Pleasant Valley Elementary School
310 Cayuga Ave
Altoona PA, 16602, Blair County
Phone: 814-946-8397
Ranking: (764 out of 2,311, top 33%)*
Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 6
School District: Altoona 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: | 29 | 31 | 29 | 31 | 28 | 28 | 25 | |||||||
Total Students: | 529 | 596 | 586 | 565 | 549 | 530 | 519 | |||||||
Kindergarten: | 55 | 10.4% | 74 | 12.4% | 91 | 15.5% | 78 | 13.8% | 88 | 16.0% | 72 | 13.6% | 63 | 12.1% |
Grade 1: | 70 | 13.2% | 88 | 14.8% | 87 | 14.8% | 82 | 14.5% | 82 | 14.9% | 78 | 14.7% | 67 | 12.9% |
Grade 2: | 73 | 13.8% | 94 | 15.8% | 87 | 14.8% | 82 | 14.5% | 84 | 15.3% | 59 | 11.1% | 74 | 14.3% |
Grade 3: | 89 | 16.8% | 84 | 14.1% | 83 | 14.2% | 86 | 15.2% | 63 | 11.5% | 77 | 14.5% | 82 | 15.8% |
Grade 4: | 82 | 15.5% | 89 | 14.9% | 87 | 14.8% | 68 | 12.0% | 77 | 14.0% | 90 | 17.0% | 80 | 15.4% |
Grade 5: | 74 | 14.0% | 90 | 15.1% | 69 | 11.8% | 85 | 15.0% | 84 | 15.3% | 73 | 13.8% | 74 | 14.3% |
Grade 6: | 86 | 16.3% | 77 | 12.9% | 82 | 14.0% | 84 | 14.9% | 71 | 12.9% | 81 | 15.3% | 79 | 15.2% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 280 | 52.9% | 321 | 53.9% | 311 | 53.1% | 305 | 54.0% | 287 | 52.3% | 288 | 54.3% | 265 | 51.1% |
Female: | 249 | 47.1% | 275 | 46.1% | 275 | 46.9% | 260 | 46.0% | 254 | 46.3% | 234 | 44.2% | 250 | 48.2% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% |
Asian: | 23 | 4.3% | 22 | 3.7% | 15 | 2.6% | 9 | 1.6% | 6 | 1.1% | 3 | 0.6% | 0 | 0.0% |
Hispanic: | 4 | 0.8% | 5 | 0.8% | 3 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% |
Black: | 30 | 5.7% | 47 | 7.9% | 40 | 6.8% | 26 | 4.6% | 29 | 5.3% | 30 | 5.7% | 22 | 4.2% |
White: | 472 | 89.2% | 521 | 87.4% | 527 | 89.9% | 527 | 93.3% | 511 | 93.1% | 495 | 93.4% | 495 | 95.4% |
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: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 292 | 55.2% | 291 | 48.8% | 278 | 47.4% | 241 | 42.7% | 220 | 40.1% | 189 | 35.7% | 161 | 31.0% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 40 | 7.6% | 44 | 7.4% | 41 | 7.0% | 38 | 6.7% | 52 | 9.5% | 62 | 11.7% | 68 | 13.1% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 18.10 | 19.19 | 20.17 | 18.29 | 19.73 | 19.30 | 21.00 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
PSSA | ||||||
2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 98% | 88% | 81% |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92% | 86% | 83% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92% | 81.5% | 78.5% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.4% | 78.2% | 80.5% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93.1% | 82.3% | 81.7% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94.9% | 81.2% | 84.5% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92.7% | 83.4% | 83.5% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.8% | 80.7% | 80% |
2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76% | 68% | 68% |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74% | 75% | 69% |
2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.3% | 72.5% | 72.8% |
2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80.5% | 75.5% | 76.8% |
2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.7% | 78.4% | 77% |
2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.5% | 76% | 75.2% |
2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87.8% | 76.8% | 77.2% |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75.1% | 74% | 74.1% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 90% | 80.2% | 77.2% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 78.3% | 78% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.2% | 76% | 79.6% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.6% | 78.3% | 81.8% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.8% | 89.5% | 84.9% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 95.4% | 85.2% | 85.2% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.3% | 82.7% | 82.6% |
2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.1% | 68.8% | 68.1% |
2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.1% | 66.5% | 70.1% |
2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.2% | 65.7% | 70.1% |
2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.9% | 70.3% | 72.6% |
2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.1% | 76.1% | 72.9% |
2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.9% | 71.9% | 73.3% |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.1% | 71.9% | 72.1% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 95.9% | 79.4% | 81.5% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.6% | 83.4% | 83.4% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.1% | 83.5% | 81.4% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 82.4% | 82.9% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 85.4% | 82.3% |
2003 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 88.7% | 65.2% | 56.3% |
2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 90.1% | 71% | 61.8% |
2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 95.4% | 74.9% | 69% |
2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 93% | 73.2% | 66.9% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.9% | 75% | 71% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.8% | 71.1% | 73.2% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 87.4% | 72.6% | 73.5% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.3% | 77.7% | 74.4% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.4% | 78.4% | 76.3% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.4% | 72.2% | 73.3% |
2003 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 83% | 63.1% | 58% |
2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.3% | 66.7% | 62.7% |
2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.6% | 63.4% | 64.2% |
2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 57.9% | 61% | 60.6% |
2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 58% | 56.1% | 60% |
2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.1% | 58.2% | 61.6% |
2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.1% | 62.5% | 64.5% |
2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.3% | 64.6% | 64.1% |
2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 74.4% | 70% | 67.3% |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.7% | 62.1% | 65% |
2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 50.9% | 64.1% | 54.1% |
2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 43.2% | 65.7% | 57.3% |
2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.1% | 61% | 57.3% |
2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.6% | 61.1% | 58.1% |
2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.5% | 67.2% | 61.8% |
2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.1% | 73.8% | 67.1% |
2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.8% | 62.9% | 64.2% |
2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 94.1% | 76.2% | 68% |
2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 81.8% | 79% | 69.6% |
2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 82% | 73.5% | 72.3% |
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 87.3% | 76.9% | 75.7% |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 97.1% | 84.1% | 78% |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 91.6% | 87.3% | 78.8% |
2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 86.3% | 84.9% | 77.2% |
2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 76.5% | 68.6% | 65.9% |
2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 58.2% | 67% | 63.5% |
2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 71.8% | 67.2% | 66.9% |
2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 69.6% | 67.3% | 67.6% |
2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 90% | 70.9% | 68.8% |
2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 75.9% | 73.5% | 69.9% |
2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 66.3% | 74.5% | 68.5% |
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* Pleasant Valley Elementary School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.