Swan Valley High School

Public | 9-12 | 631 students |  

PHONE: (989) 921-2401

FAX: (989) 921-2405

School Website

  Nearby homes for sale

8400 Ohern Rd

Saginaw, MI 48609

Saginaw County | Map

Swan Valley School District

Notice an inaccuracy? Let us know!

GreatSchools Rating

GreatSchools
evaluation criteria

Community Rating

Read all 6 reviews
ADVERTISEMENT

Saginaw's Swan Valley High School serves grades 9-12 in the Swan Valley School District. It has received a GreatSchools Rating of 7 out of 10, based on its performance on state standardized tests.

This school has an average Community Rating of 3 out of 5 stars, based on reviews from 12 school community members.

Learn more about this school's teachers and students.

School highlights:

Band; Basketball; Community service
More ยป
Are you the principal? Complete your school's profile
Compare to nearby schools
Larger map »
ย 
COMPARESCHOOLGREATSCHOOLS RATING COMMUNITY RATING


0.5 miles


1.8 miles


2.1 miles


3.6 miles

Select two or more to compare

Recent Reviews

Share your experience

Review this school

Community Rating

Read all 6 reviews
  • Principal leadership
  • Teacher quality
  • Parent involvement
Posted on May 25, 2011
Report it

I graduated in 2007 and if were to do it all over again I would go to SVHS all over again. One of the posters below mentioned that SV does not prepare students for college, this may be a little true but i have not met one person in college that was truly prepared for what it requires. I have found myself further ahead in many of my subjects in college so I do believe that the education I received definitely helped. In fact a girl i graduated with interviewed at Harvard Medical school, so you can't tell me that SV does little to prepare us for college. I believe the most important lessons you learn in high school are those about life and how to interact with others and work as a team which is big now a days in the workforce. As for athletics, yes it is a big part of the high school but it should be, it promotes school spirit and brings people together who may not have had the chance to interact with each other. The teachers at SV were always willing to help students before, during, or after school. Finally, the staff and principals do a good job in keeping order and a good learning environment throughout the year. No school is perfect but I definitely enjoyed my time at SV.

Posted on Aug 24, 2009
Report it

Im currently a freshman at svhs. I love it! the teachers are nice and the upperclassmen are very helpful when you need to know where your classes are! sv offers a lot more ap classes now then 2005 i guess. Im in geometry a year before some of my classmates.
--Submitted by a student

Posted on May 17, 2009
Report it

I can understand some of the views stated below, however, believe it is only fair to state that high school, like all of life, is what you make of it. My daughter put everything she could into her years at SVHS and I believe, in return is getting a lot out of it. She was accepted into excellent colleges across the nation and received superb scholarships for her accomplishments while at SVHS. When she asked for more challenges, they were facilitated. The strong letters of recommendation from the teachers who knew her intimately I feel were very valuable (compared to larger HS's where I'm sure letters often sound 'rubber-stamped'). The principal and counselor went above and beyond to make her experience the best it could be and the transition to college successful. SVHS curriculum is much more rigorous now. Has served her well in university.
--Submitted by a parent

Posted on Jan 15, 2009
Report it

Its funny when people think that athletics is all a school requires in order to be the best. Swan Valley has great athletics, yes, but that isn't everything, especially when you enter the real world outside the halls of Swan Valley. I have heard numerous times from friends how unprepared they were when they entered college. We all go to different colleges and we all struggled so hard in the beginning to get the good grades we somehow so easily got in high school. The easiest things, like study habits, were the hardest to grasp; it was as if we had never been taught them in the first place. The faculty are amazing, don't get me wrong, and I honestly enjoyed my time in Swan Valley School District. However, if I had to do it all over again, I definitely would have rather attended a school to help prepare me better.
--Submitted by a student

Posted on Apr 7, 2008
Report it

For a school in this area, it is average. Many people from the Saginaw area seem to be blinded to the world around them; Unless you are going to Delta or SVSU, Swan Valley does very little to prepare their students for college. One AP class was available my senior year (2005), this is unacceptable, when college classmates of mine who went to schools with a similar census took all AP classes their senior year. All in all, there is way too much emphasis on sports and they practically give out 4.0's without preparing students for college. The past couple of years there have been Valedictorians numbering somewhere from 3-8. How can SVSU still give free tuition to these students when they are clearly not earning these grades?
--Submitted by a student

Posted on Dec 30, 2007
Report it

it is a verry awsom school ive gone there for 4 years now and i love it
--Submitted by a student


Last modified
ADVERTISEMENT

Connect With Us

Sign up for daily tips and ideas that will enrich your child's education.

High School Community

More conversations »

Got a question about high schools?

Submit
ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT