
2016	84.9	17 of 351	95.2%	★★★★★
2015	71.7	58 of 300	80.7%	★★★★☆
2014	67.4	61 of 296	79.4%	★★★★☆
2013	56.2	133 of 285	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2012	72.1	78 of 269	71.0%	★★★★☆
2011	66.3	91 of 273	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2010	68.4	79 of 267	70.4%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	55.2	84 of 233	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	71.9	42 of 240	82.5%	★★★★☆
2023	56.1	73 of 239	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.5	66 of 222	70.3%	★★★★☆
2021	66.3	33 of 208	84.1%	★★★★☆
2019	44.0	87 of 187	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.6	31 of 199	84.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	69.5	75 of 365	79.5%	★★★★☆
2024	73.8	57 of 365	84.4%	★★★★☆
2023	70.2	56 of 366	84.7%	★★★★☆
2022	72.3	48 of 350	86.3%	★★★★☆
2021	74.4	35 of 340	89.7%	★★★★☆
2019	60.0	91 of 337	73.0%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	44.3	106 of 213	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.2	70 of 209	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.1	59 of 202	70.8%	★★★★☆
2022	53.7	61 of 189	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	76.8	17 of 180	90.6%	★★★★★
2019	68.8	28 of 153	81.7%	★★★★☆
2018	66.2	37 of 159	76.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	79.2	33 of 324	89.8%	★★★★★
2024	63.9	72 of 337	78.6%	★★★★☆
2023	55.1	99 of 330	70.0%	★★★★☆
2022	63.9	66 of 322	79.5%	★★★★☆
2021	64.5	53 of 317	83.3%	★★★★☆
2019	49.3	128 of 302	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.5	55 of 308	82.1%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	65.1	87 of 368	76.4%	★★★★☆
2024	60.7	106 of 366	71.0%	★★★★☆
2023	59.5	101 of 359	71.9%	★★★★☆
2022	67.7	63 of 349	81.9%	★★★★☆
2021	79.0	21 of 332	93.7%	★★★★★
2019	60.0	89 of 329	72.9%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	56.4	43 of 198	78.3%	★★★★☆
2024	55.4	49 of 183	73.2%	★★★★☆
2023	52.8	40 of 154	74.0%	★★★★☆
2022	38.6	86 of 151	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.3	55 of 125	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.4	62 of 127	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.5	47 of 159	70.4%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	62.3	88 of 323	72.8%	★★★★☆
2024	61.7	91 of 326	72.1%	★★★★☆
2023	59.9	89 of 325	72.6%	★★★★☆
2022	67.1	64 of 312	79.5%	★★★★☆
2021	70.4	41 of 306	86.6%	★★★★☆
2019	54.6	94 of 301	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.5	91 of 307	70.4%	★★★★☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)90th percentile+10 vs school

Female (2025)79th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)78th percentile~ school

Male (2025)76th percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)73rd percentile-7 vs school

African American (2025)64th percentile-15 vs school

Hispanic (2025)50th percentile-29 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2024-2025) ?

