For the 2024-25 school year, there is 1 public elementary school serving 1,046 students in Mid Valley School District. This district's average elementary testing ranking is 4/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public elementary schools in Pennsylvania.
Public Elementary School in Mid Valley School District have an average math proficiency score of 31% (versus the Pennsylvania public elementary school average of 35%), and reading proficiency score of 49% (versus the 53% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 25% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Pennsylvania public elementary school average of 41% (majority Black and Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (PA)
# Schools
2 Schools
2,154 Schools
# Students
1,857 Students
1,110,061 Students
# Teachers
120 Teachers
81,415 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
15:1
15:1
District Rank
Mid Valley School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% 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 85-89% has decreased from 90-94% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#446 out of 684 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
29%
36%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
50%
55%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
54%
57%
Graduation Rate
85-89%
87%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.41
0.61
# American Indian Students
1 Student
2,113 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
32 Students
50,065 Students
% Asian Students
2%
5%
# Hispanic Students
190 Students
167,185 Students
% Hispanic Students
10%
15%
# Black Students
59 Students
171,531 Students
% Black Students
3%
15%
# White Students
1,405 Students
655,322 Students
% White Students
76%
59%
# Hawaiian Students
2 Students
945 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
168 Students
62,338 Students
% of Two or more races Students
9%
6%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
-
6,977
# Students in K Grade:
130
112,584
# Students in 1st Grade:
152
124,827
# Students in 2nd Grade:
145
119,582
# Students in 3rd Grade:
155
124,107
# Students in 4th Grade:
160
124,671
# Students in 5th Grade:
140
125,642
# Students in 6th Grade:
164
127,749
# Students in 7th Grade:
134
95,072
# Students in 8th Grade:
142
95,607
# Students in 9th Grade:
152
15,589
# Students in 10th Grade:
146
13,451
# Students in 11th Grade:
120
12,276
# Students in 12th Grade:
117
11,927
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $17,228 in this school district is less than the state median of $23,649. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $18,335 is less than the state median of $23,073. The school district spending/student has grown by 14% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$32 MM
$39,541 MM
Spending
$34 MM
$38,578 MM
Revenue / Student
$17,228
$23,649
Spending / Student
$18,335
$23,073
Best Mid Valley School District Public Elementary Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Mid Valley El Center
Magnet School
(Math: 31% | Reading: 49%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
50 Underwood Rd
Scranton, PA 18512
(570) 307-3241
Scranton, PA 18512
(570) 307-3241
Grades: K-6
| 1,046 students
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