Juniata Valley Junior/Senior High School

Summary:

Juniata Valley Junior/Senior High School is a public school located in Alexandria, Pennsylvania, serving grades 6-12 with a total enrollment of 386 students. The school is part of the Juniata Valley School District, which is ranked 465 out of 606 districts in Pennsylvania and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Juniata Valley Junior/Senior High School faces several challenges, including underperformance on academic measures compared to the state and nearby schools. For example, in the 2022-2023 school year, only 19.8% of students were proficient or better in PSSA/Math, compared to the state average of 39.3%. The school also struggles in other subject areas, such as Keystone Exams, where only 14.7% of 11th-grade students were proficient or better in Algebra I, compared to the state average of 34.1%. Additionally, the school has a significantly higher percentage of white students (96.63%) compared to the more diverse student populations at nearby schools like Altoona Area High School (85.01% white) and Mount Union Area Senior High School (85.03% white).

While Juniata Valley Junior/Senior High School has a relatively high four-year graduation rate, ranging from 92.9% to 98.5% over the past few years, its dropout rate is also higher than the state average, ranging from 0.2% to 1.4% in recent years. This is in contrast to nearby schools like Bellwood-Antis High School (1.4% dropout rate) and Tyrone Area High School (1.9% dropout rate). Additionally, Juniata Valley Junior/Senior High School has a significant population of low-socioeconomic status students, with 34.97% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2022-2023 school year, which is higher than the state average and some of the nearby schools.


Detail:

Public 6-12

 7775 Juniata Valley Pike
       Alexandria, PA  16611-0318


(814) 669-4401

District: Juniata Valley School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
547th of 674 Pennsylvania High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $15,476 Help


Feeder schools for Juniata Valley Junior/Senior High School:

Elementary:    Juniata Valley Elementary School

Student/teacher ratio:  12.8 Help
Number of students:  386

Racial breakdown:

White:
96.6%
Hispanic:
2.1%
Two or more races:
0.8%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  35% Help


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Compare Details Juniata Valley Junior/Senior High School ranks worse than 63.6% of middle schools in Pennsylvania. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 38.25. (See more...)
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Compare Details Juniata Valley Junior/Senior High School ranks worse than 81.2% of high schools in Pennsylvania. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 22. (See more...)
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The Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate (ACGR) measures the percentage of Juniata Valley Junior/Senior High School freshmen who graduate within four years, adjusting for students who transfer in or out.
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The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (96.6%), Hispanic (2.1%), two or more races (0.8%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 35% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Juniata Valley Junior/Senior High School is 12.8. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Juniata Valley Junior/Senior High School is $15,476.
Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

Juniata Valley Junior/Senior High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Juniata Valley Junior/Senior High School 568th of 893 Pennsylvania public middle schools. (See Juniata Valley Junior/Senior High School in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Juniata Valley Junior/Senior High School 547th of 674 Pennsylvania public high schools. (See Juniata Valley Junior/Senior High School in the ranking list.)

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Juniata Valley School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Juniata Valley School District 465th of 606 Pennsylvania school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Juniata Valley Junior/Senior High School

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Rank History for all middle school students at Juniata Valley Junior/Senior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools PA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2003 53.32 371st 643 42.3%
2004 56.06 360th 663 45.7%
2005 35.90 519th 687 24.5%
2006 66.84 254th 736 65.5%
2007 71.73 208th 749 72.2%
2008 47.54 481st 753 36.1%
2009 53.47 443rd 770 42.5%
2010 62.85 348th 805 56.8%
2011 41.08 585th 825 29.1%
2012 52.62 492nd 834 41.0%
2013 62.92 341st 758 55.0%
2014 53.51 405th 728 44.4%
2015 57.70 368th 835 55.9%
2016 55.73 422nd 870 51.5%
2017 46.36 503rd 877 42.6%
2018 57.25 407th 861 52.7%
2019 47.66 507th 891 43.1%
2021 42.72 476th 797 40.3%
2022 56.16 395th 883 55.3%
2023 38.25 568th 893 36.4%
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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Juniata Valley Junior/Senior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools PA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 37.89 560th 874 35.9%
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Rank History for middle school White students at Juniata Valley Junior/Senior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools PA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 17.44 600th 681 11.9%
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Data source: test scores: Pennsylvania Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Rank History for Juniata Valley Junior/Senior High School

