Enrollment
212
Middle
DISTRICT 326 · STATE 594
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PEQUEA VALLEY SD·NCES 421890006300
Pequea Valley Intrmd School
166 S New Holland Rd, Kinzers, PA 17535 · (717) 768-5535 · Lancaster County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL212 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 32% of Pennsylvania public middle schools
- CTest 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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
11.2:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.8:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
64%
136 students
DISTRICT 62% · STATE 75%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 107 | 50% |
| Grade 8 | 105 | 50% |
Student demographics
38%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 38% · 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
Pequea Valley Intrmd School→Pequea Valley High School
Based on grade levels within Pequea Valley SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
47.0%
PA avg 51.1% . -1.7pp since 2023
Math
24.8%
PA avg 43.0% . -3.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 25 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 3 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 47.0% | 24.8% |
| 2023-24 | 48.7% | 27.9% |
% 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
40.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.1%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% 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 Pequea Valley Intrmd School
Pequea Valley Intrmd School's state test result (40.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pequea Valley Intrmd School this school | 212 | 64.2% | 40.6% |
| Schuylkill Haven Middle School Schuylkill Haven | 255 | 54.9% | 34.0% |
| Tuscarora Middle School Mifflintown | 323 | 52.6% | 31.3% |
| Allen Middle School Camp Hill | 272 | 75.4% | 52.3% |
| Upper Adams Middle School Biglerville | 242 | 57.9% | 44.3% |
| Tulpehocken Area Middle School Bernville | 214 | 48.1% | 48.7% |
Matched among Pennsylvania middle 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 Pequea Valley Intrmd School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Lancaster County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.6% | #337 of 479 | #17 of 24 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 24.8% | #378 of 513 ▼ 18 | #18 of 26 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.0% | #317 of 513 ▲ 31 | #16 of 26 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 212 | #480 of 522 | #24 of 26 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.2:1 | #69 of 486 | #7 of 26 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 37.6% | #262 of 486 | #18 of 26 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 64.2% | #186 of 510 | #6 of 24 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.9% | #320 of 332 | #14 of 15 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
212
-30 (-12%) vs 2020
-52% since 1990-91, when it was 445
Student : Teacher
11.2:1
was 4.5:1
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 | 212 | 19 | 11.2:1 | 64% (136) |
| 2023-24 | 219 | 19 | 11.6:1 | 62% (136) |
| 2022-23 | 210 | 19 | 11.1:1 | 59% (123) |
| 2020-21 | 242 | 54 | 4.5:1 | 57% (139) |
| 2017-18 | 214 | 25.3 | 8.5:1 | 62% (133) |
| 2015-16 | 244 | 17 | 14.3:1 | 100% (244) |
| 2010-11 | 412 | 32 | 12.9:1 | 33% (136) |
| 2000-01 | 463 | 30 | 15.4:1 | 19% (88) |
| 1990-91 | 445 | 34 | 13.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pequea Valley Intrmd School.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (214 to 212); teachers down 25% (25.3 to 19).
About Pequea Valley Intrmd School
Pequea Valley Intrmd School runs as a small middle-grades school in Kinzers, Pennsylvania. The school counts 212 students across grades 7 through 8. The typical figure for middle schools in Pennsylvania is about 594 students.
A total of 4 schools make up Pequea Valley SD, with 1,303 students enrolled.
A majority of students at Pequea Valley Intrmd School, 77%, are White. The next largest groups are 18% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. By the diversity index, Pequea Valley Intrmd School comes in at 38%.
The school has about 11.2 students per teacher and 19 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average ratio among middle schools in Pennsylvania is 13.2:1, higher than at this school. About 64% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. That is higher than the 55% average for public schools in Lancaster County.
The allk12 Grade for Pequea Valley Intrmd School is C. Compared with Pennsylvania public middle schools, the school scored higher than 32% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Pequea Valley Intrmd School scores 40.6% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 50.1%.
Within Lancaster County, median household income is about $86,959, about 32% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. Federal data list 114 public schools in Lancaster County, with a combined enrollment of about 62,719.
Pequea Valley High School is the closest public school, about 0.3 miles away in a straight line. There are 4 more public schools inside five miles. Of the 9 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Pequea Valley Intrmd School is 8th on average proficiency.
In the federal locale system, Pequea Valley Intrmd School is coded Rural: Fringe, for schools in rural territory close to an urban area.
Federal counts put enrollment at 242 in 2020-21 and 212 in 2024-25, a 12% decrease. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 4.5:1; by 2024-25 it was 11.2:1.
The Pequea Valley Intrmd School community page is open for posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Lancaster County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
557,931
Census ACS
Median income
$86,959
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
114
62,719 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Pequea Valley SD
- Pequea Valley High SchoolHigh · 451 students
- Paradise Elementary SchoolElementary · 382 students
- Salisbury Elementary SchoolElementary · 258 students
Nearby schools
- Pequea Valley High School0.3 mi · 451
- Paradise Elementary School2.7 mi · 382
- Salisbury Elementary School3.0 mi · 258
- New Holland Elementary4.2 mi · 484
- Garden Spot Middle School6.1 mi · 404
- Garden Spot SHS6.1 mi · 865
Frequently asked questions
About Pequea Valley Intrmd SchoolHow many students attend Pequea Valley Intrmd School?
Pequea Valley Intrmd School enrolls approximately 212 students in grades 07-08.
What age range does Pequea Valley Intrmd School serve?
Pequea Valley Intrmd School serves students from grade 07 through grade 08.
How many teachers does Pequea Valley Intrmd School have?
Pequea Valley Intrmd School employs 19 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.2:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Pequea Valley Intrmd School?
At Pequea Valley Intrmd School, the student body is approximately 77% White, 18% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Pequea Valley Intrmd School in?
Pequea Valley Intrmd School is part of Pequea Valley SD.
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