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Enrollment
898
High
DISTRICT 963 · STATE 738
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MID VALLEY SD·NCES 421517007518
Mid Valley Secondary Center
52 Underwood Rd, Throop, PA 18512 · (570) 307-2123 · Lackawanna County
GRADES 07–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL898 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 64% of Pennsylvania public high schools
- B-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
15.8:1
57 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.4:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
98%
882 students
DISTRICT 100% · 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 7 | 159 | 18% |
| Grade 8 | 159 | 18% |
| Grade 9 | 130 | 14% |
| Grade 10 | 144 | 16% |
| Grade 11 | 159 | 18% |
| Grade 12 | 147 | 16% |
Student demographics
44%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 44% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Mid Valley SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
43.2%
PA avg 51.1% . -9.1pp since 2023
Math
29.0%
PA avg 43.0% . -7.1pp 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 29 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 9 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 7 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 43.2% | 29.0% |
| 2023-24 | 52.3% | 36.1% |
% 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
48.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.5%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% 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 Mid Valley Secondary Center
Mid Valley Secondary Center's state test result (48.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mid Valley Secondary Center this school | 898 | 98.2% | 48.5% |
| Dover Area High School Dover | 979 | 98.7% | 57.0% |
| Wallenpaupack Area High School Hawley | 986 | 99.7% | 60.2% |
| Shamokin Area High School Shamokin | 675 | 98.5% | 34.9% |
| Octorara Area JSHS Atglen | 703 | 99.6% | 39.8% |
| Belle Vernon Area High School Belle Vernon | 735 | 99.6% | 52.3% |
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 Mid Valley Secondary Center ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Lackawanna County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.5% | #329 of 576 | #7 of 11 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 29.0% | #420 of 626 ▼ 88 | #6 of 11 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.2% | #489 of 626 ▼ 58 | #9 of 11 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 898 | #209 of 713 | #5 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.8:1 | #458 of 601 | #9 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 44.3% | #191 of 604 | #6 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.2% | #179 of 619 | #5 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +20.5% | #27 of 221 | #2 of 7 |
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
898
+56 (+7%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
was 15.6:1
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 | 898 | 57 | 15.8:1 | 98% (882) |
| 2023-24 | 882 | 55 | 16.0:1 | 100% (882) |
| 2022-23 | 811 | 56 | 14.5:1 | 89% (722) |
| 2020-21 | 842 | 54 | 15.6:1 | 45% (375) |
| 2017-18 | 745 | 54.3 | 13.7:1 | 46% (342) |
| 2015-16 | 760 | 53 | 14.3:1 | 44% (333) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mid Valley Secondary Center.
Since 2017-18: students up 21% (745 to 898); teachers up 5% (54.3 to 57).
About Mid Valley Secondary Center
Mid Valley Secondary Center is a medium-sized high school in Throop, Pennsylvania. The school had 898 students in grades 7 through 12 in 2024-25. Average enrollment for high schools in Pennsylvania is about 738, so this school runs 22% above that.
Mid Valley SD operates 2 schools. Combined enrollment is 1,925 students.
Roughly 73% of students at Mid Valley Secondary Center are White. Beyond that, enrollment is 12% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, and 4% Black. The White share of the county population is higher, at 81%. Pick two students at random and there is a 44% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school reports 57 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 15.8 students per teacher. That is 3.0 students per teacher above the 12.8:1 average for high schools in Pennsylvania. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 98% of students. Compared with the 72% average for public schools in Lackawanna County, the school's rate is higher.
Measured against Pennsylvania public high schools, Mid Valley Secondary Center receives a B. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Compared with Pennsylvania schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Mid Valley Secondary Center's results are 13.0 points above predicted: 48.5% against 35.5%.
In Lackawanna County (population about 216,146), the median household income is $66,223, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 31%, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. Mid Valley Secondary Center is one of 47 public schools in the county.
Of nearby public schools, Mid Valley El Center is the closest, at about 0.1 miles. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Mid Valley Secondary Center. Of 6 schools in the immediate area with test results, Mid Valley Secondary Center ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
NCES lists the school's locale as Suburb: Large. That means it sits in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school enrolled 898 students in 2024-25, 56 more than the 842 it had in 2020-21.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Mid Valley Secondary Center covering things like sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Lackawanna County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
216,146
Census ACS
Median income
$66,223
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
47
27,006 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- Mid Valley El Center0.1 mi · 1,027
- Dunmore JSHS2.2 mi · 674
- Valley View El Center2.2 mi · 522
- Dunmore El Center2.3 mi · 824
- Robert Morris #272.6 mi · 206
- Career Technology Center of Lackawanna County2.6 mi · 12
Frequently asked questions
About Mid Valley Secondary CenterHow large is Mid Valley Secondary Center?
Mid Valley Secondary Center enrolls approximately 898 students in grades 07-12.
What age range does Mid Valley Secondary Center serve?
Mid Valley Secondary Center serves students from grade 07 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Mid Valley Secondary Center?
Approximately 15.8:1 students per teacher at Mid Valley Secondary Center.
What is the student diversity at Mid Valley Secondary Center?
Student demographics at Mid Valley Secondary Center are roughly 73% White, 12% Hispanic, 4% Black, 2% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Is Mid Valley Secondary Center public or private?
Mid Valley Secondary Center is a public K-12 school, overseen by Mid Valley SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.