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
1,804 Students
B
Niche Grade

School Details

Head of School
Kenneth Gardner
Student Teacher Ratio
21:1
Average SAT Score
1170
Average ACT Score
25
Math Proficiency
21%
Reading Proficiency
51%
Average GPA
3.4
Graduation Rate
89%
Annual Tuition
$0

Niche Grade

B-
Academics
B
Teachers
B+
College Prep
C
Administration
C
Resources/Facilities
C+
Clubs and Activities
B-
Sports
C
Food
Source: Niche
Niche Grades

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Niche Grade Details

Academics
Average GPA
3.4
Reading Proficiency
51%
Math Proficiency
21%
Teachers
Student Teacher Ratio
21:1
Teachers
85
Full Time Teachers
85
Teachers in First or Second Year
15.5%
College Prep
Average SAT
1170
Math
590
Verbal
590
Average ACT
25
Math
24
English
25
Reading
26
Science
24
Number of AP Courses
12
AP Pass Rate
42.5%
AP Math Enrollment
Low
AP Science Enrollment
Very Low
Other AP Enrollment
Very Low
Clubs and Activities
Girls Athletic Participation
Low
Boys Athletic Participation
Low

GreatSchools Rating

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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
GreatSchools
The Test Score Rating reflects annual state test results for this school compared with scores statewide.

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%

School Rankings

#67 Most Diverse Public HS in California
#183 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 309 Students
San Francisco State University 290 Students
University of California - Davis 286 Students
University of California - Los Angeles 269 Students
Los Medanos College 247 Students
San José State University 208 Students
University of California - Irvine 205 Students
University of California - San Diego 203 Students
University of San Francisco 196 Students
San Diego State University 175 Students

What Students Want to Study

Niche users from this school are most interested in the following majors.
Psychology 131 Students
Business 112 Students
Nursing 103 Students
Biology 78 Students
Computer Science 72 Students
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Administration 54 Students
Pre-Medicine Studies 41 Students
Computer Software Engineering 33 Students
Criminology 29 Students
Kinesiology and Exercise Science 29 Students

This School’s Reviews

Niche Reviews
3.4 484 Reviews
4.0 Senior
3/23/2025
The best part about going to Deer Valley is it's size, not so small that you feel like you've met everyone within a year or two, but not so large that you can't really feel the sense of community between every student. However, My least favorite part is how the lack of funding leads to the school almost never being renovated or properly maintained.
4.0
1/13/2024
Deer Valley is amazing in everything art-related, the community is very familiar and you can feel like you belong in there. In the rest of the subjects, it very much depends on the teacher you have, sadly, a lot of teachers don't have a passion for teaching anymore and most of the time will make the class boring. It ends up feeling like a waste of time since we can barely learn new things. On the other hand, if you are lucky enough to be in a good teacher's class, it will be the best subject even if you don't like it at all.
5.0 Senior
7/11/2023
I'm very fond of Deer Valley High School, it wasn't my plan at first to go to Deer Valley, but after from learning and knowing about the offers that the school could give me made me feel like I should give the school a chance, and now I'm at Deer Valley for my final year of a senior. I would like to see a change of the school giving students better offers, I want to learn more about how to apply for scholarships through PC, because it's more better to apply through laptop.
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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Deer Valley High School is a public school for students in grades 9-12 in Antioch, CA and is served by the Antioch Unified School District in California. Annual tuition is $0. The school has a total enrollment of 1,804 and maintains a student-teacher ratio of 21:1. Academic records show that 21% of students achieve proficiency in math, and 51% are proficient in reading. Deer Valley High School has received feedback and ratings, with a Niche grade of B and a GreatSchools Rating of 5 out of 10. The average GPA is 3.4, the graduation rate is 89%, and average standardized test scores include an SAT score of 1170 and an ACT score of 25. The average home value in this area is $631,475. Discover additional schools in the area, like Bidwell High School, Antioch High School, Live Oak High (Continuation) School, and more. Learn more about what Antioch has to offer, and browse homes for sale and for rent near Deer Valley High School.

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