Mid Valley El Ctr

Mid Valley El Ctr is a substantial elementary campus in Throop, Pennsylvania, run under Mid Valley SD. The school enrolls 1,027 students in grades K through 6. By comparison, Pennsylvania's public schools average about 443 students each, so Mid Valley El Ctr sits 132% above that benchmark.

Mid Valley SD runs 2 schools in total, collectively educating 1,925 students. Mid Valley El Ctr is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, Mid Valley El Ctr records that 74% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school shows 10% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, 5% Black, 2% Asian.

In terms of school funding signals, Mid Valley El Ctr logs 68 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.1:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.1:1 average. About 102% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Lackawanna County (around 72%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Mid Valley El Ctr performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 34.1%, the actual is 38.7%, a residual of +4.6 points.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Lackawanna County) reports that median household income runs about $66,223, about 31% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. In all, Lackawanna County runs 47 public schools (combined enrollment of about 27,006 students), of which Mid Valley El Ctr is one.

Nearest neighbor: Mid Valley Secondary Center, around 0.1 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Mid Valley El Ctr at 5th of 6; the average score across the group is 44.0%.

Mid Valley El Ctr operates from a residential location.

Over the past 7-year window. Mid Valley El Ctr's enrollment has declined 3% since 2018, when it stood at 1,061 (now 1,027). White enrollment moved from 78% to 74% across the same window.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.