Best Public Schools in Throop, PA

Summary:

The city of Throop, Pennsylvania is home to two schools that serve students from elementary through high school: Mid Valley Elementary Center and Mid Valley Secondary Center, which are part of the Mid Valley School District. While the secondary school is performing relatively well, the elementary school faces significant academic challenges, particularly in core subjects like math and English language arts.

Mid Valley Secondary Center ranks in the top third of Pennsylvania high schools, with a strong 91.3% four-year graduation rate and a low 0.6% dropout rate. The school also outperforms the state averages on Keystone Exams in Biology and Literature. In contrast, Mid Valley Elementary Center ranks in the bottom third of Pennsylvania elementary schools, with significantly below-average PSSA proficiency rates in Math and English Language Arts across all grade levels. The elementary school also serves a high-need student population, with a 100% free and reduced-price lunch rate.

The stark contrast in performance between the two schools within the Mid Valley School District suggests that the district has the capacity to support student success, but the elementary school faces significant challenges, likely exacerbated by socioeconomic factors. Identifying and replicating the effective practices from the secondary school could potentially benefit the elementary school and help address the performance gap between the two institutions.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2023)				Ranking (2022)				Keystone Exams Biology (2023)	Keystone Exams Literature (2023)	PSSA Math (2023)							PSSA Science (2023)			PSSA English Language Arts (2023)							Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	SchoolDigger Rating (2023)	Average Standard Score (2022)	Statewide Rank (2022)	State Percentile (2022)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Keystone Exams Biology 11th Grade	Keystone Exams Literature 11th Grade	PSSA Math 3rd Grade	PSSA Math 4th Grade	PSSA Math 5th Grade	PSSA Math 6th Grade	PSSA Math 7th Grade	PSSA Math 8th Grade	PSSA Math All Grades	PSSA Science 4th Grade	PSSA Science 8th Grade	PSSA Science All Grades	PSSA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 4th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 5th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 6th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 7th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 8th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Mid Valley Elementary Center	Public	K-6	50 Underwood Rd	Throop	18512	Lackawanna County	Mid Valley School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 307-3241	1,046	64	16.3	100.0%	783 (74.9%)	39 (3.7%)	112 (10.7%)	17 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	94 (9.0%)	40.3	1015^th of 1534 public elementary schools	33.8%		44	980^th of 1534 public elementary schools	36.1%	35			29.6	39.6	38.8	32.7			35.1	78.0		78.0	38.2	34.0	48.0	54.3			43.5	$13,923	$2,674	$11,249
Mid Valley Secondary Center	Public	7-12	52 Underwood Rd	Throop	18512	Lackawanna County	Mid Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 307-2123	811	56	14.4	89.0%	622 (76.7%)	20 (2.5%)	78 (9.6%)	15 (1.8%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	74 (9.1%)	68.6	220^th of 674 public high schools	67.4%		55.3	345^th of 634 public high schools	45.6%	125	63.5	65.8					33.0	27.8	30.3		65.6	65.6					54.9	48.2	51.4	$15,017	$958	$14,059

Cities Near Throop

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Dunmore	0.74 mi	2	492^nd
Scranton	1.24 mi	17	659^th
Peckville	4.51 mi	1
Chinchilla	4.96 mi	1	92^nd
Moosic	5.6 mi	1	604^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Pennsylvania Department of Education.

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