Valley View Intrmd Sch

Valley View Intrmd Sch operates as a medium-sized K-5 school in Archbald, Pennsylvania, run under Valley View SD. Current enrollment sits at 548 students spanning grades 3 through 5. Compared to the state average of about 443 students per school, that is 24% larger than typical.

Valley View Intrmd Sch is one of 4 schools operated by Valley View SD, a district that works with 2,382 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Valley View Intrmd Sch logs that the student body is overwhelmingly White (85%). Beyond that, the school shows 8% Hispanic, 3% Black, 2% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Lackawanna County as a whole.

In terms of school funding signals, The school employs 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.4:1. The state averages around 13.1:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 45% of students at Valley View Intrmd Sch qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Lackawanna County (around 72%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Valley View Intrmd Sch tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 58.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 46.2%.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Lackawanna County put median household income runs about $66,223, roughly 31% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Lackawanna County runs 47 public schools (combined enrollment of about 27,006 students), of which Valley View Intrmd Sch is one.

The closest other public school is Valley View HS, roughly 0.5 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Valley View Intrmd Sch ranks 6th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 50.1%.

Valley View Intrmd Sch operates from an outer-ring location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count changed only slightly: 550 students in 2018 compared to 548 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, recent activity here tends to focus on fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.