Valley Park High School

Valley Park High School is a public high school in Valley Park, Missouri, United States. It is a part of the Valley Park School District.

Valley Park High School
Location
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One Main Street
Valley Park, MO 63088

United States
Coordinates38°33′09″N 90°29′41″W / 38.5525763°N 90.494825°W / 38.5525763; -90.494825
Information
TypePublic High School
EstablishedSeptember 6, 1932
School districtValley Park School District
NCES School ID293069002116[2]
PrincipalRyan Luhning
Teaching staff21 (FTE)
Grades9–12
Number of students245 (2022–23)[1]
Campus typeSuburban
Color(s)   Orange and Blue
Athletics conferenceMSHAA
MascotHawk [3]
Feeder schoolsValley Park Middle
WebsiteSchool website

The school district (of which this is the sole comprehensive high school) includes the majority of Valley Park, the majority of the village of Twin Oaks, and a portion of Manchester..[4]

History

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Valley Park High School opened on September 6, 1932 and graduated its first class in 1934.[citation needed] Since then, Valley Park has remained the only public high school in the area[5]

Academics

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The average ACT is 20.6. There are approximately 21 teachers giving the school a student-teacher ratio of 13:1. 95% of students graduate on time and 78% go to college.[6] Valley Park High is ranked 15th in Missouri in education.[7] VPH has won several awards for academic achievement such as:

Demographics

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The Demographics of the high school in the 2016–2017 school year was as follows:[8]

White African American Asian American Latino Two or More Races
61% 26% 3% 6% 4%

References

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  1. ^ "VALLEY PARK SR. HIGH". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved August 3, 2024.
  2. ^ "Search for Public Schools - Valley Park High (293069002116)". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved 29 September 2018.
  3. ^ "Valley Park High School (MO) Varsity Basketball".
  4. ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: St. Louis County, MO" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. p. 3 (PDF p. 4/5). Retrieved 2024-06-17. - Text list
  5. ^ a b "Valley Park High School". Valley Park School District. Retrieved 29 September 2018.
  6. ^ "Valley Park Senior High". Retrieved 29 September 2018.
  7. ^ "Valley Park Sr. High". www.usnews.com.
  8. ^ STLtoday.com, St Louis Post-Dispatch &. "St. Louis School Guide from the St. Louis Post-Dispatch". St. Louis school guide.