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Valley View School District

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Valley View School District is located in east Pennsylvania. Valley View School District has 27.64 square miles of land area and 0.06 square miles of water area. As of 2010, the total Valley View School District population is 18,224. Valley View School District median household income is $42,478 in 2006-2010. Valley View School District median house value is $133,500 in 2006-2010. On average, Valley View School District is better than the state average in quality.

Ranking:	High School: (161 out of 496, top 32%) Elementary/Middle School: (268 out of 498, bottom 46%)* Rank: #361
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Kindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	4
Population	18,224 (2010), rank #229
Population Growth	2.79% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	657.89/sq mi, rank #168
Median Household Income:	$42,478 at 2006-2010—-1.18% increase since 2005-2009, rank #335
Median House Price:	$133,500 at 2006-2010—11.62% increase since 2005-2009, rank #239
Time Zone:	Eastern GMT -5:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	27.64 sq mi, rank #353
Water Area:	0.06 sq mi (0.23%), rank #408
State:	Pennsylvania
County:	Lackawanna County
City:	Jessup, Blakely, Archbald
Zip:	18434, 18403, 18447, 18452, 18433
Area:	Scranton-Wilkes-Barre, PA

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Valley View School District Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

1 Columbus Dr

Archbald PA, 18403, Lackawanna County

Phone: 570-876-5080

Students and Teachers

	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	2,613	2,640	2,650
English Language Learner Students:	9	11	4
Total Teachers:	170.00	164.90	162.20
Prekindergarten:	0.00	0.00	NA
Kindergarten:	10.00	9.00	9.00
Elementary:	73.24	70.90	70.90
Secondary:	79.26	79.00	76.50
Ungraded:	7.50	6.00	5.80
Total Other Staff:	110.50	117.40	108.80
Instructional Aides:	18.00	18.00	17.00
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	2.00	2.00	1.80
Total Guidance Counselors:	7.00	6.90	7.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	3.34	3.30	3.30
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	3.66	3.60	3.70
Other Guidance Counselors:	NA	NA	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	3.00	3.00	3.00
Library/Media Support:	3.00	3.00	3.00
District Administrators:	3.00	3.00	3.00
District Administrative Support:	6.00	6.00	5.00
School Administrators:	6.00	9.00	6.00
School Administrative Support:	12.00	12.00	12.00
Student Support Services:	3.00	2.00	2.00
Other Support Services:	47.50	52.50	49.00
Student-Teacher Ratio:	15.37	16.01	16.34

Schools

Valley View El Center	Kindergarten to Grade 2	901 Main St, Peckville PA 18452
Valley View High School	Grade 9 to Grade 12	1 Columbus Dr, Archbald PA 18403
Valley View Intrmd School	Grade 3 to Grade 5	3 Columbus Dr, Archbald PA 18403
Valley View Middle School	Grade 6 to Grade 8	1 Columbus Dr, Archbald PA 18403

