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Enrollment
850
High
DISTRICT 862 · STATE 558
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JEFFERSON COUNTY·NCES 210299000639
Valley High
10200 Dixie Highway, Louisville, KY 40272 · (502) 485-8339 · Jefferson County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL850 STUDENTS
F
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Scored higher than 2% of Kentucky public high schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Kentucky public high schools
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
60 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.7:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
68%
582 students
DISTRICT 65% · STATE 63%
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 9 | 229 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 229 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 235 | 28% |
| Grade 12 | 152 | 18% |
| Ungraded | 5 | 1% |
Student demographics
67%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 72% · STATE 47% · 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
KSA (K-PREP) 2024-25 . % Proficient/DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
21.0%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
14.0%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 21 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 14 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Kentucky schools, those numbers are about 48 and 43.
Source: KSA (K-PREP). All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of KY schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
16.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.6%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-22.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 17% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 40% typical for Kentucky 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
Valley High's state test result (16.7% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Valley High this school | 850 | 68.5% | 16.7% |
| Hopkinsville High School Hopkinsville | 961 | 63.1% | 34.3% |
| Christian County High School Hopkinsville | 1,153 | 65.1% | 28.8% |
| Pleasure Ridge Park High Louisville | 1,777 | 69.7% | 15.5% |
| Jeffersontown High Jeffersontown | 1,196 | 65.7% | 25.7% |
| Waggener High Louisville | 888 | 65.7% | 24.0% |
Matched among Kentucky 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 ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky | In Jefferson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 16.7% | #206 of 211 | #14 of 19 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 14.0% | #208 of 211 | #16 of 19 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 21.0% | #207 of 211 | #15 of 19 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 850 | #100 of 304 | #19 of 35 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.2:1 | #42 of 217 | #7 of 23 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.6% | #25 of 217 | #13 of 23 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 68.5% | #48 of 230 | #9 of 25 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.9% | #16 of 139 | #4 of 12 |
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
850
-52 (-6%) vs 2020
-30% since 1990-91, when it was 1,210
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
was 14.6:1
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 | 850 | 60 | 14.2:1 | 68% (582) |
| 2023-24 | 886 | 56.9 | 15.6:1 | 67% (593) |
| 2022-23 | 964 | 54 | 17.9:1 | 70% (674) |
| 2020-21 | 902 | 62 | 14.6:1 | 73% (661) |
| 2017-18 | 1,035 | 81 | 12.8:1 | 78% (812) |
| 2015-16 | 1,484 | 97 | 15.3:1 | 77% (1,142) |
| 2010-11 | 863 | 59 | 14.6:1 | 79% (685) |
| 2000-01 | 1,083 | 48 | 22.6:1 | 44% (474) |
| 1990-91 | 1,210 | 71 | 17.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Valley High.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (1,035 to 850); teachers down 26% (81 to 60).
About Valley High
Valley High is a large high school in Louisville, Kentucky, (ZIP code 40272). The school enrolls 850 students in grades 9 through 12. On average, high schools in Kentucky enroll around 558, and this school is 52% larger than that mark.
Jefferson County counts 167 schools and 95,124 students, including Valley High.
At Valley High, White students make up the biggest share, 45%. Other groups include 32% Black, 17% Hispanic, and 5% multiracial. By comparison, Jefferson County residents are about 63% White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 67, compared with 70 nationally.
Valley High reported 60 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 14.2:1. The school's 14.2:1 compares with an average of 16.6:1 for high schools in Kentucky. Roughly 68% of students at Valley High can receive free or reduced-price lunch.
On the allk12 Grade, Valley High lands at F, ahead of 2% of Kentucky public high schools.
BeatsExpectations places Valley High in the bottom 10% of Kentucky schools. The measure fits a line through proficiency and free or reduced-price lunch share for each state, and this school sits 22.9 points below it (16.7% actual, 39.6% predicted).
In the surrounding county, Jefferson County, the median household earns about $69,866 a year, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Valley High, Jefferson County has 175 public schools.
Dixie Elementary is about 0.2 miles from Valley High, the shortest distance to any other public school. The five-mile area around Valley High holds at least 8 other public schools. Valley High comes in 8th of 9 nearby schools on average proficiency.
The federal government classifies Valley High's location as City: Large.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 6% decline, from 902 to 850.
This page collects posts and questions about Valley High, such as fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Jefferson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
783,022
Census ACS
Median income
$69,866
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
37%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
175
95,579 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Jefferson County
- Ballard HighHigh · 2,148 students
- duPont Manual HighHigh · 1,899 students
- Marion C. Moore SchoolHigh · 1,892 students
- Eastern HighHigh · 1,790 students
- Pleasure Ridge Park HighHigh · 1,777 students
- Louisville Male HighHigh · 1,763 students
Other schools in Louisville
- Ballard HighHigh · 2,148 students
- duPont Manual HighHigh · 1,899 students
- Marion C. Moore SchoolHigh · 1,892 students
- Pleasure Ridge Park HighHigh · 1,777 students
- Louisville Male HighHigh · 1,763 students
- Southern HighHigh · 1,725 students
Other Valley High schools
16 other US public schools in 12 states are named Valley High. Valley High is the 6th largest of the 17.
- Valley High SchoolOwensboro, KY · 16 students
- 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
Nearby schools
- Dixie Elementary0.2 mi · 370
- Wilkerson Elementary School1.1 mi · 541
- Layne Elementary1.1 mi · 430
- Medora Elementary1.3 mi · 460
- Stuart Middle School1.3 mi · 1,166
- Johnsontown Road Elementary1.5 mi · 406
Frequently asked questions
About Valley HighWhat is the total enrollment at Valley High?
Valley High enrolls approximately 850 students in grades 09-12.
Is Valley High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Valley High is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Valley High have?
Valley High employs 60 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.2:1.
What is the student diversity at Valley High?
Student demographics at Valley High are roughly 45% White, 17% Hispanic, 32% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Valley High in?
Valley High is part of Jefferson County.
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