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Penns Valley Area Jshs High School
4545 Penns Valley Rd
Spring Mills PA, 16875, Centre County
Phone: 814-422-2000
| Ranking: | High School:  (164 out of 626, top 26%)Elementary/Middle School:  (983 out of 2,311, top 43%)* |
Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 7 to Grade 12
School District: Penns Valley Area 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: | 51 | 50 | 50 | 53 | 57 | 61 | 58 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 706 | 654 | 653 | 665 | 697 | 736 | 789 | |||||||
| Grade 7: | 128 | 18.1% | 115 | 17.6% | 117 | 17.9% | 91 | 13.7% | 108 | 15.5% | 120 | 16.3% | 114 | 14.4% |
| Grade 8: | 115 | 16.3% | 119 | 18.2% | 88 | 13.5% | 112 | 16.8% | 118 | 16.9% | 116 | 15.8% | 110 | 13.9% |
| Grade 9: | 130 | 18.4% | 94 | 14.4% | 120 | 18.4% | 132 | 19.8% | 114 | 16.4% | 112 | 15.2% | 136 | 17.2% |
| Grade 10: | 94 | 13.3% | 109 | 16.7% | 124 | 19.0% | 106 | 15.9% | 114 | 16.4% | 128 | 17.4% | 146 | 18.5% |
| Grade 11: | 120 | 17.0% | 122 | 18.7% | 105 | 16.1% | 110 | 16.5% | 117 | 16.8% | 131 | 17.8% | 141 | 17.9% |
| Grade 12: | 119 | 16.9% | 95 | 14.5% | 99 | 15.2% | 114 | 17.1% | 125 | 17.9% | 129 | 17.5% | 142 | 18.0% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 1 | 0.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 371 | 52.5% | 339 | 51.8% | 346 | 53.0% | 350 | 52.6% | 351 | 50.4% | 362 | 49.2% | 387 | 49.0% |
| Female: | 335 | 47.5% | 315 | 48.2% | 307 | 47.0% | 315 | 47.4% | 338 | 48.5% | 366 | 49.7% | 398 | 50.4% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% |
| Asian: | 4 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.3% | 6 | 0.8% | 8 | 1.0% |
| Hispanic: | 6 | 0.8% | 5 | 0.8% | 3 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.1% | 5 | 0.6% |
| Black: | 9 | 1.3% | 3 | 0.5% | 4 | 0.6% | 7 | 1.1% | 6 | 0.9% | 8 | 1.1% | 7 | 0.9% |
| White: | 683 | 96.7% | 639 | 97.7% | 640 | 98.0% | 652 | 98.0% | 685 | 98.3% | 720 | 97.8% | 768 | 97.3% |
| 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: | 2 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 170 | 24.1% | 129 | 19.7% | 108 | 16.5% | 105 | 15.8% | 107 | 15.4% | 111 | 15.1% | 111 | 14.1% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 38 | 5.4% | 24 | 3.7% | 34 | 5.2% | 28 | 4.2% | 50 | 7.2% | 66 | 9.0% | 66 | 8.4% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.98 | 13.00 | 12.97 | 12.52 | 12.19 | 12.00 | 13.70 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSSA | ||||||
| 2003 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 53% | 53% | 49.1% |
| 2004 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 56.9% | 56.9% | 49.1% |
| 2005 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 48.3% | 49.2% | 50.9% |
| 2006 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 52.9% | 52.9% | 52% |
| 2007 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 64.6% | 63% | 53.7% |
| 2008 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 59.5% | 59.5% | 55.9% |
| 2009 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 66.4% | 66.4% | 55.6% |
| 2010 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 75.8% | 75.9% | 59.6% |
| 2011 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 60.8% | 60.8% | 60.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 82.6% | 60% |
| 2003 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 53.8% | 53.8% | 59.2% |
| 2004 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 67.9% | 67.9% | 60.8% |
| 2005 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 60.9% | 61.5% | 65% |
| 2006 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 75.4% | 75.4% | 65.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 77.3% | 75.3% | 65.4% |
| 2008 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 65.9% | 65.9% | 64.7% |
| 2009 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 71.1% | 71.1% | 65.2% |
| 2010 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 80% | 80.2% | 67.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 81.8% | 81.8% | 69.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 91% | 91.2% | 67.8% |
| 2008 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 48.4% | 48.4% | 35.7% |
| 2009 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 45.3% | 45.3% | 39.7% |
| 2010 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 61.8% | 62.1% | 39.8% |
| 2011 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 49.5% | 49.5% | 40.8% |
| 2012 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 60.9% | 61.8% | 41.8% |
| 2005 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 49.6% | 49.6% | 69% |
| 2006 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 87.4% | 87.4% | 85.6% |
| 2007 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 83.6% | 87.9% |
| 2008 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 75.4% | 75.4% | 85.8% |
| 2009 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 90.6% | 90.6% | 82.7% |
| 2010 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 87.2% | 87.3% | 80.7% |
| 2011 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 93% | 93% | 84.7% |
| 2012 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 90.4% | 90.5% | 82.9% |
| 2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 73.8% | 73.8% | 66.5% |
| 2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 63% | 61.8% | 67.2% |
| 2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 78.9% | 78.9% | 70.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 81% | 81% | 75.3% |
| 2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 85% | 77.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 90.5% | 90.5% | 78.6% |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 92.9% | 93% | 80.1% |
| 2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 76.9% | 76.9% | 68.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 57.5% | 56.4% | 66.8% |
| 2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 68.5% | 68.5% | 70% |
| 2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 72.7% | 72.7% | 71.4% |
| 2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 80.5% | 79.8% | 73.5% |
| 2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 79.6% | 79.6% | 76% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 85.1% | 85.2% | 76% |
| 2003 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 63.2% | 62.2% | 51.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 65% | 65% | 57.9% |
| 2005 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 63% | 63% | 62.9% |
| 2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 55.5% | 55.1% | 62.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 79.1% | 78.5% | 67.9% |
| 2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 63.5% | 63.8% | 70.4% |
| 2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 79.8% | 79.8% | 71.3% |
| 2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 82.7% | 82.7% | 75.2% |
| 2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 87.2% | 87.4% | 76.9% |
| 2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 88.5% | 88.5% | 76.4% |
| 2003 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 81.2% | 80% | 63.4% |
| 2004 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 81.9% | 81.9% | 68.9% |
| 2005 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 58.6% | 58.6% | 64.1% |
| 2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 65.9% | 65.9% | 70.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 81.9% | 81.2% | 75% |
| 2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 77.6% | 77.8% | 78.3% |
| 2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 84.1% | 84.1% | 80.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 89.2% | 89.2% | 81.9% |
| 2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 86.3% | 85.6% | 81.8% |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 83.9% | 83.9% | 79.8% |
| 2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 48.1% | 47.3% | 52.7% |
| 2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 58.4% | 58.4% | 54.8% |
| 2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 72.7% | 72.7% | 57.2% |
| 2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 67.3% | 66.7% | 58.3% |
| 2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 69% | 69% | 59.7% |
| 2006 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 58.6% | 58.2% | 66.1% |
| 2007 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 75% | 75% | 71.8% |
| 2008 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 60.6% | 60% | 69.1% |
| 2009 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 56.7% | 56.7% | 71.2% |
| 2010 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 69.4% | 69.4% | 75.2% |
| 2011 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 79.7% | 79.9% | 73.1% |
| 2012 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 80.9% | 80.9% | 72.7% |
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* Penns Valley Area Jshs High School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.