Enrollment
374
High
DISTRICT 373 · STATE 738
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MOSHANNON VALLEY SD·NCES 421596001550
Moshannon Valley JSHS
4934 Green Acre Rd, Houtzdale, PA 16651 · (814) 378-7616 · Clearfield County
GRADES 07–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL374 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 50% of Pennsylvania public high schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-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 high schools
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.7:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
375 students
DISTRICT 103% · STATE 75%
Community
0
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 | 64 | 17% |
| Grade 8 | 55 | 15% |
| Grade 9 | 59 | 16% |
| Grade 10 | 59 | 16% |
| Grade 11 | 66 | 18% |
| Grade 12 | 71 | 19% |
Student demographics
9%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 9% · 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 Moshannon Valley SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
39.6%
PA avg 51.1% . -16.2pp since 2023
Math
21.7%
PA avg 43.0% . -4.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 22 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 16 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 4 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 39.6% | 21.7% |
| 2023-24 | 55.8% | 26.0% |
% 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
42.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.6%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% 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 →
Where Moshannon Valley JSHS ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Clearfield County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.7% | #398 of 576 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 21.7% | #489 of 626 ▼ 56 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.6% | #510 of 626 ▼ 128 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 374 | #505 of 713 | #4 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.3:1 | #342 of 601 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 8.8% | #535 of 604 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #106 of 619 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.8% | #128 of 373 | N/A |
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
374
-17 (-4%) vs 2020
-29% since 1990-91, when it was 527
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
was 14.0:1
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 | 374 | 26.2 | 14.3:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 366 | 26.5 | 13.8:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 381 | 28 | 13.6:1 | 82% (314) |
| 2020-21 | 391 | 28 | 14.0:1 | 42% (165) |
| 2017-18 | 429 | 29.8 | 14.4:1 | 44% (187) |
| 2015-16 | 420 | 31 | 13.6:1 | 49% (205) |
| 2010-11 | 421 | 31 | 13.6:1 | 31% (132) |
| 2000-01 | 613 | 39 | 15.7:1 | 33% (201) |
| 1990-91 | 527 | 39 | 13.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Moshannon Valley JSHS.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (429 to 374); teachers down 12% (29.8 to 26.2).
About Moshannon Valley JSHS
Moshannon Valley JSHS serves students in Houtzdale, Pennsylvania, as a low-enrollment high school. The school had 374 students in grades 7 through 12 in 2024-25. An average school in this group (high schools in Pennsylvania) has about 738 students.
Moshannon Valley SD has a total of 2 schools and 746 students, Moshannon Valley JSHS among them.
At Moshannon Valley JSHS, White students make up 95% of the student body. The county population is about 93% White, within a few points of the school. The chance that two students picked at random at Moshannon Valley JSHS belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 9%.
Staffing totals 26.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 14.3:1. For comparison, high schools in Pennsylvania average 12.8:1.
Measured against Pennsylvania public high schools, Moshannon Valley JSHS 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.
Schools in Pennsylvania with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 34.6%. Moshannon Valley JSHS scores 42.7%.
Clearfield County has about 78,635 residents, and median household income is about $62,152, 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of people live in poverty. The public schools of Clearfield County number 19 and enroll about 8,409.
Moshannon Valley Elementary School is the closest public school, about 0.2 miles away in a straight line. Moshannon Valley JSHS is one of several public schools in the area, with 3 others within ten miles. Moshannon Valley JSHS comes in 7th of 7 nearby schools on average proficiency.
The school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area, according to its NCES locale (Rural: Distant).
The student count in 2024-25 was 374, 4% below the 391 of 2020-21.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Moshannon Valley JSHS covering things like enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Clearfield County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
78,635
Census ACS
Median income
$62,152
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
19
8,409 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Moshannon Valley SD
- Moshannon Valley Elementary SchoolElementary · 372 students
Other schools in Houtzdale
- Moshannon Valley Elementary SchoolElementary · 372 students
Nearby schools
- Moshannon Valley Elementary School0.2 mi · 372
- Osceola Mills Elementary School6.9 mi · 271
- Philipsburg-Osceola Area Middle School9.5 mi · 372
- Philipsburg-Osceola Area High School10.9 mi · 525
- Curwensville Area JSHS11.3 mi · 429
- Curwensville Area Elementary School11.3 mi · 533
Frequently asked questions
About Moshannon Valley JSHSWhat is the total enrollment at Moshannon Valley JSHS?
Moshannon Valley JSHS enrolls approximately 374 students in grades 07-12.
Is Moshannon Valley JSHS an elementary, middle, or high school?
Moshannon Valley JSHS is a high school covering grades 07-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Moshannon Valley JSHS?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Moshannon Valley JSHS is approximately 14.3:1 (26 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Moshannon Valley JSHS?
At Moshannon Valley JSHS, the student body is approximately 95% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Moshannon Valley JSHS in?
Moshannon Valley JSHS is part of Moshannon Valley SD.
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