Enrollment
170
High
DISTRICT 184 · STATE 501
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·VALLEY R-VI·NCES 293072002119
VALLEY HIGH
1 VIKING DR, CALEDONIA, MO 63631 · (573) 779-3515 · Washington County
GRADES 07–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL170 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 46% of Missouri public high schools
- C-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 Missouri public high schools
Student : Teacher
9.5:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.0:1 · STATE 12.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
170 students
DISTRICT 100% · STATE 54%
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 7 | 17 | 10% |
| Grade 8 | 25 | 15% |
| Grade 9 | 37 | 22% |
| Grade 10 | 32 | 19% |
| Grade 11 | 20 | 12% |
| Grade 12 | 39 | 23% |
Student demographics
5%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 52% · 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 VALLEY R-VI. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedMath
15.3%
MO avg 43.8% . -2.5pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 15 of every 100 students at this school do math at grade level. The Missouri average is about 44 of 100. Math scores are down about 3 points since 2021.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Math | 6.1% | 9.2% | 36.0% | 48.4% |
Share of tested students at each MAP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
MAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | N/A | 15.3% |
| 2023-24 | 44.4% | 28.2% |
| 2022-23 | 44.8% | 27.0% |
| 2021-22 | 33.7% | 17.8% |
% Proficient + Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MAP. 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
26.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.4%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 26% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 22% typical for Missouri 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 Missouri'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 VALLEY HIGH
VALLEY HIGH's state test result (26.4% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| VALLEY HIGH this school | 170 | 100.0% | 26.4% |
| GALENA HIGH GALENA | 196 | 100.0% | 21.6% |
| EMINENCE HIGH EMINENCE | 120 | 100.0% | N/A |
| CABOOL HIGH CABOOL | 209 | 100.0% | 39.7% |
| FAIR PLAY HIGH FAIR PLAY | 119 | 100.0% | 46.0% |
| KINGSTON HIGH CADET | 259 | 100.0% | 25.6% |
Matched among Missouri 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 Missouri |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 26.4% | #342 of 443 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 15.3% | #400 of 453 ▼ 106 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.4% | #235 of 382 ▼ 12 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 170 | #376 of 561 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #71 of 455 |
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
170
-26 (-13%) vs 2020
-34% since 1990-91, when it was 257
Student : Teacher
9.5:1
was 11.5:1
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 | 170 | 17.8 | 9.5:1 | 100% (170) |
| 2023-24 | 171 | 17.8 | 9.6:1 | 41% (70) |
| 2022-23 | 183 | 16.8 | 10.9:1 | 41% (75) |
| 2020-21 | 196 | 17 | 11.5:1 | 42% (83) |
| 2017-18 | 194 | 16 | 12.1:1 | 55% (107) |
| 2015-16 | 182 | 16 | 11.4:1 | 51% (92) |
| 2010-11 | 199 | 17 | 11.7:1 | 41% (81) |
| 2000-01 | 256 | 17 | 15.1:1 | 39% (101) |
| 1990-91 | 257 | 17 | 15.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for VALLEY HIGH.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (194 to 170); teachers up 11% (16 to 17.8).
About VALLEY HIGH
VALLEY HIGH is a very small high school in Missouri, located in CALEDONIA. The school has 170 students in 2024-25 across grades 7 through 12. That compares with an average of about 501 students for high schools in Missouri.
VALLEY R-VI has 2 schools and 368 students, and VALLEY HIGH is one of those schools.
At VALLEY HIGH, 98% of students are White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, VALLEY HIGH scores 5%.
For every teacher at VALLEY HIGH, there are about 9.5 students; the school has 17.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, high schools in Missouri average 12.2:1. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 100%. The average for public schools in Washington County is similar, at 100%.
Among Missouri public high schools, VALLEY HIGH outscored 46%, which works out to a B- on the allk12 Grade.
VALLEY HIGH sits between the top and bottom 10% of Missouri schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 26.4% and a predicted 22.4%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Washington County show that median household income comes to about $56,043, roughly 12% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 13%. The county's public schools total 12, with about 3,450 students.
CALEDONIA ELEM. is less than a tenth of a mile from VALLEY HIGH, the shortest distance to any other public school. Other public schools within five miles: 2. Nearby schools with test data average 52.0% proficiency; VALLEY HIGH posts 26.4%.
Federal data place VALLEY HIGH in the Rural: Remote locale, which means it is in rural territory far from an urban area.
From 196 students in 2020-21, enrollment decreased to 170 by 2024-25. The number of students per teacher dropped from 11.5 to 9.5 over 4 years.
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Washington County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
23,470
Census ACS
Median income
$56,043
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
12%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
12
3,450 students
Quick facts
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Nearby schools
- CALEDONIA ELEM.0.0 mi · 198
- BELLEVIEW ELEM.4.9 mi · 81
- BISMARCK R-V ELEM.8.9 mi · 207
- BISMARCK R-V HIGH8.9 mi · 239
- POTOSI ELEM.10.2 mi · 683
- WEST COUNTY ELEM.10.8 mi · 390
Frequently asked questions
About VALLEY HIGHHow large is VALLEY HIGH?
VALLEY HIGH enrolls approximately 170 students in grades 07-12.
What grades does VALLEY HIGH serve?
VALLEY HIGH serves grades 07-12.
How many teachers does VALLEY HIGH have?
VALLEY HIGH employs 18 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.5:1.
What is the student diversity at VALLEY HIGH?
Student demographics at VALLEY HIGH are roughly 98% White, 1% Hispanic, 1% Two or more.
Is VALLEY HIGH public or private?
VALLEY HIGH is a public K-12 school, overseen by VALLEY R-VI.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.