Valley Grove El Sch

Valley Grove El Sch is a mid-sized elementary-level community in Franklin, Pennsylvania, part of Valley Grove SD. The school educates 448 students in grades pre-K through 6.

Valley Grove El Sch is one of 2 schools operated by Valley Grove SD, a district that hosts 814 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Valley Grove El Sch records that the student body is overwhelmingly White (91%). Other groups include 6% multiracial. Compared to Venango County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.6:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 13.1:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 103% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is north of Venango County's rate of about 90%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Valley Grove El Sch sits in the top 10% of Pennsylvania schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 33.5%; actual is 55.8%, +22.3 points clear of the demographic baseline.

Around the school, census data for Venango County shows median household income runs about $61,522, about 19% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. In all, Venango County runs 15 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,704 students), of which Valley Grove El Sch is one.

Nearest neighbor: Rocky Grove JSHS, around 2.9 miles off. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 5 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Valley Grove El Sch ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 44.6%.

The campus sits in a rural setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Valley Grove El Sch's enrollment has increased 5% since 2018, when it stood at 425 (now 448). White enrollment moved from 97% to 91% across the same window.

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