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Enrollment
497
Elementary
DISTRICT 465 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WILLIAMS VALLEY SD·NCES 422640000040
Williams Valley Elementary School
10400 State Route 209, Tower City, PA 17980 · (717) 647-2167 · Schuylkill County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL497 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 19% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
98%
488 students
DISTRICT 89% · STATE 75%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 72 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 65 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 80 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 86 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 69 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 70 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 55 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (72) is 31% larger than its 6th grade class (55).
Student demographics
29%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 26% · 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
Williams Valley Elementary School→Williams Valley JSHS
Based on grade levels within Williams Valley SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
18.5%
PA avg 51.1% . -14.7pp since 2023
Math
28.6%
PA avg 43.0% . +2.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 19 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 29 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 15 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 18.5% | 28.6% |
| 2023-24 | 33.2% | 26.1% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
29.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.5%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% 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 Williams Valley Elementary School
Williams Valley Elementary School's state test result (29.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Williams Valley Elementary School this school | 497 | 98.2% | 29.5% |
| Lewistown Intrmd School Lewistown | 516 | 98.3% | 43.0% |
| California Area Elementary School Coal Center | 485 | 99.4% | 35.1% |
| Wallenpaupack North Intrmd School Hawley | 474 | 98.5% | 61.9% |
| Lewistown Elementary School Lewistown | 457 | 98.9% | 28.4% |
| Juniata Gap Elementary School Altoona | 490 | 99.4% | 55.8% |
Matched among Pennsylvania elementary 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 Williams Valley Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Schuylkill County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 29.5% | #1,180 of 1,396 | #13 of 16 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 28.6% | #1,180 of 1,511 ▲ 10 | #13 of 16 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 18.5% | #1,376 of 1,511 ▼ 155 | #16 of 16 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 497 | #540 of 1,638 | #10 of 17 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.2:1 | #805 of 1,528 | #10 of 15 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 29.2% | #996 of 1,531 | #9 of 15 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.2% | #450 of 1,600 | #3 of 17 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.8% | #655 of 1,045 | #3 of 7 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
497
+44 (+10%) vs 2020
-29% since 2000-01, when it was 702
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
was 8.7:1
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 | 497 | 37.8 | 13.2:1 | 98% (488) |
| 2023-24 | 488 | 37.8 | 12.9:1 | 100% (488) |
| 2022-23 | 521 | 45.8 | 11.4:1 | 100% (521) |
| 2020-21 | 453 | 52 | 8.7:1 | 99% (450) |
| 2017-18 | 551 | 53.7 | 10.3:1 | 100% (551) |
| 2015-16 | 587 | 52 | 11.3:1 | 52% (306) |
| 2010-11 | 566 | 40 | 14.2:1 | 46% (261) |
| 2000-01 | 702 | 37 | 19.0:1 | 32% (228) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Williams Valley Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (551 to 497); teachers down 30% (53.7 to 37.8).
About Williams Valley Elementary School
Williams Valley Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school. Its address is in Tower City, Pennsylvania. The school offers kindergarten through 6 and enrolls 497 students.
Williams Valley Elementary School is a school in Williams Valley SD. The district has 2 schools and 930 students.
By race and ethnicity, Williams Valley Elementary School is 84% White. The remaining shares are 8% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, and 2% Black. A diversity index of 29% means there is a 29% chance two randomly chosen students at Williams Valley Elementary School are from different groups.
The school's 37.8 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.2:1. The 13.1:1 average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania is close to this figure. Income data for the school show 98% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. It compares with 66% for public schools in Schuylkill County.
Williams Valley Elementary School earns a C- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 19% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 35.5% at Williams Valley Elementary School; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 29.5%.
In Schuylkill County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $68,313 a year, 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Schuylkill County number 35, with about 18,259 students.
Williams Valley JSHS sits about 0.4 miles from Williams Valley Elementary School. Williams Valley Elementary School has 2 other public schools within five miles. Williams Valley Elementary School comes in 8th of 9 nearby schools on average proficiency.
The school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area, according to its NCES locale (Rural: Distant).
Enrollment rose 10% over 4 years, reaching 497 in 2024-25. The ratio was 8.7:1 in 2020-21 and 13.2:1 in 2024-25.
Williams Valley Elementary School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Schuylkill County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
143,558
Census ACS
Median income
$68,313
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
35
18,259 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- Williams Valley JSHS0.4 mi · 433
- Hegins-Hubley Elementary School4.1 mi · 307
- Tri-Valley JSHS5.5 mi · 427
- Mahantongo Elementary School7.3 mi · 148
- Upper Dauphin Area Elementary School9.5 mi · 373
- Upper Dauphin Area Middle School9.5 mi · 302
Frequently asked questions
About Williams Valley Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Williams Valley Elementary School?
Williams Valley Elementary School enrolls approximately 497 students in grades KG-06.
What grades does Williams Valley Elementary School serve?
Williams Valley Elementary School serves grades KG-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Williams Valley Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Williams Valley Elementary School is approximately 13.2:1 (38 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Williams Valley Elementary School?
At Williams Valley Elementary School, the student body is approximately 84% White, 8% Hispanic, 2% Black, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Williams Valley Elementary School?
Williams Valley Elementary School is overseen by Williams Valley SD in Schuylkill County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.