Deer Valley High School

18424 N. 51St Ave., Peoria AZ, 85308 | Deer Valley Unified District | 623-445-5000
  • grades 7-12
  • students 1573
  • type High
PROFICIENCY 55% 27% higher than state average
School Rankings
  • Ranked #0 of 113 in Peoria
  • Ranked #0 of 2842 in Arizona
Proficiency Averages
46%Peoria
43%Arizona

Deer Valley High School is a school servicing grades 7 to 12 and is located in the district of "Deer Valley Unified District" in Peoria, AZ. There are a total of 1,573 students and 113 teachers at Deer Valley High School, for a student to teacher ratio of 14 to 1.

Deer Valley High School has an average proficiency test score (in mathematics and languages) of 54.5%, which is 27% higher than the Arizona average.

Deer Valley High School location

Academics

Students/Teachers
Students1573
Teachers113
Student/Teacher ratio14:1

 

Advanced Placement
AP enrollment270
Taking some courses59
Taking some courses (not tests)229
Passing some courses35
Passing no courses18

Advanced placement (AP) is a program that offers high school students the ability to take college level courses and exams. These programs were created to be at the same level of most first year university courses. If the students were successful in the AP programs, they could potentially receive advanced placement, credit or exemptions when they go on to university. At Deer Valley High School, there are a total of 270 students enrolled in advanced placement courses, with 59 taking some courses.

Proficiency in mathematics comparison

Proficiency in languages comparison

Proficiency in mathematics by grade

GradeProficiency
All58%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School55-59%

Proficiency in languages by grade

GradeProficiency
All51%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School50-54%

The proficiency in math and languages tables represent the percentage of students that scored at or above the proficiency level on their standardized state assessment tests. Although these tests are standardized within each state, the tests may vary from state to state. Comparing the results of one state to another may not always be an accurate or fair comparison.

Deer Valley High School race/ethnicity breakdown

RaceSchoolDistrictArizonaNational
White 67.2% 70.5% 40.8% 51.1%
Black 4.4% 3.0% 5.1% 15.9%
Asian 2.8% 4.4% 2.8% 4.7%
Hispanic or Latino 20.3% 17.7% 43.8% 23.6%
American Indian and Alaskan 1.7% 1.0% 4.8% 1.2%
Hawaiian 0.5% 0.4% 0.4% 0.4%
Multiracial 3.1% 2.9% 2.2% 3.1%

Peoria demographics profile

StatisticPeoriaArizonaNational
Population250,2907,278,717328,239,523
Population density (sq mi)3,8706591
Median age33.837.137.7
Male/Female ratio1.0:11.0:11.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)47%53%55%
Speak English67%73%79%
Speak Spanish25%20%13%

Education level achieved in Peoria

IndexPeoriaArizonaNational
Completed 8th grade80.3%83.7%84.3%
Completed high school78.6%82.2%83.0%
Completed some college55.7%62.0%59.4%
Completed associate degree29.9%36.5%38.5%
Completed bachelors21.3%28.0%30.3%
Completed masters7.4%10.4%11.5%
Completed professional degree1.8%2.9%3.3%
Completed doctorate0.6%1.2%1.3%
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Source: The Deer Valley High School data displayed above is derived from the National Center for Education Statistics and from the U.S. Department of Education.