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Enrollment
546
High
DISTRICT 636 · STATE 738
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SHENANDOAH VALLEY SD·NCES 422149003940
Shenandoah Valley JSHS
805 West Centre Street, Shenandoah, PA 17976 · (570) 462-1957 · Schuylkill County
GRADES 07–12HIGH32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL546 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 13% of Pennsylvania public high schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-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
14.3:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
539 students
DISTRICT 97% · 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 7 | 107 | 20% |
| Grade 8 | 93 | 17% |
| Grade 9 | 109 | 20% |
| Grade 10 | 83 | 15% |
| Grade 11 | 77 | 14% |
| Grade 12 | 77 | 14% |
Student demographics
49%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 49% · 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 Shenandoah Valley SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
23.2%
PA avg 51.1% . -5.9pp since 2023
Math
6.7%
PA avg 43.0% . +0.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 23 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 7 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 have held steady.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 23.2% | 6.7% |
| 2023-24 | 29.1% | 6.7% |
% 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
22.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.3%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 23% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% 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 →
Schools most like Shenandoah Valley JSHS
Shenandoah Valley JSHS's state test result (22.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shenandoah Valley JSHS this school | 546 | 98.7% | 22.9% |
| Antietam High School Reading | 360 | 99.2% | 31.4% |
| Kensington Health Sciences Philadelphia | 457 | 98.2% | 28.4% |
| Phoenix Academy Lancaster | 305 | 89.2% | 3.9% |
| Building 21 Allentown Allentown | 415 | 99.0% | 17.6% |
| Mahanoy Area JSHS Mahanoy City | 543 | 98.7% | 23.2% |
Matched among Pennsylvania high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Shenandoah Valley JSHS ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Schuylkill County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 22.9% | #514 of 576 | #10 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 6.7% | #579 of 626 ▼ 6 | #10 of 10 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 23.2% | #588 of 626 ▼ 12 | #9 of 10 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 546 | #377 of 713 | #5 of 11 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.3:1 | #352 of 601 | #7 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 48.5% | #160 of 604 | #2 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.7% | #155 of 619 | #2 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +9.2% | #92 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
546
+95 (+21%) vs 2020
+22% since 1990-91, when it was 447
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
was 12.2:1
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 | 546 | 38.1 | 14.3:1 | 99% (539) |
| 2023-24 | 539 | 36.6 | 14.7:1 | 99% (536) |
| 2022-23 | 539 | 38.6 | 14.0:1 | 96% (515) |
| 2020-21 | 451 | 37 | 12.2:1 | 100% (451) |
| 2017-18 | 500 | 35.6 | 14.1:1 | 91% (456) |
| 2015-16 | 434 | 37 | 11.7:1 | 100% (434) |
| 2010-11 | 455 | 41 | 11.1:1 | 65% (296) |
| 2000-01 | 425 | 27 | 15.7:1 | 42% (179) |
| 1990-91 | 447 | 29 | 15.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Shenandoah Valley JSHS.
Since 2017-18: students up 9% (500 to 546); teachers up 7% (35.6 to 38.1).
About Shenandoah Valley JSHS
Shenandoah Valley JSHS is a small high school with its address in Shenandoah, Pennsylvania. The school serves 546 students in grades 7 through 12 in 2024-25. The average among high schools in Pennsylvania is roughly 738 students; this school is 26% smaller than that.
Shenandoah Valley SD (2 schools, 1,272 students) runs Shenandoah Valley JSHS.
A majority of students at Shenandoah Valley JSHS, 64%, are Hispanic. Beyond that, enrollment is 32% White and 3% Black. The Hispanic share of the county population is lower, at 8%. Shenandoah Valley JSHS has a diversity index of 49%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Its teaching staff equals 38.1 full-time positions, a ratio of 14.3:1. For comparison, high schools in Pennsylvania average 12.8:1. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 99%. The gap from the 66% average for public schools in Schuylkill County is 33 points.
allk12 grades Shenandoah Valley JSHS a D. The grade compares the school only with Pennsylvania public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
Shenandoah Valley JSHS scores 22.9% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 35.3%.
Federal survey data for Schuylkill County show that median household income is about $68,313, roughly 20% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. Shenandoah Valley JSHS is among the 35 public schools in Schuylkill County.
Of nearby public schools, Shenandoah Valley Elementary School is the closest, at less than a tenth of a mile. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 4 other public schools. Nearby schools with test data average 33.7% proficiency; Shenandoah Valley JSHS posts 22.9%.
By NCES locale, the school is Town: Distant, or in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
Shenandoah Valley JSHS had 451 students in 2020-21 and 546 in 2024-25, a 21% increase. The ratio of students to teachers went from 12.2:1 to 14.3:1 over the same years.
The Shenandoah Valley JSHS community page is open for posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Schuylkill County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
143,558
Census ACS
Median income
$68,313
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
35
18,259 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Shenandoah Valley SD
- Shenandoah Valley Elementary SchoolElementary · 726 students
Other schools in Shenandoah
- Shenandoah Valley Elementary SchoolElementary · 726 students
Nearby schools
- Shenandoah Valley Elementary School0.0 mi · 726
- Schuylkill Technology Centers-North Campus3.2 mi · 1
- Mahanoy Area JSHS3.2 mi · 543
- Mahanoy Area Elementary School3.2 mi · 589
- North Schuylkill Elementary School5.3 mi · 1,064
- North Schuylkill JSHS5.3 mi · 1,003
Frequently asked questions
About Shenandoah Valley JSHSWhat is the total enrollment at Shenandoah Valley JSHS?
Shenandoah Valley JSHS enrolls approximately 546 students in grades 07-12.
What age range does Shenandoah Valley JSHS serve?
Shenandoah Valley JSHS serves students from grade 07 through grade 12.
How many teachers does Shenandoah Valley JSHS have?
Shenandoah Valley JSHS employs 38 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.3:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Shenandoah Valley JSHS?
At Shenandoah Valley JSHS, the student body is approximately 32% White, 64% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Shenandoah Valley JSHS public or private?
Shenandoah Valley JSHS is a public K-12 school, overseen by Shenandoah Valley SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.