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Moshannon Valley El Sch
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PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedWhat this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 49 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 10 points.
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SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About Moshannon Valley El Sch
Moshannon Valley El Sch is one of the modestly sized elementary-level communitys in Houtzdale, Pennsylvania, run under Moshannon Valley SD, with 372 students on its rolls from grades K through 6.
Moshannon Valley El Sch is one of 2 schools operated by Moshannon Valley SD, a district that instructs 746 students overall.
On the student-mix side, Moshannon Valley El Sch logs that 95% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. The remainder looks like 2% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Clearfield County as a whole.
Looking at the economic backdrop, Moshannon Valley El Sch logs 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.2:1. The state averages around 13.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 106% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Clearfield County runs at roughly 96%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.
Around the school, census data for Clearfield County shows the typical household earns roughly $62,152 per year, about 20% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Moshannon Valley El Sch is one of 19 public schools in Clearfield County (combined enrollment of about 8,409 students).
Nearest neighbor: Moshannon Valley JSHS, around 0.2 miles off. Within ten miles, there are 3 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas.
Moshannon Valley El Sch operates from a low-density location.
Looking at the recent track record. Moshannon Valley El Sch's enrollment has decreased 16% since 2018, when it stood at 442 (now 372).
Inside the community feed, recent activity here tends to focus on fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.
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