Perkiomen Valley High School

Summary:

Perkiomen Valley High School is a public high school located in Collegeville, Pennsylvania, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 1,736 students. The school is part of the Perkiomen Valley School District, which is ranked 51 out of 610 school districts in Pennsylvania and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Perkiomen Valley High School consistently ranks among the top high schools in Pennsylvania, ranking 75th out of 686 schools in the 2023-2024 school year. The school's Keystone Exam proficiency rates are significantly higher than the state averages across all subjects, with 87.5% of 11th-grade students proficient or better in the Literature Keystone Exam, compared to the state average of 63.2%. Perkiomen Valley High School also maintains a high four-year graduation rate, ranging from 87.0% to 96.5% over the past few years, and a very low dropout rate, ranging from 0.3% to 1.6%, both outperforming the state averages. The school has shown strong performance across different student subgroups, including ranking 12th out of 284 Pennsylvania high schools for its African American student performance on the Keystone Exams.

While Perkiomen Valley High School is a top-performing school, some nearby schools, such as North Penn Senior High School and Souderton Area High School, also demonstrate strong academic performance and rankings. However, other nearby schools, like Roosevelt Campus of the Norristown Area High School and Chester County Technical College High School - Pickering Campus, have significantly lower academic achievement and rankings compared to Perkiomen Valley High School. This highlights the disparities in educational opportunities within the region, with Perkiomen Valley High School standing out as a high-performing institution that provides its students with excellent academic resources and support.


Detail:

Public 9-12

 509 Gravel Rd
       Collegeville, PA  19426


(610) 489-1230

District: Perkiomen Valley School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
75th of 686 Pennsylvania High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $19,157 Help


Feeder schools for Perkiomen Valley High School:

Elementary:    Evergreen Elementary School
    Schwenksville Elementary School
    Skippack Elementary School
    South Elementary School
Middle:    Perkiomen Valley Middle School-East
    Perkiomen Valley Middle School-West

Student/teacher ratio:  14.7 Help
Number of students:  1,736

Racial breakdown:

White:
82.9%
Hispanic:
6.1%
Asian:
5.0%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  15.6% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Perkiomen Valley High School ranks better than 89.1% of high schools in Pennsylvania. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 85.74. (See more...)
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The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Perkiomen Valley 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 (82.9%), Hispanic (6.1%), Asian (5%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 15.6% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Perkiomen Valley High School is 14.7. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Perkiomen Valley High School is $19,157.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Perkiomen Valley High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Perkiomen Valley High School 75th of 686 Pennsylvania public high schools. (See Perkiomen Valley High School in the ranking list.)

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Perkiomen Valley School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Perkiomen Valley School District 51st of 610 Pennsylvania school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Perkiomen Valley High School

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Rank History for all students at Perkiomen Valley High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools PA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2003 89.27 35th 583 94.0%
2004 80.23 102nd 590 82.7%
2005 73.64 142nd 593 76.1%
2006 70.24 179th 604 70.4%
2007 72.43 151st 615 75.4%
2008 81.49 73rd 621 88.2%
2009 84.50 53rd 632 91.6%
2010 76.51 124th 649 80.9%
2011 82.36 61st 660 90.8%
2012 84.74 45th 664 93.2%
2013 86.58 35th 591 94.1%
2014 86.54 41st 580 92.9%
2015 87.18 38th 680 94.4%
2016 82.47 72nd 677 89.4%
2017 82.69 83rd 663 87.5%
2018 84.45 55th 673 91.8%
2019 84.40 70th 693 89.9%
2021 81.64 69th 537 87.2%
2022 76.70 147th 634 76.8%
2023 84.65 84th 674 87.5%
2024 85.74 75th 686 89.1%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Perkiomen Valley High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools PA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 74.18 143rd 652 78.1%
2024 82.73 85th 664 87.2%
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Rank History for Female students at Perkiomen Valley High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools PA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 82.43 91st 665 86.3%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Perkiomen Valley High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools PA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 63.62 136th 502 72.9%
2024 84.03 63rd 513 87.7%
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Rank History for Male students at Perkiomen Valley High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools PA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 87.41 63rd 662 90.5%
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Rank History for Asian students at Perkiomen Valley High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools PA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 77.10 31st 112 72.3%
2024 70.13 42nd 121 65.3%
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Rank History for African American students at Perkiomen Valley High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools PA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 80.09 50th 260 80.8%
2024 94.61 12th 284 95.8%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Perkiomen Valley High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools PA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 79.74 34th 252 86.5%
2024 89.14 23rd 274 91.6%
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Rank History for White students at Perkiomen Valley High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools PA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 80.88 91st 577 84.2%
2024 81.86 85th 595 85.7%
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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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by a parent
Tuesday, January 21, 2020

