Valley Mills High School

Accountability rating (2023-2024)

N/A

Valley Mills ISD: N/A

Total students

206

Avg. teacher experience

14.2 years

Valley Mills ISD: 12.7 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

100 %

Valley Mills ISD: 100%

Statewide: 90.3%

Valley Mills High School is a high school in Valley Mills, TX, in the Valley Mills ISD school district. As of the 2023-2024 school year, it had 206 students. 37.4% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 7.3% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.

The school received an accountability rating of None for the 2023-2024 school year.

In the Class of 2023, 100% of students received their high school diplomas on time or earlier.

The average SAT score at Valley Mills High School was 893 for 2022-2023 graduates. The average ACT score was 15.0.

As of the 2023-2024 school year, an average teacher's salary was $51,715, which is $10,759 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 14.2 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

www.vmisd.net

Address

Hwy # 6 & # 1 Eagle Way
Valley Mills, TX 76689-0518

Office phone number

(254) 932-5251

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Valley Mills High School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 12. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 22.0 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 12.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

206

African American

6 (2.9%)

Valley Mills ISD: 1.3%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

1 (0.5%)

Valley Mills ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

1 (0.5%)

Valley Mills ISD: 0.9%

Statewide: 5.4%

Hispanic

57 (27.7%)

Valley Mills ISD: 28.2%

Statewide: 53.2%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Valley Mills ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

130 (63.1%)

Valley Mills ISD: 65.1%

Statewide: 25%

Two or more races

11 (5.3%)

Valley Mills ISD: 4.3%

Statewide: 3.1%

African American

2.9%

American Indian

0.5%

Asian

0.5%

Hispanic

27.7%

Pacific Islander

0%

White

63.1%

Two or more races

5.3%

Risk factors

A student is identified as being at risk of dropping out of school based on state-defined criteria. A student is defined as "economically disadvantaged" if he or she is eligible for free or reduced-price lunch or other public assistance.

At-risk students

37.4 %

Valley Mills ISD: 52.6%

Statewide: 53.2%

Economically disadvantaged

41.7 %

Valley Mills ISD: 52.8%

Statewide: 62.3%

Limited English proficiency

7.3 %

Valley Mills ISD: 8.4%

Statewide: 24.4%

At-risk students

37.4%

Econ. disadvantaged

41.7%

Limited Eng. proficiency

7.3%

Enrollment by program

A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2023-2024 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.

Bilingual/ESL

7.3 %

Valley Mills ISD: 8.4%

Statewide: 24.5%

Gifted and Talented

3.4 %

Valley Mills ISD: 4.7%

Statewide: 8.5%

Special Education

16.5 %

Valley Mills ISD: 17.6%

Statewide: 13.9%

Bilingual/ESL

7.3%

Gifted and talented

3.4%

Special education

16.5%

Academics

Accountability ratings

Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system.

A-F ratings have not been released since the 2021-2022 school year. Many school districts have sued the Texas Education Agency after the agency made changes to the way ratings would be calculated. The ratings won’t be released until the case is resolved.

Overall (2023-2024)

N/A

Valley Mills ISD: N/A

Student achievement (2023-2024)

N/A

Valley Mills ISD: N/A

School progress (2023-2024)

N/A

Valley Mills ISD: N/A

Closing the gaps (2023-2024)

N/A

Valley Mills ISD: N/A

The overall grades are based on three categories: student achievement (how well students perform academically), school progress (how well students perform over time and compared to students in similar schools) and closing the gaps (how well schools are boosting performance for subgroups such as students with special needs).

For a detailed explanation of this year’s accountability system, see the 2024 Accountability Manual.

Four-year graduation rates

The percentage of students who started ninth grade in 2019-2020 and received a high school diploma on time — by Aug. 31, 2023. Learn more about how four-year graduation rates are defined.

All students

100 %

Valley Mills ISD: 100%

Statewide: 90.3%

African American

Masked

Valley Mills ISD: Masked

Statewide: 86.7%

American Indian

N/A

Valley Mills ISD: N/A

Statewide: 89.3%

Asian

N/A

Valley Mills ISD: N/A

Statewide: 96.9%

Hispanic

100 %

Valley Mills ISD: 100%

Statewide: 88.6%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Valley Mills ISD: N/A

Statewide: 88.3%

White

100 %

Valley Mills ISD: 100%

Statewide: 94.2%

Two or more races

Masked

Valley Mills ISD: Masked

Statewide: 91.7%

African American

Masked

American Indian

N/A

Asian

N/A

Hispanic

100.0%

Pacific Islander

N/A

White

100.0%

Two or more races

Masked

Dropout rates

The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 during the 2022-2023 school year. It is calculated by dividing the number of dropouts by the number of students who were in attendance at any time during the school year.

All students

0 %

Valley Mills ISD: 0%

Statewide: 2%

African American

0 %

Valley Mills ISD: 0%

Statewide: 3.2%

American Indian

N/A

Valley Mills ISD: N/A

Statewide: 2.3%

Asian

Masked

Valley Mills ISD: Masked

Statewide: 0.5%

Hispanic

0 %

Valley Mills ISD: 0%

Statewide: 2.4%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Valley Mills ISD: N/A

Statewide: 1.8%

White

0 %

Valley Mills ISD: 0%

Statewide: 1%

Two or more races

0 %

Valley Mills ISD: 0%

Statewide: 1.7%

Chronic absenteeism

The chronic absenteeism rate for students during the 2022-2023 school year. It measures the number of students who were absent for at least ten percent of the school year.

