Shenandoah Valley El Sch

Shenandoah Valley El Sch is an elementary campus of roomy scale in Shenandoah, Pennsylvania, run under Shenandoah Valley SD, enrolling 726 students in grades pre-K through 6. By comparison, Pennsylvania's public schools average about 443 students each, so Shenandoah Valley El Sch sits 64% above that benchmark.

Across the 2 schools in Shenandoah Valley SD (1,272 students total), Shenandoah Valley El Sch accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, Shenandoah Valley El Sch shows that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 64% of enrollment. The remainder reads as 30% White, 4% Black. By comparison, Schuylkill County as a whole is about 8% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school employs 59 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.3:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.1:1 average. An estimated 95% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Schuylkill County runs at roughly 66%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Shenandoah Valley El Sch sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 36.7%; this one delivers 28.3%.

Across the wider county, census data for Schuylkill County shows median household income runs about $68,313, 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Across Schuylkill County's 35 public schools (combined enrollment of about 18,259 students), Shenandoah Valley El Sch is one campus in the mix.

Shenandoah Valley JSHS is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 4 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Shenandoah Valley El Sch at 5th of 8; the average score across the group is 32.9%.

Shenandoah Valley El Sch operates from a small-town location.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged up 19%: 609 students in 2018 compared to 726 in 2025. The White share of enrollment edged down from 50% to 30% over that span.

In the discussion threads here, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.