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Rank History for all high school students at Juniata Valley Junior/Senior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools PA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2003 34.32 450th 583 22.8%
2004 51.68 336th 590 43.1%
2005 46.28 391st 593 34.1%
2006 48.73 385th 604 36.3%
2007 36.02 485th 615 21.1%
2008 60.54 284th 621 54.3%
2009 47.86 408th 632 35.4%
2010 63.33 268th 649 58.7%
2011 48.50 421st 660 36.2%
2012 49.13 421st 664 36.6%
2013 58.35 270th 591 54.3%
2014 33.23 447th 580 22.9%
2015 58.89 357th 680 47.5%
2016 43.22 480th 677 29.1%
2017 36.16 487th 663 26.5%
2018 64.85 319th 673 52.6%
2019 43.25 474th 693 31.6%
2022 51.40 383rd 634 39.6%
2023 22.00 547th 674 18.8%
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Rank History for high school Low Socio Economic Status students at Juniata Valley Junior/Senior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools PA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 19.99 548th 652 16.0%
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Rank History for high school White students at Juniata Valley Junior/Senior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools PA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 7.45 548th 577 5.0%
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Data source: test scores: Pennsylvania Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

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Enrollment information for Juniata Valley Junior/Senior High School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 515 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 515
1989 511 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 511
1990 491 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 491
1991 489 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 489
1992 479 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 479
1993 497 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 497
1994 491 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 491
1995 482 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 482
1996 482 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 482
1997 483 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 483
1998 497 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 497
1999 454 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 454
2000 441 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 441
2001 465 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 465
2002 438 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 438
2003 438 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 438
2004 421 3 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 424
2005 409 4 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 413
2006 408 5 0 2 0 n/a n/a 0 415
2007 390 3 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 393
2008 412 4 0 1 0 n/a n/a 0 417
2009 387 2 0 0 0 n/a n/a 2 391
2010 392 3 0 3 0 n/a n/a 2 400
2011 395 3 1 4 0 0 0 0 403
2012 365 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 367
2013 360 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 366
2014 345 5 0 0 1 0 0 0 351
2015 349 5 0 0 1 0 0 0 355
2016 345 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 349
2017 341 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 346
2018 356 4 0 4 0 0 1 0 365
2019 405 6 0 4 0 0 1 0 416
2020 414 2 0 4 0 0 1 0 421
2021 408 2 0 6 0 0 1 0 417
2022 387 2 0 8 0 0 2 0 399
2023 373 2 0 8 0 0 3 0 386

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Juniata Valley Junior/Senior High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 515 34.0 15.1 n/a
1989 511 33.0 15.4 n/a
1990 491 33.0 14.8 0
1991 489 33.0 14.8 n/a
1992 479 34.0 14.0 n/a
1993 497 29.0 17.1 n/a
1994 491 30.0 16.4 n/a
1995 482 30.0 16.1 n/a
1996 482 30.0 16.1 n/a
1997 483 31.0 15.6 n/a
1998 497 31.0 16.0 n/a
1999 454 32.5 14.0 n/a
2000 441 31.5 14.0 29
2001 465 30.5 15.2 31.4
2002 438 31.5 13.9 33.3
2003 438 31.5 13.9 33.3
2004 424 32.0 13.3 36.6
2005 413 32.0 12.9 35.4
2006 415 31.0 13.4 30.4
2007 393 32.0 12.3 29.3
2008 417 33.0 12.6 32.4
2009 391 34.5 11.3 32.1
2010 400 33.7 11.8 34.9
2011 403 32.2 12.5 35.2
2012 367 28.7 12.7 30.2
2013 366 29.5 12.4 42.9
2014 351 28.5 12.3 43.6
2015 355 26.0 13.6 47.3
2016 349 27.0 12.9 44.4
2017 346 27.7 12.4 31.8
2018 365 27.7 13.1 35.9
2019 416 30.0 13.8 34.9
2020 421 29.0 14.5 35.6
2021 417 29.0 14.3 35.3
2022 399 30.0 13.3 33.8
2023 386 30.0 12.8 35

