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Valley Head High School

PublicOtherGrades PK–12

235 1st Ave, Valley Head, AL 35989 · (256) 635-6228 · Part of DeKalb County School District

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Directions
Students
517
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
70%
Setting
Rural
Grades
PK–12
The gist

What stands out about Valley Head High School

  • Its own letter, C+: better results than 43% of Alabama’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 10 pts below the state
  • Enrollment up 23.4% since 2020–21

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency18%
State average 22%
Reading / language arts35%
State average 45.4%

Its own letter, C+, places these results among Alabama’s 1,249 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

235 1st Ave, Valley Head

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K18
Kindergarten47
Grade 141
Grade 229
Grade 345
Grade 440
Grade 533
Grade 634
Grade 742
Grade 833
Grade 944
Grade 1035
Grade 1136
Grade 1240
Enrollment over time
419’20
486’21
486’22
492’23
517’24

Up 23.4% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 67%Hispanic 25%American Indian/Alaska Native 6%Two or more races 2%Black <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Valley Head High School from Valley Head families.

Other schools in DeKalb County School District

The district →
Geraldine School
Other · Grades PK–12 · Geraldine
B−
1,211 students16:1
Plainview School
Other · Grades PK–12 · Rainsville
B+
1,167 students16:1
Fyffe High School
Other · Grades PK–12 · Fyffe
B+
954 students17:1
Sylvania School
Other · Grades PK–12 · Sylvania
B
915 students17:1
Collinsville High School
Other · Grades PK–12 · Collinsville
C
906 students16:1
Ider School
Other · Grades PK–12 · Ider
B
586 students16:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Alabama’s other public schools; Valley Head’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.