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Enrollment
632
High
DISTRICT 318 · STATE 738
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PENNS VALLEY AREA SD·NCES 421881006231
Penns Valley Area JSHS
4545 Penns Valley Road, Spring Mills, PA 16875 · (814) 422-2000 · Centre County
GRADES 07–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL632 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.
- B-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
13.0:1
49 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
40%
252 students
DISTRICT 46% · 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 | 104 | 16% |
| Grade 8 | 101 | 16% |
| Grade 9 | 103 | 16% |
| Grade 10 | 104 | 16% |
| Grade 11 | 103 | 16% |
| Grade 12 | 117 | 19% |
Student demographics
9%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 8% · 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
Based on grade levels within Penns Valley Area SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
45.4%
PA avg 51.1% . -14.8pp since 2023
Math
43.7%
PA avg 43.0% . -7.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 44 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 15 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 7 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 45.4% | 43.7% |
| 2023-24 | 60.2% | 51.1% |
% 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
58.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.5%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 61% 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 Penns Valley Area JSHS
Penns Valley Area JSHS's state test result (58.1% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Penns Valley Area JSHS this school | 632 | 39.9% | 58.1% |
| Yough SHS Herminie | 592 | 41.2% | 42.9% |
| Slippery Rock Area High School Slippery Rock | 627 | 41.6% | 64.1% |
| Burrell High School Lower Burrell | 566 | 38.3% | 39.0% |
| Hughesville JSHS Hughesville | 728 | 41.3% | 49.2% |
| Lake-Lehman JSHS Lehman | 745 | 37.4% | 50.0% |
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 Penns Valley Area JSHS ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Centre County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 58.1% | #188 of 576 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.7% | #256 of 626 ▼ 100 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.4% | #466 of 626 ▼ 145 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 632 | #315 of 713 | #4 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.0:1 | #223 of 601 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 8.9% | #534 of 604 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 39.9% | #457 of 619 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.8% | #285 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
632
-48 (-7%) vs 2020
-18% since 1990-91, when it was 768
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
was 14.5:1
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 | 632 | 48.7 | 13.0:1 | 40% (252) |
| 2023-24 | 649 | 49.7 | 13.1:1 | 39% (252) |
| 2022-23 | 662 | 47.6 | 13.9:1 | 28% (184) |
| 2020-21 | 680 | 47 | 14.5:1 | 24% (166) |
| 2017-18 | 664 | 47.8 | 13.9:1 | 25% (165) |
| 2015-16 | 669 | 49 | 13.7:1 | 28% (187) |
| 2010-11 | 665 | 53 | 12.6:1 | 20% (133) |
| 2000-01 | 750 | 52 | 14.4:1 | 15% (111) |
| 1990-91 | 768 | 51 | 15.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Penns Valley Area JSHS.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (664 to 632); teachers up 2% (47.8 to 48.7).
About Penns Valley Area JSHS
In Spring Mills, Pennsylvania, Penns Valley Area JSHS is a medium-sized high school. Enrolled students number 632 students, in grades 7 through 12.
Penns Valley Area JSHS is in Penns Valley Area SD, a district with 1,271 students across 4 schools.
Penns Valley Area JSHS's enrollment is 95% White. The next largest groups are 2% Hispanic. The school's White share is 12 points above the 84% share among Centre County residents. Pick two students at random and there is a 9% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school reported 48.7 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 13.0:1. For comparison, high schools in Pennsylvania average 12.8:1. Eligible students account for 40% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. Among public schools in Centre County, the average eligibility rate is 31%.
Penns Valley Area JSHS is graded B by allk12, scoring above 62% of Pennsylvania public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Penns Valley Area JSHS is 2.4 points below its prediction. Actual: 58.1%. Predicted: 60.5%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Centre County show that the median household income is $74,291, about 46% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 6%. Besides Penns Valley Area JSHS, Centre County has 32 other public schools.
Nearby, Penns Valley Area El and Intrmd School is about 0.2 miles away. There are 4 more public schools inside ten miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Penns Valley Area JSHS at 7th of 8.
Its NCES locale code is Rural: Distant: the school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment has fallen by 48 students since 2020-21, to 632. Students per teacher fell from 14.5 in 2020-21 to 13.0 in 2024-25.
Community posts for Penns Valley Area JSHS can cover enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Centre County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
158,576
Census ACS
Median income
$74,291
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
46%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
33
13,674 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Penns Valley Area SD
- Penns Valley Area El and Intrmd SchoolElementary · 348 students
- Centre Hall-Potter Elementary SchoolElementary · 205 students
- Miles Township Elementary SchoolElementary · 86 students
Other schools in Spring Mills
- Penns Valley Area El and Intrmd SchoolElementary · 348 students
Nearby schools
- Penns Valley Area El and Intrmd School0.2 mi · 348
- Miles Township Elementary School6.5 mi · 86
- Marion-Walker Elementary School7.0 mi · 353
- Centre Hall-Potter Elementary School8.6 mi · 205
- Central PA Institute of Science and Technology11.0 mi · 5
- Pleasant Gap Elementary School11.0 mi · 215
Frequently asked questions
About Penns Valley Area JSHSHow many students attend Penns Valley Area JSHS?
Penns Valley Area JSHS enrolls approximately 632 students in grades 07-12.
Is Penns Valley Area JSHS an elementary, middle, or high school?
Penns Valley Area JSHS is a high school covering grades 07-12.
How many students per teacher at Penns Valley Area JSHS?
Approximately 13.0:1 students per teacher at Penns Valley Area JSHS.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Penns Valley Area JSHS?
At Penns Valley Area JSHS, the student body is approximately 95% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Penns Valley Area JSHS public or private?
Penns Valley Area JSHS is a public K-12 school, overseen by Penns Valley Area SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.