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Valley High School

2839 S Burnham Ave, Las Vegas, NV 89169 · (702) 799-5450 · Clark County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL2,467 STUDENTS
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This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work

Enrollment
2,467
High
DISTRICT 1,482 · STATE 973
Student : Teacher
20.2:1
122 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.1:1 · STATE 72.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
2,467 students
DISTRICT 99% · STATE 85%
Community
1
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

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 961425%
Grade 1063626%
Grade 1165427%
Grade 1255122%
Ungraded120%
Student demographics
47%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · STATE 70% · US 70%
White
1165%
DISTRICT 19% · STATE 26% · US 43%
Hispanic
1,74771%
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 46% · US 30%
Black
40016%
DISTRICT 16% · STATE 12% · US 15%
Asian
994%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 6% · US 6%
Two+
833%
DISTRICT 8% · STATE 8% · US 5%
Native American
60%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 1% · US 1%
Pacific Islander
161%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 1% · US 0%
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
Male
1,30053%
Female
1,16747%

School pathway

Feeds from
Knudson K O Academy of the Arts06–08
Based on published attendance-zone data from Clark County. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Matched among Nevada 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
MeasureThis schoolIn NevadaIn Clark County
Enrollment
ranked largest first
2,467#21 of 130#21 of 73
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
20.2:1#19 of 78#12 of 49
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
46.7%#64 of 80#41 of 51
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
100%#12 of 97#11 of 58
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-14.0%#12 of 41#10 of 31
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 2024-25
Enrollment
2,467
-277 (-10%) vs 2020
-21% since 1990-91, when it was 3,106
Student : Teacher
20.2:1
was 25.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-252,46712220.2:1100% (2,467)
2023-242,46610623.3:1100% (2,466)
2022-232,71411024.7:1100% (2,713)
2020-212,74410825.4:1100% (2,744)
2017-182,86712123.7:171% (2,033)
2015-162,97711625.7:181% (2,406)
2010-112,96112922.9:162% (1,836)
2000-012,67711623.1:1N/A
1990-913,10611826.3:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Valley High School.

About Valley High School

This page covers Valley High School, a large high school in Las Vegas, Nevada. It teaches 2,467 students in grades 9 through 12. High schools in Nevada have about 973 students on average; enrollment here is 154% higher.

Clark County is the district for Valley High School. It has 375 schools and 301,622 students.

More than half of enrollment at Valley High School is Hispanic: 71%. The remaining shares are 16% Black, 5% White, 4% Asian, and 3% multiracial. Clark County as a whole is about 32% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 47%.

Valley High School lists 122 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 20.2 students per teacher. The gap from the 72.6:1 average for high schools in Nevada is 52.4 students per teacher. About 100% of students at Valley High School are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.

Clark County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $76,472, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 28%, and about 10% of people live in poverty. Clark County's 462 public schools enroll about 360,225 students and include Valley High School.

Of the public schools around it, Valley High School is closest to Lake Robert E Elementary School, about 0.4 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8.

Locale data from NCES put Valley High School in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more (Suburb: Large).

Enrollment figures show a decline of 277 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25. The number of students per teacher dropped from 25.4 to 20.2 over 4 years.

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Clark County at a glance

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Population
2,329,548
Census ACS
Median income
$76,472
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
462
360,225 students

Quick facts

School name
Valley High School
District
Clark County
Address
2839 S Burnham Ave, Las Vegas, NV 89169
Phone
(702) 799-5450
County
Clark County
Level
High
Grade range
09–12
Total enrollment
2,467
Teachers (FTE)
122
Student–teacher ratio
20.2:1
Free and reduced lunch
2,467 (100%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
320006000107
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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16 other US public schools in 12 states are named Valley High. Valley High School is the largest of the 17.

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Frequently asked questions

About Valley High School
How many students attend Valley High School?
Valley High School enrolls approximately 2,467 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Valley High School serve?
Valley High School serves grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Valley High School?
Approximately 20.2:1 students per teacher at Valley High School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Valley High School?
At Valley High School, the student body is approximately 5% White, 71% Hispanic, 16% Black, 4% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Valley High School public or private?
Valley High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Clark County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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