Central Valley MS

Central Valley MS is a middle-grades school of compact scale in Monaca, Pennsylvania, run under Central Valley SD, hosting 504 students in grades 6 through 8.

Across the 4 schools in Central Valley SD (2,214 students total), Central Valley MS accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, Central Valley MS records that the student body is overwhelmingly White (84%). Other groups include 8% Black, 4% multiracial, 2% Hispanic. That composition is broadly in line with Beaver County as a whole.

On the resource side, The school employs 44 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.2:1, putting Central Valley MS tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 37% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is lower than Beaver County's rate of about 55%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Central Valley MS falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 61.9%; this one comes in at 38.5%, -23.3 points off the demographic line.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Beaver County) logs that median household income runs about $71,089, about 29% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. In all, Beaver County runs 52 public schools (combined enrollment of about 31,222 students), of which Central Valley MS is one.

Freedom Area El Sch is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.6 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Central Valley MS. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Central Valley MS at 6th of 8; the average score across the group is 45.5%.

Central Valley MS operates from an outer-ring location.

Five-year trend. Central Valley MS's enrollment has shrank 15% since 2018, when it stood at 595 (now 504). The White share of enrollment fell from 90% to 84% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 14.7:1 in 2018 to 11.5:1 today.

On this page, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.