Valley Park High School is a public high school in Valley Park, Missouri, United States serving both Valley Park and The Village of Twin Oaks.
Valley Park High School | |
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Location | |
United States | |
Coordinates | 38°33′09″N 90°29′41″W / 38.5525763°N 90.494825°W |
Information | |
Type | Public High School |
Established | September 6, 1932 |
School district | Valley Park School District |
NCES School ID | 293069002116[2] |
Principal | Ryan Luhning |
Teaching staff | 21 (FTE) |
Grades | 9–12 |
Number of students | 284 (2016–17)[1] |
Campus type | Suburban |
Color(s) | Orange and Blue |
Athletics conference | MSHAA |
Mascot | Hawk [3] |
Feeder schools | Valley Park Middle |
Website | School website |
Valley Park High School opened on September 6, 1932 and graduated its first class in 1934.[citation needed] Since then, Valley Park has remained the only public high school in the area[4]
The average ACT is 20.6. There are approximately 21 teachers giving the school a student-teacher ratio of 13:1. 95% of students graduate on time and 78% go to college.[5] Valley Park High is ranked 15th in Missouri in education.[6] VPH has won several awards for academic achievement such as:
The Demographics of the high school in the 2016–2017 school year was as follows:[7]
White | African American | Asian American | Latino | Two or More Races |
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61% | 26% | 3% | 6% | 4% |