Enrollment
175
High
DISTRICT 202 · STATE 373
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·VALDEZ CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 020078000370
Valdez High School
319 Robe River Dr, Valdez, AK 99686 · (907) 835-4767 · Chugach Census Area
GRADES 09–12HIGH43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL175 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 81% of Alaska public high schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Alaska public high schools
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
13 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.7:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
33%
58 students
DISTRICT 32% · STATE 65%
Community
0
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 9 | 48 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 50 | 29% |
| Grade 11 | 38 | 22% |
| Grade 12 | 39 | 22% |
Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 54% · STATE 71% · 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
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Valdez City School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
AK STAR + Alaska Science 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
45.0%
AK avg 36.1% . +7.5pp since 2023
Math
28.2%
AK avg 34.6% . +13.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the AK STAR + Alaska Science, Alaska's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 28 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Alaska schools, those numbers are about 36 and 35. Reading and writing scores are up about 8 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 14 points.
AK STAR + Alaska Science results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 45.0% | 28.2% |
| 2023-24 | 37.5% | 14.6% |
% Advanced + Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: AK STAR + Alaska Science. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
38.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.0%
based on AK schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% typical for Alaska schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Alaska's top nor bottom 10%.
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 Valdez High School
Valdez High School's state test result (38.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Valdez High School this school | 175 | 33.1% | 38.4% |
| Homer High School Homer | 357 | 34.7% | 50.5% |
| Sitka High School Sitka | 305 | 25.9% | 42.8% |
| Kenai Central High School Kenai | 525 | 36.0% | 29.8% |
| Nikiski Middle/Senior High School Nikiski | 276 | 48.2% | 33.0% |
| Hutchison High School Fairbanks | 356 | 25.0% | 34.5% |
Matched among Alaska 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 Valdez High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Alaska |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.4% | #10 of 39 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 28.2% | #11 of 43 ▲ 20 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.0% | #9 of 44 ▲ 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 175 | #41 of 72 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 33.1% | #25 of 45 |
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
175
+20 (+13%) vs 2020
-17% since 1990-91, when it was 211
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
was 10.3:1
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 | 175 | 13.3 | 13.2:1 | 33% (58) |
| 2023-24 | 166 | 13.8 | 12.0:1 | 31% (52) |
| 2022-23 | 157 | 13.3 | 11.8:1 | 31% (48) |
| 2020-21 | 155 | 15 | 10.3:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 174 | 14.7 | 11.8:1 | 30% (52) |
| 2015-16 | 176 | 13 | 13.5:1 | 18% (32) |
| 2010-11 | 222 | 16 | 13.9:1 | 38% (85) |
| 2000-01 | 270 | 7 | 38.6:1 | 6% (16) |
| 1990-91 | 211 | 15 | 14.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Valdez High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (174 to 175); teachers down 10% (14.7 to 13.3).
About Valdez High School
Located in Valdez, Alaska, Valdez High School is a small high school. The school had 175 students in grades 9 through 12 in 2024-25. Average enrollment for high schools in Alaska is about 373, so this school runs 53% smaller than that.
Valdez High School belongs to Valdez City School District, a district of 3 schools and 605 students.
Roughly 62% of students at Valdez High School are White. Beyond that, enrollment is 21% multiracial, 10% Native American, and 4% Hispanic. The White share of the county population is higher, at 71%. Pick two students at random and there is a 56% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school has about 13.2 students per teacher and 13.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. This ratio sits 3.8 below the 17.0:1 average for high schools in Alaska. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 33%. That rate is below the 48% average among public schools in Chugach Census Area.
Valdez High School is graded A- by allk12, scoring above 81% of Alaska public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Compared with Alaska schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Valdez High School's results are 3.5 points below predicted: 38.4% against 42.0%.
In Chugach Census Area (population about 6,862), the median household income is $90,509, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 31%, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. Valdez High School is one of 10 public schools in the county.
The nearest public school is George H. Gilson Middle School, at less than a tenth of a mile. Around the school, 2 other public schools are within five miles.
NCES lists the school's locale as Rural: Remote. That means it sits in rural territory far from an urban area.
Enrollment grew 13% from its 2020-21 level of 155. The ratio of students to teachers went from 10.3:1 to 13.2:1 over the same years.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Valdez High School covering things like sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Chugach Census Area at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
6,862
Census ACS
Median income
$90,509
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
10
1,034 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Valdez City School District
- Hermon Hutchens ElementaryElementary · 287 students
- George H. Gilson Middle SchoolMiddle · 143 students
- Valdez Home SchoolCombined
Other schools in Valdez
- Hermon Hutchens ElementaryElementary · 287 students
- George H. Gilson Middle SchoolMiddle · 143 students
- Valdez Home SchoolCombined
Nearby schools
- George H. Gilson Middle School0.1 mi · 143
- Hermon Hutchens Elementary0.7 mi · 287
- Tatitlek Community School21.6 mi · 10
Frequently asked questions
About Valdez High SchoolHow many students attend Valdez High School?
Valdez High School enrolls approximately 175 students in grades 09-12.
Is Valdez High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Valdez High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Valdez High School have?
Valdez High School employs 13 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.2:1.
What is the student diversity at Valdez High School?
Student demographics at Valdez High School are roughly 62% White, 4% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 21% Two or more.
Is Valdez High School public or private?
Valdez High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Valdez City School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.