📍 1175 State Rt 17k, Montgomery, Orange County, 12549
Valley Central High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Montgomery, Orange County. The school has 1,346 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Valley Central School District (Montgomery) school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 113.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.9:1. 87% of students are proficient in reading. 95% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 91%. The school offers 8 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Valley Central High School enrolls 1,346 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 113.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 56% White, 29% Hispanic or Latino and 8.9% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 749 | 56% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 394 | 29% |
| Black or African American | 120 | 8.9% |
| Two or more races | 60 | 4.5% |
| Asian | 21 | 1.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
519 of the school's 1,346 students (39%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 444 qualify for free lunch and 75 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Valley Central High School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Fringe). The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NY At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 39, state house district 101.
Valley Central High School is one of 6 schools in VALLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT (MONTGOMERY), based in MONTGOMERY, New York. The district serves 4,286 students district-wide and employs 352 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,346 students, Valley Central High School is larger than the district average of about 714 students per school.
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Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Fringe
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