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Valley Grove 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 2024-25 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 369 students in Valley Grove School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 7/10, which is in the top 50% of public middle schools in Pennsylvania.
Public Middle School in Valley Grove School District have an average math proficiency score of 27% (versus the Pennsylvania public middle school average of 26%), and reading proficiency score of 62% (versus the 52% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 5% 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
2 Schools
924 Schools
# Students
811 Students
593,019 Students
# Teachers
67 Teachers
43,563 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
12:1
12:1
District Rank
Valley Grove 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 90-94% has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#265 out of 684 school districts
(Top 50%)
(Top 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
40%
36%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
57%
55%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
60-64%
57%
Graduation Rate
90-94%
87%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.12
0.64
# American Indian Students
n/a
1,194 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
n/a
24,410 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
4%
# Hispanic Students
13 Students
94,651 Students
% Hispanic Students
2%
16%
# Black Students
8 Students
120,472 Students
% Black Students
1%
21%
# White Students
759 Students
321,352 Students
% White Students
94%
54%
# Hawaiian Students
4 Students
577 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
27 Students
29,801 Students
% of Two or more races Students
3%
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
27
1,575
# Students in K Grade:
51
15,841
# Students in 1st Grade:
57
17,953
# Students in 2nd Grade:
57
17,626
# Students in 3rd Grade:
68
18,644
# Students in 4th Grade:
60
19,624
# Students in 5th Grade:
61
34,161
# Students in 6th Grade:
61
93,842
# Students in 7th Grade:
55
129,428
# Students in 8th Grade:
66
132,557
# Students in 9th Grade:
63
34,160
# Students in 10th Grade:
60
27,308
# Students in 11th Grade:
71
25,337
# Students in 12th Grade:
54
24,963
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $18,395 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 $18,509 is less than the state median of $23,073. The school district spending/student has declined by 6% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$15 MM
$39,541 MM
Spending
$15 MM
$38,578 MM
Revenue / Student
$18,395
$23,649
Spending / Student
$18,509
$23,073
Best Valley Grove School District Public Middle Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Rocky Grove Jr. Sr. High School
Magnet School
(Math: 25-29% | Reading: 60-64%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
403 Rocky Grove Ave
Franklin, PA 16323
(814) 437-3759
Franklin, PA 16323
(814) 437-3759
Grades: 7-12
| 369 students
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