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Juniata Valley Junior/Senior High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 515 34.0 15.1 n/a
1989 511 33.0 15.4 n/a
1990 491 33.0 14.8 0
1991 489 33.0 14.8 n/a
1992 479 34.0 14.0 n/a
1993 497 29.0 17.1 n/a
1994 491 30.0 16.4 n/a
1995 482 30.0 16.1 n/a
1996 482 30.0 16.1 n/a
1997 483 31.0 15.6 n/a
1998 497 31.0 16.0 n/a
1999 454 32.5 14.0 n/a
2000 441 31.5 14.0 29
2001 465 30.5 15.2 31.4
2002 438 31.5 13.9 33.3
2003 438 31.5 13.9 33.3
2004 424 32.0 13.3 36.6
2005 413 32.0 12.9 35.4
2006 415 31.0 13.4 30.4
2007 393 32.0 12.3 29.3
2008 417 33.0 12.6 32.4
2009 391 34.5 11.3 32.1
2010 400 33.7 11.8 34.9
2011 403 32.2 12.5 35.2
2012 367 28.7 12.7 30.2
2013 366 29.5 12.4 42.9
2014 351 28.5 12.3 43.6
2015 355 26.0 13.6 47.3
2016 349 27.0 12.9 44.4
2017 346 27.7 12.4 31.8
2018 365 27.7 13.1 35.9
2019 416 30.0 13.8 34.9
2020 421 29.0 14.5 35.6
2021 417 29.0 14.3 35.3
2022 399 30.0 13.3 33.8
2023 386 30.0 12.8 35

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Juniata Valley Junior/Senior High School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $291 (2.3%) $12,596 (97.7%) $12,887
2020 $352 (2.9%) $11,887 (97.1%) $12,240
2021 $648 (4.7%) $13,217 (95.3%) $13,865
2022 $1,070 (6.9%) $14,406 (93.1%) $15,476

Data source: Pennsylvania Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Juniata Valley Junior/Senior High School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 507th of 891 Middle schoolsRanks 568th of 893 Middle schools
 6.7%
Ranks 474th of 693 High schoolsRanks 547th of 674 High schools
 12.8%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
6th Grade Math (Juniata Valley Junior/Senior High School)28.921.7
 7.2%
   6th Grade Math (Pennsylvania)3936.4
 2.6%
6th Grade English Language Arts (Juniata Valley Junior/Senior High School)77.850
 27.8%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Pennsylvania)6355.6
 7.4%
7th Grade Math (Juniata Valley Junior/Senior High School)27.526.1
 1.4%
   7th Grade Math (Pennsylvania)38.233.2
 5%
7th Grade English Language Arts (Juniata Valley Junior/Senior High School)56.956.5
 0.4%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Pennsylvania)60.554.5
 6%
8th Grade Math (Juniata Valley Junior/Senior High School)18.712.7
 6%
   8th Grade Math (Pennsylvania)32.226
 6.2%
8th Grade Science (Juniata Valley Junior/Senior High School)5040.8
 9.2%
   8th Grade Science (Pennsylvania)58.257
 1.2%
8th Grade English Language Arts (Juniata Valley Junior/Senior High School)54.738.2
 16.5%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Pennsylvania)57.952.8
 5.1%
11th Grade Algebra I (Juniata Valley Junior/Senior High School)57.914.7
 43.2%
   11th Grade Algebra I (Pennsylvania)63.334.1
 29.2%
11th Grade Biology (Juniata Valley Junior/Senior High School)56.232.1
 24.1%
   11th Grade Biology (Pennsylvania)63.250.7
 12.5%
11th Grade Literature (Juniata Valley Junior/Senior High School)59.645.3
 14.3%
   11th Grade Literature (Pennsylvania)71.565.3
 6.2%
All Grades Math (Juniata Valley Junior/Senior High School)24.419.8
 4.6%
   All Grades Math (Pennsylvania)42.439.3
 3.1%
All Grades Science (Juniata Valley Junior/Senior High School)5040.8
 9.2%
   All Grades Science (Pennsylvania)6865.6
 2.4%
All Grades English Language Arts (Juniata Valley Junior/Senior High School)61.947.6
 14.3%
   All Grades English Language Arts (Pennsylvania)60.953.8
 7.1%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students416386
 7.2%
African American62
 66.7%
American Indian00
Asian00
Hispanic48
 100%
Pacific Islander00
White405373
 7.9%
Two or More Races13
 200%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients34.9%35%
 0.1%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Juniata Valley Junior/Senior High School

Juniata Valley Junior/Senior High School ranks in the bottom 18.8% of Pennsylvania high schools.

In the 2022-23 school year, 386 students attended Juniata Valley Junior/Senior High School.

Juniata Valley Junior/Senior High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Juniata Valley Elementary School

Students at Juniata Valley Junior/Senior High School are 97% White, 2% Hispanic.


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