Vale High School

Vale High School
Address
505 Viking Drive Vale , (Malheur County) , Oregon 97918 United States
Coordinates	43.978848°N 117.252638°W / 43.978848; -117.252638
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

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,[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

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.[8] In 2022, the school's graduation rate was 97% with 66 of the 67 senior students receiving a high school diploma.[9]

As of 2024, Vale High School is ranked #6,873 in the country, and #67 in the state of Oregon.[10]

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

1. Member School A-Z Listing (292 Total Schools)
2. "Oregon School Directory 2008-09" (PDF). Oregon Department of Education. p. 139. Retrieved 2009-05-28.
3. "Vale High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 29, 2019.
4. "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Malheur County, OR" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2022-07-15.
5. "Willowcreek Elementary School". Vale School District. Retrieved 2011-01-06. - Address: "2300 9th Avenue West Vale, OR 97918"
6. 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.
7. "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.
8. "State releases high school graduation rates". The Oregonian. 2009-06-30. Retrieved 2009-07-01.
9. "Search Best High Schools". US News. Retrieved 2022-09-19.
10. "Vale High School". US News. Retrieved 2024-11-24.

External links

• Vale High School