Open Quote Love this school district. I have three children attending these past 5 years at all levels in the district. Teachers are wonderful and do their best to work with the students. My only concern is the district administration seems to be moving in a liberal direction which is distracting from the importance of being there to learn. Close Quote



Enrollment information for Perkiomen Valley High School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 931 6 4 3 0 n/a n/a -8 936
1989 853 8 2 7 0 n/a n/a 0 870
1990 842 7 4 3 0 n/a n/a 0 856
1991 831 11 5 2 0 n/a n/a 0 849
1992 882 12 5 4 0 n/a n/a 0 903
1993 912 15 10 4 0 n/a n/a 0 941
1994 935 12 15 9 2 n/a n/a 0 973
1995 1019 18 22 6 1 n/a n/a 0 1066
1996 1019 18 22 6 1 n/a n/a 0 1066
1997 1107 28 10 12 0 n/a n/a 0 1157
1998 899 22 13 11 0 n/a n/a 0 945
1999 935 24 11 7 2 n/a n/a 0 979
2000 965 27 16 9 3 n/a n/a 0 1020
2001 983 26 16 9 1 n/a n/a 0 1035
2002 1156 23 32 11 0 n/a n/a 0 1222
2003 1156 23 32 11 0 n/a n/a 0 1222
2004 1213 30 37 21 3 n/a n/a 0 1304
2005 1238 38 47 26 0 n/a n/a 0 1349
2006 1287 56 46 27 1 n/a n/a 0 1417
2007 1312 80 52 30 3 n/a n/a 0 1477
2008 1360 89 63 34 3 n/a n/a 0 1549
2009 1434 103 73 44 3 n/a n/a 4 1661
2010 1457 108 80 40 6 n/a n/a 0 1691
2011 1483 105 91 46 8 0 0 0 1733
2012 1533 110 88 48 7 3 1 0 1790
2013 1563 105 94 57 6 3 4 0 1832
2014 1559 95 95 58 8 4 6 0 1825
2015 1551 92 102 63 5 3 4 0 1820
2016 1512 104 92 63 3 2 5 0 1781
2017 1529 113 102 58 2 4 6 0 1814
2018 1524 89 96 66 1 3 9 0 1788
2019 1562 96 95 69 1 4 14 0 1841
2020 1512 88 97 84 1 5 16 0 1803
2021 1498 91 90 95 1 3 15 0 1793
2022 1464 81 95 106 1 3 18 0 1768
2023 1440 79 86 106 1 2 22 0 1736

