Redbank Valley Primary School

Redbank Valley Primary School is an elementary school of modestly sized scale in New Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, one of the schools within Redbank Valley SD, caters to 218 students in grades K through 2. Enrollment runs roughly 51% below the state mean of about 443.

Within Redbank Valley SD, which oversees 3 schools and 957 students, Redbank Valley Primary School is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, Redbank Valley Primary School logs that 96% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority; the rest is composed of 2% multiracial. Compared to Clarion County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the resource side, On paper, Redbank Valley Primary School has 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.5:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 97% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Clarion County runs at roughly 72%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

Zooming out to the county, Clarion County reports that median household income runs about $62,649, 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Across Clarion County's 16 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,023 students), Redbank Valley Primary School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Redbank Valley HS, roughly 0.7 miles away. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in a low-density area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 15%: 257 students in 2018 compared to 218 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 15.1:1 in 2018 to 12.5:1 today.

Inside the community feed, posts here usually surface around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.