Shawmut Historic District · Photo: Rivers Langley; SaveRivers · CC BY-SA 3.0Valley’s public schools score below 78% of Alabama districts on tests and graduation
On the state math tests, 14% of Valley’s students scored proficient, below the Alabama average (27%). The grade covers the public school district serving Valley, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Alabama, not nationally.
From Alabama state tests taken in spring 2022, when 100% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Valley’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 257 Alabama towns with household incomes within a quarter of Valley’s, its schools beat 13%, lower than their 22% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Results trail the state
In spring 2022, 38% of tested students were proficient in reading and 14% in math, against 47% and 27% statewide; 100% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓
Graduation
86% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 90% across Alabama. Districts ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $14,232 per student, against $13,926 across Alabama (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
Two elementary schools, then two middle schools
Which school depends on the address at every step. See the path ↓
Choice beyond the district
Acts Academy (private) is in town. Every school ↓
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.
What’s behind Valley’s grade
C−: better than 22% of Alabama school districts, #163 of 187 Alabama towns. Both inputs trail the Alabama average; test scores are the closer of the two to typical.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Valley, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Valley · depends on your address
Fairfax Elementary School
Grades PK–6 · 689 students · 20:1 students per teacher
Bob HardingShawmut Elementary
Grades PK–2 · 232 students · 18:1 students per teacher
Kindergarten in Valley · depends on your address
Fairfax Elementary School
Grades PK–6 · 689 students · 20:1 students per teacher
Bob HardingShawmut Elementary
Grades PK–2 · 232 students · 18:1 students per teacher
1st grade in Valley · depends on your address
Fairfax Elementary School
Grades PK–6 · 689 students · 20:1 students per teacher
Bob HardingShawmut Elementary
Grades PK–2 · 232 students · 18:1 students per teacher
2nd grade in Valley · depends on your address
Fairfax Elementary School
Grades PK–6 · 689 students · 20:1 students per teacher
Bob HardingShawmut Elementary
Grades PK–2 · 232 students · 18:1 students per teacher
6th grade in Valley · depends on your address
Fairfax Elementary School
Grades PK–6 · 689 students · 20:1 students per teacher
W F Burns Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 545 students · 19:1 students per teacher
7th grade in Valley · depends on your address
Valley High School
Grades 7–12 · 692 students · 18:1 students per teacher
W F Burns Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 545 students · 19:1 students per teacher
8th grade in Valley · depends on your address
Valley High School
Grades 7–12 · 692 students · 18:1 students per teacher
W F Burns Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 545 students · 19:1 students per teacher
9th grade in Valley
Valley High School
Grades 7–12 · 692 students · 18:1 students per teacher
10th grade in Valley
Valley High School
Grades 7–12 · 692 students · 18:1 students per teacher
11th grade in Valley
Valley High School
Grades 7–12 · 692 students · 18:1 students per teacher
12th grade in Valley
Valley High School
Grades 7–12 · 692 students · 18:1 students per teacher
Valley’s public schools are run by Chambers County School District, which also serves Cusseta, Five Points, La Fayette and Waverly. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well below the state in reading
Valley vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Alabama towns that share Valley’s borders.
Every school in Valley
5 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).
Questions about Valley’s schools
Are Valley’s schools good?
On Alabama’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Valley children attend score below 78% of Alabama’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C− Schools grade, #163 of 187 Alabama towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 13%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Valley in?
Chambers County School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 3,203 students in 9 schools (2024–25).
What is Valley’s graduation rate?
86% of the class of 2023 in Chambers County School District graduated in four years, against 90% across Alabama.
How much does Valley spend per student?
$14,232 in Chambers County School District (FY2024), against $13,926 across Alabama. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Are there private schools in Valley?
Yes: Acts Academy (religious, grades 3–12, 11 students).
Parents talk
What Valley families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Valley → They have their own page.
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). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Alabama. Stars are from neighbors.