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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ALLEGHENY-CLARION VALLEY SD·NCES 420231000208

Allegheny-Clarion Valley Elem

776 Route 58, Foxburg, PA 16036 · (724) 659-3555 · Clarion County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL304 STUDENTS
Enrollment
304
Elementary
DISTRICT 287 · STATE 443
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
53%
160 students
DISTRICT 54% · STATE 75%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten
40
Grade 1
43
Grade 2
40
Grade 3
45
Grade 4
46
Grade 5
48
Grade 6
41
Grade 7
1
Student demographics
White
29697%
DISTRICT 97% · STATE 60%
Hispanic
31%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 16%
Black
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 14%
Two+
41%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 5%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
16253%
Female
14247%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
Allegheny-Clarion Valley ElemAllegheny-Clarion Valley HS
Based on grade levels within Allegheny-Clarion Valley SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or Advanced
English Language Arts
46.8%
PA avg 51.1% . -10.0pp since 2023
Math
52.0%
PA avg 43.0% . +9.1pp since 2023

What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 52 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores are down about 10 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 9 points.

Source: PSSA + Keystone. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
53.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.0%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.0pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 55% typical for Pennsylvania schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Pennsylvania's top nor bottom 10%.

BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
304
-75 (-20%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
was 18.7:1
% White
97%
was 98%
% Hispanic
1%
was 0%
% Black
0%
was 0%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About Allegheny-Clarion Valley Elem

Allegheny-Clarion Valley Elem is a primary school of cozy scale in Foxburg, Pennsylvania, overseen by Allegheny-Clarion Valley SD, serveing 304 students in grades K through 6. By comparison, Pennsylvania's public schools average about 443 students each, so Allegheny-Clarion Valley Elem sits 31% below that benchmark.

Across the 2 schools in Allegheny-Clarion Valley SD (573 students total), Allegheny-Clarion Valley Elem accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, Allegheny-Clarion Valley Elem reports that the student body is overwhelmingly White (97%). That composition is broadly in line with Clarion County as a whole.

In terms of school funding signals, The school reports having 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.0:1. The state averages around 13.1:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 53% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Clarion County runs at roughly 72%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Allegheny-Clarion Valley Elem sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 55.0%; this one delivers 53.1%.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Clarion County indicate median household income runs about $62,649, about 24% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Across Clarion County's 16 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,023 students), Allegheny-Clarion Valley Elem is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Allegheny-Clarion Valley HS, around 0.2 miles off. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Allegheny-Clarion Valley Elem at 2nd of 7; the average score across the group is 49.0%.

Allegheny-Clarion Valley Elem operates from a small-town location.

Over the past 7-year window. Allegheny-Clarion Valley Elem's enrollment has edged down 20% since 2018, when it stood at 379 (now 304). The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 18.7:1 in 2018 to 14.0:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the Allegheny-Clarion Valley Elem community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.

Clarion County at a glance

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Population
37,179
Census ACS
Median income
$62,649
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
16
5,023 students

Quick facts

School name
Allegheny-Clarion Valley Elem
District
Allegheny-Clarion Valley SD
Address
776 Route 58, Foxburg, PA 16036
Phone
(724) 659-3555
County
Clarion County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
KG–06
Total enrollment
304
Teachers (FTE)
22
Student–teacher ratio
14.0:1
Free/Reduced lunch
160 (53%)
Locale
43-Rural: Remote
NCES ID
420231000208
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Allegheny-Clarion Valley Elem
What is the total enrollment at Allegheny-Clarion Valley Elem?
Allegheny-Clarion Valley Elem enrolls approximately 304 students in grades KG-06.
Is Allegheny-Clarion Valley Elem an elementary, middle, or high school?
Allegheny-Clarion Valley Elem is an elementary school covering grades KG-06.
How many students per teacher at Allegheny-Clarion Valley Elem?
Approximately 14.0:1 students per teacher at Allegheny-Clarion Valley Elem.
What is the student diversity at Allegheny-Clarion Valley Elem?
Student demographics at Allegheny-Clarion Valley Elem are roughly 97% White, 1% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Two or more.
What district is Allegheny-Clarion Valley Elem in?
Allegheny-Clarion Valley Elem is part of Allegheny-Clarion Valley SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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