Valley Vista High School
15550 North Parkview Place Surprise AZ, 85374, Maricopa County Phone: 623-523-8800 Ranking:  (111 out of 409, top 27%)*Type: Regular High School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12 School District: Dysart Unified District Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA Magnet: NA Charter: NA Shared-Time School: NA |
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 99 | 102 | 98 | 98 | 101 | 100 | 86 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 2,440 | 2,392 | 2,356 | 2,241 | 2,311 | 2,322 | 1,737 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 667 | 27.3% | 642 | 26.8% | 703 | 29.8% | 622 | 27.8% | 595 | 25.7% | 698 | 30.1% | 690 | 39.7% |
| Grade 10: | 613 | 25.1% | 679 | 28.4% | 603 | 25.6% | 553 | 24.7% | 630 | 27.3% | 659 | 28.4% | 607 | 34.9% |
| Grade 11: | 623 | 25.5% | 571 | 23.9% | 536 | 22.8% | 562 | 25.1% | 604 | 26.1% | 569 | 24.5% | 437 | 25.2% |
| Grade 12: | 537 | 22.0% | 500 | 20.9% | 514 | 21.8% | 504 | 22.5% | 482 | 20.9% | 396 | 17.1% | 3 | 0.2% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 1,195 | 49.0% | 1,213 | 50.7% | 1,198 | 50.8% | 1,108 | 49.4% | 1,171 | 50.7% | 1,208 | 52.0% | 883 | 50.8% |
| Female: | 1,245 | 51.0% | 1,179 | 49.3% | 1,158 | 49.2% | 1,133 | 50.6% | 1,132 | 49.0% | 1,106 | 47.6% | 850 | 48.9% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 20 | 0.8% | 16 | 0.7% | 10 | 0.4% | 6 | 0.3% | 18 | 0.8% | 18 | 0.8% | 12 | 0.7% |
| Asian: | 37 | 1.5% | 53 | 2.2% | 45 | 1.9% | 57 | 2.5% | 72 | 3.1% | 73 | 3.1% | 56 | 3.2% |
| Hispanic: | 911 | 37.3% | 884 | 37.0% | 885 | 37.6% | 812 | 36.2% | 806 | 34.9% | 727 | 31.3% | 530 | 30.5% |
| Black: | 222 | 9.1% | 204 | 8.5% | 215 | 9.1% | 207 | 9.2% | 287 | 12.4% | 289 | 12.4% | 191 | 11.0% |
| White: | 1,126 | 46.1% | 1,089 | 45.5% | 1,065 | 45.2% | 1,070 | 47.7% | 1,128 | 48.8% | 1,215 | 52.3% | 948 | 54.6% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 11 | 0.5% | 8 | 0.3% | 16 | 0.7% | 8 | 0.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 113 | 4.6% | 138 | 5.8% | 120 | 5.1% | 81 | 3.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 1,065 | 43.6% | 987 | 41.3% | 944 | 40.1% | 856 | 38.2% | 22 | 1.0% | 655 | 28.2% | NA | NA |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 263 | 10.8% | 233 | 9.7% | 240 | 10.2% | 301 | 13.4% | 29 | 1.3% | 284 | 12.2% | NA | NA |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 24.55 | 23.54 | 24.02 | 22.83 | 22.97 | 23.30 | 20.20 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| AIMS | ||||||
| 2009 | Math | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 708 | 706 | 707 |
| 2010 | Math | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 504 | 498 | 499 |
| 2011 | Math | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 499 | 497.26 | 501.09 |
| 2012 | Math | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 499 | 495 | 496 |
| 2013 | Math | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 502 | 496 | 496 |
| 2009 | Reading | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 703 | 703 | 707 |
| 2010 | Reading | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 711 | 707 | 710 |
| 2011 | Reading | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 713 | 710.2 | 711.72 |
| 2012 | Reading | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 711 | 708 | 707 |
| 2013 | Reading | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 712 | 710 | 707 |
| 2009 | Science | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 474 | 474 | 476 |
| 2010 | Science | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 493 | 483 | 479 |
| 2011 | Science | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 503 | 493.82 | 485.06 |
| 2012 | Science | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 496 | 480 | 480 |
| 2013 | Science | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 499 | 486 | 478 |
| 2009 | Writing | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 700 | 697 | 696 |
| 2010 | Writing | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 705 | 703 | 702 |
| 2011 | Writing | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 502 | 501.15 | 499.58 |
| 2012 | Writing | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 505 | 503 | 501 |
| 2013 | Writing | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 503 | 509 | 504 |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 57.1% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 42.9% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 7.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 42.9% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 57.1% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $44,723.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $39,240.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $48,836.0 |
* Valley Vista High School was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.