VPSD started in 1882 with the founding of Hill School, the district's first elementary school, This school was located several blocks north of the present campus and was closed by 1931. Benton school was the second school to open in 1908, named after Thomas Hart Benton but later closed in 1954. Valley Park High School opened its doors on September 6, 1932 and continues to be the only operating public high school in Valley Park. VPSD currently encomposes 4.6 square miles (12 km2).[2]
Aboutedit
The Valley Park School District is a rather small, but growing district. The early childhood development center, elementary, middle, and high school are all on one campus. It became the nucleus of the present school district campus.
Awardsedit
Valley Park School District has received multiple academic- and athletic-related recognitions in the last decade. These awards include the Federal Blue Ribbon, which some educators equate to the Super Bowl of academics. Shortly after earning the prestigious Federal Blue Ribbon, the high school was ranked in the top 15 high schools in the state of Missouri by US News and & World Report[1], making it mathematically in the top 2% of public high schools in the state of Missouri. The ranking was based on test scores in Algebra and Communication Arts, Advanced Placement (AP) tests, and student/teacher ratio. These and other awards are listed below:
• District received the Distinction in Performance Award by the State of Missouri, with a perfect score for six consecutive years, 2007–2012. • Valley Park High School received the 2012 Missouri Gold Star School and the 2012 National Blue Ribbon Schools Award. • Valley Park Middle School is a Missouri and a National School of Character. • Valley Park High School has been recognized nationally by U.S. News & World Report and Newsweek magazine, including its ranking of #15 in the state of Missouri in 2018. • In 2016, U.S. News & World Report's 'Beating the Odds' list ranked Valley Park High School 69th nationally and no. 1 in Missouri at sending low-income students to college.
VPSD in the 2016–2017 school year had 68 teachers and 6 administrators. The district boats an on-time graduation rate of 95%, with 78% of their students going to college after high school. The average ACT was 20.6, which is close to the Missouri average of 20.8.[3]
^"About the District". Valley Park School District. Retrieved September 29, 2018.
^"Valley Park School District". St. Louis Today. 2018. Retrieved September 29, 2018.
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valley, park, school, district, public, school, district, serving, valley, park, missouri, village, twin, oaks, location1, main, valley, park, 63088, united, statesdistrict, informationestablished1882superintendentdr, dilgschools4budget, 2021, update, nces, di. Valley Park School District is a K 12 Public School District serving Valley Park Missouri and the village of Twin Oaks Valley Park School DistrictLocation1 Main St Valley Park MO 63088 United StatesDistrict informationEstablished1882SuperintendentDr Tim DilgSchools4Budget 5 379 777 As of 2021 update NCES District ID2930690 1 Students and staffStudents871 As of 2020 update Teachers80 As of 2020 update Staff66 As of 2020 update Other informationWebsitehttps www vpschools org Contents 1 History 2 About 3 Awards 4 Schools 4 1 Pre K 4 2 Elementary 4 3 Middle 4 4 High 5 ReferencesHistory editVPSD started in 1882 with the founding of Hill School the district s first elementary school This school was located several blocks north of the present campus and was closed by 1931 Benton school was the second school to open in 1908 named after Thomas Hart Benton but later closed in 1954 Valley Park High School opened its doors on September 6 1932 and continues to be the only operating public high school in Valley Park VPSD currently encomposes 4 6 square miles 12 km2 2 About editThe Valley Park School District is a rather small but growing district The early childhood development center elementary middle and high school are all on one campus It became the nucleus of the present school district campus Awards editValley Park School District has received multiple academic and athletic related recognitions in the last decade These awards include the Federal Blue Ribbon which some educators equate to the Super Bowl of academics Shortly after earning the prestigious Federal Blue Ribbon the high school was ranked in the top 15 high schools in the state of Missouri by US News and amp World Report 1 making it mathematically in the top 2 of public high schools in the state of Missouri The ranking was based on test scores in Algebra and Communication Arts Advanced Placement AP tests and student teacher ratio These and other awards are listed below District received the Distinction in Performance Award by the State of Missouri with a perfect score for six consecutive years 2007 2012 Valley Park High School received the 2012 Missouri Gold Star School and the 2012 National Blue Ribbon Schools Award Valley Park Middle School is a Missouri and a National School of Character Valley Park High School has been recognized nationally by U S News amp World Report and Newsweek magazine including its ranking of 15 in the state of Missouri in 2018 In 2016 U S News amp World Report s Beating the Odds list ranked Valley Park High School 69th nationally and no 1 in Missouri at sending low income students to college VPSD in the 2016 2017 school year had 68 teachers and 6 administrators The district boats an on time graduation rate of 95 with 78 of their students going to college after high school The average ACT was 20 6 which is close to the Missouri average of 20 8 3 Schools editPre K edit Dennis Lea Early Childhood Center Elementary edit Valley Park Elementary Middle edit Valley Park Middle High edit Valley Park High SchoolReferences edit Search for Public School Districts District Detail for Valley Park National Center for Education Statistics Institute of Education Sciences Retrieved September 29 2018 About the District Valley Park School District Retrieved September 29 2018 Valley Park School District St Louis Today 2018 Retrieved September 29 2018 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Valley Park School District amp oldid 1173399479, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
