For the 2024-25 school year, there is 1 public preschool serving 667 students in Shenandoah Valley School District. This district's average pre testing ranking is 2/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public pre schools in Pennsylvania.
Public Preschool in Shenandoah Valley School District have an average math proficiency score of 20% (versus the Pennsylvania public pre school average of 24%), and reading proficiency score of 36% (versus the 38% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 63% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is more than the Pennsylvania public preschool average of 54% (majority Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (PA)
# Schools
2 Schools
313 Schools
# Students
1,206 Students
140,178 Students
# Teachers
91 Teachers
10,606 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
13:1
13:1
District Rank
Shenandoah 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 80-84% has decreased from 85-89% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#536 out of 684 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
16%
36%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
37%
55%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
36%
57%
Graduation Rate
80-84%
87%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.52
0.69
# American Indian Students
2 Students
245 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
2 Students
4,368 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
3%
# Hispanic Students
728 Students
27,778 Students
% Hispanic Students
60%
20%
# Black Students
29 Students
34,417 Students
% Black Students
3%
25%
# White Students
424 Students
64,187 Students
% White Students
35%
46%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
112 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
21 Students
9,071 Students
% of Two or more races Students
2%
6%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
61
7,414
# Students in K Grade:
94
23,349
# Students in 1st Grade:
87
20,675
# Students in 2nd Grade:
66
18,679
# Students in 3rd Grade:
83
18,033
# Students in 4th Grade:
92
17,317
# Students in 5th Grade:
86
14,068
# Students in 6th Grade:
98
6,619
# Students in 7th Grade:
105
4,352
# Students in 8th Grade:
89
4,555
# Students in 9th Grade:
92
1,610
# Students in 10th Grade:
94
1,223
# Students in 11th Grade:
79
1,241
# Students in 12th Grade:
80
1,043
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $17,587 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 $15,299 is less than the state median of $23,073. The school district spending/student has declined by 7% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$21 MM
$39,541 MM
Spending
$19 MM
$38,578 MM
Revenue / Student
$17,587
$23,649
Spending / Student
$15,299
$23,073
Best Shenandoah Valley School District Public Preschools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Shenandoah Valley Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 20% | Reading: 36%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
805 West Centre Street
Shenandoah, PA 17976
(570) 462-2796
Shenandoah, PA 17976
(570) 462-2796
Grades: PK-6
| 667 students
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