Cowanesque Valley Junior/Senior High School

Summary:

Cowanesque Valley Junior/Senior High School is a public high school in Westfield, Pennsylvania, serving grades 7-12 and part of the Northern Tioga School District. This school has seen a remarkable turnaround, moving from a 1-star rating in 2012-2013 to a 5-star rating in 2023-2024, ranking 23rd out of 686 Pennsylvania high schools.

Cowanesque Valley outperforms the state and district averages in several key academic areas, including Keystone Exams in Algebra I, Biology, and Literature, as well as PSSA Science. However, the school lags behind in PSSA Math, an area that may require additional focus. The school excels in supporting specific student groups, ranking highly for female students, low socioeconomic status students, and white students. Cowanesque Valley also maintains a strong four-year graduation rate and a low dropout rate, indicating that students are successfully completing their high school education.

Compared to nearby schools like Wellsboro Area High School and Northern Potter Junior/Senior High School, Cowanesque Valley's high per-student spending and low student-teacher ratio suggest that it is investing significant resources into providing a personalized and supportive learning environment for its students, which may be a contributing factor to the school's overall academic success.


Detail:

Public 7-12

 51 North Fork Road
       Westfield, PA  16950-1411


(814) 367-2233

District: Northern Tioga School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
23rd of 686 Pennsylvania High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $20,263 Help


Feeder schools for Cowanesque Valley Junior/Senior High School:

Elementary:    Westfield Area Elementary School

Student/teacher ratio:  11.2 Help
Number of students:  358

Racial breakdown:

White:
97.5%
Hispanic:
1.4%
Two or more races:
0.6%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  100% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Cowanesque Valley Junior/Senior High School ranks worse than 64.3% of middle schools in Pennsylvania. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 38.07. (See more...)
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Compare Details Cowanesque Valley Junior/Senior High School ranks better than 96.6% of high schools in Pennsylvania. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 94.37. (See more...)
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The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Cowanesque Valley Junior/Senior High School who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.
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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 (97.5%), Hispanic (1.4%), two or more races (0.6%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 100% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Cowanesque Valley Junior/Senior High School is 11.2. (See more...)
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Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Cowanesque Valley Junior/Senior High School is $20,263.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Cowanesque Valley Junior/Senior High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Cowanesque Valley Junior/Senior High School 573rd of 891 Pennsylvania public middle schools. (See Cowanesque Valley Junior/Senior High School in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Cowanesque Valley Junior/Senior High School 23rd of 686 Pennsylvania public high schools. (See Cowanesque Valley Junior/Senior High School in the ranking list.)

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Northern Tioga School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Northern Tioga School District 313th of 610 Pennsylvania school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Cowanesque Valley Junior/Senior High School

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

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools PA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2003 40.42 469th 643 27.1%
2004 45.47 451st 663 32.0%
2005 70.23 232nd 687 66.2%
2006 45.61 479th 736 34.9%
2007 66.66 271st 749 63.8%
2008 56.46 389th 753 48.3%
2009 52.83 449th 770 41.7%
2010 61.94 356th 805 55.8%
2011 63.58 358th 825 56.6%
2012 52.71 491st 834 41.1%
2013 53.64 436th 758 42.5%
2014 60.95 331st 728 54.5%
2015 53.93 418th 835 49.9%
2016 39.91 559th 870 35.7%
2017 35.84 582nd 877 33.6%
2018 41.09 542nd 861 37.0%
2019 43.34 547th 891 38.6%
2021 70.77 194th 797 75.7%
2022 65.09 302nd 883 65.8%
2023 37.26 578th 893 35.3%
2024 38.07 573rd 891 35.7%
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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Cowanesque Valley Junior/Senior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools PA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 48.79 453rd 874 48.2%
2024 30.94 620th 877 29.3%
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Rank History for middle school Female students at Cowanesque Valley Junior/Senior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools PA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 25.50 633rd 860 26.4%
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Rank History for middle school Disabled students at Cowanesque Valley Junior/Senior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools PA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 21.37 565th 660 14.4%
2024 39.04 376th 672 44.0%
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Rank History for middle school Male students at Cowanesque Valley Junior/Senior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools PA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 48.32 455th 870 47.7%
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Rank History for middle school White students at Cowanesque Valley Junior/Senior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools PA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 17.55 597th 681 12.3%
2024 18.19 586th 673 12.9%
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Data source: test scores: Pennsylvania Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Rank History for Cowanesque Valley Junior/Senior High School