English II65%+11 vs state

Biology I52%+7 vs state

English I46%+7 vs state

Integrated Math I43%+18 vs state

Integrated Math II43%+14 vs state

Integrated Math III39%+12 vs state

US History39%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				TNReady Mathematics (2025)				TNReady English Language Arts (2025)				TNReady Algebra I (2025)		TNReady Algebra II (2025)				TNReady Biology I (2025)				TNReady Integrated Math I (2025)		TNReady Integrated Math II (2025)		TNReady Integrated Math III (2025)			TNReady US History (2025)			TNReady English I (2025)		TNReady English II (2025)		TNReady Geometry (2025)				TNReady Science (2025)				TNReady Social Studies (2025)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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	TNReady Mathematics 6th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 7th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 8th Grade	TNReady Mathematics All Grades	TNReady English Language Arts 6th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts 7th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts 8th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts All Grades	TNReady Algebra I 9th Grade	TNReady Algebra I All Grades	TNReady Algebra II 10th Grade	TNReady Algebra II 11th Grade	TNReady Algebra II 12th Grade	TNReady Algebra II All Grades	TNReady Biology I 9th Grade	TNReady Biology I 10th Grade	TNReady Biology I 11th Grade	TNReady Biology I All Grades	TNReady Integrated Math I 9th Grade	TNReady Integrated Math I All Grades	TNReady Integrated Math II 10th Grade	TNReady Integrated Math II All Grades	TNReady Integrated Math III 10th Grade	TNReady Integrated Math III 11th Grade	TNReady Integrated Math III All Grades	TNReady US History 10th Grade	TNReady US History 11th Grade	TNReady US History All Grades	TNReady English I 9th Grade	TNReady English I All Grades	TNReady English II 10th Grade	TNReady English II All Grades	TNReady Geometry 9th Grade	TNReady Geometry 10th Grade	TNReady Geometry 11th Grade	TNReady Geometry All Grades	TNReady Science 6th Grade	TNReady Science 7th Grade	TNReady Science 8th Grade	TNReady Science All Grades	TNReady Social Studies 6th Grade	TNReady Social Studies 7th Grade	TNReady Social Studies 8th Grade	TNReady Social Studies All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Walker Valley High School	Public	9-12	750 Lauderdale Memorial Hwy. N	Cleveland	37312	Bradley County	Bradley County	No	No	No	No	(423) 336-1383	1,501	96	15.6		1,277 (85.1%)	45 (3.0%)	111 (7.4%)	9 (0.6%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (3.7%)	69.5	80^th of 389 public high schools	79.4%		68.9	76^th of 392 public high schools	80.6%	4															91.3	47.0	33.3	52.5	43.1	43.0	30.0	42.9	90.1	28.6	38.7	45.0	37.6	38.7	46.9	46.3	65.7	64.8													$12,092	$574	$10,769
Cleveland High	Public	9-12	850 Raider DR	Cleveland	37312	Bradley County	Cleveland	No	No	No	No	(423) 478-1113	1,799	111	16.2		894 (49.7%)	186 (10.3%)	552 (30.7%)	41 (2.3%)	4 (0.2%)	15 (0.8%)	107 (5.9%)	39.7	224^th of 389 public high schools	42.4%		50.8	167^th of 392 public high schools	57.4%	57									8.9	8.9	94.0	14.8	6.3	25.7	89.3	27.7	20.0	41.8								30.0	23.2	23.9	36.8	35.9	57.5	53.9		27.7	6.7	36.3									$11,976	$534	$10,828
Bradley County Virtual School	Public, Virtual	6-12	2369 Parker Street NE	Cleveland	37311	Bradley County	Bradley County	No	No	Yes	No	(423) 709-8414	137	7	19.5		118 (86.1%)	4 (2.9%)	7 (5.1%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (5.1%)	59.5	130^th of 389 public high schools	66.6%		45.3	196^th of 392 public high schools	50.0%	66		35.7	25.0	31.3		57.1	41.7	53.1								47.4		45.0	29.4	29.4	26.3	23.8		14.8	14.8		33.3	30.0	53.3	53.3	75.0	75.0						50.0	41.7	50.0		42.9	33.3	34.4	$5,266	$432	$4,800
