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Valley Central High School
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Valley Central High School

PublicHighGrades 9–12

1175 State Rt 17k, Montgomery, NY 12549 · (845) 457-2400 · Part of Valley Central School District

Montgomery’s School Grade B better than 61% of New York school districts

Directions
Photo: Daniel Case · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Students
1,385
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
36%
Setting
Town
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Valley Central High School

  • Its own letter, A: reading and math results near the top of New York’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 39 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 24 pts above the state
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher

On the path

Where Montgomery kids come from and go next. The whole path →

6–8Valley Central Middle School945 students
9–12Valley Central High SchoolYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency95%
State average 56.1%
Reading / language arts87%
State average 62.6%

Its own letter, A, places these results among New York’s 4,095 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

1175 State Rt 17k, Montgomery

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9334
Grade 10366
Grade 11305
Grade 12353
Ungraded27
Enrollment over time
1,364’20
1,366’21
1,346’22
1,399’23
1,385’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 50%Hispanic 34%Black 10%Two or more races 5%Asian 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Valley Central High School from Montgomery families.

Other schools in Valley Central School District

The district →
Montgomery Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Montgomery
C−
539 students13:1
Berea Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Montgomery
C+
497 students11:1
Walden Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Walden
C−
447 students12:1
East Coldenham Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Newburgh
C−
339 students12:1
Valley Central Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Montgomery
C−
945 students10:1

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 New York’s other public schools; Montgomery’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.