Enrollment
268
High
DISTRICT 292 · STATE 738
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BLACKLICK VALLEY SD·NCES 420369005135
Blacklick Valley JSHS
555 Birch St, Nanty Glo, PA 15943 · (814) 749-9211 · Cambria County
GRADES 07–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL268 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 47% of Pennsylvania public high schools
- CTest 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
Student : Teacher
11.7:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.5:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
101%
272 students
DISTRICT 103% · 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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 53 | 20% |
| Grade 8 | 39 | 15% |
| Grade 9 | 34 | 13% |
| Grade 10 | 48 | 18% |
| Grade 11 | 45 | 17% |
| Grade 12 | 49 | 18% |
Student demographics
5%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 9% · STATE 59% · US 70%
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
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Blacklick Valley SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
43.3%
PA avg 51.1% . -0.6pp since 2023
Math
30.0%
PA avg 43.0% . +5.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 30 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 43.3% | 30.0% |
| 2023-24 | 43.9% | 24.2% |
% 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 · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
41.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.1%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% 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 →
Where Blacklick Valley JSHS ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Cambria County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.9% | #415 of 576 | #9 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 30.0% | #403 of 626 ▲ 47 | #8 of 13 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.3% | #488 of 626 ▲ 15 | #11 of 13 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 268 | #574 of 713 | #12 of 15 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.7:1 | #103 of 601 | #5 of 13 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 5.1% | #592 of 604 | #13 of 13 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 101% | #83 of 619 | #3 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.6% | #228 of 373 | #8 of 13 |
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 2024-25Enrollment
268
-52 (-16%) vs 2020
-46% since 1990-91, when it was 492
Student : Teacher
11.7:1
was 14.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 268 | 23 | 11.7:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 272 | 21.7 | 12.5:1 | 100% (272) |
| 2022-23 | 282 | 28.1 | 10.0:1 | 73% (207) |
| 2020-21 | 320 | 22 | 14.6:1 | 83% (267) |
| 2017-18 | 290 | 24 | 12.1:1 | 39% (112) |
| 2015-16 | 274 | 24 | 11.4:1 | 48% (131) |
| 2010-11 | 291 | 26 | 11.2:1 | 45% (130) |
| 2000-01 | 347 | 26 | 13.3:1 | 52% (179) |
| 1990-91 | 492 | 25 | 19.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Blacklick Valley JSHS.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (290 to 268); teachers down 4% (24 to 23).
About Blacklick Valley JSHS
Students in Nanty Glo, Pennsylvania, attend Blacklick Valley JSHS, a very small high school. It is open to students in grades 7 through 12 and enrolls 268 students. By comparison, high schools in Pennsylvania enroll about 738 students on average.
Blacklick Valley SD is the local district for Blacklick Valley JSHS. It runs 2 schools with 584 students.
The share of students at Blacklick Valley JSHS who are White is 97%. A diversity index of 5% means there is a 5% chance two randomly chosen students at Blacklick Valley JSHS are from different groups.
The student-to-teacher ratio at Blacklick Valley JSHS is 11.7:1, based on 23 full-time-equivalent teachers. Compared with the 12.8:1 average for high schools in Pennsylvania, this school's ratio is lower.
Blacklick Valley JSHS earns a B- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 47% of Pennsylvania public high schools.
In Pennsylvania, Blacklick Valley JSHS is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 41.9% actual against a predicted 34.1%.
In Cambria County, home to about 131,538 people, the median household earns about $58,418 a year, roughly 24% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. Blacklick Valley JSHS shares Cambria County with 36 other public schools.
The closest school to Blacklick Valley JSHS is Blacklick Valley El Center, located about 0.4 miles away. In all, 2 other public schools sit within five miles of Blacklick Valley JSHS. In a group of 6 nearby schools with scores, Blacklick Valley JSHS ranks 6th on average proficiency.
By NCES locale, the school is Rural: Distant, or in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
A 16% decrease took enrollment from 320 in 2020-21 to 268 in 2024-25. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 14.6:1 to 11.7:1.
The allk12 page for Blacklick Valley JSHS lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Cambria County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
131,538
Census ACS
Median income
$58,418
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
37
15,789 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Blacklick Valley SD
- Blacklick Valley El CenterElementary · 316 students
Nearby schools
- Blacklick Valley El Center0.4 mi · 316
- Jackson Elementary School2.5 mi · 105
- Admiral Peary Area Vocational-Technical School5.0 mi · 24
- Central Cambria Middle School5.0 mi · 347
- Central Cambria High School5.0 mi · 509
- Cambria Elementary School5.2 mi · 542
Frequently asked questions
About Blacklick Valley JSHSHow many students attend Blacklick Valley JSHS?
Blacklick Valley JSHS enrolls approximately 268 students in grades 07-12.
Is Blacklick Valley JSHS an elementary, middle, or high school?
Blacklick Valley JSHS is a high school covering grades 07-12.
How many teachers does Blacklick Valley JSHS have?
Blacklick Valley JSHS employs 23 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.7:1.
What is the student diversity at Blacklick Valley JSHS?
Student demographics at Blacklick Valley JSHS are roughly 97% White, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Blacklick Valley JSHS?
Blacklick Valley JSHS is overseen by Blacklick Valley SD in Cambria County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.