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 Perkiomen Valley High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 936 76.0 12.3 n/a
1989 870 68.4 12.7 n/a
1990 856 73.0 11.7 0
1991 849 73.2 11.5 n/a
1992 903 73.2 12.3 n/a
1993 941 71.0 13.3 n/a
1994 973 69.0 14.1 n/a
1995 1066 71.5 14.9 n/a
1996 1066 71.5 14.9 n/a
1997 1157 71.5 16.2 n/a
1998 945 62.5 15.1 n/a
1999 979 65.0 15.1 n/a
2000 1020 64.0 15.9 11.6
2001 1035 70.0 14.8 8.9
2002 1222 82.0 14.9 7
2003 1222 82.0 14.9 7
2004 1304 85.3 15.3 10.6
2005 1349 90.1 15.0 6.3
2006 1417 96.0 14.8 7.8
2007 1477 98.3 15.0 7.6
2008 1549 104.1 14.9 7.7
2009 1661 102.8 16.2 8.7
2010 1691 98.8 17.1 9.8
2011 1733 104.6 16.5 9.1
2012 1790 108.8 16.4 11
2013 1832 111.1 16.4 10.6
2014 1825 111.9 16.3 12.9
2015 1820 108.0 16.8 13.6
2016 1781 113.0 15.7 15.1
2017 1814 111.0 16.3 9.7
2018 1788 108.1 16.5 12
2019 1841 109.1 16.8 11.9
2020 1803 112.1 16.0 12.8
2021 1793 116.1 15.4 12.7
2022 1768 117.6 15.0 13.3
2023 1736 117.6 14.7 15.6

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 Perkiomen Valley High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 936 76.0 12.3 n/a
1989 870 68.4 12.7 n/a
1990 856 73.0 11.7 0
1991 849 73.2 11.5 n/a
1992 903 73.2 12.3 n/a
1993 941 71.0 13.3 n/a
1994 973 69.0 14.1 n/a
1995 1066 71.5 14.9 n/a
1996 1066 71.5 14.9 n/a
1997 1157 71.5 16.2 n/a
1998 945 62.5 15.1 n/a
1999 979 65.0 15.1 n/a
2000 1020 64.0 15.9 11.6
2001 1035 70.0 14.8 8.9
2002 1222 82.0 14.9 7
2003 1222 82.0 14.9 7
2004 1304 85.3 15.3 10.6
2005 1349 90.1 15.0 6.3
2006 1417 96.0 14.8 7.8
2007 1477 98.3 15.0 7.6
2008 1549 104.1 14.9 7.7
2009 1661 102.8 16.2 8.7
2010 1691 98.8 17.1 9.8
2011 1733 104.6 16.5 9.1
2012 1790 108.8 16.4 11
2013 1832 111.1 16.4 10.6
2014 1825 111.9 16.3 12.9
2015 1820 108.0 16.8 13.6
2016 1781 113.0 15.7 15.1
2017 1814 111.0 16.3 9.7
2018 1788 108.1 16.5 12
2019 1841 109.1 16.8 11.9
2020 1803 112.1 16.0 12.8
2021 1793 116.1 15.4 12.7
2022 1768 117.6 15.0 13.3
2023 1736 117.6 14.7 15.6

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 Perkiomen Valley High School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $58 (0.4%) $14,834 (99.6%) $14,892
2020 $228 (1.6%) $14,080 (98.4%) $14,308
2021 $204 (1.2%) $17,510 (98.8%) $17,714
2022 $702 (3.7%) $18,455 (96.3%) $19,157

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Perkiomen Valley High School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 70th of 693 High schoolsRanks 84th of 674 High schools
 2.4%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
11th Grade Algebra I (Perkiomen Valley High School)81.651
 30.6%
   11th Grade Algebra I (Pennsylvania)63.334.1
 29.2%
11th Grade Biology (Perkiomen Valley High School)80.471.7
 8.7%
   11th Grade Biology (Pennsylvania)63.250.7
 12.5%
11th Grade Literature (Perkiomen Valley High School)91.678.8
 12.8%
   11th Grade Literature (Pennsylvania)71.565.3
 6.2%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students18411736
 5.7%
African American9679
 17.7%
American Indian11
Asian9586
 9.5%
Hispanic69106
 53.6%
Pacific Islander42
 50%
White15621440
 7.8%
Two or More Races1422
 57.1%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients11.9%15.6%
 3.7%


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Students at Perkiomen Valley High School are 83% White, 6% Hispanic, 5% Asian, 5% African American, 1% Two or more races.

In the 2022-23 school year, 1,736 students attended Perkiomen Valley High School.

Perkiomen Valley High School ranks 75th of 686 Pennsylvania high 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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