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Enrollment
565
Middle
DISTRICT 596 · STATE 594
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·VALLEY VIEW SD·NCES 422465009969
Valley View Middle School
1 Columbus Dr, Archbald, PA 18403 · (570) 876-6461 · Lackawanna County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL565 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 19% of Pennsylvania public middle schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
43 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
44%
251 students
DISTRICT 44% · STATE 75%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 207 | 37% |
| Grade 7 | 170 | 30% |
| Grade 8 | 188 | 33% |
Student demographics
30%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
Students here typically continue to
Valley View Middle School→Valley View High School
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
51.4%
PA avg 51.1% . -2.6pp since 2023
Math
22.6%
PA avg 43.0% . -1.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 23 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 51.4% | 22.6% |
| 2023-24 | 54.0% | 24.1% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of PA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
39.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.6%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-19.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 59% typical for Pennsylvania schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Middle School
Valley View Middle School's state test result (39.1% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Valley View Middle School this school | 565 | 44.4% | 39.1% |
| Cocalico Middle School Denver | 617 | 44.6% | 58.7% |
| Eastern Lebanon Co Middle School Myerstown | 556 | 44.8% | 36.7% |
| Susquenita Middle School Duncannon | 562 | 43.2% | 39.8% |
| Crossroads Middle School Lewisberry | 541 | 40.3% | 50.2% |
| Boyertown Area MS-West Boyertown | 668 | 39.8% | 51.6% |
Matched among Pennsylvania middle 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 Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Lackawanna County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.1% | #352 of 479 | #3 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 22.6% | #396 of 513 ▼ 5 | #3 of 6 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.4% | #259 of 513 ▲ 34 | #3 of 6 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 565 | #257 of 522 | #6 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.2:1 | #271 of 486 | #5 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 29.8% | #315 of 486 | #5 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 44.4% | #310 of 510 | #4 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.7% | #280 of 332 | N/A |
Ranked against other public middle 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
565
+2 (+0%) vs 2020
-16% since 1990-91, when it was 670
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
was 13.1:1
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 | 565 | 42.7 | 13.2:1 | 44% (251) |
| 2023-24 | 549 | 42.9 | 12.8:1 | 46% (251) |
| 2022-23 | 563 | 43.9 | 12.8:1 | 37% (211) |
| 2020-21 | 563 | 43 | 13.1:1 | 41% (232) |
| 2017-18 | 587 | 44.9 | 13.1:1 | 40% (235) |
| 2015-16 | 581 | 44 | 13.2:1 | 34% (197) |
| 2010-11 | 625 | 40 | 15.6:1 | 28% (177) |
| 2000-01 | 619 | 38 | 16.3:1 | 18% (109) |
| 1990-91 | 670 | 40 | 16.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Valley View Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (587 to 565); teachers down 5% (44.9 to 42.7).
About Valley View Middle School
Valley View Middle School is a public mid-sized middle school in Archbald, Pennsylvania. It reported 565 students in grades 6 through 8 in 2024-25.
In Valley View SD, 4 schools enroll a combined 2,382 students.
By race and ethnicity, Valley View Middle School is 83% White. Other groups include 9% Hispanic, 3% Black, and 2% Asian. In Lackawanna County overall, the White share is about 81%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 30, compared with 70 nationally.
Valley View Middle School has a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.2:1, with 42.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for middle schools in Pennsylvania is about 13.2:1. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 44% at Valley View Middle School. Across public schools in Lackawanna County, the average is 72%.
Valley View Middle School holds a C- allk12 Grade, placing it above 19% of Pennsylvania public middle schools.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Valley View Middle School is -19.5 points, in the bottom 10% of Pennsylvania. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 39.1%, and the predicted rate is 58.6%.
Lackawanna County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $66,223, 31% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Lackawanna County's 47 public schools enroll about 27,006 students and include Valley View Middle School.
Valley View High School is less than a tenth of a mile away, making it the nearest public school. Within five miles of Valley View Middle School, there are at least 8 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, Valley View Middle School places 7th out of 8 schools in its immediate area.
Valley View Middle School falls in the Suburb: Large locale category, used for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Valley View Middle School had 563 students in 2020-21 and 565 in 2024-25, nearly the same.
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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 High SchoolHigh · 747 students
- Valley View Intrmd SchoolElementary · 548 students
- Valley View El CenterElementary · 522 students
Other schools in Archbald
- Valley View High SchoolHigh · 747 students
- Valley View Intrmd SchoolElementary · 548 students
Other Valley View Middle schools
8 other US public schools in 7 states are named Valley View Middle. Valley View Middle School is the 7th largest of the 9.
- Valley View MiddleSimi Valley, CA · 1,329 students
- VALLEY VIEW MIDDLEEDINA, MN · 1,003 students
- Valley View MiddleSALEM, UT · 963 students
- Valley View MiddlePleasant Hill, CA · 819 students
- VALLEY VIEW MIDDLEBLOOMINGTON, MN · 647 students
Nearby schools
- Valley View High School0.0 mi · 747
- 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 Middle SchoolHow many students attend Valley View Middle School?
Valley View Middle School enrolls approximately 565 students in grades 06-08.
Is Valley View Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Valley View Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Valley View Middle School?
Approximately 13.2:1 students per teacher at Valley View Middle School.
How diverse is Valley View Middle School?
Valley View Middle School reports a student body of 83% White, 9% Hispanic, 3% Black, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Valley View Middle School in?
Valley View Middle School is part of Valley View SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.