Valley High School
Public high school in Caledonia, Missouri · Valley R-VI School District · Grades 7–12
Valley High School serves 170 students in grades 7–12 in Caledonia (Washington County). It is one of 2 schools in Valley R-VI School District. By enrollment it is the 376th largest of 558 public high schools in Missouri (median 268 students). With 9.5 students per full-time teacher, it has fewer students per teacher than the typical Missouri high school (12.2).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 558 Missouri high schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 17.84 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 7–12 |
| District | Valley R-VI School District |
| County | Washington County |
| Area type | Rural, remote |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 293072002119 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | Valley R-VI | Missouri high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 170 | 368 | 268 |
| Students per teacher | 9.5 | 10 | 12.2 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 100% | 100% | 46.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 24% of Missouri high schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Valley High School in context
Size
Valley High School is the only high school in Valley R-VI School District. Its 170 students are 46.2% of the district's 368. Its 8 closest high schools sit a median 15 miles away with a median enrollment of 469; Valley High School is smaller than most of them.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is grade 12 with 39 students, and its smallest is grade 7 with 17, against an average of 28 per grade. This year grade 12 has 129% more students than grade 7 (39 against 17). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is White students: 97.6% here and 97.8% across Valley R-VI. Students from 4 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
100% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 100% across Valley R-VI and a median of 46.2% for Missouri high schools. 20.6% are directly certified for free meals, meaning their families take part in programs such as SNAP or TANF, so no application was needed. Under the Community Eligibility Provision, every student can eat breakfast and lunch at no charge, and families fill out no meal application.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
With 17.84 full-time-equivalent teachers for 170 students, Valley High School has 9.5 students per teacher. At the median Missouri high school ratio of 12.2, a school with 170 students would have about 13.9 teachers, so Valley High School has 3.9 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Missouri high schools (12.2).
Location
Valley High School is in rural territory more than 25 miles from an urbanized area and more than 10 miles from a town, which NCES calls rural, remote. The nearest other high school is Bismarck R-V High School, 8.9 miles away in Bismarck R-V School District. Within 10 miles there is 1 other high school, 0 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 97.6% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1.2% |
| Hispanic | 0.6% |
| Two or more races | 0.6% |
51.2% of students are girls and 48.8% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 7 | 17 |
| Grade 8 | 25 |
| Grade 9 | 37 |
| Grade 10 | 32 |
| Grade 11 | 20 |
| Grade 12 | 39 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
1 Viking Dr., Caledonia, MO 63631
Phone: (573)779-3515
Website: valleyschooldistrict.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Valley High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bismarck R-V High School | Bismarck R-V | 8.9 mi | 239 | 12.6 | 100% |
| Potosi High School | Potosi R-III | 10.9 mi | 673 | 16 | 100% |
| West County High School | West St. Francois County R-IV | 11.2 mi | 332 | 15.7 | 53% |
| Central High School | Central R-III | 14.9 mi | 605 | 15.5 | 54.5% |
| Arcadia Valley High School | Arcadia Valley R-II | 15.1 mi | 306 | 14.3 | 23.2% |
| North County Senior High School | North St. Francois County R-I | 16.6 mi | 785 | 16.1 | 44.3% |
| Farmington Senior High School | Farmington R-VII | 18.7 mi | 1,354 | 15.7 | 45.7% |
| Viburnum High School | Iron County C-4 | 19.8 mi | 179 | 11.4 | 64.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Valley R-VI
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caledonia Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–6 | 198 |