PIE Innovation Center	Public	9-12	2181 Parker St NE	Cleveland	37311	Bradley County	Bradley County	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(423) 476-0620	0	1	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Bradley Central High School	Public	9-12	1000 South Lee Highway	Cleveland	37311	Bradley County	Bradley County	No	No	No	No	(423) 476-0650	1,662	109	15.2		1,352 (81.3%)	58 (3.5%)	172 (10.3%)	9 (0.5%)	4 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (4.0%)	55.4	145^th of 389 public high schools	62.7%		46.3	191^st of 392 public high schools	51.3%	46															90.6	32.2		38.3	35.5	35.2	38.3	41.8		35.8	41.0		29.9	30.0	35.1	33.9	49.9	49.1													$11,937	$553	$10,669
Polk County High School	Public	9-12	7200 Highway 411 North	Benton	37307	Polk County	Polk County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 299-0078	446	29	15.6		422 (94.6%)	3 (0.7%)	14 (3.1%)	5 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	58.6	133^rd of 389 public high schools	65.8%		53.2	147^th of 392 public high schools	62.5%	14									20.5	19.0		22.0		22.1	63.6	56.8		55.1									43.0	42.9	28.9	27.9	61.3	61.1		40.0		38.0									$12,807	$592	$11,221
McMinn High School	Public	9-12	2215 Congress Pkwy	Athens	37303	McMinn County	McMinn County	No	No	No	No	(423) 745-4142	1,307	82	15.9		998 (76.4%)	81 (6.2%)	134 (10.3%)	19 (1.5%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	73 (5.6%)	44.3	201^st of 389 public high schools	48.3%		47.1	188^th of 392 public high schools	52.0%	13									17.2	17.1	90.3	27.3		32.4	84.4	32.0	19.0	36.6									10.5	11.1	40.7	40.6	47.8	47.6	85.2	20.2		23.3									$10,890	$645	$9,441
Meigs County High School	Public	9-12	105 Abel Avenue	Decatur	37322	Meigs County	Meigs County	No	No	No	No	(423) 334-5797	554	36	15.3		514 (92.8%)	5 (0.9%)	15 (2.7%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.9%)	54.8	151^st of 389 public high schools	61.2%		43.6	207^th of 392 public high schools	47.2%	56									19.7	18.0		33.7		31.5		46.0		45.1									40.2	40.0	38.9	38.9	52.1	50.8		27.6		26.5									$11,777	$475	$10,789
Central High School	Public	9-12	145 Co Road 461	Englewood	37329	McMinn County	McMinn County	No	No	No	No	(423) 263-5541	619	46	13.6		520 (84.0%)	16 (2.6%)	51 (8.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (4.8%)	63.2	104^th of 389 public high schools	73.3%		66.8	88^th of 392 public high schools	77.6%	16									24.6	23.7	86.7	51.3		48.3	94.1	38.8		46.2											35.8	34.3	62.2	60.3		29.1		30.2									$12,506	$511	$11,159
Sale Creek Middle / High School	Public	6-12	211 Patterson RD	Sale Creek	37373	Hamilton County	Hamilton County	No	No	No	No	(423) 332-8819	562	37	15.2		505 (89.9%)	7 (1.2%)	21 (3.7%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.6%)	77	50^th of 389 public high schools	87.1%		75.1	55^th of 392 public high schools	86.0%	5	52.3	61.9	41.3	52.5	45.3	44.3	28.9	39.6	16.9	24.0		62.5		64.9		71.4		69.1											43.1	43.1	70.8	70.8		50.0		53.1	55.8	68.0	53.9	59.6	64.7	77.1	44.9	62.6	$17,773	$648	$16,614

Frequently Asked Questions about Walker Valley High School

How many students attend Walker Valley High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,450 students attended Walker Valley High School.

What district is Walker Valley High School in?

Bradley County

What is the racial makeup of Walker Valley High School?

Students at Walker Valley High School are 84% White, 8% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 3% African American, 1% Asian.

Is Walker Valley High School a good school?

Walker Valley High School ranks 80^th of 389 Tennessee high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools feed into Walker Valley High School?

Walker Valley High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Charleston Elementary School
Elementary : Hopewell Elementary School
Elementary : Michigan Avenue Elementary School
Elementary : North Lee Elementary School
Elementary : Prospect Elementary School
Middle : Ocoee Middle School

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Tennessee Department of Education.

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