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Enrollment
491
Elementary
DISTRICT 490 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DANVILLE AREA SD·NCES 420732004833
Liberty-Valley Elementary School
327 Liberty Valley Rd, Danville, PA 17821 · (570) 271-3268 · Montour County
GRADES 03–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL491 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 63% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools
- B+Test 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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.7:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
41%
200 students
DISTRICT 37% · STATE 75%
Community
1
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 163 | 33% |
| Grade 4 | 162 | 33% |
| Grade 5 | 166 | 34% |
Student demographics
26%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 26% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Danville Area SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
59.4%
PA avg 51.1% . -1.2pp since 2023
Math
68.0%
PA avg 43.0% . +4.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 68 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 1 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 59.4% | 68.0% |
| 2023-24 | 60.6% | 64.0% |
% 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
64.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.1%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 65% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 60% 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 Liberty-Valley Elementary School
Liberty-Valley Elementary School's state test result (64.7% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty-Valley Elementary School this school | 491 | 40.7% | 64.7% |
| Danville Primary School Danville | 489 | 41.7% | N/A |
| Washington Elementary School Barto | 479 | 40.3% | 55.0% |
| Rolling Ridge Elementary School Erie | 472 | 45.3% | 75.0% |
| Foot of Ten Elementary School Duncansville | 476 | 42.4% | 62.4% |
| Greencastle-Antrim Primary School Greencastle | 529 | 42.3% | N/A |
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 Liberty-Valley Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 64.7% | #454 of 1,396 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 68.0% | #314 of 1,511 ▲ 61 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.4% | #453 of 1,511 ▲ 151 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 491 | #553 of 1,638 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.2:1 | #815 of 1,528 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 26.3% | #1,056 of 1,531 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 40.7% | #1,146 of 1,600 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.2% | #924 of 1,045 |
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
491
-14 (-3%) vs 2020
+65% since 1990-91, when it was 297
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
was 11.7:1
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 | 491 | 37.3 | 13.2:1 | 41% (200) |
| 2023-24 | 499 | 38.8 | 12.9:1 | 40% (200) |
| 2022-23 | 502 | 37.8 | 13.3:1 | 38% (192) |
| 2020-21 | 505 | 43 | 11.7:1 | 34% (174) |
| 2017-18 | 507 | 41.3 | 12.3:1 | 33% (169) |
| 2015-16 | 533 | 42 | 12.7:1 | 30% (161) |
| 2010-11 | 546 | 38 | 14.4:1 | 32% (173) |
| 2000-01 | 479 | 31 | 15.4:1 | 40% (191) |
| 1990-91 | 297 | 15 | 19.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Liberty-Valley Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (507 to 491); teachers down 10% (41.3 to 37.3).
About Liberty-Valley Elementary School
Liberty-Valley Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school serving families in Danville, Pennsylvania. It reports enrollment of 491 students in grades 3 through 5.
Liberty-Valley Elementary School is in Danville Area SD, a district with 2,133 students across 4 schools.
A large majority of enrollment at Liberty-Valley Elementary School is White, at 86%. The rest of enrollment is 5% multiracial, 4% Hispanic, and 4% Asian. The diversity index for Liberty-Valley Elementary School is 26%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The school lists 37.3 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.2:1. The ratio is within a point of the 13.1:1 average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania. A total of 200 students, or 41%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
On the allk12 Grade, Liberty-Valley Elementary School lands at B, ahead of 63% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools.
Test results at Liberty-Valley Elementary School are 4.5 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (64.7% actual, 60.1% predicted).
The school is in Montour County, where the median household earns about $76,976 a year, about 39% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. Across Montour County, 6 public schools serve about 2,221 students.
The closest school to Liberty-Valley Elementary School is Danville Area Middle School, located about 2.7 miles away. There are 5 more public schools inside five miles. Local comparison: Liberty-Valley Elementary School ranks 2nd of 5 nearby schools, at 64.7% versus a 55.6% average.
Federal records code the school's setting as Rural: Fringe.
The school's enrollment fell 3% from 2020-21 to 2024-25. There were more students per teacher in 2024-25 (13.2:1) than in 2020-21 (11.7:1).
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Montour County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
18,103
Census ACS
Median income
$76,976
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
6
2,221 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Danville Area SD
- Danville Area SHSHigh · 635 students
- Danville Area Middle SchoolMiddle · 518 students
- Danville Primary SchoolElementary · 489 students
Other schools in Danville
- Danville Area SHSHigh · 635 students
- Danville Area Middle SchoolMiddle · 518 students
- Danville Primary SchoolElementary · 489 students
- Danville Center Adolescent FemaleHigh · 45 students
- North Central Secure Trmnt UntHigh · 43 students
Nearby schools
- Danville Area Middle School2.7 mi · 518
- Danville Area SHS3.8 mi · 635
- Danville Primary School3.9 mi · 489
- Danville Center Adolescent Female4.2 mi · 45
- North Central Secure Trmnt Unt4.2 mi · 43
- James F Baugher Elementary School9.3 mi · 560
Frequently asked questions
About Liberty-Valley Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Liberty-Valley Elementary School?
Liberty-Valley Elementary School enrolls approximately 491 students in grades 03-05.
What grades does Liberty-Valley Elementary School serve?
Liberty-Valley Elementary School serves grades 03-05.
How many teachers does Liberty-Valley Elementary School have?
Liberty-Valley Elementary School employs 37 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.2:1.
What is the student diversity at Liberty-Valley Elementary School?
Student demographics at Liberty-Valley Elementary School are roughly 86% White, 4% Hispanic, 2% Black, 4% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Liberty-Valley Elementary School?
Liberty-Valley Elementary School is overseen by Danville Area SD in Montour County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.