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Public high school · Death Valley Unified · Shoshone, California

Death Valley High Academy

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The brief

A Death Valley Unified high school serving grades 7th – 12th.

Death Valley High Academy is listed in Death Valley Unified, and a district label does not verify attendance for an address: confirm the zoned campus with the district before you commit to a street.

Math25%8 students tested · state average not published · 2017 EdFacts
Reading25%8 students tested · state average not published · 2017 EdFacts
Proficiency is down 25 points across the 9-year record (2009–2017) and has held near 25% recently.2017 EdFacts; 14 test records from CA state assessments and EdFacts (NCES).
About this school's data5 sources, 2017–2024

Every number on this page comes from a published source with a stated period. Where a source is partial, aging, an estimate, or describes a surrounding area rather than the school, that limitation is named here.

  • Based on limited data: 0% component coverage.
  • We don't have enough verified data to rate this school fairly. This can happen when a school is very new, very small, or has limited test score reporting to the state. Our rating model requires at least 2 of 4 data components (academics, student progress, college readiness, and resources) to generate a meaningful score. Schools below this threshold receive a Limited Profile to avoid misleading ratings. Learn more about our methodology

Multi-year averages used by the rating model: math 28% (multi-year average, 2009-2017) · reading/ELA 43% (multi-year average, 2009-2017).

School directory (enrollment, grades, staff, contact)
NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) · SY 2023–24 · Medium confidence
  • Source period: SY 2023–24. A newer release may be available.
Math proficiency
State department of education · 2017 EdFacts · Low confidence
  • Older source: 2017 EdFacts. Use as historical context.
  • Available for part of the eligible units; results may not represent the full area.
  • Derived from source records rather than read directly from one field.
Reading/ELA proficiency
State department of education · 2017 EdFacts · Low confidence
  • Older source: 2017 EdFacts. Use as historical context.
  • Available for part of the eligible units; results may not represent the full area.
  • Derived from source records rather than read directly from one field.
Neighborhood (income, housing, education)
U.S. Census ACS 5-year estimates · ACS 2019–2023 5-year estimates · Low confidence
  • Older source: ACS 2019–2023 5-year estimates. Use as historical context.
  • Reported for the ZCTA for ZIP 92384; this does not measure the attendance area.
Programs (AP/IB, athletics, gifted)
CRDC via Urban Institute · SY 2021–22 · Medium confidence
  • Available for part of the eligible units; results may not represent the full area.
  • Source period: SY 2021–22. A newer release may be available.

Evidence periods: Rating not displayed; assessments multi-year average, 2009-2017; directory SY 2023–24

The neighborhood

Where it sits, and what the area looks like.
Death Valley High Academy and the 4 nearest high schools, each pin colored by its score.Pins are locations, not attendance boundaries. Verify the enrollment path with the district.

The area

College educated
100%
Homeownership
0%
Poverty rate
0%

U.S. Census ACS 5-year estimates · ACS 2019–2023 5-year estimates for the ZCTA associated with school ZIP 92384; this is area context, not an attendance boundary.

Getting around

Walk Score
25
Car-Dependent
Bike Score
45
Somewhat Bikeable
County reported crime
1,217/100K
Reported Part-1 offenses (violent + property + arson) per 100,000 county residents, counting every city police department, sheriff's office and county police department that reported a full year to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting program. Shown only where those agencies cover at least 80% of the county's residents. Not a school safety rating.

Walk, transit and bike scores byWalk Score

FBI Uniform Crime Reporting · 2025 · county context, not school-level safety or attendance eligibility. Source details

Programs and who goes here

What the campus offers, and who it enrolls.

Programs

Advanced STEM courses
1 of 5
Algebra II, Advanced Math, Calculus, Chemistry, Physics · CRDC via Urban Institute · SY 2021–22

The record

What is on file, and where each number came from.

Questions families ask

What grades does Death Valley High Academy serve?

Death Valley High Academy serves students in grades 7th through 12th.

How many students attend Death Valley High Academy?

Death Valley High Academy has an enrollment of approximately 4 students.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Death Valley High Academy?

The student-teacher ratio at Death Valley High Academy is 2:1. A lower ratio generally means more individual attention per student. The national average is approximately 16:1 for public schools.

What are the test scores at Death Valley High Academy?

Based on loaded state assessment records, Death Valley High Academy has 28% math proficiency (multi-year average, 2009-2017) and 43% reading/ELA proficiency (multi-year average, 2009-2017).

Is Death Valley High Academy a charter school?

No, Death Valley High Academy is not a charter school. It is a traditional public school operated by the local school district.

Is Death Valley High Academy a Title I school?

No, Death Valley High Academy is not currently a Title I school.

School facts

Grades
7th – 12th
Enrollment
4
Student-teacher ratio
2:1
Teachers (FTE)
2
Type
Regular
Title I
No
Setting
Remote Rural
County
Inyo County
Schools in district
4
District spending per student
$59,417
NCES F-33 · FY 2023 · This annual source is three years behind the current year.
District child poverty rate
18.2%
Census SAIPE · 2024
Area population (ZIP 92384)
18

NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) (SY 2023–24).

Related reading

Data from NCES Common Core of Data, California Dept. of Education, and U.S. Census ACS for the 2023–24 school year. Rankings computed by MySchoolScout. See all data sources.