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Pleasant Valley School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Pennsylvania for:
Category
Attribute
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2024-25 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 950 students in Pleasant 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 Pleasant Valley School District have an average math proficiency score of 21% (versus the Pennsylvania public middle school average of 26%), and reading proficiency score of 63% (versus the 52% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 32% 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
4 Schools
924 Schools
# Students
4,117 Students
593,019 Students
# Teachers
270 Teachers
43,563 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
15:1
15:1
District Rank
Pleasant Valley School District, which is ranked within the top 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 87% has decreased from 93% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#318 out of 684 school districts
(Top 50%)
(Top 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
34%
36%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
58%
55%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
57%
57%
Graduation Rate
87%
87%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.47
0.64
# American Indian Students
8 Students
1,194 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
53 Students
24,410 Students
% Asian Students
1%
4%
# Hispanic Students
685 Students
94,651 Students
% Hispanic Students
17%
16%
# Black Students
250 Students
120,472 Students
% Black Students
6%
21%
# White Students
2,899 Students
321,352 Students
% White Students
71%
54%
# Hawaiian Students
1 Student
577 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
221 Students
29,801 Students
% of Two or more races Students
5%
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
-
1,575
# Students in K Grade:
295
15,841
# Students in 1st Grade:
325
17,953
# Students in 2nd Grade:
279
17,626
# Students in 3rd Grade:
305
18,644
# Students in 4th Grade:
321
19,624
# Students in 5th Grade:
299
34,161
# Students in 6th Grade:
304
93,842
# Students in 7th Grade:
317
129,428
# Students in 8th Grade:
329
132,557
# Students in 9th Grade:
333
34,160
# Students in 10th Grade:
327
27,308
# Students in 11th Grade:
350
25,337
# Students in 12th Grade:
333
24,963
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $25,440 is higher than the state median of $23,649. The school district revenue/student has grown by 11% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $26,002 is higher than the state median of $23,073. The school district spending/student has grown by 12% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$105 MM
$39,541 MM
Spending
$107 MM
$38,578 MM
Revenue / Student
$25,440
$23,649
Spending / Student
$26,002
$23,073
Best Pleasant Valley School District Public Middle Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Pleasant Valley Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 21% | Reading: 63%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
2233 Route 115
Brodheadsville, PA 18322
(570) 402-1000
Brodheadsville, PA 18322
(570) 402-1000
Grades: 6-8
| 950 students
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