Valley Park School District

Valley Park School District
Location
1 Main St, Valley Park, MO 63088
United States
District information
Established 1846
Superintendent Dr. Dave Knes
Schools 4
Budget $14,589,000 (As of 2014)
District ID 2930690[1]
Students and staff
Students 903 (As of 2016)
Teachers 67 (As of 2016)
Staff 605 (As of 2015)
Other information
Website https://www.vp.k12.mo.us/valleypark

Valley Park School District is a K-12 Public School District serving Valley Park, Missouri and the village of Twin Oaks.

History

VPSD started in 1882 with the founding of Hill School, the district's first elementary school, which later closed in 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 6th 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

VPSD in the 2016-2017 School Year had 68 Teachers and 6 Administrators. The district boats a 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

Pre-K

  • Dennis Lea Early Childhood Center

Elementary

  • Valley Park Elementary

Middle

  • Valley Park Middle

High

References

  1. ↑ "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Valley Park". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved 29 Sep 2018.
  2. ↑ "About the District". Valley Park School District. Retrieved 29 September 2018.
  3. ↑ "Valley Park School District". St. Louis Today. 2018. Retrieved 29 September 2018.
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