Deer Valley High School

Deer Valley High School

Public High School | Grade 9-12
4700 Lone Tree Way,  Antioch, CA
Antioch Unified School District
3.4
3.1
1,851 Students
B+
Niche Grade

School Details

Head of School
Kenneth Gardner
Student Teacher Ratio
22:1
Average SAT Score
1160
Average ACT Score
25
Math Proficiency
21%
Reading Proficiency
51%
Average GPA
3.4
Graduation Rate
93%

Niche Grade

B
Academics
B
Teachers
B+
College Prep
C
Administration
C-
Resources/Facilities
C+
Clubs and Activities
B-
Sports
C-
Food
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Niche Grade Details

Academics
Average GPA
3.4
Reading Proficiency
51%
Math Proficiency
21%
Teachers
Student Teacher Ratio
22:1
Teachers
84
Full Time Teachers
84
Teachers in First or Second Year
15.5%
College Prep
Average SAT
1160
Math
580
Verbal
580
Average ACT
25
Math
24
English
25
Reading
26
Science
24
Number of AP Courses
17
AP Pass Rate
42.5%
AP Math Enrollment
Low
AP Science Enrollment
Average
Other AP Enrollment
Very High
Clubs and Activities
Girls Athletic Participation
Low
Boys Athletic Participation
Low

GreatSchools Rating

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Test Scores

Math
4.6%
State Average
17.9%
Science
1.8%
State Average
9.9%
GreatSchools Test Scores Rating
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Teachers and Staff

Students Per Counselor
1,083:1

Student Diversity

Male
52.5%
Female
47.1%
Hispanic
39.7%
Black
28.6%
Asian or Pacific Islander
15.7%
White
9.4%
Two or more races
5.1%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
<1%
Native American
<1%
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School Rankings

#58 Most Diverse Public HS in California
#157 Niche Standout HS in California
Source: Niche

Specialty School Programs

AP Programs Offered
IB Programs Offered
Free/Reduced Lunch Offered
Athletics Program

Colleges Students are Considering

Students are most interested in or go on to attend these colleges.
University of California - Berkeley 323 Students
University of California - Davis 307 Students
University of California - Los Angeles 294 Students
San Francisco State University 293 Students
Los Medanos College 241 Students
San José State University 223 Students
University of California - San Diego 213 Students
University of San Francisco 209 Students
University of California - Irvine 206 Students
San Diego State University 198 Students

What Students Want to Study

Niche users from this school are most interested in the following majors.
Business 123 Students
Psychology 121 Students
Nursing 103 Students
Biology 83 Students
Computer Science 68 Students
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Administration 55 Students
Pre-Medicine Studies 43 Students
Kinesiology and Exercise Science 30 Students
Criminology 29 Students
Sociology 29 Students

This School’s Reviews

Niche Reviews
3.4 481 Reviews
4.0
1/30/2024
Deer Valley has a lot of potential to be the great school it once was but now there are many threats and I'm worried for my child's safety at times. The teachers were nice and engaging with the students. The sports are great and just hope this school starts getting better.
3.0 Alum
11/30/2023
DVAPA really made the school worth it. The experiences I gained through acting and especially dance, gave me a creative outlet to express myself in the best ways possible.
4.0 Alum
9/19/2023
I made a lot of friends and had a lot of teachers who helped me graduate. They helped me find colleges to apply to as well as meeting graduation requirements.
GreatSchools Reviews
3.1 18 Reviews
1.0 parent
3/13/2025
This is one of the core schools in Antioch the principals don't protect the students. It is unsafe. Police is always there many fights and oh how they protect the bullies but they 'll push away good students and make them feel unwelcome and unsafe. I would never send my child to this school. They ne...
1.0 parent
9/6/2022
the principal does not care AT ALL she has the funds but funds for the wrong things and had us go into school for the extreme weather of the first week of september in 2022 students were passing out and complaining on how some classrooms didnt have A/C terrible school on how the principal handles ce...
1.0 parent
9/6/2022
Made students go to school when it was 112 degrees outside. Not safe for students. Many got sick from heat.
1.0 parent
9/6/2022
Made students go to school when it was 112 degrees outside. Not safe for students. Many got sick from heat. I got heat stroke

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