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Enrollment
472
Combined
STATE 1,819
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SUGAR VALLEY RURAL CS·NCES 420006300510
Sugar Valley Rural CS
236 E Main Street, Loganton, PA 17747 · (570) 725-7822 · Clinton County
GRADES KG–12COMBINED42-RURALCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL472 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 46% of Pennsylvania public K-12 schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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 K-12 schools
Student : Teacher
10.0:1
47 FTE teachers
STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
473 students
STATE 75%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 34 | 7% |
| Grade 1 | 35 | 7% |
| Grade 2 | 33 | 7% |
| Grade 3 | 36 | 8% |
| Grade 4 | 39 | 8% |
| Grade 5 | 38 | 8% |
| Grade 6 | 38 | 8% |
| Grade 7 | 39 | 8% |
| Grade 8 | 37 | 8% |
| Grade 9 | 39 | 8% |
| Grade 10 | 36 | 8% |
| Grade 11 | 38 | 8% |
| Grade 12 | 30 | 6% |
This year's kindergarten class (34) is 8% smaller than its 8th grade class (37).
Student demographics
6%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
20.8%
PA avg 51.1% . -8.5pp since 2023
Math
21.3%
PA avg 43.0% . +3.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 21 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 21 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 9 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 20.8% | 21.3% |
| 2023-24 | 29.3% | 17.7% |
% 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
26.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.6%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 26% 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 →
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
472
-7 (-1%) vs 2020
+173% since 2000-01, when it was 173
Student : Teacher
10.0:1
was 10.2:1
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 | 472 | 47.3 | 10.0:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 474 | 45.3 | 10.5:1 | 100% (473) |
| 2022-23 | 473 | 46.3 | 10.2:1 | 100% (472) |
| 2020-21 | 479 | 47 | 10.2:1 | 67% (320) |
| 2017-18 | 478 | 45.5 | 10.5:1 | 64% (306) |
| 2015-16 | 435 | 42 | 10.4:1 | 61% (264) |
| 2010-11 | 261 | 30 | 8.7:1 | 68% (178) |
| 2000-01 | 173 | 15 | 11.5:1 | 0% (0) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sugar Valley Rural CS.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (478 to 472); teachers up 4% (45.5 to 47.3).
About Sugar Valley Rural CS
Sugar Valley Rural CS is the name of a very small school serving multiple grade levels in Loganton, Pennsylvania. Its enrollment is 472 students, spread over kindergarten through 12. Across combined schools in Pennsylvania, the average enrollment is about 1,819.
Sugar Valley Rural CS operates as its own local education agency.
Of every 100 students at Sugar Valley Rural CS, about 97 are White. Census estimates put Clinton County at about 94% White, close to the school's figure. A diversity index of 6% means there is a 6% chance two randomly chosen students at Sugar Valley Rural CS are from different groups.
Sugar Valley Rural CS has 47.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 10.0:1. Combined schools in Pennsylvania have an average ratio of 15.5:1.
Among Pennsylvania public K-12 schools, Sugar Valley Rural CS outscored 46%, which works out to a B- on the allk12 Grade.
The model predicts 34.6% for a school in Pennsylvania with Sugar Valley Rural CS's free or reduced-price lunch share. Sugar Valley Rural CS posts 26.3%.
Looking at the county, Clinton County, the median household earns about $60,816 a year, 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of people live in poverty. Clinton County has 11 public schools with about 3,879 students, including Sugar Valley Rural CS.
The closest school to Sugar Valley Rural CS is Miles Township Elementary School, located about 9.8 miles away. Nearby schools average 56.8% on proficiency, and Sugar Valley Rural CS is below that at 26.3%.
Locale: Rural: Distant. In NCES terms, the school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area. Sugar Valley Rural CS is a charter school, a type of public school that operates under a charter.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment held near 472, starting from 479.
This page collects posts and questions about Sugar Valley Rural CS, such as athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Clinton County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
37,798
Census ACS
Median income
$60,816
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
11
3,879 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- Miles Township Elementary School9.8 mi · 86
- Woodward Elementary School10.1 mi · 215
- Robb Elementary School10.1 mi · 375
- Avis Elementary School11.0 mi · 234
- Mill Hall Elementary School11.3 mi · 318
- Central Mountain Middle School11.4 mi · 879
Frequently asked questions
About Sugar Valley Rural CSHow many students attend Sugar Valley Rural CS?
Sugar Valley Rural CS enrolls approximately 472 students in grades KG-12.
What grades does Sugar Valley Rural CS serve?
Sugar Valley Rural CS serves grades KG-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Sugar Valley Rural CS?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Sugar Valley Rural CS is approximately 10.0:1 (47 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Sugar Valley Rural CS?
At Sugar Valley Rural CS, the student body is approximately 97% White, 1% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Sugar Valley Rural CS public or private?
Sugar Valley Rural CS is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by Sugar Valley Rural CS.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.