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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Pleasant Valley Intrmd Sch this year?
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Enrollment
906
Elementary
DISTRICT 903 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PLEASANT VALLEY SD·NCES 421929000546
Pleasant Valley Intermediate School
477 Polk Township Road, Kunkletown, PA 18058 · (570) 402-1000 · Monroe County
GRADES 03–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL906 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 48% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools
- B-Test 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
12.7:1
71 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.1:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 320 | 35% |
| Grade 4 | 290 | 32% |
| Grade 5 | 296 | 33% |
Student demographics
46%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
Students here typically continue to
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
40.4%
PA avg 51.1% . -10.8pp since 2023
Math
56.4%
PA avg 43.0% . -0.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 40 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 down about 11 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 40.4% | 56.4% |
| 2023-24 | 51.2% | 56.9% |
% Proficient or Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: PSSA + Keystone. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Pleasant Valley Intermediate School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Monroe County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 56.4% | #641 of 1,511 ▼ 67 | #3 of 13 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.4% | #1,006 of 1,511 ▼ 113 | #9 of 13 ▼ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 906 | #44 of 1,638 | #3 of 15 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.7:1 | #669 of 1,528 | #14 of 15 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 46.2% | #621 of 1,531 | #13 of 15 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.7% | #618 of 1,045 | #10 of 13 |
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
906
+95 (+12%) vs 2020
-40% since 2000-01, when it was 1,522
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
was 10.7:1
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 | 906 | 71.4 | 12.7:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 925 | 70.4 | 13.1:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 925 | 68.4 | 13.5:1 | 54% (495) |
| 2020-21 | 811 | 76 | 10.7:1 | 43% (346) |
| 2017-18 | 1,015 | 85.9 | 11.8:1 | 45% (456) |
| 2015-16 | 1,026 | 84 | 12.2:1 | 44% (456) |
| 2010-11 | 1,317 | 105 | 12.5:1 | 33% (440) |
| 2000-01 | 1,522 | 89 | 17.1:1 | 20% (311) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pleasant Valley Intermediate School.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (1,015 to 906); teachers down 17% (85.9 to 71.4).
About Pleasant Valley Intermediate School
Pleasant Valley Intermediate School is a large elementary school located in Kunkletown, Pennsylvania. Students in grades 3 through 5 make up the school's enrollment of 906 students. That compares with an average of about 443 students for elementary schools in Pennsylvania.
Pleasant Valley SD is the local district for Pleasant Valley Intermediate School. It runs 4 schools with 3,989 students.
At Pleasant Valley Intermediate School, 71% of students are White. The remaining students are 19% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 4% Black. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 46%.
Classroom staffing at Pleasant Valley Intermediate School totals 71.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 12.7:1. The 13.1:1 average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania is close to this figure.
Among Pennsylvania public elementary schools, Pleasant Valley Intermediate School outscored 48%, which works out to a B- on the allk12 Grade.
Looking at the county, Monroe County, median household income comes to about $83,565, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 27% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 9%. The county has 29 public schools and about 20,752 students.
About 0.2 miles separate Pleasant Valley Intermediate School from the closest public school, Pleasant Valley Elementary School. Within five miles are 3 other public schools.
NCES lists the school's locale as Rural: Distant. That means it sits in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
The school's enrollment increased 12% from 2020-21 to 2024-25. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio increased from 10.7:1 to 12.7:1.
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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 High SchoolHigh · 1,276 students
- Pleasant Valley Middle SchoolMiddle · 908 students
- Pleasant Valley Elementary SchoolElementary · 899 students
Other schools in Kunkletown
- Pleasant Valley Elementary SchoolElementary · 899 students
Other Pleasant Valley Intermediate schools
One other US public school is named Pleasant Valley Intermediate. Pleasant Valley Intermediate School is the largest of the 2.
- Pleasant Valley Intermediate SchoolPeoria, IL · 166 students
Nearby schools
- Pleasant Valley Elementary School0.2 mi · 899
- Pleasant Valley Middle School3.5 mi · 908
- Pleasant Valley High School3.7 mi · 1,276
- Towamensing Elementary School5.7 mi · 328
- Hamilton Twp Elementary School8.5 mi · 305
- Penn-Kidder Campus9.7 mi · 541
Frequently asked questions
About Pleasant Valley Intermediate SchoolHow large is Pleasant Valley Intermediate School?
Pleasant Valley Intermediate School enrolls approximately 906 students in grades 03-05.
Is Pleasant Valley Intermediate School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Pleasant Valley Intermediate School is an elementary school covering grades 03-05.
How many teachers does Pleasant Valley Intermediate School have?
Pleasant Valley Intermediate School employs 71 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.7:1.
How diverse is Pleasant Valley Intermediate School?
Pleasant Valley Intermediate School reports a student body of 71% White, 19% Hispanic, 4% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Pleasant Valley Intermediate School?
Pleasant Valley Intermediate 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.