Vale High School is a public high school in Vale, Oregon, United States. It is a part of Vale School District 84.
Vale High School | |
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Address | |
505 Viking Drive , , 97918 | |
Coordinates | 43°58′44″N 117°15′09″W / 43.978848°N 117.252638°W |
Information | |
Type | Public |
School district | Vale School District 84 |
Principal | Chad Hartley[1][2] |
Teaching staff | 16.50 (FTE)[3] |
Grades | 9-12 |
Number of students | 281 (2017–18)[3] |
Student to teacher ratio | 17.03[3] |
Color(s) | Black and white [1] |
Athletics conference | OSAA Eastern Oregon League 3A-5[1] |
Mascot | Viking[1] |
Website | vhs.valesd.org |
The Vale School District takes students from Vale and Brogan,[4] as well as the unincorporated community of Willowcreek.[5] As of 1979[update] Vale High also takes high school students from Juntura, which is in Juntura School District 12 (a K-8 school district).[6] As of 2009[update] some students in the Juntura area attended Vale High.[7]
Academics
editThe graduation rate has risen over the past 12 years. In 2008, the school's graduation rate was 87% with 80 of the 92 senior students receiving a high school diploma.[8] In 2022, the school's graduation rate was 97% with 66 of the 67 senior students receiving a high school diploma.[9] Vale High School is ranked #10,602 in the country, and #123 in the state of Oregon.[10]
Notable alumni
edit- Lynn Findley (1970), state representative
- Dave Wilcox (1960), NFL linebacker (1964–74), Pro Football Hall of Fame (2000)
References
edit- ^ a b c d Member School A-Z Listing (292 Total Schools)
- ^ "Oregon School Directory 2008-09" (PDF). Oregon Department of Education. p. 139. Retrieved 2009-05-28.
- ^ a b c "Vale High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 29, 2019.
- ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Malheur County, OR" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2022-07-15.
- ^ "Willowcreek Elementary School". Vale School District. Retrieved 2011-01-06. - Address: "2300 9th Avenue West Vale, OR 97918"
- ^ Easterling, Jerry (1979-05-27). "Keeping the school clean takes students to faraway places". Statesman Journal. Salem, Oregon. pp. 3G–5G. - Clipping of first, second, and third pages at Newspapers.com.
- ^ "The Oasis lives between Vale and Burns". East Oregonian. 2009-07-25. Retrieved 2024-03-29. - The article's full text may not load on some archived versions.
- ^ "State releases high school graduation rates". The Oregonian. 2009-06-30. Retrieved 2009-07-01.
- ^ "Vale High School". US News. Retrieved 2022-09-19.
- ^ "Search Best High Schools". US News. Retrieved 2022-09-19.