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

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools PA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2003 36.90 437th 583 25.0%
2004 77.72 127th 590 78.5%
2005 45.78 396th 593 33.2%
2006 43.19 423rd 604 30.0%
2007 49.16 395th 615 35.8%
2008 45.79 416th 621 33.0%
2009 35.43 502nd 632 20.6%
2010 52.46 369th 649 43.1%
2011 21.76 568th 660 13.9%
2012 22.18 571st 664 14.0%
2013 42.02 416th 591 29.6%
2014 50.46 351st 580 39.5%
2015 68.72 240th 680 64.7%
2016 71.16 228th 677 66.3%
2017 71.17 228th 663 65.6%
2018 73.27 206th 673 69.4%
2019 53.87 395th 693 43.0%
2022 55.64 339th 634 46.5%
2023 84.80 82nd 674 87.8%
2024 94.37 23rd 686 96.6%
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Rank History for high school Low Socio Economic Status students at Cowanesque Valley Junior/Senior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools PA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 90.45 38th 652 94.2%
2024 99.69 4th 664 99.4%
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Rank History for high school Female students at Cowanesque Valley Junior/Senior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools PA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 96.35 5th 665 99.2%
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Rank History for high school Male students at Cowanesque Valley Junior/Senior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools PA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 86.01 72nd 662 89.1%
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Rank History for high school White students at Cowanesque Valley Junior/Senior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools PA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 79.34 97th 577 83.2%
2024 93.25 26th 595 95.6%
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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.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Enrollment information for Cowanesque 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 465 4 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 469
1989 441 3 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 444
1990 399 4 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 403
1991 432 3 0 2 0 n/a n/a 0 437
1992 422 2 0 1 0 n/a n/a 0 425
1993 427 1 0 1 0 n/a n/a 0 429
1994 427 3 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 430
1995 447 2 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 449
1996 447 2 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 449
1997 434 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 435
1998 436 5 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 441
1999 441 10 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 451
2000 428 8 0 4 1 n/a n/a 0 441
2001 399 8 1 3 1 n/a n/a 0 412
2002 390 4 4 8 1 n/a n/a 0 407
2003 390 4 4 8 1 n/a n/a 0 407
2004 375 3 3 8 1 n/a n/a 0 390
2005 357 0 3 7 1 n/a n/a 0 368
2006 360 1 1 8 1 n/a n/a 0 371
2007 352 5 0 8 2 n/a n/a 0 367
2008 358 4 1 6 1 n/a n/a 0 370
2009 353 5 1 3 1 n/a n/a 0 363
2010 352 3 1 3 1 n/a n/a 0 360
2011 357 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 360
2012 402 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 407
2013 405 3 2 2 0 0 0 0 412
2014 391 3 3 2 0 0 0 0 399
2015 382 2 2 2 0 0 2 0 390
2016 376 3 2 1 0 0 3 0 385
2017 385 3 2 1 0 0 4 0 395
2018 374 2 2 2 0 0 5 0 385
2019 399 2 0 1 0 1 4 0 407
2020 348 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 352
2021 331 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 333
2022 330 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 331
2023 349 1 0 5 0 1 2 0 358

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 Cowanesque Valley Junior/Senior High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 469 31.0 15.1 n/a
1989 444 31.0 14.3 n/a
1990 403 26.0 15.5 0
1991 437 28.4 15.3 n/a
1992 425 31.5 13.4 n/a
1993 429 29.0 14.8 n/a
1994 430 29.0 14.8 n/a
1995 449 28.0 16.0 n/a
1996 449 28.0 16.0 n/a
1997 435 28.0 15.5 n/a
1998 441 27.0 16.3 n/a
1999 451 29.0 15.6 n/a
2000 441 30.0 14.7 45.6
2001 412 31.0 13.3 46.1
2002 407 31.1 13.1 45.2
2003 407 31.1 13.1 45.2
2004 390 31.3 12.5 51
2005 368 31.6 11.6 50
2006 371 31.1 11.9 51.2
2007 367 31.3 11.7 50.1
2008 370 30.8 12.0 51.9
2009 363 30.2 12.0 49.3
2010 360 31.2 11.5 51.4
2011 360 31.2 11.5 49.2
2012 407 34.5 11.7 53.1
2013 412 34.5 11.9 45.4
2014 399 34.0 11.7 47.1
2015 390 35.0 11.1 51.5
2016 385 34.0 11.3 51.4
2017 395 34.2 11.5 57.5
2018 385 33.7 11.3 58.7
2019 407 33.7 12.0 57.2
2020 352 33.7 10.4 52
2021 333 32.7 10.1 54.1
2022 331 31.7 10.4 52.9
2023 358 31.7 11.2 100

