Enrollment
348
Elementary
DISTRICT 341 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MIFFLIN COUNTY SD·NCES 421529007396
Indian Valley Elementary School
125 Kish Rd, Reedsville, PA 17084 · (717) 667-2123 · Mifflin County
GRADES KG–03ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL348 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 23% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
10.6:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.3:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
56%
196 students
DISTRICT 78% · STATE 75%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 85 | 24% |
| Grade 1 | 93 | 27% |
| Grade 2 | 80 | 23% |
| Grade 3 | 90 | 26% |
Student demographics
11%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 19% · 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
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PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
40.5%
PA avg 51.1% . -5.6pp since 2023
Math
53.6%
PA avg 43.0% . +19.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 54 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 6 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 19 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 40.5% | 53.6% |
| 2023-24 | 46.1% | 34.4% |
% 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
43.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.5%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% 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 Indian Valley Elementary School
Indian Valley Elementary School's state test result (43.6% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indian Valley Elementary School this school | 348 | 56.3% | 43.6% |
| Martinsburg Elementary School Martinsburg | 364 | 56.3% | 48.9% |
| Line Mountain Elementary School Trevorton | 355 | 56.1% | 49.1% |
| Newville Elementary School Newville | 351 | 57.3% | 48.4% |
| Cambridge Springs Elementary School Cambridge Springs | 353 | 58.1% | 56.4% |
| Southern Fulton Elementary School Warfordsburg | 346 | 54.0% | 49.1% |
Matched among Pennsylvania elementary 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 Indian Valley Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Mifflin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.6% | #1,007 of 1,396 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 53.6% | #704 of 1,511 ▲ 347 | #2 of 6 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.5% | #998 of 1,511 ▲ 9 | #3 of 6 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 348 | #1,067 of 1,638 | #3 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.6:1 | #141 of 1,528 | #3 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 11.1% | #1,402 of 1,531 | #6 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 56.3% | #880 of 1,600 | #6 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.1% | #641 of 1,045 | N/A |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
348
-64 (-16%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
10.6:1
was 14.2:1
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 | 348 | 33 | 10.6:1 | 56% (196) |
| 2023-24 | 355 | 32 | 11.1:1 | 55% (196) |
| 2022-23 | 368 | 34 | 10.8:1 | 55% (201) |
| 2020-21 | 412 | 29 | 14.2:1 | 44% (180) |
| 2017-18 | 387 | 32.4 | 11.9:1 | 43% (165) |
| 2015-16 | 381 | 27 | 14.1:1 | 52% (199) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Indian Valley Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (387 to 348); teachers up 2% (32.4 to 33).
About Indian Valley Elementary School
Indian Valley Elementary School, located in Reedsville, Pennsylvania, is a small elementary school. It teaches 348 students in kindergarten through 3. That is 21% below the average of about 443 students for elementary schools in Pennsylvania.
Indian Valley Elementary School falls under Mifflin County SD, which has 9 schools enrolling 4,491 students.
By race and ethnicity, Indian Valley Elementary School is 94% White. Other groups make up 3% Hispanic. In Mifflin County overall, the White share is about 94%. A diversity index of 11% means there is an 11% chance two randomly chosen students at Indian Valley Elementary School are from different groups.
Indian Valley Elementary School lists 33 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 10.6 students per teacher. The gap from the 13.1:1 average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania is 2.5 students per teacher. About 56% of students at Indian Valley Elementary School are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The 76% average for public schools in Mifflin County is 20 points higher.
Indian Valley Elementary School holds a C- allk12 Grade, placing it above 23% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Indian Valley Elementary School falls in the middle 80% of Pennsylvania schools: 43.6% actual against 53.5% predicted.
The school's county is Mifflin County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $63,953, 15% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Mifflin County's 11 public schools enroll about 4,774 students and include Indian Valley Elementary School.
Indian Valley Intrmd School, less than a tenth of a mile away, is the closest public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes 3 other public schools. Among the 7 closest schools with test data, this one included, Indian Valley Elementary School ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
Its NCES locale code is Rural: Fringe: the school is in rural territory close to an urban area.
Enrollment decreased by 16% across 4 years, from 412 in 2020-21 to 348 in 2024-25. Its ratio of students to teachers was 14.2:1 in 2020-21, and 10.6:1 in 2024-25.
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Mifflin County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
46,041
Census ACS
Median income
$63,953
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
11
4,774 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Mifflin County SD
- Mifflin Co High SchoolHigh · 1,032 students
- Mifflin Co Middle SchoolMiddle · 733 students
- Mifflin Co Junior High SchoolHigh · 678 students
- Lewistown Intrmd SchoolElementary · 516 students
- Lewistown Elementary SchoolElementary · 457 students
- East Derry Elementary SchoolElementary · 261 students
Other Indian Valley Elementary schools
4 other US public schools in 5 states are named Indian Valley Elementary. Indian Valley Elementary School is the 4th largest of the 5.
- Indian Valley Elementary SchoolSylacauga, AL · 477 students
- Indian Valley ElementaryOverland Park, KS · 431 students
- Indian Valley ElementaryWalnut Creek, CA · 355 students
- Indian Valley ElementaryRadford, VA · 110 students
Nearby schools
- Indian Valley Intrmd School0.0 mi · 212
- Mifflin Co High School4.6 mi · 1,032
- Mifflin Co Junior High School4.8 mi · 678
- Mifflin County Academy of Science and Technology6.2 mi · 5
- East Derry Elementary School6.4 mi · 261
- Lewistown Intrmd School6.7 mi · 516
Frequently asked questions
About Indian Valley Elementary SchoolHow large is Indian Valley Elementary School?
Indian Valley Elementary School enrolls approximately 348 students in grades KG-03.
What age range does Indian Valley Elementary School serve?
Indian Valley Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 03.
How many students per teacher at Indian Valley Elementary School?
Approximately 10.6:1 students per teacher at Indian Valley Elementary School.
How diverse is Indian Valley Elementary School?
Indian Valley Elementary School reports a student body of 94% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Indian Valley Elementary School?
Indian Valley Elementary School is overseen by Mifflin County SD in Mifflin County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.