VALLEY PARK SR. HIGH

VALLEY PARK SR. HIGH is one of the tight-knit high schools in VALLEY PARK, Missouri, one of the schools within VALLEY PARK, with 230 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12. That puts it 54% smaller than the typical public school in Missouri, which averages around 501 students.

Within VALLEY PARK, which oversees 3 schools and 734 students, VALLEY PARK SR. HIGH is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, VALLEY PARK SR. HIGH lists that White students make up the majority at 65%. The remainder breaks down as 17% Black, 8% multiracial, 7% Hispanic, 4% Asian. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at school resources, On paper, VALLEY PARK SR. HIGH has 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 10.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.2:1, putting VALLEY PARK SR. HIGH tighter than the state norm the norm. About 36% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, VALLEY PARK SR. HIGH ranks in the top 10% of Missouri public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 50.6%; VALLEY PARK SR. HIGH posts 93.1%, +42.5 points above that line.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for St. Louis County indicate the typical household earns roughly $82,936 per year, 47% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Across St. Louis County's 275 public schools (combined enrollment of about 134,601 students), VALLEY PARK SR. HIGH is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is VALLEY PARK MIDDLE, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts VALLEY PARK SR. HIGH at 1st of 9; the average score across the group is 46.9%.

The campus sits in a bedroom-community setting.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at VALLEY PARK SR. HIGH has fell 18%, going from 280 students in 2018 to 230 in 2025. Over the same period, the Black share fell from 25% to 17%. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 13.1:1 in 2018 to 10.5:1 today.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.