Grain Valley High School
2.5 out of 5 | 3 Reviews
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School Description
School Summary and Highlights
- Enrolls 899 high school students from grades 9-12
- Ranks 295th out of 513 high schools in MO.
- 2010 Overall School AYP Met Status: Not Met
Additional Contact Information
- Mailing Address: PO Box 304, Grain Valley, MO 64029
- Principal or Admin: Beth Mulvey
- Fax: (816) 847-5002
- Website: www.grainvalley.k12.mo.us
School District Details
- Grain Valley R-V School District
- Per-Pupil Spending: $7,758
- Graduation Rate: 97.1%
- Dropout Rate: 2.1%
- Students Per Teacher: 15.0
- Enrolled Students: 3,539
Faculty Details and Student Enrollment
Students and Faculty
- Total Students Enrolled: 899
- Total Full Time "Equivalent" Teachers: 58.0
- Average Student-To-Teacher Ratio: 15.5
Students Gender Breakdown
- Males: 469 (52.2%)
- Females: 430 (47.8%)
Free Lunch Student Eligibility Breakdown
- Eligible for Reduced Lunch: 33 (3.7%)
- Eligible for Free Lunch: 117 (13.0%)
- Eligible for Either Reduced or Free Lunch: 150 (16.7%)
Student Enrollment Distribution by Race / Ethnicity
| Number | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian | - | - |
| Black | 28 | 3.1% |
| Asian | 8 | 0.9% |
| Hispanic | 29 | 3.2% |
| White | 834 | 92.8% |
Number of Students Per Grade
| Number | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| 9th Grade | 213 | 23.7% |
| 10th Grade | 231 | 25.7% |
| 11th Grade | 249 | 27.7% |
| 12th Grade | 206 | 22.9% |
Classroom Environment (2010)
Students Per Classroom
School:
18.0
District:
17.0
Graduation and Dropout Rates (2010)
Graduation Rate
School:
94.4%
District:
94.4%
Dropout Rate
School:
0.8%
District:
0.8%
Post-Graduate Profiles (2010)
Percent Entering a 2-Year College: 32.6%
Percent Entering a 4-Year College: 29.9%
Percent Entering a Non-College Post-Secondary Institution: 4.9%
Percent Entering the Work Force: 23.4%
Percent Entering the Military: 2.7%
Percent Unknown: 6.5%
Faculty Information (2010)
Principal Years of Experience: 6.0
Teacher Average Years of Experience: 10.1
Faculty Salary (2010)
Average Salary of Administration: $82,914
Average Salary of Teachers: $50,086
Teacher Credentials (2009)
Percent of Teachers with Regular Certificates
School:
94.9%
District:
99.1%
Percent of Teachers with Special Certificates
School:
3.4%
District:
0.9%
Percent of Teachers with No Certificate: 1.7%
Source: MO Department of Education, Source: NCES 2009-2010
School Ratings and Reviews
Overall Rating: 2.5
2.5 out of 5 | 3 Reviews
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3 reviews for Grain Valley High School
- Reviewed by Former Student on January 14, 2010
- Rating:
(1 / 5) Flag as inappropriate - the most number 1 bullying school in the world!!!!!!!!!
- Reviewed by Parent/Guardian on January 03, 2010
- Rating: (1 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
- This school system employs immature unprofessional individuals to drive their buses, our bus driver has been abusive towards my 2nd grade child, after reporting them things have just gotten worse!
- Reviewed by Student on July 28, 2009
- Rating:
(5 / 5) Flag as inappropriate - teachers that now how to relate to students
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Test Scores and Performance Information
Overall School Rating
How is this determined?
The overall school rating shows that Grain Valley High School performed on average about the same as other schools across the state on MAP state exams in the following subjects:
- Algebra I
- Biology
- English I
- English II
- Government
ACT Exam Performance (2010)
ACT Composite Score
School:
21.7
District:
21.7
Percent of Graduates Scoring Higher Than the National Average: 34.2%
Percent of Graduates Taking the ACT
School:
60.9%
District:
60.9%
AYP Details (2010)
Overall AYP Met: Not Met
MAP - Test Proficiency by Grade and Subject
End of Course - % of students at or above proficiency
| School | District | State | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Algebra I Test | |||
| 2010 | 40.5% | 57.7% | 57.3% |
| 2009 | 53.6% | 62.0% | 52.7% |
| Biology Test | |||
| 2010 | 54.4% | 54.4% | 56.7% |
| 2009 | 56.4% | 56.4% | 55.1% |
| English I Test | |||
| 2010 | 57.6% | 57.6% | 56.1% |
| English II Test | |||
| 2010 | 81.7% | 81.7% | 73.2% |
| 2009 | 79.5% | 79.5% | 72.6% |
| Government Test | |||
| 2010 | 31.9% | 31.9% | - |
Source: MO Department of Education 2009-2010
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