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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ALLEGHENY-CLARION VALLEY SD·NCES 420231004664

Allegheny-Clarion Valley High School

762 Route 58, Foxburg, PA 16036 · (724) 659-4661 · Clarion County
GRADES 07–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL269 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 50% of Pennsylvania public high schools
  • B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
  • ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.

Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Pennsylvania public high schools

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, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 75119%
Grade 84316%
Grade 94216%
Grade 105119%
Grade 114416%
Grade 123814%
Student demographics
7%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 59% · US 70%
White
26097%
DISTRICT 97% · STATE 60% · US 43%
Hispanic
41%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 16% · US 30%
Two+
52%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 5% · US 5%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). 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%

School pathway

Feeds from
Allegheny-Clarion Valley Elementary SchoolKG–06
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
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.

PSSA + Keystone results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2559.1%34.5%
2023-2456.3%40.5%
% Proficient or Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
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 →

Schools most like Allegheny-Clarion Valley High School

Allegheny-Clarion Valley High School's state test result (51.2% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Allegheny-Clarion Valley High School this school26955.4%51.2%
Northern Cambria High School
Northern Cambria
26255.3%62.0%
West Middlesex Area JSHS
West Middlesex
33253.9%50.1%
North Penn-Liberty JSHS
Liberty
24751.0%49.4%
Williamsburg Community JSHS
Williamsburg
21753.0%46.7%
Cambridge Springs JSHS
Cambridge Springs
34555.4%45.5%
Matched among Pennsylvania high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.

Where Allegheny-Clarion Valley High School ranks

Among high schools
MeasureThis schoolIn PennsylvaniaIn Clarion County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
51.2%#284 of 576#3 of 7
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
34.5%#356 of 626
▼ 76
#3 of 7
▼ 1
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
59.1%#313 of 626
▲ 63
#3 of 7
no change
Enrollment
ranked largest first
269#572 of 713#7 of 8
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
14.7:1#389 of 601#6 of 7
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
6.5%#577 of 604#4 of 7
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
55.4%#296 of 619#4 of 7
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-16.5%#79 of 373N/A
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.

4-year change

SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
269
+11 (+4%) vs 2020
-43% since 1990-91, when it was 473
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
was 15.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2526918.314.7:155% (149)
2023-2427520.413.5:154% (149)
2022-2326532.58.2:141% (109)
2020-212581715.2:134% (89)
2017-1832217.418.5:134% (111)
2015-163231817.9:139% (126)
2010-114242219.3:133% (141)
2000-015263216.4:140% (208)
1990-914733214.8:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Allegheny-Clarion Valley High School.

Since 2017-18: students down 16% (322 to 269); teachers up 5% (17.4 to 18.3).

About Allegheny-Clarion Valley High School

The public high school Allegheny-Clarion Valley High School is located in Foxburg, Pennsylvania. It covers grades 7 through 12, with a total enrollment of 269 students. Statewide, high schools in Pennsylvania average about 738 students each.

Allegheny-Clarion Valley SD is responsible for 2 schools, Allegheny-Clarion Valley High School included, with 573 students in all.

Allegheny-Clarion Valley High School's enrollment is 97% White. County-wide, about 94% of residents are White. Allegheny-Clarion Valley High School's diversity index is 7%, against a US figure of 70%.

Federal staffing data show 18.3 full-time-equivalent teachers at Allegheny-Clarion Valley High School and a ratio of 14.7:1. This ratio sits 1.9 above the 12.8:1 average for high schools in Pennsylvania. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 55% of students. The gap from the 72% average for public schools in Clarion County is 17 points.

allk12 grades Allegheny-Clarion Valley High School a B-. The grade compares the school only with Pennsylvania public high schools, because each state gives its own test.

On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Allegheny-Clarion Valley High School is 2.7 points below the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 51.2% actual, 53.9% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Pennsylvania.

Among Clarion County residents, the median household income is $62,649, 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Allegheny-Clarion Valley High School is one of 16 public schools in the county.

Allegheny-Clarion Valley Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles away. The five-mile area around Allegheny-Clarion Valley High School holds 2 other public schools. Nearby schools average 49.3% on proficiency, and Allegheny-Clarion Valley High School is above that at 51.2%.

Federal records code the school's setting as Rural: Remote.

Enrollment is up 4% from 2020-21, when Allegheny-Clarion Valley High School had 258 students, to 2024-25, when it had 269.

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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 High School
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 and 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 High School
How many students attend Allegheny-Clarion Valley High School?
Allegheny-Clarion Valley High School enrolls approximately 269 students in grades 07-12.
What grades does Allegheny-Clarion Valley High School serve?
Allegheny-Clarion Valley High School serves grades 07-12.
How many students per teacher at Allegheny-Clarion Valley High School?
Approximately 14.7:1 students per teacher at Allegheny-Clarion Valley High School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Allegheny-Clarion Valley High School?
At Allegheny-Clarion Valley High School, the student body is approximately 97% White, 1% Hispanic, 2% Two or more.
Is Allegheny-Clarion Valley High School public or private?
Allegheny-Clarion Valley High School 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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