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Valley View School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Pennsylvania for:
Category
Attribute
Graduation Rate
Highest graduation rate (Top 10%)
For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 549 students in Valley View 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 Valley View School District have an average math proficiency score of 20% (versus the Pennsylvania public middle school average of 26%), and reading proficiency score of 67% (versus the 52% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 15% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Pennsylvania public middle school average of 46% (majority Black and Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (PA)
# Schools
4 Schools
923 Schools
# Students
2,345 Students
591,579 Students
# Teachers
172 Teachers
44,337 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
14:1
14:1
District Rank
Valley View 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 95% has increased from 90-94% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#312 out of 684 school districts
(Top 50%)
(Top 50%)

Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
30%
36%

Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
62%
55%

Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
59%
57%

Graduation Rate
≥95%
87%

Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.30
0.65
# American Indian Students
2 Students
1,239 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
43 Students
25,214 Students
% Asian Students
2%
4%
# Hispanic Students
227 Students
97,970 Students
% Hispanic Students
10%
17%
# Black Students
77 Students
118,593 Students
% Black Students
3%
20%
# White Students
1,952 Students
316,870 Students
% White Students
83%
54%
# Hawaiian Students
3 Students
586 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
41 Students
30,545 Students
% of Two or more races Students
2%
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
-
1,623
# Students in K Grade:
143
15,933
# Students in 1st Grade:
181
17,465
# Students in 2nd Grade:
198
18,204
# Students in 3rd Grade:
153
18,156
# Students in 4th Grade:
189
19,235
# Students in 5th Grade:
197
33,809
# Students in 6th Grade:
164
92,720
# Students in 7th Grade:
185
128,929
# Students in 8th Grade:
200
129,773
# Students in 9th Grade:
171
34,725
# Students in 10th Grade:
178
28,504
# Students in 11th Grade:
199
26,584
# Students in 12th Grade:
187
25,919
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $16,122 in this school district is less than the state median of $23,696. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $14,977 is less than the state median of $23,119. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$38 MM
$39,541 MM

Spending
$35 MM
$38,578 MM

Revenue / Student
$16,122
$23,696

Spending / Student
$14,977
$23,119

Best Valley View School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Valley View Middle School
(Math: 20% | Reading: 67%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
1 Columbus Dr
Archbald, PA 18403
(570) 876-6461
Archbald, PA 18403
(570) 876-6461
Grades: 6-8
| 549 students
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