Penns Valley Area Elementary and Intrmd School

Summary:

Penns Valley Area Elementary and Intrmd School is a public elementary school serving 389 students in grades K-6 in the Penns Valley Area School District located in Spring Mills, PA. This high-performing school consistently ranks in the top 25-30% of Pennsylvania elementary schools, with strong academic performance across subjects.

Penns Valley Area Elementary and Intrmd School excels academically, with 63.1% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 63.9% proficient or better in Math on the PSSA tests, outperforming the state averages. The school's performance on PSSA Science tests is particularly impressive, with 83.3% of students proficient or better, significantly higher than the state average of 65.8%. Compared to other schools in the Penns Valley Area School District, such as Centre Hall-Potter Elementary School and Miles Township Elementary School, Penns Valley Area Elementary and Intrmd School performs well, with similar or higher PSSA scores in Math and Science, and higher scores in English Language Arts.

The school's diverse student population, with 42.16% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, and its relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 13.0 to 15.1 over the past three school years, contribute to its success. While the school performs well for most student subgroups, including female, male, White, and low socioeconomic status students, there may be an opportunity to further support its disabled student population, which ranks slightly lower than the other subgroups.


Detail:

Public K-6

 4528 Penns Valley Road
       Spring Mills, PA  16875-9403


(814) 422-2000

District: Penns Valley Area School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
352nd of 1,526 Pennsylvania Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $16,242 Help


Students who attend Penns Valley Area Elementary and Intrmd School usually attend:

High:    Penns Valley Area Junior/Senior High School

Student/teacher ratio:  15.1 Help
Number of students:  389

Racial breakdown:

White:
96.7%
Hispanic:
1.5%
Two or more races:
1.5%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  42.2% Help


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Compare Details Penns Valley Area Elementary and Intrmd School ranks better than 76.9% of elementary schools in Pennsylvania. It also ranks last among 3 ranked elementary schools in the Penns Valley Area School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 76.89. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Penns Valley Area Elementary and Intrmd School has the largest elementary school student body size in the Penns Valley Area School District. Racial makeup is: White (96.7%), Hispanic (1.5%), two or more races (1.5%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 42.2% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Penns Valley Area Elementary and Intrmd School is 15.1. 1 elementary schools in the Penns Valley Area School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Penns Valley Area Elementary and Intrmd School is $16,242. 1 elementary schools in the Penns Valley Area School District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Penns Valley Area Elementary and Intrmd School:

SchoolDigger ranks Penns Valley Area Elementary and Intrmd School 352nd of 1526 Pennsylvania public elementary schools. (See Penns Valley Area Elementary and Intrmd School in the ranking list.)

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Penns Valley Area School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Penns Valley Area School District 78th of 610 Pennsylvania school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Penns Valley Area Elementary and Intrmd School

