Eagle Valley High School
Eagle Valley High School (EVHS) is a four-year public high school located in Gypsum, Colorado. Academics. EVHS offers both Advanced Placement and Dual Enrollment courses. They have four adjunct Colorado Mountain College educators. They offer over 130 courses in eleven departments. 334 AP Exams were administered in May 2019. In 2018–19, 321 students participated in one or more DE Classes earning a total of 3,465 college credits. The AP participation rate is 57%, and those that passed at least one AP exam is 31%. Currently, to graduate EVHS, you need to accumulate 25 credits: 4  in English, 2.5 in Social Studies, 3 in Mathematics, 3 in Science, 1.5 in Physical Education, 0.5 in Health, 0.5 in Government, 0.5 in Economics, 1 in International Language, and 7.5 in Practical Arts. For those who went to school during the COVID-19 pandemic, such as the class of 2024, the International Language credit is not required, making the total 24 credits to graduate. EVHS spends $11,834 per student. The student to teacher ratio is 17.7. EVHS' current graduate rate is 83%. Honors. Courses offered for Honors are English I & II, Integrated Math II & III, Chemistry, and Anatomy & Physiology . Advanced Placement (AP). AP courses offered are Computer Science Principles, European History, Human Geography, Physics, Statistics, Spanish, English, Literature, English Language, Seminar, Research, Studio Art, and American Government. Dual Enrollment (DE). Offered in conjunction with Colorado Mountain College, courses offered are US History I & II, Psychology I & II, Algebraic Literacy, College Algebra, Precalculus, Calculus I & II, Biology I & II, Environmental Science, Natural Disasters, Chemistry, Nurse Aide, Developmental Reading & Writing, and English Composition I & II, Theatre Appreciation, Playwriting. Non-Guaranteed Transfer College Courses. Courses are Intro to Auto, Intermediate & Advanced Auto, Advanced Weights, Intro to Culinary, Intermediate & Advanced Culinary, and Filmmaking . Enrollment. EVHS has 950 students enrolled. Of those, approximately 51% are Hispanic, 46% are Caucasian, and 3% are classified as Other. 52% identify as male, 48% identify as female. 28% of students are classified as economically disadvantaged. 23% are in the Free Lunch Program. 6% are in the Reduced-Price Lunch Program. Faculty. EVHS has approximately 95 staff members: sixty-two teachers, four Colorado Mountain College Adjunct faculty, four counselors, and four administrators. Ratings. SchoolDigger ranks EVHS 184th out of 411 Colorado high schools. EVHS ranks better than 55.2% of high schools in Colorado. U.S. News ranks EVHS 4,644th nationally , 119th on the state scale, and third in the Eagle County School District. They give EVHS an overall score of 73.9/100. Additionally, they rank EVHS 85th state and 2,658th nationally in college readiness, 126th statewide and 4,264th nationally in college curriculum breadth, 166th statewide and 8,210th in math and reading proficiency, 225th statewide and 11,124th nationally in math and reading performance, and 236th statewide and 14,263rd nationally for their graduation rate. GreatSchools gives EVHS a 5/10 overall. They rate their student progress 5/10, college readiness 7/10, and equity overview 2/10. They found great inequalities in college readiness and test scores  among low-income and underserved minority students. 24% of low-income and underserved minority students are college ready, whereas 70% of all other students are college ready. GreatSchools stipulates that "Successful schools understand how to close the achievement gap." SAT scores are slightly below the state average. In all students, the average SAT score is 980 with the state average being 1001. Among Hispanics, their average SAT score is 899, and the state average is 904. And among white students, their average SAT score is 1053, falling below the state average of 1060. Graduation rates for all groups of students  are well above the state average. For all students, the graduation rate was is 91%, with the state average being at 81%. For Hispanics, their graduation rate is 87%, with the state average being 74%. For white students, their graduate rate is 96%, with the state average being 86%. Students of two or more races have a graduation rate of 100%, with the state average being 81%. Asian students have a graduation rate of 100%, with the state average being 90%. Native American or Native Alaskan students have a graduation rate of 100%, with the state average being 65%. Eagle