Enrollment
154
High
DISTRICT 129 · STATE 980
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KANE DISTRICT·NCES 490048000341
Valley High
150 N CENTER, ORDERVILLE, UT 84758 · (435) 648-2278 · Kane County
GRADES 07–12HIGH43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL154 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 87% of Utah public high schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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 Utah public high schools
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
11 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.6:1 · STATE 21.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
29%
45 students
DISTRICT 38% · STATE 33%
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 | 21 | 14% |
| Grade 8 | 24 | 16% |
| Grade 9 | 32 | 21% |
| Grade 10 | 31 | 20% |
| Grade 11 | 26 | 17% |
| Grade 12 | 20 | 13% |
Student demographics
12%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 22% · STATE 47% · 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
Test scores
RISE / Utah Aspire+ 2024-25 . % Proficient + Highly ProficientEnglish Language Arts
56.1%
UT avg 41.4% . +8.1pp since 2023
Math
37.5%
UT avg 41.8% . +4.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the RISE / Utah Aspire+, Utah's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 38 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Utah schools, those numbers are about 41 and 42. Reading and writing scores are up about 8 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
RISE / Utah Aspire+ results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 56.1% | 37.5% |
| 2023-24 | 48.0% | 32.7% |
% Proficient + Highly Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: RISE / Utah Aspire+. 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
51.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.5%
based on UT schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 46% typical for Utah 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 Utah'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 (51.5% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Valley High this school | 154 | 29.2% | 51.5% |
| Rich High RANDOLPH | 162 | 28.4% | 42.0% |
| Launch High CEDAR CITY | 196 | 27.6% | 59.9% |
| Parowan High PAROWAN | 349 | 33.2% | 46.2% |
| Panguitch High PANGUITCH | 149 | 21.5% | 36.9% |
| Tintic High EUREKA | 142 | 31.0% | 22.7% |
Matched among Utah 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 Utah |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.5% | #22 of 149 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.5% | #20 of 42 ▲ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.1% | #9 of 42 ▲ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 154 | #159 of 189 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 29.2% | #75 of 169 |
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
154
+14 (+10%) vs 2020
+8% since 1990-91, when it was 143
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 | 154 | 11 | 14.1:1 | 29% (45) |
| 2023-24 | 154 | 11.2 | 13.8:1 | 32% (50) |
| 2022-23 | 150 | 11 | 13.7:1 | 25% (37) |
| 2020-21 | 140 | N/A | N/A | 31% (43) |
| 2017-18 | 136 | N/A | N/A | 45% (61) |
| 2015-16 | 121 | N/A | N/A | 41% (50) |
| 2010-11 | 121 | 9 | 13.4:1 | 43% (52) |
| 2000-01 | 192 | 10 | 19.2:1 | 36% (70) |
| 1990-91 | 143 | 9 | 15.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Valley High.
About Valley High
Valley High operates as a very small high school in ORDERVILLE, Utah. The school teaches grades 7 through 12 and enrolls 154 students. The school is 84% below the average for high schools in Utah.
Federal data list 10 schools in Kane District, with 1,484 students enrolled.
The share of White students at Valley High is 94%. Other groups include 4% multiracial. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Valley High scores 12%.
The school lists 11 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.1:1. Compared with the 21.1:1 average for high schools in Utah, this school's ratio is lower. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 29% of the student body.
On the allk12 Grade, Valley High lands at A, ahead of 87% of Utah public high schools.
Valley High posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 51.5%, compared with a predicted 45.5%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Utah schools on BeatsExpectations.
In the wider Kane County area, median household income comes to about $77,092, 29% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of people live in poverty. Kane County's 11 public schools enroll about 1,484 students and include Valley High.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Valley School, is about 0.2 miles. Ranked by average proficiency, Valley High places 4th out of 5 schools in its immediate area.
In the federal locale system, Valley High is coded Rural: Remote, for schools in rural territory far from an urban area.
Enrollment was 154 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 140.
Use the discussion section to ask about homework, tutoring, and testing dates at Valley High. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Kane County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
8,170
Census ACS
Median income
$77,092
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
11
1,484 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Kane District
- Kanab SchoolElementary · 523 students
- Kanab HighHigh · 322 students
- Valley SchoolElementary · 162 students
- Kanab MiddleMiddle · 160 students
- Kane PreschoolElementary · 73 students
- Big Water SchoolElementary · 40 students
Other Valley High schools
16 other US public schools in 12 states are named Valley High. Valley High is the 13th largest of the 17.
- Valley High SchoolSOUTH JORDAN, UT · 347 students
- Valley High SchoolLas Vegas, NV · 2,467 students
- Valley High SchoolWest Des Moines, IA · 2,178 students
- Valley HighSanta Ana, CA · 1,908 students
- Valley HighSacramento, CA · 1,622 students
Nearby schools
- Valley School0.2 mi · 162
- Kanab High17.7 mi · 322
- Kanab Middle17.7 mi · 160
- Kane Preschool17.9 mi · 73
- Kanab School18.2 mi · 523
- Springdale School20.8 mi · 35
Frequently asked questions
About Valley HighWhat is the total enrollment at Valley High?
Valley High enrolls approximately 154 students in grades 07-12.
What age range does Valley High serve?
Valley High serves students from grade 07 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Valley High?
Approximately 14.1:1 students per teacher at Valley High.
How diverse is Valley High?
Valley High reports a student body of 94% White, 2% Hispanic, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Valley High?
Valley High is overseen by Kane District in Kane County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.