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If you had an hour of school board time for Pleasant Valley HS, what would you bring up?
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Enrollment
1,276
High
DISTRICT 997 · STATE 738
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PLEASANT VALLEY SD·NCES 421929003210
Pleasant Valley High School
1671 Route 209, Brodheadsville, PA 18322 · (570) 402-1000 · Monroe County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL1,276 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 61% of Pennsylvania public high schools
- BTest 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 high schools
Student : Teacher
18.8:1
68 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.6:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
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 | 303 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 321 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 318 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 334 | 26% |
Student demographics
50%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 48% · 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 Pleasant Valley SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
69.9%
PA avg 51.1% . -0.8pp since 2023
Math
40.9%
PA avg 43.0% . +3.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 70 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 41 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 69.9% | 40.9% |
| 2023-24 | 70.7% | 37.7% |
% Proficient or Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: PSSA + Keystone. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Pleasant Valley High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Monroe County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.9% | #287 of 626 ▲ 26 | #4 of 7 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 69.9% | #165 of 626 ▲ 14 | #3 of 7 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,276 | #109 of 713 | #3 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.8:1 | #562 of 601 | #6 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 49.7% | #150 of 604 | #6 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -23.6% | #32 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
1,276
-141 (-10%) vs 2020
+30% since 1990-91, when it was 979
Student : Teacher
18.8:1
was 14.8:1
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 | 1,276 | 68 | 18.8:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 1,352 | 76.5 | 17.7:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 1,343 | 77.5 | 17.3:1 | 39% (529) |
| 2020-21 | 1,417 | 96 | 14.8:1 | 30% (420) |
| 2017-18 | 1,671 | 105.8 | 15.8:1 | 34% (570) |
| 2015-16 | 1,749 | 117 | 14.9:1 | 41% (723) |
| 2010-11 | 1,602 | 103 | 15.6:1 | 30% (482) |
| 2000-01 | 1,806 | 94 | 19.2:1 | 10% (186) |
| 1990-91 | 979 | 71 | 13.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pleasant Valley High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 24% (1,671 to 1,276); teachers down 36% (105.8 to 68).
About Pleasant Valley High School
Pleasant Valley High School is a high school with a street address in Brodheadsville, Pennsylvania. Students in grades 9 through 12 attend, and enrollment is 1,276 students. The typical figure for high schools in Pennsylvania is about 738 students.
District-wide, Pleasant Valley SD has 4 schools and 3,989 students.
By race and ethnicity, Pleasant Valley High School is 68% White. After that, the student body is 19% Hispanic, 7% Black, and 5% multiracial. The chance that two students picked at random at Pleasant Valley High School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 50%.
The school has about 18.8 students per teacher and 68 full-time-equivalent teachers. That ratio is over the 12.8:1 average for high schools in Pennsylvania.
allk12 grades Pleasant Valley High School a B. The grade compares the school only with Pennsylvania public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
Across Monroe County, median household income is about $83,565, about 27% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 9%. Pleasant Valley High School is among the 29 public schools in Monroe County.
The nearest public school is Pleasant Valley Middle School, at about 0.3 miles. Pleasant Valley High School has 4 other public schools within five miles.
Locale: Rural: Distant. In NCES terms, the school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 1,276 was 10% lower than in 2020-21, when it was 1,417. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 14.8:1; by 2024-25 it was 18.8:1.
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Monroe County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
167,515
Census ACS
Median income
$83,565
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
27%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
29
20,752 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Pleasant Valley SD
- Pleasant Valley Middle SchoolMiddle · 908 students
- Pleasant Valley Intermediate SchoolElementary · 906 students
- Pleasant Valley Elementary SchoolElementary · 899 students
Other schools in Brodheadsville
- Pleasant Valley Middle SchoolMiddle · 908 students
Other Pleasant Valley High schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Pleasant Valley High. Pleasant Valley High School is the 3rd largest of the 4.
- Pleasant Valley HighChico, CA · 1,978 students
- Pleasant Valley High SchoolBettendorf, IA · 1,731 students
- Pleasant Valley High SchoolJacksonville, AL · 393 students
Nearby schools
- Pleasant Valley Middle School0.3 mi · 908
- Pleasant Valley Elementary School3.6 mi · 899
- Pleasant Valley Intermediate School3.7 mi · 906
- Hamilton Twp Elementary School4.8 mi · 305
- Pen Argyl Area High School8.2 mi · 475
- Wind Gap Middle School8.5 mi · 510
Frequently asked questions
About Pleasant Valley High SchoolHow large is Pleasant Valley High School?
Pleasant Valley High School enrolls approximately 1,276 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Pleasant Valley High School serve?
Pleasant Valley High School serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Pleasant Valley High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Pleasant Valley High School is approximately 18.8:1 (68 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Pleasant Valley High School?
Pleasant Valley High School reports a student body of 68% White, 19% Hispanic, 7% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Pleasant Valley High School?
Pleasant Valley High School is overseen by Pleasant Valley SD in Monroe County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.