Valley Park High School
Location
One Main Street Valley Park, MO 63088 United States
Coordinates	38°33′09″N 90°29′41″W / 38.5525763°N 90.494825°W / 38.5525763; -90.494825
Information
Type	Public High School
Established	September 6, 1932
School district	Valley Park School District
NCES School ID	293069002116[2]
Principal	Ryan Luhning
Teaching staff	21 (FTE)
Grades	9–12
Number of students	284 (2016–17)[1]
Campus type	Suburban
Color(s)	Orange and Blue
Athletics conference	MSHAA
Mascot	Hawk [3]
Feeder schools	Valley Park Middle
Website	School website

Valley Park High School is a public high school in Valley Park, Missouri, United States serving both Valley Park and The Village of Twin Oaks.

History

Valley Park High School opened on September 6, 1932 and graduated its first class in 1934.^{[citation needed]} Since then, Valley Park has remained the only public high school in the area^[4]

Academics

The average ACT is 20.6. There are approximately 21 teachers giving the school a student-teacher ratio of 13:1. 95% of students graduate on time and 78% go to college.^[5] Valley Park High is ranked 15th in Missouri in education.^[6] VPH has won several awards for academic achievement such as:

• 2012 National Blue Ribbon School Award^{[citation needed]}
• 2012 Missouri Gold Star School^{[4][better source needed]}

Demographics

The Demographics of the high school in the 2016–2017 school year was as follows:^[7]