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Enrollment
908
Middle
DISTRICT 997 · STATE 594
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PLEASANT VALLEY SD·NCES 421929007297
Pleasant Valley Middle School
2233 Route 115, Brodheadsville, PA 18322 · (570) 402-1000 · Monroe County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL908 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 32% of Pennsylvania public middle schools
- C+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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
19.5:1
46 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.6:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
STATE 75%
Community
1
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 6 | 329 | 36% |
| Grade 7 | 296 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 283 | 31% |
Student demographics
51%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
Pleasant Valley Middle School→Pleasant Valley High School
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
43.3%
PA avg 51.1% . -6.3pp since 2023
Math
33.8%
PA avg 43.0% . +2.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 34 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 6 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 43.3% | 33.8% |
| 2023-24 | 49.6% | 31.0% |
% Proficient or Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: PSSA + Keystone. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Pleasant Valley Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Monroe County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 33.8% | #288 of 513 ▲ 35 | #3 of 6 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.3% | #362 of 513 ▼ 19 | #2 of 6 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 908 | #69 of 522 | #2 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.5:1 | #478 of 486 | #6 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.1% | #150 of 486 | #6 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +23.9% | #20 of 131 | N/A |
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
908
+326 (+56%) vs 2020
-1% since 1990-91, when it was 913
Student : Teacher
19.5:1
was 9.5:1
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 | 908 | 46.5 | 19.5:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 926 | 47.5 | 19.5:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 950 | 51.5 | 18.5:1 | 51% (480) |
| 2020-21 | 582 | 61 | 9.5:1 | 41% (240) |
| 2017-18 | 733 | 63.9 | 11.5:1 | 43% (314) |
| 2015-16 | 784 | 64 | 12.3:1 | 43% (336) |
| 2010-11 | 1,025 | 80 | 12.8:1 | 32% (331) |
| 2000-01 | 1,029 | 61 | 16.9:1 | 19% (197) |
| 1990-91 | 913 | 50 | 18.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pleasant Valley Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 24% (733 to 908); teachers down 27% (63.9 to 46.5).
About Pleasant Valley Middle School
Pleasant Valley Middle School is a large middle-grades school with an address in Brodheadsville, Pennsylvania. It reported 908 students in grades 6 through 8 in 2024-25. By comparison, middle schools in Pennsylvania enroll about 594 students on average.
Pleasant Valley SD counts 3,989 students in its 4 schools, and Pleasant Valley Middle School is one of them.
White students are 67% of those enrolled at Pleasant Valley Middle School. Beyond that, enrollment is 19% Hispanic, 6% Black, and 6% multiracial. That is in line with Monroe County, where about 64% of residents are White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 51, compared with 70 nationally.
The school has 46.5 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 19.5 students per teacher. Statewide, middle schools in Pennsylvania average 13.2:1.
On the allk12 Grade, Pleasant Valley Middle School lands at C, ahead of 32% of Pennsylvania public middle schools.
The school is in Monroe County, where median household income comes to about $83,565, 27% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of people live in poverty. Monroe County's 29 public schools enroll about 20,752 students and include Pleasant Valley Middle School.
Of the public schools around it, Pleasant Valley Middle School is closest to Pleasant Valley High School, about 0.3 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there 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.
In 2020-21, federal data counted 582 students at Pleasant Valley Middle School; in 2024-25, 908. The grades served may not have been the same in both years. The ratio of students to teachers went from 9.5:1 to 19.5:1 over the same years.
This page is set up for the Pleasant Valley Middle School community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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 Intermediate SchoolElementary · 906 students
- Pleasant Valley Elementary SchoolElementary · 899 students
Other schools in Brodheadsville
- Pleasant Valley High SchoolHigh · 1,276 students
Other Pleasant Valley Middle schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Pleasant Valley Middle. Pleasant Valley Middle School is the largest of the 4.
- Pleasant Valley Middle SchoolWichita, KS · 760 students
- Pleasant Valley MiddleVANCOUVER, WA · 447 students
- Pleasant Valley MiddlePlacerville, CA · 117 students
Nearby schools
- Pleasant Valley High School0.3 mi · 1,276
- Pleasant Valley Elementary School3.4 mi · 899
- Pleasant Valley Intermediate School3.5 mi · 906
- Hamilton Twp Elementary School5.1 mi · 305
- Pen Argyl Area High School8.5 mi · 475
- Wind Gap Middle School8.8 mi · 510
Frequently asked questions
About Pleasant Valley Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Pleasant Valley Middle School?
Pleasant Valley Middle School enrolls approximately 908 students in grades 06-08.
Is Pleasant Valley Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Pleasant Valley Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Pleasant Valley Middle School?
Approximately 19.5:1 students per teacher at Pleasant Valley Middle School.
What is the student diversity at Pleasant Valley Middle School?
Student demographics at Pleasant Valley Middle School are roughly 67% White, 19% Hispanic, 6% Black, 2% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Pleasant Valley Middle School?
Pleasant Valley Middle 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.