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Enrollment
692
High
DISTRICT 301 · STATE 682
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHAMBERS COUNTY·NCES 010060000271
Valley High School
501 Highway 29, Valley, AL 36854 · (334) 756-4105 · Chambers County
GRADES 07–12HIGH32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL692 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.0:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.9:1 · STATE 17.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
58%
402 students
DISTRICT 62% · STATE 58%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 2 | 0% |
| Grade 8 | 1 | 0% |
| Grade 9 | 194 | 28% |
| Grade 10 | 172 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 162 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 161 | 23% |
Student demographics
60%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 62% · STATE 63% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
ACAP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
12.8%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
8.8%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 13 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 9 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Alabama schools, those numbers are about 53 and 32.
Source: ACAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of AL schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
13.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.8%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-28.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 13% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 42% typical for Alabama schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Valley High School
Valley High School's state test result (13.3% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Valley High School this school | 692 | 58.1% | 13.3% |
| Benjamin Russell High School Alexander City | 852 | 58.2% | 28.9% |
| Demopolis High School Demopolis | 594 | 54.7% | 29.7% |
| Calera High Calera | 1,018 | 56.9% | 22.0% |
| Carroll High School Ozark | 640 | 63.9% | 14.7% |
| Bibb County High School Centreville | 428 | 59.8% | 15.2% |
Matched among Alabama high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Valley High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 13.3% | #249 of 305 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 8.8% | #236 of 305 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 12.8% | #260 of 305 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 692 | #114 of 319 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.0:1 | #208 of 307 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.5% | #51 of 307 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 58.1% | #138 of 317 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.4% | #81 of 164 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
692
-33 (-5%) vs 2020
-19% since 1990-91, when it was 854
Student : Teacher
18.0:1
was 19.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 692 | 38.4 | 18.0:1 | 58% (402) |
| 2023-24 | 656 | 41 | 16.0:1 | 28% (182) |
| 2022-23 | 642 | 40 | 16.1:1 | 28% (178) |
| 2020-21 | 725 | 37 | 19.6:1 | 51% (372) |
| 2017-18 | 799 | 46.3 | 17.3:1 | 54% (434) |
| 2015-16 | 795 | 44 | 18.1:1 | 55% (441) |
| 2010-11 | 938 | 54 | 17.4:1 | 57% (530) |
| 2000-01 | 746 | 41 | 18.2:1 | 37% (276) |
| 1990-91 | 854 | 43 | 19.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Valley High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (799 to 692); teachers down 17% (46.3 to 38.4).
About Valley High School
Valley High School operates as a mid-sized high school in Valley, Alabama. It reports enrollment of 692 students in grades 7 through 12.
Chambers County has 9 schools and 3,203 students, and Valley High School is one of those schools.
The largest racial or ethnic group at Valley High School is Black, with 46% of students. Next come 41% White, 10% Hispanic, and 2% multiracial. The diversity index for Valley High School is 60%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
For every teacher at Valley High School, there are about 18.0 students; the school has 38.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, high schools in Alabama average 17.2:1. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 58%.
In Alabama, Valley High School is one of the bottom 10% of schools on BeatsExpectations, with an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 13.3% compared with a predicted 41.8%.
For Chambers County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $49,656 a year, 15% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 13% of people live in poverty. Counting Valley High School, Chambers County has 13 public schools.
Fairfax Elementary School is about 0.8 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Within five miles of Valley High School, there are 7 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Valley High School ranks 7th of 8 on average proficiency.
NCES lists the school's locale as Town: Distant. That means it sits in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
The school shrank from 725 students in 2020-21 to 692 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 19.6:1 to 18.0:1.
This page is set up for the Valley High School community to discuss special education services, counseling, and support programs. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Chambers County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
34,192
Census ACS
Median income
$49,656
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
13
4,174 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Chambers County
- Fairfax Elementary SchoolElementary · 689 students
- W F Burns Middle SchoolMiddle · 545 students
- Huguley Elementary SchoolElementary · 383 students
- Lafayette Eastside Elementary SchoolElementary · 311 students
- Bob HardingShawmut ElementaryElementary · 232 students
- Lafayette High SchoolHigh · 182 students
Other schools in Valley
- Beulah Elementary SchoolElementary · 696 students
- Fairfax Elementary SchoolElementary · 689 students
- W F Burns Middle SchoolMiddle · 545 students
- Beulah High SchoolHigh · 535 students
- Bob HardingShawmut ElementaryElementary · 232 students
Other Valley High schools
16 other US public schools in 12 states are named Valley High. Valley High School is the 7th largest of the 17.
- Valley High SchoolLas Vegas, NV · 2,467 students
- Valley High SchoolWest Des Moines, IA · 2,178 students
- Valley HighSanta Ana, CA · 1,908 students
- Valley HighSacramento, CA · 1,622 students
- VALLEY HIGHALBUQUERQUE, NM · 962 students
Nearby schools
- Fairfax Elementary School0.8 mi · 689
- W F Burns Middle School0.9 mi · 545
- Bob HardingShawmut Elementary2.6 mi · 232
- Huguley Elementary School3.5 mi · 383
- Lanett Senior High School3.9 mi · 260
- Lanett Junior High School3.9 mi · 147
Frequently asked questions
About Valley High SchoolHow many students attend Valley High School?
Valley High School enrolls approximately 692 students in grades 07-12.
Is Valley High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Valley High School is a high school covering grades 07-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Valley High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Valley High School is approximately 18.0:1 (38 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Valley High School?
Valley High School reports a student body of 41% White, 10% Hispanic, 46% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Valley High School in?
Valley High School is part of Chambers County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.