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VALLEY VIEW H S
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveBeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodology7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About VALLEY VIEW H S
VALLEY VIEW H S is one of the well-populated senior highs in HIDALGO, Texas, one of the schools within VALLEY VIEW ISD, with 1,227 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 796 students each, so VALLEY VIEW H S sits 54% above that benchmark.
Across the 9 schools in VALLEY VIEW ISD (4,295 students total), VALLEY VIEW H S accounts for its share of the district's footprint.
On the student-mix side, VALLEY VIEW H S shows that nearly all students (100%) are Hispanic.
In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 81 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.1:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 92% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), VALLEY VIEW H S is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 33.7%; this one delivers 52.6%, a residual of +19.0 points.
Around the school, the surrounding county (Hidalgo County) logs that median household income runs about $54,338, roughly 21% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 23% of residents live below the federal poverty line. VALLEY VIEW H S is one of 364 public schools in Hidalgo County (combined enrollment of about 212,859 students).
The closest other public school is VALLEY VIEW J H, roughly 0.5 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, VALLEY VIEW H S comes 6th of 9 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 55.9%.
Geographically, the school is in an outer-ring area.
Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count held roughly steady: 1,222 students in 2018 compared to 1,227 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 19.8:1 in 2018 to 15.1:1 today.
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