Vale High School | |
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Address | |
505 Viking Drive Vale, (Malheur County), Oregon 97918 United States | |
Coordinates | 43°58′44″N 117°15′09″W / 43.978848°N 117.252638°W / 43.978848; -117.252638 |
Information | |
Type | Public |
School district | Vale School District 84 |
Principal | Chad Hartley |
Teaching staff | 16.50 (FTE) |
Grades | 9-12 |
Number of students | 281 (2017–18) |
Student to teacher ratio | 17.03 |
Color(s) | Black and white |
Athletics conference | OSAA Eastern Oregon League 3A-5 |
Mascot | Viking |
Website | vhs.valesd.org |
Vale High School is a public high school in Vale, Oregon, United States. It is a part of Vale School District 84.
The Vale School District takes students from Vale and Brogan, as well as the unincorporated community of Willowcreek. As of 1979 Vale High also takes high school students from Juntura, which is in Juntura School District 12 (a K-8 school district). As of 2009 some students in the Juntura area attended Vale High.
Academics
The graduation rate has risen over recent years. In 2008, the school's graduation rate was 87% with 80 of the 92 senior students receiving a high school diploma. In 2022, the school's graduation rate was 97% with 66 of the 67 senior students receiving a high school diploma.
As of 2024, Vale High School is ranked #6,873 in the country, and #67 in the state of Oregon.
Notable alumni
- Lynn Findley (1970), state representative
- Dave Wilcox (1960), NFL linebacker (1964–74), Pro Football Hall of Fame (2000)
- Janice Kapp Perry (1956), composer, songwriter, and author
References
- ^ Member School A-Z Listing (292 Total Schools)
- "Oregon School Directory 2008-09" (PDF). Oregon Department of Education. p. 139. Retrieved 2009-05-28.
- ^ "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.
- "Search Best High Schools". US News. Retrieved 2022-09-19.
- "Vale High School". US News. Retrieved 2024-11-24.
External links
Education in Malheur County, Oregon | |
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McDermitt School District 51 sends all of its students to McDermitt Combined School in McDermitt, Nevada and Oregon (a school of the Humboldt County School District) Annex sends high school students to Weiser High School in Weiser, Idaho (Weiser School District) Historically Crane Union High School served sections of Malheur County |