All students

5.2 %

Valley Mills ISD: 7.9%

Statewide: 20.3%

African American

30 %

Valley Mills ISD: 26.7%

Statewide: 24.8%

American Indian

N/A

Valley Mills ISD: N/A

Statewide: 21.3%

Asian

Masked

Valley Mills ISD: 16.7%

Statewide: 7.6%

Hispanic

5 %

Valley Mills ISD: 6.6%

Statewide: 23.2%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Valley Mills ISD: N/A

Statewide: 23.7%

White

3.8 %

Valley Mills ISD: 7.5%

Statewide: 14.5%

Two or more races

0 %

Valley Mills ISD: 10.3%

Statewide: 18.7%

College readiness

AP/IB participation

The percentage of students in grades 11 and 12 taking at least one Advanced Placement (AP) or International Baccalaureate (IB) exam in any subject during the 2022-2023 school year.

All students

1.1 %

Valley Mills ISD: 1.1%

Statewide: 24.2%

African American

Masked

Valley Mills ISD: Masked

Statewide: 15.9%

American Indian

N/A

Valley Mills ISD: N/A

Statewide: 19.8%

Asian

N/A

Valley Mills ISD: N/A

Statewide: 61.5%

Hispanic

3.6 %

Valley Mills ISD: 3.6%

Statewide: 21.4%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Valley Mills ISD: Masked

Statewide: 19.5%

White

0 %

Valley Mills ISD: 0%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

Masked

Valley Mills ISD: Masked

Statewide: 26.9%

AP/IB performance

The percentage of test-taking students in grades 11 and 12 who passed at least one AP or IB exam in the 2022-2023 school year. A passing score on the AP exam is a 3, 4 or 5. On an IB exam, it is a 4, 5, 6 or 7.

All students

Masked

Valley Mills ISD: Masked

Statewide: 53.3%

African American

N/A

Valley Mills ISD: N/A

Statewide: 34.1%

American Indian

N/A

Valley Mills ISD: N/A

Statewide: 53.6%

Asian

N/A

Valley Mills ISD: N/A

Statewide: 79.5%

Hispanic

Masked

Valley Mills ISD: Masked

Statewide: 39.9%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Valley Mills ISD: N/A

Statewide: 47.4%

White

N/A

Valley Mills ISD: N/A

Statewide: 67%

Two or more races

N/A

Valley Mills ISD: N/A

Statewide: 66%

SAT

The average SAT score for students graduating in 2022-2023, with critical reading, writing and mathematics results combined. The maximum score is 2400. For the small percentage of students who took the redesigned SAT with a maximum score of 1600, their scores were converted to the equivalent scores on the previous SAT using College Board concordance tables.

Avg. SAT score

893

Valley Mills ISD: 893

Statewide: 978

ACT

The average ACT composite score for students graduating in 2022-2023. The maximum score is 36.

Avg. ACT score

15.0

Valley Mills ISD: 15.0

Statewide: 19.2

College-ready graduates

A graduate is considered college ready in Reading or Math if he or she has met or exceeded the college-ready criteria on the Texas Success Initiative Assessment (TSIA) test, the SAT or the ACT test. These figures are for students graduating in 2022-2023.

Reading

89.1 %

Valley Mills ISD: 89.1%

Statewide: 62.8%

Math

87 %

Valley Mills ISD: 87%

Statewide: 54.3%

Reading + Math

84.8 %

Valley Mills ISD: 84.8%

Statewide: 48.4%

Reading

89.1%

Math

87.0%

Reading + Math

84.8%

Staff

Teacher ethnicities

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE) as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Total teacher FTEs

21.5

African American

1.1 (4.9%)

Valley Mills ISD: 3.5%

Statewide: 12.6%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Valley Mills ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Valley Mills ISD: 0%

Statewide: 2.1%

Hispanic

0.9 (4%)

Valley Mills ISD: 5.2%

Statewide: 30.1%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Valley Mills ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

19.6 (91.1%)

Valley Mills ISD: 91.3%

Statewide: 53.4%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

Valley Mills ISD: 0%

Statewide: 1.3%

Highest degree held by teachers

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent.

No degree

1 (4.7%)

Valley Mills ISD: 1.7%

Statewide: 2.5%

Bachelor's

18.4 (85.7%)

Valley Mills ISD: 88.4%

Statewide: 71.7%

Master's

2.1 (9.6%)

Valley Mills ISD: 9.9%

Statewide: 24.9%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

Valley Mills ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.8%

Students per teacher

The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2023-2024.

Students per teacher

9.6

Valley Mills ISD: 11.8

Statewide: 14.7

Teacher experience

This figure for the 2023-2024 school year refers to tenure — the number of years a teacher has been employed in any district, whether or not there was an interruption in service.

Avg. teacher experience

14.2 years

Valley Mills ISD: 12.7 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Teacher salaries

The average salaries listed here are for regular duties only and do not include supplemental pay. For teachers who also have nonteaching roles, only the portion of time and pay dedicated to classroom responsibilities is factored into the calculation.

Base average

$51,715

Valley Mills ISD: $50,531

Statewide: $62,474

Beginner

$35,004

Valley Mills ISD: $30,705

Statewide: $54,272

1 to 5 years

$43,650

Valley Mills ISD: $42,827

Statewide: $58,185

6 to 10 years

$47,847

Valley Mills ISD: $48,259

Statewide: $61,494

11 to 20 years

$54,390

Valley Mills ISD: $54,621

Statewide: $65,219

21 to 30 years

$61,312

Valley Mills ISD: $60,108

Statewide: $69,723

30+ years

$58,265

Valley Mills ISD: $58,265

Statewide: $74,014

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