For the 2025 school year, there are 2 public preschools serving 714 students in River Valley School District. This district's average pre testing ranking is 9/10, which is in the top 20% of public pre schools in Pennsylvania.
Public Preschools in River Valley School District have an average math proficiency score of 56% (versus the Pennsylvania public pre school average of 24%), and reading proficiency score of 58% (versus the 38% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 9% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Pennsylvania public preschool average of 55% (majority Black and Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (PA)
# Schools
4 Schools
328 Schools
# Students
1,452 Students
147,214 Students
# Teachers
113 Teachers
11,259 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
13:1
13:1
District Rank
River Valley School District, which is ranked within the top 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 90-94% has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#228 out of 684 school districts
(Top 50%)
(Top 50%)

Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
43%
36%

Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
58%
55%

Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
57%
57%

Graduation Rate
90-94%
87%

Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.17
0.70
# American Indian Students
5 Students
267 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
7 Students
4,636 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
3%
# Hispanic Students
41 Students
31,371 Students
% Hispanic Students
3%
21%
# Black Students
22 Students
35,365 Students
% Black Students
2%
24%
# White Students
1,322 Students
65,860 Students
% White Students
91%
45%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
108 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
55 Students
9,607 Students
% of Two or more races Students
4%
7%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
58
8,317
# Students in K Grade:
118
24,393
# Students in 1st Grade:
105
20,742
# Students in 2nd Grade:
105
21,144
# Students in 3rd Grade:
106
18,141
# Students in 4th Grade:
108
18,415
# Students in 5th Grade:
114
14,862
# Students in 6th Grade:
111
6,743
# Students in 7th Grade:
100
4,529
# Students in 8th Grade:
107
4,525
# Students in 9th Grade:
97
1,699
# Students in 10th Grade:
114
1,361
# Students in 11th Grade:
108
1,242
# Students in 12th Grade:
101
1,101
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $24,062 is higher than the state median of $23,696. The school district revenue/student has declined by 7% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $27,709 is higher than the state median of $23,119. The school district spending/student has declined by 7% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$35 MM
$39,541 MM

Spending
$40 MM
$38,578 MM

Revenue / Student
$24,062
$23,696

Spending / Student
$27,709
$23,119

Best River Valley School District Public Preschools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Saltsburg Elementary School
(Math: 70-74% | Reading: 65-69%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
199 Trojan Lane
Saltsburg, PA 15681
(724) 639-3556
Saltsburg, PA 15681
(724) 639-3556
Grades: PK-5
| 295 students
Rank: #22.
Blairsville Elementary School
(Math: 45-49% | Reading: 50-54%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
106 School Lane
Blairsville, PA 15717
(724) 459-8883
Blairsville, PA 15717
(724) 459-8883
Grades: PK-5
| 419 students
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