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What's the one class at Valley View High School every student should take?
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Enrollment
468
High
DISTRICT 550 · STATE 565
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·VALLEY VIEW LOCAL·NCES 390487403386
Valley View High School
6057 Farmersville Germantn Pik, Germantown, OH 45327 · (937) 855-4116 · Montgomery County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL468 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 50% of Ohio public high schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- DThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Ohio public high schools
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.6:1 · STATE 17.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
40%
186 students
DISTRICT 31% · STATE 43%
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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 124 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 128 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 100 | 21% |
| Grade 12 | 116 | 25% |
Student demographics
11%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 16% · STATE 54% · 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 View Local. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
71.8%
OH avg 59.8% . -5.4pp since 2021
Math
39.2%
OH avg 56.1% . -5.6pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 72 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 39 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Ohio schools, those numbers are about 60 and 56. Reading and writing scores are down about 5 points since 2021, while math scores are down about 6 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 71.8% | 39.2% |
| 2023-24 | 76.1% | 33.7% |
| 2022-23 | 74.4% | 45.0% |
| 2021-22 | 77.2% | 44.8% |
% Proficient or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Ohio's State Tests. 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
69.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
73.8%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 69% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 74% typical for Ohio 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 Ohio'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 View High School
Valley View High School's state test result (69.4% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Valley View High School this school | 468 | 39.7% | 69.4% |
| Clermont Northeastern High School Batavia | 405 | 38.8% | 61.3% |
| Wayne Trace High School Haviland | 404 | 40.1% | 69.8% |
| Graham High School Saint Paris | 491 | 41.8% | 60.2% |
| Carlisle High School Carlisle | 415 | 40.0% | 64.2% |
| Licking Valley High School Newark | 589 | 36.2% | 59.7% |
Matched among Ohio 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 View High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Montgomery County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 69.4% | #233 of 403 | #5 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.2% | #514 of 776 ▲ 18 | #11 of 28 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 71.8% | #274 of 774 ▼ 78 | #5 of 28 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -5.5pp | #66 of 742 | #4 of 25 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 468 | #410 of 888 | #20 of 34 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.1:1 | #354 of 739 | #6 of 24 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 11.1% | #613 of 749 | #25 of 25 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 39.7% | #242 of 435 | #6 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.3% | #140 of 484 | #2 of 14 |
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
468
-45 (-9%) vs 2020
-14% since 1990-91, when it was 545
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
was 17.7:1
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 | 468 | 29 | 16.1:1 | 40% (186) |
| 2023-24 | 476 | 30 | 15.9:1 | 34% (163) |
| 2022-23 | 453 | N/A | N/A | 32% (145) |
| 2020-21 | 513 | 29 | 17.7:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 566 | 34 | 16.6:1 | 24% (134) |
| 2015-16 | 539 | 33 | 16.3:1 | 24% (131) |
| 2010-11 | 578 | 38 | 15.2:1 | 23% (131) |
| 2000-01 | 630 | 44 | 14.3:1 | 0% (0) |
| 1990-91 | 545 | 25 | 21.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Valley View High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 17% (566 to 468); teachers down 15% (34 to 29).
About Valley View High School
Valley View High School is a small high school in Germantown, Ohio, one of the schools in Valley View Local. It covers grades 9 through 12, with a total enrollment of 468 students.
Federal data list 4 schools in Valley View Local, with 2,199 students enrolled.
Federal enrollment data show Valley View High School is 94% White. Other groups include 2% multiracial. The county population is about 68% White. Valley View High School's diversity index is 11%, against a US figure of 70%.
Federal staffing data show 29 full-time-equivalent teachers at Valley View High School and a ratio of 16.1:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 17.7:1 average for high schools in Ohio. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 40% of enrollment. For comparison, public schools in Montgomery County average 42%.
The allk12 Grade for Valley View High School is B-. Compared with Ohio public high schools, the school scored higher than 50% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Valley View High School is 4.3 points below its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (69.4% versus 73.8%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Ohio.
Montgomery County has about 536,096 residents, and the median household income is $66,139, about 31% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 11%. In all, Montgomery County has 160 public schools and roughly 74,487 students.
The closest other public school is Valley View Middle School, less than a tenth of a mile away. Within five miles are 3 other public schools. Its average proficiency rate of 69.4% is above the 65.5% average for nearby schools.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Rural: Fringe.
Enrollment at Valley View High School dropped 9% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 513 to 468 students. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (16.1:1) than in 2020-21 (17.7:1).
Community posts for Valley View High School can cover school safety, transportation, and start times. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Montgomery County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
536,096
Census ACS
Median income
$66,139
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
160
74,487 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Valley View Local
- Valley View Elementary SchoolElementary · 814 students
- Valley View Primary SchoolElementary · 532 students
- Valley View Middle SchoolMiddle · 385 students
- Valley View Local SchoolsCombined
- Valley View PreSchoolElementary
Other schools in Germantown
- Valley View Elementary SchoolElementary · 814 students
- Valley View Primary SchoolElementary · 532 students
- Valley View Middle SchoolMiddle · 385 students
- Valley View Local SchoolsCombined
- Valley View PreSchoolElementary
Other Valley View High schools
5 other US public schools in 5 states are named Valley View High. Valley View High School is the 5th largest of the 6.
- Valley View HighMoreno Valley, CA · 2,699 students
- Valley View High SchoolHIDALGO, TX · 1,227 students
- Valley View High SchoolArchbald, PA · 747 students
- VALLEY VIEW HIGH SCHOOLJONESBORO, AR · 675 students
- Valley View High SchoolVALLEY VIEW, TX · 257 students
Nearby schools
- Valley View Middle School0.0 mi · 385
- Valley View Elementary School0.0 mi · 814
- Valley View Primary School2.1 mi · 532
- Bear Primary School5.3 mi · 170
- Jefferson Jr./Sr. High School6.0 mi · 128
- Dixie High School6.1 mi · 311
Frequently asked questions
About Valley View High SchoolHow large is Valley View High School?
Valley View High School enrolls approximately 468 students in grades 09-12.
Is Valley View High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Valley View High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Valley View High School have?
Valley View High School employs 29 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.1:1.
How diverse is Valley View High School?
Valley View High School reports a student body of 94% White, 1% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Valley View High School?
Valley View High School is overseen by Valley View Local in Montgomery County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.