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Enrollment
504
Middle
DISTRICT 554 · STATE 594
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CENTRAL VALLEY SD·NCES 420082407317
Central Valley Middle School
1500 Allen Ave, Monaca, PA 15061 · (724) 775-8200 · Beaver County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL504 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 18% of Pennsylvania public middle schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
11.5:1
44 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.4:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
37%
185 students
DISTRICT 36% · STATE 75%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 163 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 169 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 172 | 34% |
Student demographics
28%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 29% · 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
Students here typically continue to
Central Valley Middle School→Central Valley High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Central Valley SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
42.8%
PA avg 51.1% . +2.1pp since 2023
Math
32.7%
PA avg 43.0% . +0.9pp 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 33 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 42.8% | 32.7% |
| 2023-24 | 40.7% | 31.8% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of PA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
38.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.9%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-23.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 62% typical for Pennsylvania schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Central Valley Middle School
Central Valley Middle School's state test result (38.5% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central Valley Middle School this school | 504 | 36.7% | 38.5% |
| Holiday Park Intermediate School Pittsburgh | 513 | 33.1% | 57.8% |
| Plum Middle School Pittsburgh | 550 | 31.8% | 47.8% |
| Elizabeth Forward Middle School Elizabeth | 538 | 40.9% | 52.4% |
| Shaler Area Middle School Glenshaw | 589 | 41.1% | 47.2% |
| Spring Grove Area Intrmd School Spring Grove | 608 | 38.5% | 51.3% |
Matched among Pennsylvania middle 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 Central Valley Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Beaver County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.5% | #353 of 479 | #6 of 11 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 32.7% | #306 of 513 ▲ 7 | #7 of 11 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.8% | #366 of 513 ▲ 46 | #5 of 11 ▲ 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 504 | #304 of 522 | #3 of 11 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.5:1 | #92 of 486 | #2 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 28.0% | #329 of 486 | #4 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 36.7% | #368 of 510 | #8 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.3% | #96 of 332 | #3 of 7 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
504
-25 (-5%) vs 2020
-10% since 2010-11, when it was 558
Student : Teacher
11.5:1
was 13.2:1
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 | 504 | 43.7 | 11.5:1 | 37% (185) |
| 2023-24 | 525 | 44.4 | 11.8:1 | 35% (185) |
| 2022-23 | 543 | 41.7 | 13.0:1 | 23% (127) |
| 2020-21 | 529 | 40 | 13.2:1 | 32% (167) |
| 2017-18 | 595 | 40.6 | 14.7:1 | 28% (169) |
| 2015-16 | 531 | 41 | 12.9:1 | 37% (194) |
| 2010-11 | 558 | 38 | 14.7:1 | 27% (152) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Central Valley Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (595 to 504); teachers up 8% (40.6 to 43.7).
About Central Valley Middle School
A small middle school in Monaca, Pennsylvania, Central Valley Middle School is part of Central Valley SD. It serves 504 students in grades 6 through 8.
Central Valley SD is the local district for Central Valley Middle School. It runs 4 schools with 2,214 students.
White students are the large majority at Central Valley Middle School, with 84% of enrollment. Other groups include 8% Black, 4% multiracial, and 2% Hispanic. The county population is about 87% White, within a few points of the school. By the diversity index, Central Valley Middle School comes in at 28%.
Teachers at Central Valley Middle School total 43.7 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 11.5:1. For comparison, middle schools in Pennsylvania average 13.2:1. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 37%. Across public schools in Beaver County, the average is 55%.
Central Valley Middle School is graded C- by allk12, scoring above 18% of Pennsylvania public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Central Valley Middle School posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 38.5%. Schools with its free or reduced-price lunch share in Pennsylvania are predicted to post 61.9%, so the school is 23.3 points behind and in the state's bottom 10%.
In the county around the school, Beaver County, median household income is about $71,089, 29% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Central Valley Middle School is among the 52 public schools in Beaver County.
Nearby, Freedom Area Elementary School is about 1.6 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 45.5%; Central Valley Middle School's is 38.5%, ranking 6th of 8.
For locale, NCES codes Central Valley Middle School as Suburb: Large.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Central Valley Middle School went from 529 students to 504. The ratio was 13.2:1 in 2020-21 and 11.5:1 in 2024-25.
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Beaver County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
166,324
Census ACS
Median income
$71,089
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
52
31,222 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Central Valley SD
- Central Valley High SchoolHigh · 721 students
- Center Grange Primary SchoolElementary · 496 students
- Todd Lane Elementary SchoolElementary · 493 students
Other schools in Monaca
- Central Valley High SchoolHigh · 721 students
- Todd Lane Elementary SchoolElementary · 493 students
- Beaver County Career & Technology CenterHigh · 8 students
Nearby schools
- Freedom Area Elementary School1.6 mi · 426
- Freedom Area Middle School1.6 mi · 356
- Todd Lane Elementary School1.7 mi · 493
- Rochester Middle School1.8 mi · 181
- Rochester High School1.8 mi · 222
- Rochester Area Elementary School1.8 mi · 346
Frequently asked questions
About Central Valley Middle SchoolHow large is Central Valley Middle School?
Central Valley Middle School enrolls approximately 504 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Central Valley Middle School serve?
Central Valley Middle School serves grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Central Valley Middle School?
Approximately 11.5:1 students per teacher at Central Valley Middle School.
How diverse is Central Valley Middle School?
Central Valley Middle School reports a student body of 84% White, 2% Hispanic, 8% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Central Valley Middle School?
Central Valley Middle School is overseen by Central Valley SD in Beaver County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.