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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Redbank Valley HS administration to hear?
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Enrollment
539
High
DISTRICT 319 · STATE 738
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·REDBANK VALLEY SD·NCES 422013001495
Redbank Valley High School
910 Broad St, New Bethlehem, PA 16242 · (814) 275-2424 · Clarion County
GRADES 06–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL539 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 49% of Pennsylvania public high schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-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
12.7:1
42 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.6:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
102%
549 students
DISTRICT 101% · 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 6 | 79 | 15% |
| Grade 7 | 73 | 14% |
| Grade 8 | 75 | 14% |
| Grade 9 | 77 | 14% |
| Grade 10 | 86 | 16% |
| Grade 11 | 82 | 15% |
| Grade 12 | 67 | 12% |
Student demographics
4%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 6% · 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 Redbank Valley SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
44.5%
PA avg 51.1% . -12.4pp since 2023
Math
15.7%
PA avg 43.0% . -8.4pp 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 16 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 12 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 8 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 44.5% | 15.7% |
| 2023-24 | 56.9% | 24.1% |
% 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
42.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.9%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% 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 →
Where Redbank Valley High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Clarion County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.4% | #406 of 576 | #6 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 15.7% | #528 of 626 ▼ 75 | #7 of 7 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.5% | #474 of 626 ▼ 108 | #7 of 7 ▼ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 539 | #385 of 713 | #1 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.7:1 | #193 of 601 | #4 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 4.0% | #600 of 604 | #6 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 102% | #77 of 619 | #2 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +17.4% | #42 of 221 | 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
539
-46 (-8%) vs 2020
-25% since 1990-91, when it was 720
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
was 13.9:1
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 | 539 | 42.3 | 12.7:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 549 | 37.4 | 14.7:1 | 100% (549) |
| 2022-23 | 552 | 40.4 | 13.7:1 | 87% (478) |
| 2020-21 | 585 | 42 | 13.9:1 | 30% (175) |
| 2017-18 | 459 | 39.5 | 11.6:1 | 37% (169) |
| 2015-16 | 479 | 37 | 12.9:1 | 43% (207) |
| 2010-11 | 563 | 43 | 13.1:1 | 35% (195) |
| 2000-01 | 713 | 45 | 15.8:1 | 31% (219) |
| 1990-91 | 720 | 44 | 16.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Redbank Valley High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 17% (459 to 539); teachers up 7% (39.5 to 42.3).
About Redbank Valley High School
Redbank Valley High School is a small high school located in New Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. It enrolled 539 students in grades 6 through 12 for the 2024-25 school year. Enrollment is 27% lower than the average for high schools in Pennsylvania, which is about 738.
Redbank Valley SD is responsible for 3 schools, Redbank Valley High School included, with 957 students in all.
White students are the large majority at Redbank Valley High School, with 98% of enrollment. The county population is about 94% White, within a few points of the school. Redbank Valley High School has a diversity index of 4%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school reported 42.3 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 12.7:1. Across high schools in Pennsylvania, the average ratio is about 12.8:1.
Measured against Pennsylvania public high schools, Redbank Valley High School receives a B-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
A school with Redbank Valley High School's lunch-eligibility share in Pennsylvania is predicted to score 33.9%. Redbank Valley High School scores 42.4%, 8.4 points above that line.
Across Clarion County, median household income is about $62,649, roughly 24% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. The public schools of Clarion County number 16 and enroll about 5,023.
The nearest other public school, Redbank Valley Primary School, is about 0.7 miles away. In all, 2 other public schools sit within five miles of Redbank Valley High School. By average proficiency, Redbank Valley High School is 6th among 7 schools close by.
By NCES locale, the school is Rural: Remote, or in rural territory far from an urban area.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Redbank Valley High School went from 585 students to 539. Its ratio of students to teachers was 13.9:1 in 2020-21, and 12.7:1 in 2024-25.
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Clarion County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
37,179
Census ACS
Median income
$62,649
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
16
5,023 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Redbank Valley SD
- Redbank Valley Primary SchoolElementary · 218 students
- Redbank Valley Intrmd SchoolElementary · 200 students
Other schools in New Bethlehem
- Redbank Valley Primary SchoolElementary · 218 students
Nearby schools
- Redbank Valley Primary School0.7 mi · 218
- Redbank Valley Intrmd School2.7 mi · 200
- Dayton Elementary School9.4 mi · 194
- Union High School9.8 mi · 287
- Sligo Elementary School11.8 mi · 214
- Clarion-Limestone Elementary School12.6 mi · 419
Frequently asked questions
About Redbank Valley High SchoolHow large is Redbank Valley High School?
Redbank Valley High School enrolls approximately 539 students in grades 06-12.
Is Redbank Valley High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Redbank Valley High School is a high school covering grades 06-12.
How many students per teacher at Redbank Valley High School?
Approximately 12.7:1 students per teacher at Redbank Valley High School.
How diverse is Redbank Valley High School?
Redbank Valley High School reports a student body of 98% White, 0% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Redbank Valley High School in?
Redbank Valley High School is part of Redbank Valley SD.
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