Explore Valley High School in Platteville, CO

This school is rated below average in school quality compared to other schools in the state. Students here have below average college readiness measures, ... More are making below average year-over-year academic improvement, and this school has below average results in how well it’s serving disadvantaged students.

ACADEMICS

College readiness 4/10

Test scores

Student progress 2/10

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Academics

Test scores

Find out what state standardized test scores really tell you about a school – and what they don’t.

Subject

% Proficient

English

22%

State avg: 36%

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Science

17%

State avg: 25%

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2/10

Student progress

This rating measures how much students at this school improved from one year to the next, compared to students with similar proficiency levels at other schools in the state.

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Students at this school are making far less academic progress given where they were last year, compared to similar students in the state.

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Equity

2/10

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Is this school offering opportunity for all its students, or leaving some kids behind? Successful schools are working to close the achievement gap.

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Disadvantaged students at this school may be falling far behind other students in the state, and this school may have large achievement gaps.

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Look at the Race/ethnicity and Low-income sections below to see how different student groups are doing at this school. Are there big gaps?... More Start a conversation with a teacher or a fellow parent about how to interpret this information. What's the school doing to help all students succeed? How can you help?

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Environment

Students

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Hispanic

56%

White

42%

Two or more races

American Indian/Alaska Native

Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander

<1%

Black

<1%

Asian

<1%

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Teachers & staff

Parents often value small class sizes, but the truth is more complicated.

Students per teacher

15 :1

State avg: 17 :1

Students per counselor

215 :1

State avg: 449 :1

Percentage of teachers with 3 or more years experience

88%

State avg: 82%

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Valley High School

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