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Alumni: what's one memory from Valley View HS that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
747
High
DISTRICT 596 · STATE 738
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·VALLEY VIEW SD·NCES 422465006775
Valley View High School
1 Columbus Dr, Archbald, PA 18403 · (570) 876-4110 · Lackawanna County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL747 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 83% of Pennsylvania public high schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+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
14.5:1
52 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
38%
282 students
DISTRICT 44% · 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 9 | 203 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 170 | 23% |
| Grade 11 | 173 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 201 | 27% |
Student demographics
34%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 31% · 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 Valley View SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
80.0%
PA avg 51.1% . +2.0pp since 2023
Math
55.2%
PA avg 43.0% . +5.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 80 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 55 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores are up about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 80.0% | 55.2% |
| 2023-24 | 78.0% | 49.7% |
% 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
66.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.4%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 66% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 61% 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 Valley View High School
Valley View High School's state test result (66.5% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Valley View High School this school | 747 | 37.8% | 66.5% |
| Schuylkill Valley High School Leesport | 688 | 37.5% | 51.3% |
| Eastern Lebanon Co SHS Myerstown | 773 | 42.4% | 53.1% |
| Daniel Boone Area High School Birdsboro | 940 | 39.5% | 56.5% |
| Cocalico SHS Denver | 991 | 41.4% | 66.8% |
| Upper Perkiomen High School Pennsburg | 1,021 | 35.5% | 64.1% |
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 Valley View High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Lackawanna County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 66.5% | #93 of 576 | #2 of 11 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 55.2% | #154 of 626 ▲ 18 | #2 of 11 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 80.0% | #66 of 626 ▲ 30 | #2 of 11 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 747 | #252 of 713 | #6 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.5:1 | #370 of 601 | #6 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 33.7% | #270 of 604 | #8 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 37.8% | #476 of 619 | #9 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.1% | #204 of 221 | #6 of 7 |
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
747
0 (0%) vs 2020
+7% since 1990-91, when it was 696
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
was 14.4:1
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 | 747 | 51.6 | 14.5:1 | 38% (282) |
| 2023-24 | 735 | 54.4 | 13.5:1 | 38% (282) |
| 2022-23 | 761 | 52.4 | 14.5:1 | 25% (193) |
| 2020-21 | 747 | 52 | 14.4:1 | 31% (228) |
| 2017-18 | 739 | 55.9 | 13.2:1 | 35% (261) |
| 2015-16 | 770 | 53 | 14.5:1 | 35% (267) |
| 2010-11 | 846 | 51 | 16.6:1 | 21% (175) |
| 2000-01 | 799 | 49 | 16.3:1 | 17% (138) |
| 1990-91 | 696 | 46 | 15.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Valley View High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (739 to 747); teachers down 8% (55.9 to 51.6).
About Valley View High School
Valley View High School is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as a high school in Archbald, Pennsylvania. The grade span is 9 through 12, and enrollment is 747 students.
Valley View SD enrolls 2,382 students in 4 schools, including Valley View High School.
About 81% of the student body at Valley View High School is White. Smaller groups are 10% Hispanic, 4% Black, and 2% multiracial. The county population is about 81% White, within a few points of the school. Valley View High School's diversity index is 34%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 14.5:1, with 51.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is higher than the 12.8:1 average for high schools in Pennsylvania. Lunch subsidy eligibility at Valley View High School is 38%. Public schools in Lackawanna County average 72%.
Valley View High School is graded A- by allk12, scoring above 83% of Pennsylvania public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Valley View High School is 5.0 points above its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (66.5% versus 61.4%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Pennsylvania.
Across Lackawanna County, the median household income is $66,223, roughly 31% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Lackawanna County is home to 47 public schools and about 27,006 public school students.
The nearest public school is Valley View Middle School, at less than a tenth of a mile. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools with test data average 47.2% proficiency; Valley View High School posts 66.5%.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Suburb: Large, meaning it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment held near 747, starting from 747.
To ask about science fairs, picture day, and bus routes, start a discussion on this page. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Lackawanna County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
216,146
Census ACS
Median income
$66,223
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
47
27,006 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Valley View SD
- Valley View Middle SchoolMiddle · 565 students
- Valley View Intrmd SchoolElementary · 548 students
- Valley View El CenterElementary · 522 students
Other schools in Archbald
- Valley View Middle SchoolMiddle · 565 students
- Valley View Intrmd SchoolElementary · 548 students
Other Valley View High schools
5 other US public schools in 5 states are named Valley View High. Valley View High School is the 3rd largest of the 6.
- Valley View HighMoreno Valley, CA · 2,699 students
- Valley View High SchoolHIDALGO, TX · 1,227 students
- VALLEY VIEW HIGH SCHOOLJONESBORO, AR · 675 students
- Valley View High SchoolGermantown, OH · 468 students
- Valley View High SchoolVALLEY VIEW, TX · 257 students
Nearby schools
- Valley View Middle School0.0 mi · 565
- Valley View Intrmd School0.5 mi · 548
- Valley View El Center2.0 mi · 522
- Lakeland Elementary School - Mayfield Campus3.3 mi · 268
- Mid Valley Secondary Center4.2 mi · 898
- Mid Valley El Center4.3 mi · 1,027
Frequently asked questions
About Valley View High SchoolHow many students attend Valley View High School?
Valley View High School enrolls approximately 747 students in grades 09-12.
Is Valley View High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Valley View High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Valley View High School have?
Valley View High School employs 52 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.5:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Valley View High School?
At Valley View High School, the student body is approximately 81% White, 10% Hispanic, 4% Black, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Valley View High School in?
Valley View High School is part of Valley View SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.