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West Valley High School

Public | 8-12 | 907 students

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Cottonwood's West Valley High School is a public school serving 907 students in grades 8-12.

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West valley is an excellent school. Every one is involved and both their...
If you play football,basketball, or baseball as a male, or...
Good administrators for the most part great teachers(a few questionable).A...
Excellent school with many options for many children. Faculty is very...
West Valley is a very good high school with alot of opportunity for kids, the...

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82% of students at this school are White.

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Posted May 5, 2008

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West valley is an excellent school. Every one is involved and both their sports and academics are great for their school size.
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Posted May 10, 2006

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If you play football,basketball, or baseball as a male, or volleyball,basketball,softball, as a female you'll go far at West Valley - but that is their focus. When the administration walk around in lettermen jackets, you know that school is sports oriented. There is not a lot of activities for the child interested in something other than sports. The football coach/program rules the school.
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Posted May 25, 2005

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Good administrators for the most part great teachers(a few questionable).A high percentage of parent involment. Excelent sports, 4-H, ROP and dance. If your in to color gaurd and music however, they are doing away with it next year. Great community involvment. A fun school. Academics is a mixed review. I am one of those moms that the kids seam to congregate on my front stoop and about 50% are doing good meaning being prepared for college and their future and 50% aren't. However, the whole town (very small) gets involved at games, for sober grad, graduation, home comming, etc. I'ts great fun and everyone knows everyone. A large school with a small town feel.
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Posted February 1, 2005

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Excellent school with many options for many children. Faculty is very responsive and the administration appears to do its best to provide excellent opportunities for its students and staff.
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Posted December 1, 2004

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West Valley is a very good high school with alot of opportunity for kids, the teachers are very caring and will go out of their way to help students.
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Posted September 16, 2004

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Any type of sport you can find here, and Academics is still top priority. Governor's awards for excellence several years in a row, and Football champs! Marching band, color guard, foreign language, and an active 4-h club, are just a few of the features at West Valley High. Students come from other cities and other counties to attend here, because parents like the quality. Check out their website and see what they have to offer.
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Posted June 5, 2004

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West Valley has given my children opportunities in academics and athletics that have been positive and character-building. It is a school where students' needs are a priority. As a parent, I have been treated with respect and courtesy. We are proud to be a part of this school.
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Posted January 21, 2004

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I find the school to be an average High school for the area. Administration and staff needs to work on Educational Code, Civil Rights and Due Process procedures ... etc. Teachers need to take more of an active role with students and parents, when parents make multiple requests for teachers to contact them. All students must be treated equally and fairly. School administration should be held to the same standards requested of students and when the administration is in violation of these standards they also must be held accountable.
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Posted September 25, 2003

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This is a safe school in a small northern California town. It excells in scholastics and in athletics. Would not live anywhere else but in this district.
—Submitted by Patty Fuller, a parent

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GreatSchools Ratings are based on the most recent standardized test results for schools. Use the breakdown ratings below to compare types of students at this school. Learn more »

	Ethnicity	This school	State average
	White	82%	28%
Hispanic or Latino	6%	49%
Multiple or No Response	5%	3%
American Indian or Alaska Native	4%	1%
Asian	2%	8%
African American	0%	7%
Filipino	0%	3%
Pacific Islander	0%	1%

	This school	District average	State average
English language learners ¹	4%	N/A	24%
Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch program ²	39%	N/A	52%

	This school	District average	State average
Average class size	23	N/A	25

	This school	District average	State average
Average years teaching in district	13	N/A	11
Average years teaching	16	N/A	13

	This school	District average	State average
Full credential	97%	N/A	96%
Emergency credential or waiver	8%	N/A	2%

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3805 Happy Valley Road
Cottonwood, CA 96022
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Phone: (530) 347-7171

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Males	64%
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All Students	78%
Females	81%
Males	71%
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Asian	n/a
Filipino	n/a
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Pacific Islander	n/a
Other Pacific Islander	n/a
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All Students	88%
Females	96%
Males	81%
African American	n/a
Asian	n/a
Filipino	n/a
Hispanic or Latino	94%
American Indian or Alaska Native	n/a
Pacific Islander	n/a
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Non-economically disadvantaged	93%
Economic Status Unknown	83%
Students with disability	36%
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All Students	90%
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Males	86%
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Students with disability	55%
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