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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Panther Valley El Sch administration to hear?
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Enrollment
556
Elementary
DISTRICT 591 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PANTHER VALLEY SD·NCES 421845001322
Panther Valley Elementary School
1 North Mermon Avenue, Nesquehoning, PA 18240 · (570) 669-9411 · Carbon County
GRADES KG–03ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL556 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 11% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- ·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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.3:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
110%
611 students
DISTRICT 104% · STATE 75%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 133 | 24% |
| Grade 1 | 134 | 24% |
| Grade 2 | 121 | 22% |
| Grade 3 | 168 | 30% |
Student demographics
48%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 49% · 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
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Panther Valley SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
17.2%
PA avg 51.1% . -13.4pp since 2023
Math
17.2%
PA avg 43.0% . -7.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 17 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 17 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 13 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 7 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 17.2% | 17.2% |
| 2023-24 | 30.6% | 24.2% |
% Proficient or Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: PSSA + Keystone. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Panther Valley Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Carbon County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 17.2% | #1,320 of 1,511 ▼ 105 | #7 of 7 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 17.2% | #1,394 of 1,511 ▼ 128 | #7 of 7 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 556 | #371 of 1,638 | #3 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.0:1 | #1,264 of 1,528 | #7 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 48.4% | #572 of 1,531 | #2 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 110% | #41 of 1,600 | #1 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +9.2% | #190 of 450 | N/A |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
556
+14 (+3%) vs 2020
+12% since 1990-91, when it was 497
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
was 14.7:1
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 | 556 | 37 | 15.0:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 608 | 39 | 15.6:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 622 | 40 | 15.6:1 | 100% (621) |
| 2020-21 | 542 | 37 | 14.7:1 | 99% (539) |
| 2017-18 | 509 | 42.4 | 12.0:1 | 78% (398) |
| 2015-16 | 506 | 43 | 11.8:1 | 65% (328) |
| 2010-11 | 863 | 57 | 15.1:1 | 66% (570) |
| 2000-01 | 660 | 39 | 16.9:1 | 60% (399) |
| 1990-91 | 497 | 19 | 26.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Panther Valley Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 9% (509 to 556); teachers down 13% (42.4 to 37).
About Panther Valley Elementary School
Families in Nesquehoning, Pennsylvania, are served by Panther Valley Elementary School, a mid-sized elementary school. The school teaches kindergarten through 3 and enrolls 556 students. That is 26% bigger than the average of about 443 students for elementary schools in Pennsylvania.
Panther Valley Elementary School reports to Panther Valley SD, which has 3 schools and 1,773 students.
At Panther Valley Elementary School, 69% of students are White. The remaining students are 18% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, and 5% Black. Census figures show Carbon County is about 89% White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Panther Valley Elementary School scores 48%.
Panther Valley Elementary School reports a ratio of 15.0 students per teacher, from 37 full-time-equivalent teachers. The gap from the 13.1:1 average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania is 2.0 students per teacher.
Among Pennsylvania public elementary schools, Panther Valley Elementary School outscored 11%, which works out to a D on the allk12 Grade.
For Carbon County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $67,554, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 19%, and about 8% of people live in poverty. There are 18 public schools in the county, enrolling about 8,111, Panther Valley Elementary School among them.
Panther Valley Intermediate School is the nearest public school to Panther Valley Elementary School, about 2.5 miles away. Panther Valley Elementary School is one of several public schools in the area, with 7 others within five miles.
Its location is classified as Rural: Fringe by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has grown 3%, from 542 to 556.
People can post here about special education services, counseling, and support programs and other school topics. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Carbon County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
65,382
Census ACS
Median income
$67,554
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
18
8,111 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Panther Valley SD
- Panther Valley JSHSHigh · 759 students
- Panther Valley Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 458 students
Nearby schools
- Panther Valley Intermediate School2.5 mi · 458
- Panther Valley JSHS2.6 mi · 759
- L B Morris Elementary School4.4 mi · 615
- Carbon Career & Technical Institute4.6 mi · 375
- Jim Thorpe Area High School4.7 mi · 490
- Weatherly Area Middle School5.0 mi · 172
Frequently asked questions
About Panther Valley Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Panther Valley Elementary School?
Panther Valley Elementary School enrolls approximately 556 students in grades KG-03.
Is Panther Valley Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Panther Valley Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-03.
How many students per teacher at Panther Valley Elementary School?
Approximately 15.0:1 students per teacher at Panther Valley Elementary School.
How diverse is Panther Valley Elementary School?
Panther Valley Elementary School reports a student body of 69% White, 18% Hispanic, 5% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Panther Valley Elementary School in?
Panther Valley Elementary School is part of Panther Valley SD.
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