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 Cowanesque Valley Junior/Senior High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 469 31.0 15.1 n/a
1989 444 31.0 14.3 n/a
1990 403 26.0 15.5 0
1991 437 28.4 15.3 n/a
1992 425 31.5 13.4 n/a
1993 429 29.0 14.8 n/a
1994 430 29.0 14.8 n/a
1995 449 28.0 16.0 n/a
1996 449 28.0 16.0 n/a
1997 435 28.0 15.5 n/a
1998 441 27.0 16.3 n/a
1999 451 29.0 15.6 n/a
2000 441 30.0 14.7 45.6
2001 412 31.0 13.3 46.1
2002 407 31.1 13.1 45.2
2003 407 31.1 13.1 45.2
2004 390 31.3 12.5 51
2005 368 31.6 11.6 50
2006 371 31.1 11.9 51.2
2007 367 31.3 11.7 50.1
2008 370 30.8 12.0 51.9
2009 363 30.2 12.0 49.3
2010 360 31.2 11.5 51.4
2011 360 31.2 11.5 49.2
2012 407 34.5 11.7 53.1
2013 412 34.5 11.9 45.4
2014 399 34.0 11.7 47.1
2015 390 35.0 11.1 51.5
2016 385 34.0 11.3 51.4
2017 395 34.2 11.5 57.5
2018 385 33.7 11.3 58.7
2019 407 33.7 12.0 57.2
2020 352 33.7 10.4 52
2021 333 32.7 10.1 54.1
2022 331 31.7 10.4 52.9
2023 358 31.7 11.2 100

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 Cowanesque Valley Junior/Senior High School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $106 (0.7%) $15,026 (99.3%) $15,132
2020 $120 (0.7%) $18,076 (99.3%) $18,196
2021 $2,189 (11.5%) $16,864 (88.5%) $19,053
2022 $324 (1.6%) $19,939 (98.4%) $20,263

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

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

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 547th of 891 Middle schoolsRanks 578th of 893 Middle schools
 3.3%
Ranks 395th of 693 High schoolsRanks 82nd of 674 High schools
 44.8%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
7th Grade Math (Cowanesque Valley Junior/Senior High School)35.917.1
 18.8%
   7th Grade Math (Pennsylvania)38.233.2
 5%
7th Grade English Language Arts (Cowanesque Valley Junior/Senior High School)65.732.9
 32.8%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Pennsylvania)60.554.5
 6%
8th Grade Math (Cowanesque Valley Junior/Senior High School)17.219.7
 2.5%
   8th Grade Math (Pennsylvania)32.226
 6.2%
8th Grade Science (Cowanesque Valley Junior/Senior High School)44.955.7
 10.8%
   8th Grade Science (Pennsylvania)58.257
 1.2%
8th Grade English Language Arts (Cowanesque Valley Junior/Senior High School)36.244.2
 8%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Pennsylvania)57.952.8
 5.1%
11th Grade Algebra I (Cowanesque Valley Junior/Senior High School)63.644.7
 18.9%
   11th Grade Algebra I (Pennsylvania)63.334.1
 29.2%
11th Grade Biology (Cowanesque Valley Junior/Senior High School)57.574.5
 17%
   11th Grade Biology (Pennsylvania)63.250.7
 12.5%
11th Grade Literature (Cowanesque Valley Junior/Senior High School)70.281.9
 11.7%
   11th Grade Literature (Pennsylvania)71.565.3
 6.2%
All Grades Math (Cowanesque Valley Junior/Senior High School)27.218.3
 8.9%
   All Grades Math (Pennsylvania)42.439.3
 3.1%
All Grades Science (Cowanesque Valley Junior/Senior High School)44.955.7
 10.8%
   All Grades Science (Pennsylvania)6865.6
 2.4%
All Grades English Language Arts (Cowanesque Valley Junior/Senior High School)5238.1
 13.9%
   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 Students407358
 12%
African American21
 50%
American Indian00
Asian00
Hispanic15
 400%
Pacific Islander11
White399349
 12.5%
Two or More Races42
 50%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients57.2%100%
 42.8%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Cowanesque Valley Junior/Senior High School

Yes! Cowanesque Valley Junior/Senior High School is one of the best high schools in the state. It ranks 23rd of 686 Pennsylvania high schools.

In the 2022-23 school year, 358 students attended Cowanesque Valley Junior/Senior High School.

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

Elementary : Westfield Area Elementary School

Students at Cowanesque Valley Junior/Senior High School are 97% White, 1% Hispanic.


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