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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ALLEGHENY-CLARION VALLEY SD·NCES 420231004664

Allegheny-Clarion Valley HS

762 Route 58, Foxburg, PA 16036 · (724) 659-4661 · Clarion County
GRADES 07–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL269 STUDENTS
Enrollment
269
High
DISTRICT 287 · STATE 738
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
55%
149 students
DISTRICT 54% · STATE 75%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Grade 7
51
Grade 8
43
Grade 9
42
Grade 10
51
Grade 11
44
Grade 12
38
Student demographics
White
26097%
DISTRICT 97% · STATE 60%
Hispanic
41%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 16%
Two+
52%
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
14554%
Female
12446%

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Test scores

PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or Advanced
English Language Arts
59.1%
PA avg 51.1% . +2.8pp since 2023
Math
34.5%
PA avg 43.0% . -6.0pp since 2023

What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 35 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores are up about 3 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 6 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
51.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.9%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.7pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 54% 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
269
-53 (-16%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
was 18.5:1
% White
97%
was 97%
% Hispanic
1%
was 1%
% Black
0%
was 0%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About Allegheny-Clarion Valley HS

Allegheny-Clarion Valley HS is a tiny senior high in Foxburg, Pennsylvania, operated by Allegheny-Clarion Valley SD. The school enrolls 269 students in grades 7 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 738 students per school, that is 64% leaner than typical.

Allegheny-Clarion Valley SD runs 2 schools in total, collectively educating 573 students. Allegheny-Clarion Valley HS is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, Allegheny-Clarion Valley HS logs that the student body is overwhelmingly White (97%). That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at school resources, The school currently runs with 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.7:1. The state averages around 12.8:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 55% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is south of Clarion County's rate of about 72%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Allegheny-Clarion Valley HS performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 53.9%, the actual is 51.2%, a residual of -2.7 points.

Across the wider county, Clarion County reports that median household earnings sit near $62,649, about 24% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Clarion County's 16 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,023 students), Allegheny-Clarion Valley HS is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Allegheny-Clarion Valley Elem, around 0.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around Allegheny-Clarion Valley HS. On composite proficiency, Allegheny-Clarion Valley HS comes 3rd of 7 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 49.3%.

Geographically, the school is in a countryside area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Allegheny-Clarion Valley HS's enrollment has shrank 16% since 2018, when it stood at 322 (now 269). The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 18.5:1 in 2018 to 14.7:1 today.

On allk12, the feed for Allegheny-Clarion Valley HS typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.

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 HS
District
Allegheny-Clarion Valley SD
Address
762 Route 58, Foxburg, PA 16036
Phone
(724) 659-4661
County
Clarion County
Level
High
Grade range
07–12
Total enrollment
269
Teachers (FTE)
18
Student–teacher ratio
14.7:1
Free/Reduced lunch
149 (55%)
Locale
43-Rural: Remote
NCES ID
420231004664
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Allegheny-Clarion Valley HS
How many students attend Allegheny-Clarion Valley HS?
Allegheny-Clarion Valley HS enrolls approximately 269 students in grades 07-12.
What grades does Allegheny-Clarion Valley HS serve?
Allegheny-Clarion Valley HS serves grades 07-12.
How many students per teacher at Allegheny-Clarion Valley HS?
Approximately 14.7:1 students per teacher at Allegheny-Clarion Valley HS.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Allegheny-Clarion Valley HS?
At Allegheny-Clarion Valley HS, the student body is approximately 97% White, 1% Hispanic, 2% Two or more.
Is Allegheny-Clarion Valley HS public or private?
Allegheny-Clarion Valley HS is a public K-12 school, overseen by Allegheny-Clarion Valley SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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