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Juniata Valley School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Pennsylvania for:
Category
Attribute
Student Attention
Lowest student:teacher ratio (Top 1%)
For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 377 students in Juniata Valley School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 6/10, which is in the top 50% of public middle schools in Pennsylvania.
Public Middle School in Juniata Valley School District have an average math proficiency score of 32% (versus the Pennsylvania public middle school average of 26%), and reading proficiency score of 56% (versus the 52% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 3% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Pennsylvania public middle school average of 46% (majority Black and Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (PA)
# Schools
2 Schools
923 Schools
# Students
679 Students
591,579 Students
# Teachers
62 Teachers
44,337 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
11:1
11:1
District Rank
Juniata Valley School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 675 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 90% has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#443 out of 684 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
28%
36%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
51%
55%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
55-59%
57%
Graduation Rate
≥90%
87%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.07
0.65
# American Indian Students
n/a
1,239 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
1 Student
25,214 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
4%
# Hispanic Students
11 Students
97,970 Students
% Hispanic Students
2%
17%
# Black Students
5 Students
118,593 Students
% Black Students
1%
20%
# White Students
656 Students
316,870 Students
% White Students
96%
54%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
586 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
6 Students
30,545 Students
% of Two or more races Students
1%
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
-
1,623
# Students in K Grade:
39
15,933
# Students in 1st Grade:
49
17,465
# Students in 2nd Grade:
52
18,204
# Students in 3rd Grade:
53
18,156
# Students in 4th Grade:
50
19,235
# Students in 5th Grade:
59
33,809
# Students in 6th Grade:
57
92,720
# Students in 7th Grade:
49
128,929
# Students in 8th Grade:
46
129,773
# Students in 9th Grade:
56
34,725
# Students in 10th Grade:
62
28,504
# Students in 11th Grade:
53
26,584
# Students in 12th Grade:
54
25,919
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $20,230 in this school district is less than the state median of $23,696. The school district revenue/student has grown by 6% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $18,122 is less than the state median of $23,119. The school district spending/student has grown by 6% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$14 MM
$39,541 MM
Spending
$12 MM
$38,578 MM
Revenue / Student
$20,230
$23,696
Spending / Student
$18,122
$23,119
Best Juniata Valley School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Juniata Valley Jr. Sr. High School
(Math: 30-34% | Reading: 56%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
7775 Juniata Valley Pike
Alexandria, PA 16611
(814) 669-4401
Alexandria, PA 16611
(814) 669-4401
Grades: 6-12
| 377 students
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