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Enrollment
506
High
DISTRICT 475 · STATE 738
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OLEY VALLEY SD·NCES 421815006318
Oley Valley SHS
17 Jefferson St, Oley, PA 19547 · (610) 987-4100 · Berks County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL506 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 62% 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.
- C+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
13.2:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.9:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
32%
164 students
DISTRICT 33% · 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 9 | 114 | 23% |
| Grade 10 | 131 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 140 | 28% |
| Grade 12 | 121 | 24% |
Student demographics
23%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 25% · 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 Oley Valley SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
67.9%
PA avg 51.1% . +2.9pp since 2023
Math
56.4%
PA avg 43.0% . +6.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 68 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 56 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores are up about 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 7 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 67.9% | 56.4% |
| 2023-24 | 65.0% | 49.5% |
% 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
59.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
63.7%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 60% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 64% 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 Oley Valley SHS
Oley Valley SHS's state test result (59.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oley Valley SHS this school | 506 | 32.4% | 59.9% |
| Littlestown SHS Littlestown | 532 | 34.0% | 70.7% |
| Brandywine Heights High School Mertztown | 413 | 31.2% | 44.0% |
| Montoursville Area SHS Montoursville | 570 | 33.3% | 49.5% |
| Palisades High School Kintnersville | 465 | 30.5% | 59.2% |
| Central Columbia SHS Bloomsburg | 601 | 29.0% | 68.2% |
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 Oley Valley SHS ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Berks County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 59.9% | #170 of 576 | #6 of 18 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 56.4% | #142 of 626 ▲ 33 | #5 of 18 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 67.9% | #191 of 626 ▲ 70 | #8 of 18 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 506 | #401 of 713 | #14 of 21 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.2:1 | #245 of 601 | #8 of 18 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 23.3% | #350 of 604 | #16 of 18 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 32.4% | #518 of 619 | #16 of 18 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.0% | #179 of 373 | #4 of 12 |
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
506
-5 (-1%) vs 2020
-2% since 1990-91, when it was 515
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
was 13.8:1
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 | 506 | 38.2 | 13.2:1 | 32% (164) |
| 2023-24 | 508 | 39.6 | 12.8:1 | 32% (164) |
| 2022-23 | 504 | 37.2 | 13.5:1 | 27% (134) |
| 2020-21 | 511 | 37 | 13.8:1 | 14% (73) |
| 2017-18 | 562 | 39.3 | 14.3:1 | 22% (122) |
| 2015-16 | 544 | 37 | 14.7:1 | 20% (111) |
| 2010-11 | 626 | 47 | 13.3:1 | 15% (93) |
| 2000-01 | 645 | 40 | 16.1:1 | 4% (27) |
| 1990-91 | 515 | 35 | 14.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Oley Valley SHS.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (562 to 506); teachers down 3% (39.3 to 38.2).
About Oley Valley SHS
As a small high school, Oley Valley SHS serves students in Oley, Pennsylvania. The school enrolls 506 students, from grades 9 through 12. Average enrollment for high schools in Pennsylvania is about 738, so this school runs 31% smaller than that.
In Oley Valley SD, 3 schools enroll a combined 1,424 students.
Federal enrollment data show Oley Valley SHS is 87% White. After that, the student body is 8% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. Among all residents of Berks County, the White share is about 70%. Pick two students at random and there is a 23% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school employs the equivalent of 38.2 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 13.2:1. For comparison, high schools in Pennsylvania average 12.8:1. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 32%. On average, public schools in Berks County report 67%.
Measured against Pennsylvania public high schools, Oley Valley SHS 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.
Oley Valley SHS posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 59.9%, compared with a predicted 63.7%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Pennsylvania schools on BeatsExpectations.
Census Bureau estimates for Berks County show that the median household income is $79,777, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 28% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 9%. There are 95 public schools in Berks County, enrolling about 62,375 students in all.
Nearby, Berks Career and Technology Center-East Campus is about 0.7 miles away. Within five miles of Oley Valley SHS, there are 4 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 56.8%; Oley Valley SHS's is 59.9%, ranking 4th of 7.
In the federal locale system, Oley Valley SHS is coded Rural: Fringe, for schools in rural territory close to an urban area.
Enrollment was essentially flat over 4 years: 511 in 2020-21, 506 in 2024-25.
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Berks County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
433,015
Census ACS
Median income
$79,777
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
95
62,375 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Oley Valley SD
- Oley Valley Elementary SchoolElementary · 593 students
- Oley Valley Middle SchoolMiddle · 325 students
Other schools in Oley
- Oley Valley Elementary SchoolElementary · 593 students
- Oley Valley Middle SchoolMiddle · 325 students
- Berks Career and Technology Center-East CampusHigh · 23 students
Nearby schools
- Berks Career and Technology Center-East Campus0.7 mi · 23
- Oley Valley Elementary School0.9 mi · 593
- Oley Valley Middle School1.0 mi · 325
- Earl Elementary School4.2 mi · 271
- Stony Creek Elementary School5.2 mi · 345
- Owatin Creek Elementary School5.2 mi · 539
Frequently asked questions
About Oley Valley SHSWhat is the total enrollment at Oley Valley SHS?
Oley Valley SHS enrolls approximately 506 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Oley Valley SHS serve?
Oley Valley SHS serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Oley Valley SHS?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Oley Valley SHS is approximately 13.2:1 (38 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Oley Valley SHS?
At Oley Valley SHS, the student body is approximately 87% White, 8% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Oley Valley SHS?
Oley Valley SHS is overseen by Oley Valley SD in Berks County.
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