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What's the biggest difference between Delaware Valley HS and what you expected?
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Enrollment
1,380
High
DISTRICT 607 · STATE 738
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DELAWARE VALLEY SD·NCES 420753005261
Delaware Valley High School
252 Route 6 and 209, Milford, PA 18337 · (570) 296-1850 · Pike County
GRADES 09–12HIGH32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,380 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 98% of Pennsylvania public high schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
13.2:1
105 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.8:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
41%
572 students
DISTRICT 47% · STATE 75%
Community
1
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 9 | 359 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 350 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 313 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 358 | 26% |
Student demographics
39%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 39% · 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
Based on grade levels within Delaware Valley SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
91.1%
PA avg 51.1% . -2.0pp since 2023
Math
71.4%
PA avg 43.0% . -0.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 91 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 71 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores are down about 2 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 91.1% | 71.4% |
| 2023-24 | 93.1% | 71.9% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of PA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
80.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
59.8%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+20.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 80% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 60% typical for Pennsylvania schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 20 points, placing it in Pennsylvania's top 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 Delaware Valley High School
Delaware Valley High School's state test result (80.3% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delaware Valley High School this school | 1,380 | 41.4% | 80.3% |
| Quakertown Community High School Quakertown | 1,570 | 37.5% | 54.4% |
| Northampton Area High School Northampton | 1,866 | 40.8% | 49.7% |
| Gettysburg Area High School Gettysburg | 1,069 | 44.2% | 61.7% |
| Northern Lebanon SHS Fredericksburg | 997 | 41.0% | 40.3% |
| Spring Grove Area High School Spring Grove | 1,163 | 38.9% | 61.5% |
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 Delaware Valley High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 80.3% | #24 of 576 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 71.4% | #37 of 626 ▼ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 91.1% | #13 of 626 ▼ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,380 | #91 of 713 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.2:1 | #238 of 601 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 39.1% | #229 of 604 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 41.4% | #445 of 619 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.1% | #138 of 373 |
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
1,380
-98 (-7%) vs 2020
+86% since 1990-91, when it was 743
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
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 | 1,380 | 104.6 | 13.2:1 | 41% (572) |
| 2023-24 | 1,399 | 109.9 | 12.7:1 | 41% (572) |
| 2022-23 | 1,418 | 114.9 | 12.3:1 | 37% (530) |
| 2020-21 | 1,478 | 112 | 13.2:1 | 37% (543) |
| 2017-18 | 1,570 | 116.2 | 13.5:1 | 30% (465) |
| 2015-16 | 1,576 | 115 | 13.7:1 | 34% (530) |
| 2010-11 | 1,823 | 125 | 14.6:1 | 24% (442) |
| 2000-01 | 1,341 | 89 | 15.1:1 | 12% (166) |
| 1990-91 | 743 | 50 | 14.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Delaware Valley High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (1,570 to 1,380); teachers down 10% (116.2 to 104.6).
About Delaware Valley High School
In Milford, Pennsylvania, Delaware Valley High School is a high-enrollment high school. Students in grades 9 through 12 attend the school, which enrolls 1,380 students. For comparison, high schools in Pennsylvania average about 738 students.
Delaware Valley High School is a school in Delaware Valley SD. The district has 7 schools and 4,248 students.
Delaware Valley High School is 77% White by enrollment. Other reported shares: 14% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, and 3% Black. The White share in Pike County as a whole is similar, at about 79%. The school's diversity index is 39%, meaning two students picked at random have a 39% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Its 104.6 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 13.2:1. For comparison, high schools in Pennsylvania average 12.8:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 41%. The gap from the 63% average for public schools in Pike County is 22 points.
allk12 grades Delaware Valley High School an A+. The grade compares the school only with Pennsylvania public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Delaware Valley High School is +20.4 points, in the top 10% of Pennsylvania. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 80.3%, and the predicted rate is 59.8%.
Among Pike County residents, the median household income is $81,323, 30% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Delaware Valley High School is one of 14 public schools in the county.
The closest other public school is Delaware Valley Middle School, less than a tenth of a mile away. Delaware Valley High School has 6 other public schools within five miles. Local comparison: Delaware Valley High School ranks 1st of 9 nearby schools, at 80.3% versus a 53.5% average.
NCES describes the area around Delaware Valley High School as Town: Distant, meaning in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
Enrollment at Delaware Valley High School declined 7% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 1,478 to 1,380 students.
The Delaware Valley High School community page is open for posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Pike County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
60,621
Census ACS
Median income
$81,323
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
30%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
14
8,615 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Delaware Valley SD
- Dingman-Delaware Middle SchoolMiddle · 532 students
- Dingman-Delaware Primary SchoolElementary · 493 students
- Delaware Valley Elementary SchoolElementary · 486 students
- Dingman-Delaware Elementary SchoolElementary · 470 students
- Delaware Valley Middle SchoolMiddle · 466 students
- Shohola Elementary SchoolElementary · 421 students
Nearby schools
- Delaware Valley Middle School0.1 mi · 466
- Delaware Valley Elementary School2.5 mi · 486
- EAST MAIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL3.4 mi · 702
- PORT JERVIS SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL4.1 mi · 743
- PORT JERVIS MIDDLE SCHOOL4.1 mi · 549
- Montague Township School5.0 mi · 329
Frequently asked questions
About Delaware Valley High SchoolHow large is Delaware Valley High School?
Delaware Valley High School enrolls approximately 1,380 students in grades 09-12.
Is Delaware Valley High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Delaware Valley High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Delaware Valley High School have?
Delaware Valley High School employs 105 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.2:1.
What is the student diversity at Delaware Valley High School?
Student demographics at Delaware Valley High School are roughly 77% White, 14% Hispanic, 3% Black, 2% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Delaware Valley High School in?
Delaware Valley High School is part of Delaware Valley SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.