Valley High School (Sacramento, California)

Valley High School is a 9th-12th-grade college preparatory high school located in Sacramento, California, near the city limits of Elk Grove, California. The school was established in 1977 as part of the Elk Grove Unified School District. Valley's mascot is the Viking and their cross town rivals are Elk Grove High School and Florin High School.

Valley High School
Address
6300 Ehrhardt Ave

Sacramento
,
Sacramento County
,
California
95823

United States of America
Coordinates38.45369°N 121.42849°W / 38.45369; -121.42849
Information
School typePublic
Established1977
School districtElk Grove Unified School District
PrincipalRichard Gutierrez
Teaching staff79.95 (FTE)[1]
Number of students1,611 (2018-19)[1]
Student to teacher ratio20.15[1]
LanguageEnglish
Hours in school day7
Colour(s)              
Slogan“Scholarship, Integrity, and Perseverance!”
Fight song"Hold up wait, you ain't heard yet, Valley High's the school I rep"
MascotViktor the Viking
RivalElk Grove High School
Florin High School
Burbank High School
Feeder schoolsSamuel Jackman Middle School
WebsiteOfficial website

History

Valley was Elk Grove's second comprehensive and traditional high school. The new school was built to serve the northern part of the huge 320-square-mile (830 km2) district, which covered a large portion of south Sacramento. The name chosen for the high school was intended to reflect the Valley Hi community, which was then one of the newer subdivisions in the south area.

Academics

The school has increased the number of students completing A-G requirements from 21 percent in 2005 to 30 percent in 2007. The number of Valley High School students who successfully completed CSU applications rose by 56 percent from 2005 to 2007. The number of students taking the PSAT rose from a 4 percent participation rate in 2005-2006 to 80 percent in 2007-2008. During the same time period, the EGUSD participation rate rose from 16 percent to 79 percent in 2007-2008. The numbers of students participating are now far higher than the state level at 34 percent and the nation at 37 percent.[2]

In 2013, the Health TECH Academy launched the state's first high school-based community health worker training program. Health TECH chw trainees participate in various community events and serve as paid interns with health providers.

Academic competitions

National History Day

In the National History Day program, participants from Valley High have reached the national finals a number of times. In 1997, a student won second place in the Senior Individual Exhibit category.[3] In 1998, a group won third in the Senior Group Exhibit, and one student won third in Senior Individual Exhibit. In 2007, three students won second place in the Senior Group Exhibit category.[4]

Notable alumni

Athletics

Politics
  • George A. Plescia - State Assemblyman, former Republican leader

Music
  • J. Charles E. Brown - Band Master, President & Founder, James Smooth Music & Leadership Institute

Theater
  • Kami Lucas - Analyst, Lucas Institute for the Gifted
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References
  1. "Valley High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved May 5, 2020.
  2. Valley High School Students Get a Start on College
  4. National History Day 2007 Finalists
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