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Deer Valley High School
(602) 467-6700
18424 N. 51st Ave.
Glendale, AZ 85308
Level: 9-12
District: Deer Valley Unified District

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In-depth school information including test scores, student stats, parent ratings and reviews for Deer Valley High School, Glendale, AZ.

Census Info	Value	Year
White, non-Hispanic:	75.39%	(2008)
Black, non-Hispanic:	5.14%	(2008)
Hispanic:	15.32%	(2008)
American Indian/Alaskan Native:	1.41%	(2008)
Asian:	2.73%	(2008)
Student Teacher Ratio:	19.26%	(2008)
Percent Free and Reduced Price Lunch:	22.13%	(2008)

Deer Valley High School Ratings Summary

Average Quality Rating	4
Average Principals Rating	3
Average Teachers Rating	4
Average Activities Rating	4
Average Parents Rating	3
Average Safety Rating	4

Deer Valley High School Reviews


Posted By: parent Quality Score: 5 2009-08-14 “Deer Valley High School should be a model to all High Schools in the valley. Academics are strong, extra activities are amazing and very well organized. Dicipline is conducted in a positve way that will help our teens become more productive and educated. The overall experience has been nothing but wonderful for my daughter. Please visit this school and feel the incredibly awesome atmosphere.” Posted By: student Quality Score: 5 2009-06-18 “I go to Deer valley and i can honestly say that i am happy to wake up and go to school. The teachers really care about you and want the best for you. If you are thinking about coming here DO IT! You will not regret it. Deer valley is like one big family;it is truly amazing and i will be very sad to leave” Posted By: student Quality Score: 5 2009-06-09 “In the next school year (09-10) I am going to be attending DVHS as a Junior, and thus far I am extremely happy with the experience I've had there. In the area that I live, students either go to Mountain Ridge HS or to Deer Valley, due to zoning. I know many people who chose to go to Ridge over DV, because 'it's newer, prettier, richer' etc. Sure DV is an older campus (it opened in 1980), and so it shows a bit of wear and tear, and yes, the DV tax base is not the white collared workers that surround Ridge, but Deer Valley has phenomonal teachers, administration, counsellors and programs, that are all given equal credence. We have Honors and AP programs that are taught by highly qualified teachers, dual-enrollment courses through Rio Solado, and, frankly, our regular classes aren't half bad either. I highly reccomend DV.” Posted By: parent Quality Score: 5 2009-05-27 “Deer Valley High is an excellent school. They have a strong academic program, great teachers, and excellent leadership in Principal Dobbs.” Posted By: parent Quality Score: decline 2009-02-04 “We have found Deer Valley to be a great school in many ways. The key is to be actively involved as a student, and stay in communication as a parent. The basic classes (non honors, non AP) tend to lack challenge - which may leave college bound kids a bit unprepared.” Posted By: parent Quality Score: 4 2009-02-03 “This is a large school and deals with the normal issues a large school is faced with. I am happy with the quality of the education and the staff. As with any school some teachers are better than others. Parental involvement is always the key! Any issues that I have had have always been resolved to my satisfaction.” Posted By: student Quality Score: 1 2009-01-04 “Deer Valley fails as a school. They only care about money and they don't care for any of their students. Only the athletes and cheer leaders are important to the school, it's like no one else in the school matters we're just there to fill in more seats.” Posted By: student Quality Score: 3 2008-06-24 “Take honors programs/Rio Salado programs, as many as possible, too. You'll save some time taking those pesky 'intro-to' classes once college starts. I made great friends who actually wanted to make something out of their lives by doing this. Join clubs and take as many fun classes your senior year as you can!! Learn to tough it out or ignore when some teachers act like high-schooler s, which they will. Overall, 4 years wasn't a complete tragedy.” Posted By: parent Quality Score: 5 2006-07-24 “DVHS is an excellent school. They seem to excel in all aspects of education. They care so much about the kids and if they are accomplishing what is necessary to carry on in adult life. I have a son that will be a senior this year (06-07) and am so proud of his accomplishments and know that DVHS is a BIG part of his wanting to succeed. He is in several sports and the coaches at DVHS are awesome. They keep a group of nice respectful young men that they can be proud of in any crowd. You can give DVHS a high grade for excellence and this is visible as soon as you walk on campus. It is a school with alot of pride and this reflects throughout the campus from the staff through to the students.” Posted By: parent Quality Score: 2 2006-04-25 “This school has fairly decent programs. One of the teacher's, Mr. Torres, who made a difference in my child's life as well as others alike has been 'let go' and this is his last year teaching here. It is a shame to see this happen and to let a good one get away! The office staff are by far the worst most unprofessional group of women ever! I have never dealt with such rude women in any school office ever. They have yelled and made such crude, snide remarks to my child on numerous occasions. The school principal has made a 'new rule' that allows only five passes in the whole school year, other than that, you are not allowed to enter into the classroom. It seems that she would rather they not receive an education, and make them sit in a room and do absolutely nothing whatsoever, not even study.” Posted By: parent Quality Score: 4 2005-10-03 “Deer Valley High School was innovative and supportive in its approach to my special needs child. It provided a highly knowledgeable staff who led us through the end of the special ed process which is just as complicated as the beginning.” Posted By: former student Quality Score: 4 2005-10-03 “This is a great school. The education is good and so are the extracurricular activities. It has a good cultural and economical diversity.” Posted By: student Quality Score: 2 2005-09-07 “Although Ap, Honors and Duel Enrollement calsses are offered, the quality of education is still quite poor. The knowledge presented does not challenge the students and its often a complete waste of an hour. Programs implemented, such as SET (a 40 minute period every tuesday) could be a good idea, but the time is often wasted. Better ideas for using the time is needed. Also, the administration is quite irregular with its decisions on situations that occur. There are a variety of sports programs for the students, such as track, volleyball, and baseball. There are quite a few clubs, but the turn out every year is poor.Lastly, the parents and students seem to not care about the school, so no good ideas or changes ever occur.” Posted By: parent Quality Score: 5 2005-07-15 “Both of my children have received excellent educations at Deer Valley. They are well prepared for college. They were also involved in the Arts and were blessed with being part of the Theatre Department.” Posted By: parent Quality Score: 3 2005-07-11 “The primary concern I have with the school is the failure to address internal violence. These issues are ignored in the hopes they will just go away. Unfortunately, this can create an environment where children don't feel safe to concentrate on their academics. On the other side, if a student has a special ability in an area, the teachers seem to really know how to bring out the best in the student.” Posted By: former student Quality Score: 3 2005-05-26 “I am a former student and must say that this was a great high school to attend. Although it is big the teachers and staff deal with each student on an individual basis.” Posted By: parent Quality Score: 4 2005-05-04 “This school had excellent teachers with wonderful abilities to get and hold the students' attention. Lots of variety for extracurricular activities and elective classes.” Posted By: teacher Quality Score: 4 2005-04-30 “Good School. Amazing Band Program and Spiritline” Posted By: parent Quality Score: 5 2005-03-25 “The counselors are awesome!” Posted By: parent Quality Score: 5 2003-11-18 “My son has attended this school since he was a freshman and will be graduating in the spring. I am so pleased with the education he received. The teachers are great and the the office staff is so friendly.”