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Schools in Valley Head

Valley Head’s public schools

DeKalb County School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Valley Head. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?0/1schools above Alabama’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in Alabama’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
40%
2021–22
Math proficiency
22%
2021–22
Graduate on time
97%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.3K
▼ 5% vs AL $13.9K
FY2024
Students per teacher
16.1
AL 17.0 · smaller classes
Schools in town
1
517 students on the public path
In brief

Valley Head’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Valley Head’s 1 district schools with test results score above the middle of Alabama’s 1,249 public schools. Valley Head High School places highest (better than 43%); Valley Head High School lowest (43%). See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Valley Head, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–12Valley Head High SchoolDeKalb County School DistrictC+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the DeKalb County School District.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

DeKalb County School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 12 schools · 8,769 students, up 4% since 2020–21 · 16.1 per teacher (AL 17.0)
$13,288AL $13,926 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading40%
State average 47.3% · 4339 students tested
Math22%
State average 27.2% · 4392 students tested

Valley Head vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Alabama towns that share Valley Head’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Valley Head—DeKalb County
Fort PayneA−Fort Payne City
Hammondville—DeKalb County
Mentone—DeKalb County

2 of the 3 neighbors share DeKalb County with Valley Head, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Valley Head

1 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Alabama’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in Valley Headby address
Valley Head High School
Grades PK–12
C+
517 students15:1Rate it →

Questions about Valley Head’s schools

Are Valley Head’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Valley Head. DeKalb County School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Valley Head. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 0 of its 1 district schools with test results score above the middle of Alabama’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Valley Head in?

DeKalb County School District.

Where do Valley Head kids go to high school?

Valley Head High School.

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What Valley Head families are saying about school.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.