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Rank History for all students at Penns Valley Area Elementary and Intrmd School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools PA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2003 33.33 965th 1302 25.9%
2004 34.06 974th 1308 25.5%
2005 54.10 738th 1299 43.2%
2006 53.89 863rd 1545 44.1%
2007 66.36 583rd 1555 62.5%
2008 61.52 710th 1551 54.2%
2009 69.90 465th 1549 70.0%
2010 74.36 369th 1579 76.6%
2011 69.19 524th 1597 67.2%
2012 75.64 368th 1599 77.0%
2013 70.19 492nd 1519 67.6%
2014 60.66 737th 1467 49.8%
2015 69.00 501st 1474 66.0%
2016 66.81 598th 1554 61.5%
2017 69.80 509th 1547 67.1%
2018 65.07 636th 1530 58.4%
2019 67.54 558th 1544 63.9%
2021 74.17 377th 1433 73.7%
2022 71.40 474th 1534 69.1%
2023 74.51 394th 1534 74.3%
2024 76.89 352nd 1526 76.9%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Penns Valley Area Elementary and Intrmd School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools PA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 77.07 240th 1414 83.0%
2024 70.78 376th 1432 73.7%
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Rank History for Female students at Penns Valley Area Elementary and Intrmd School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools PA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 77.69 303rd 1488 79.6%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Penns Valley Area Elementary and Intrmd School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools PA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 55.22 377th 1043 63.9%
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Rank History for Male students at Penns Valley Area Elementary and Intrmd School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools PA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 73.38 396th 1495 73.5%
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Rank History for White students at Penns Valley Area Elementary and Intrmd School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools PA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 59.70 499th 1236 59.6%
2024 63.60 446th 1229 63.7%
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Data source: test scores: Pennsylvania Dept 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 Penns Valley Area Elementary and Intrmd School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 301 0 3 0 0 n/a n/a 0 304
1989 291 0 3 0 0 n/a n/a 0 294
1990 281 1 6 0 0 n/a n/a 0 288
1991 311 0 4 0 0 n/a n/a 0 315
1992 311 1 3 0 0 n/a n/a 0 315
1993 300 1 3 0 2 n/a n/a 0 306
1994 281 1 3 0 1 n/a n/a 0 286
1995 298 2 1 0 0 n/a n/a 0 301
1996 298 2 1 0 0 n/a n/a 0 301
1997 289 2 2 0 0 n/a n/a 0 293
1998 269 2 1 0 0 n/a n/a 0 272
1999 277 2 1 0 0 n/a n/a 0 280
2000 278 1 2 0 0 n/a n/a 0 281
2001 278 1 1 0 0 n/a n/a 0 280
2002 275 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 275
2003 275 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 275
2004 252 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 252
2005 266 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 266
2006 395 0 2 1 0 n/a n/a 0 398
2007 462 3 2 1 0 n/a n/a 0 468
2008 454 4 2 2 0 n/a n/a 0 462
2009 415 2 3 2 0 n/a n/a 0 422
2010 441 2 4 3 0 n/a n/a 0 450
2011 480 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 485
2012 475 3 2 2 0 0 0 0 482
2013 478 5 2 4 0 0 0 0 489
2014 420 8 3 3 1 0 1 0 436
2015 415 3 5 3 1 0 0 0 427
2016 405 3 5 2 0 0 4 0 419
2017 395 2 3 4 0 0 5 0 409
2018 434 3 2 10 0 0 5 0 454
2019 416 4 2 4 0 0 4 0 430
2020 421 0 1 2 0 0 2 0 426
2021 354 0 1 2 0 0 2 0 359
2022 366 0 1 5 0 1 5 0 378
2023 376 0 1 6 0 0 6 0 389

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 Penns Valley Area Elementary and Intrmd School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 304 17.3 17.5 n/a
1989 294 17.6 16.7 n/a
1990 288 15.4 18.7 0
1991 315 15.4 20.4 n/a
1992 315 18.0 17.5 n/a
1993 306 16.0 19.1 n/a
1994 286 16.0 17.9 n/a
1995 301 16.5 18.2 n/a
1996 301 16.5 18.2 n/a
1997 293 16.5 17.8 n/a
1998 272 17.5 15.5 n/a
1999 280 17.0 16.5 n/a
2000 281 18.0 15.6 30.2
2001 280 20.0 14.0 28.2
2002 275 18.7 14.7 24
2003 275 18.7 14.7 24
2004 252 17.4 14.5 31.3
2005 266 17.2 15.5 24.8
2006 398 27.4 14.5 21.6
2007 468 29.7 15.8 22.9
2008 462 30.6 15.1 30.1
2009 422 29.5 14.3 32.9
2010 450 30.8 14.6 32
2011 485 31.0 15.6 28.5
2012 482 31.8 15.1 29.7
2013 489 30.5 16.0 28.8
2014 436 32.9 13.2 29.1
2015 427 30.0 14.2 26
2016 419 28.0 14.9 31.7
2017 409 28.0 14.6 30.3
2018 454 29.1 15.6 34.1
2019 430 27.8 15.4 38.8
2020 426 27.5 15.4 33.3
2021 359 27.4 13.0 44.3
2022 378 28.5 13.2 38.4
2023 389 25.6 15.1 42.2

