Top Rankings
Delaware Valley School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Pennsylvania for:
Category
Attribute
Reading/Language Arts Proficiency
Highest reading/language arts proficiency (Top 20%)
Science Proficiency
Highest science proficiency (Top 20%)
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2024-25 school year, there are 2 public middle schools serving 1,003 students in Delaware Valley School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 8/10, which is in the top 30% of public middle schools in Pennsylvania.
Public Middle Schools in Delaware Valley School District have an average math proficiency score of 30% (versus the Pennsylvania public middle school average of 26%), and reading proficiency score of 70% (versus the 52% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 24% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Pennsylvania public middle school average of 46% (majority Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (PA)
# Schools
7 Schools
924 Schools
# Students
4,313 Students
593,019 Students
# Teachers
336 Teachers
43,563 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
13:1
13:1
District Rank
Delaware Valley School District, which is ranked within the top 30% of all 679 school districts in Pennsylvania (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 92% has increased from 89% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#139 out of 684 school districts
(Top 30%)
(Top 30%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
41%
36%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
71%
55%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
72%
57%
Graduation Rate
92%
87%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.37
0.64
# American Indian Students
10 Students
1,194 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
87 Students
24,410 Students
% Asian Students
2%
4%
# Hispanic Students
591 Students
94,651 Students
% Hispanic Students
14%
16%
# Black Students
92 Students
120,472 Students
% Black Students
2%
21%
# White Students
3,363 Students
321,352 Students
% White Students
78%
54%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
577 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
170 Students
29,801 Students
% of Two or more races Students
4%
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
53
1,575
# Students in K Grade:
299
15,841
# Students in 1st Grade:
305
17,953
# Students in 2nd Grade:
304
17,626
# Students in 3rd Grade:
282
18,644
# Students in 4th Grade:
311
19,624
# Students in 5th Grade:
338
34,161
# Students in 6th Grade:
317
93,842
# Students in 7th Grade:
337
129,428
# Students in 8th Grade:
348
132,557
# Students in 9th Grade:
368
34,160
# Students in 10th Grade:
360
27,308
# Students in 11th Grade:
353
25,337
# Students in 12th Grade:
338
24,963
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $21,166 in this school district is less than the state median of $23,649. The school district revenue/student has grown by 9% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $19,883 is less than the state median of $23,073. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$91 MM
$39,541 MM
Spending
$86 MM
$38,578 MM
Revenue / Student
$21,166
$23,649
Spending / Student
$19,883
$23,073
Best Delaware Valley School District Public Middle Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Delaware Valley Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 32% | Reading: 72%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
258 Route 6 And 209
Milford, PA 18337
(570) 296-1830
Milford, PA 18337
(570) 296-1830
Grades: 6-8
| 479 students
Rank: #22.
Dingman-delaware Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 28% | Reading: 68%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
1365 Route 739
Dingmans Ferry, PA 18328
(570) 296-3140
Dingmans Ferry, PA 18328
(570) 296-3140
Grades: 6-8
| 524 students
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