Panther Valley Middle School
678 Panther Pride Dr Lansford PA, 18232, Carbon County Phone: 570-645-2175 Ranking:  (1,919 out of 2,311, bottom 17%)*Type: Regular Middle School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8 School District: Panther Valley School District Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA Magnet: NA Charter: NA Shared-Time School: NA |
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 401 | 423 | 412 | 392 | 355 | 382 | 359 | |||||||
| Grade 6: | 132 | 32.9% | 137 | 32.4% | 160 | 38.8% | 139 | 35.5% | 120 | 33.8% | 126 | 33.0% | 117 | 32.6% |
| Grade 7: | 136 | 33.9% | 157 | 37.1% | 139 | 33.7% | 128 | 32.7% | 123 | 34.6% | 130 | 34.0% | 117 | 32.6% |
| Grade 8: | 133 | 33.2% | 129 | 30.5% | 113 | 27.4% | 125 | 31.9% | 112 | 31.5% | 126 | 33.0% | 125 | 34.8% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 210 | 52.4% | 211 | 49.9% | 206 | 50.0% | 189 | 48.2% | 178 | 50.1% | 197 | 51.6% | 188 | 52.4% |
| Female: | 191 | 47.6% | 212 | 50.1% | 206 | 50.0% | 203 | 51.8% | 165 | 46.5% | 175 | 45.8% | 167 | 46.5% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 0.8% | 4 | 1.1% |
| Hispanic: | 19 | 4.7% | 22 | 5.2% | 20 | 4.9% | 9 | 2.3% | 5 | 1.4% | 7 | 1.8% | 11 | 3.1% |
| Black: | 7 | 1.7% | 9 | 2.1% | 12 | 2.9% | 12 | 3.1% | 2 | 0.6% | 4 | 1.0% | 6 | 1.7% |
| White: | 369 | 92.0% | 385 | 91.0% | 373 | 90.5% | 366 | 93.4% | 344 | 96.9% | 366 | 95.8% | 338 | 94.2% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 5 | 1.2% | 6 | 1.4% | 6 | 1.5% | 4 | 1.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 228 | 56.9% | 240 | 56.7% | 268 | 65.0% | 247 | 63.0% | 198 | 55.8% | 171 | 44.8% | 153 | 42.6% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 46 | 11.5% | 48 | 11.3% | 38 | 9.2% | 22 | 5.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 34 | 8.9% | 50 | 13.9% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.33 | 16.82 | 15.76 | 14.99 | 13.58 | 14.60 | 13.30 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSSA | ||||||
| 2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 37.6% | 37.6% | 68% |
| 2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 47.1% | 45.4% | 69.6% |
| 2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 51% | 51% | 72.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 63.4% | 63.4% | 75.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 73.8% | 71.4% | 78% |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 67.2% | 67.2% | 78.8% |
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 53.9% | 54.2% | 77.2% |
| 2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 42.7% | 42.7% | 65.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 41.7% | 40.6% | 63.5% |
| 2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 44.1% | 44.1% | 66.9% |
| 2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 54.5% | 54.5% | 67.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 53.1% | 51.3% | 68.8% |
| 2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 56% | 56% | 69.9% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 44% | 44.4% | 68.5% |
| 2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 59.5% | 59.5% | 66.5% |
| 2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 41.6% | 40.6% | 67.2% |
| 2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 52.6% | 52.6% | 70.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 54.8% | 52.8% | 75.3% |
| 2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 68% | 66.7% | 77.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 57.7% | 56.6% | 78.6% |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 58.4% | 58.4% | 80.1% |
| 2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 57.9% | 57.9% | 68.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 44.7% | 43.5% | 66.8% |
| 2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 50% | 50% | 70% |
| 2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 52.9% | 50.9% | 71.4% |
| 2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 70.1% | 68.8% | 73.5% |
| 2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 61.2% | 60% | 76% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 64% | 64% | 76% |
| 2003 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 32% | 31.3% | 51.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 48.8% | 47.9% | 57.9% |
| 2005 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 51.3% | 50.5% | 62.9% |
| 2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 51.5% | 51.5% | 62.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 69.5% | 67% | 67.9% |
| 2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 45.3% | 45.3% | 70.4% |
| 2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 56.9% | 55.7% | 71.3% |
| 2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 58.5% | 53.4% | 75.2% |
| 2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 65.4% | 65.4% | 76.9% |
| 2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 60.4% | 59.8% | 76.4% |
| 2003 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 51.2% | 50% | 63.4% |
| 2004 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 59.7% | 58.7% | 68.9% |
| 2005 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 50.4% | 49.6% | 64.1% |
| 2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 71.6% | 71.6% | 70.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 76% | 74.1% | 75% |
| 2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 76.1% | 76.1% | 78.3% |
| 2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 77.5% | 76% | 80.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 79% | 81.9% |
| 2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 78.3% | 78.3% | 81.8% |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 70.9% | 71.2% | 79.8% |
| 2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 45.4% | 45% | 52.7% |
| 2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 51.4% | 49.1% | 54.8% |
| 2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 52.1% | 48.1% | 57.2% |
| 2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 57.7% | 57.7% | 58.3% |
| 2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 61.6% | 61.3% | 59.7% |
| 2006 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 69.7% | 69.7% | 66.1% |
| 2007 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 83.8% | 80.9% | 71.8% |
| 2008 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 73.1% | 71.8% | 69.1% |
| 2009 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 72.6% | 71.2% | 71.2% |
| 2010 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 83.8% | 78.4% | 75.2% |
| 2011 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 83.9% | 83.9% | 73.1% |
| 2012 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 74.5% | 72.8% | 72.7% |
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* Panther Valley Middle School was rated 1.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.