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 Penns Valley Area Elementary and Intrmd School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 304 17.3 17.5 n/a
1989 294 17.6 16.7 n/a
1990 288 15.4 18.7 0
1991 315 15.4 20.4 n/a
1992 315 18.0 17.5 n/a
1993 306 16.0 19.1 n/a
1994 286 16.0 17.9 n/a
1995 301 16.5 18.2 n/a
1996 301 16.5 18.2 n/a
1997 293 16.5 17.8 n/a
1998 272 17.5 15.5 n/a
1999 280 17.0 16.5 n/a
2000 281 18.0 15.6 30.2
2001 280 20.0 14.0 28.2
2002 275 18.7 14.7 24
2003 275 18.7 14.7 24
2004 252 17.4 14.5 31.3
2005 266 17.2 15.5 24.8
2006 398 27.4 14.5 21.6
2007 468 29.7 15.8 22.9
2008 462 30.6 15.1 30.1
2009 422 29.5 14.3 32.9
2010 450 30.8 14.6 32
2011 485 31.0 15.6 28.5
2012 482 31.8 15.1 29.7
2013 489 30.5 16.0 28.8
2014 436 32.9 13.2 29.1
2015 427 30.0 14.2 26
2016 419 28.0 14.9 31.7
2017 409 28.0 14.6 30.3
2018 454 29.1 15.6 34.1
2019 430 27.8 15.4 38.8
2020 426 27.5 15.4 33.3
2021 359 27.4 13.0 44.3
2022 378 28.5 13.2 38.4
2023 389 25.6 15.1 42.2

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 Penns Valley Area Elementary and Intrmd School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $997 (7.4%) $12,540 (92.6%) $13,537
2020 $1,174 (8.5%) $12,685 (91.5%) $13,859
2021 $5,313 (35.7%) $9,572 (64.3%) $14,884
2022 $1,437 (8.8%) $14,804 (91.1%) $16,242

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Penns Valley Area Elementary and Intrmd School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 558th of 1544 Elementary schoolsRanks 394th of 1534 Elementary schools
 10.5%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Math (Penns Valley Area Elementary and Intrmd School)51.351.3
   3rd Grade Math (Pennsylvania)5651.7
 4.3%
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Penns Valley Area Elementary and Intrmd School)78.154
 24.1%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Pennsylvania)61.954
 7.9%
4th Grade Math (Penns Valley Area Elementary and Intrmd School)55.869.6
 13.8%
   4th Grade Math (Pennsylvania)46.246.5
 0.3%
4th Grade Science (Penns Valley Area Elementary and Intrmd School)81.891.3
 9.5%
   4th Grade Science (Pennsylvania)77.874.1
 3.7%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Penns Valley Area Elementary and Intrmd School)70.571.8
 1.3%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Pennsylvania)63.651.8
 11.8%
5th Grade Math (Penns Valley Area Elementary and Intrmd School)5965.6
 6.6%
   5th Grade Math (Pennsylvania)4342.7
 0.3%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Penns Valley Area Elementary and Intrmd School)55.561.6
 6.1%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Pennsylvania)58.553.6
 4.9%
6th Grade Math (Penns Valley Area Elementary and Intrmd School)60.152.7
 7.4%
   6th Grade Math (Pennsylvania)3936.4
 2.6%
6th Grade English Language Arts (Penns Valley Area Elementary and Intrmd School)68.460.2
 8.2%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Pennsylvania)6355.6
 7.4%
All Grades Math (Penns Valley Area Elementary and Intrmd School)57.960
 2.1%
   All Grades Math (Pennsylvania)42.439.3
 3.1%
All Grades Science (Penns Valley Area Elementary and Intrmd School)81.891.3
 9.5%
   All Grades Science (Pennsylvania)6865.6
 2.4%
All Grades English Language Arts (Penns Valley Area Elementary and Intrmd School)65.761.8
 3.9%
   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 Students430389
 9.5%
African American40
 100%
American Indian00
Asian21
 50%
Hispanic46
 50%
Pacific Islander00
White416376
 9.6%
Two or More Races46
 50%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients38.8%42.2%
 3.3%


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Students who attend Penns Valley Area Elementary and Intrmd School usually go on to attend:

High : Penns Valley Area Junior/Senior High School

In the 2022-23 school year, 389 students attended Penns Valley Area Elementary and Intrmd School.

Students at Penns Valley Area Elementary and Intrmd School are 97% White, 2% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

Penns Valley Area Elementary and Intrmd School ranks 352nd of 1526 Pennsylvania elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.


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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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