Valley View HS

Valley View HS is one of the mid-sized high schools in Archbald, Pennsylvania, part of Valley View SD, with 747 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12.

Valley View SD comprises 4 schools with combined enrollment of 2,382 students; Valley View HS is among them.

In terms of who attends, Valley View HS reports that 81% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Beyond that, the school reports 10% Hispanic, 4% Black, 2% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Lackawanna County as a whole.

Looking at school resources, The school lists 52 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.5:1. The state averages around 12.8:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 38% of students at Valley View HS qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Lackawanna County runs at roughly 72%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Valley View HS sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 61.4%; this one delivers 66.5%.

In the broader community, Lackawanna County reports that the typical household earns roughly $66,223 per year, roughly 31% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Valley View HS is one of 47 public schools in Lackawanna County (combined enrollment of about 27,006 students).

Nearest neighbor: Valley View MS, around 0.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Valley View HS ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 47.2%.

Valley View HS operates from a suburban location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count showed little movement: 739 students in 2018 compared to 747 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 89% to 81% across the same window. Class-load math has widened: from 13.2:1 in 2018 to 14.5:1 in 2025.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.