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
PSSA Test
2003	Math	11th Grade	% met std	48.4%	49.1%
2004	Math	11th Grade	% met std	53.5%	49.1%
2005	Math	11th Grade	% met std	61%	50.9%
2006	Math	11th Grade	% met std	55.2%	52%
2007	Math	11th Grade	% met std	52.4%	53.7%
2008	Math	11th Grade	% met std	57.6%	55.9%
2009	Math	11th Grade	% met std	66.1%	55.6%
2010	Math	11th Grade	% met std	73.1%	59.6%
2011	Math	11th Grade	% met std	70.1%	60.3%
2003	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	61%	59.2%
2004	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	64%	60.8%
2005	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	72.7%	65%
2006	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	72.4%	65.1%
2007	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	63.1%	65.4%
2008	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	66.4%	64.7%
2009	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	69.3%	65.2%
2010	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	76.3%	67.2%
2011	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	74.9%	69.1%
2008	Science	11th Grade	% met std	29.1%	35.7%
2009	Science	11th Grade	% met std	37%	39.7%
2010	Science	11th Grade	% met std	44.3%	39.8%
2011	Science	11th Grade	% met std	43.3%	40.8%
2005	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	82.6%	69%
2006	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	91.5%	85.6%
2007	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	94.9%	87.9%
2008	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	94.7%	85.8%
2009	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	84.7%	82.7%
2010	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	93.9%	80.7%
2011	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	94%	84.7%
2005	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	86%	81%
2006	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	86%	83%
2007	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	82.7%	78.5%
2008	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	76.8%	80.5%
2009	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	83.4%	81.7%
2010	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	89%	84.5%
2011	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	92.8%	83.5%
2005	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	80%	68%
2006	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	73%	69%
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	76.9%	72.8%
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	76.7%	76.8%
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	87.8%	77%
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	78.7%	75.2%
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	80.9%	77.2%
2006	Math	4th Grade	% met std	75.8%	77.2%
2007	Math	4th Grade	% met std	82.8%	78%
2008	Math	4th Grade	% met std	83.4%	79.6%
2009	Math	4th Grade	% met std	84.8%	81.8%
2010	Math	4th Grade	% met std	89.1%	84.9%
2011	Math	4th Grade	% met std	86.4%	85.2%
2006	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	70.4%	68.1%
2007	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	76.8%	70.1%
2008	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	75.4%	70.1%
2009	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	79.9%	72.6%
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	75.5%	72.9%
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	73.4%	73.3%
2008	Science	4th Grade	% met std	90.4%	81.5%
2009	Science	4th Grade	% met std	88.6%	83.4%
2010	Science	4th Grade	% met std	86.6%	81.4%
2011	Science	4th Grade	% met std	84.7%	82.9%
2003	Math	5th Grade	% met std	56.6%	56.3%
2004	Math	5th Grade	% met std	58%	61.8%
2005	Math	5th Grade	% met std	68%	69%
2006	Math	5th Grade	% met std	64.5%	66.9%
2007	Math	5th Grade	% met std	67.2%	71%
2008	Math	5th Grade	% met std	68.6%	73.2%
2009	Math	5th Grade	% met std	75.2%	73.5%
2010	Math	5th Grade	% met std	68.7%	74.4%
2011	Math	5th Grade	% met std	77.8%	76.3%
2003	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	58.1%	58%
2004	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	68.7%	62.7%
2005	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	67.3%	64.2%
2006	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	62.4%	60.6%
2007	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	68.1%	60%
2008	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	57%	61.6%
2009	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	68.1%	64.5%
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	65.8%	64.1%
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	62.1%	67.3%
2006	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	52.5%	54.1%
2007	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	39.4%	57.3%
2008	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	49.5%	57.3%
2009	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	43%	58.1%
2010	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	48.9%	61.8%
2011	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	62.4%	67.1%
2006	Math	6th Grade	% met std	67.5%	68%
2007	Math	6th Grade	% met std	68.2%	69.6%
2008	Math	6th Grade	% met std	80.5%	72.3%
2009	Math	6th Grade	% met std	80.6%	75.7%
2010	Math	6th Grade	% met std	78.1%	78%
2011	Math	6th Grade	% met std	79.9%	78.8%
2006	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	66.5%	65.9%
2007	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	73.7%	63.5%
2008	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	73.3%	66.9%
2009	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	70.4%	67.6%
2010	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	70.8%	68.8%
2011	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	70.8%	69.9%
2006	Math	7th Grade	% met std	60.9%	66.5%
2007	Math	7th Grade	% met std	63.8%	67.2%
2008	Math	7th Grade	% met std	81.3%	70.6%
2009	Math	7th Grade	% met std	84.6%	75.3%
2010	Math	7th Grade	% met std	84.1%	77.9%
2011	Math	7th Grade	% met std	84.4%	78.6%
2006	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	65.1%	68.1%
2007	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	70.3%	66.8%
2008	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	81.7%	70%
2009	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	84.1%	71.4%
2010	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	78.2%	73.5%
2011	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	77.6%	76%
2003	Math	8th Grade	% met std	46.5%	51.3%
2004	Math	8th Grade	% met std	61.6%	57.9%
2005	Math	8th Grade	% met std	69%	62.9%
2006	Math	8th Grade	% met std	74.3%	62.2%
2007	Math	8th Grade	% met std	67.4%	67.9%
2008	Math	8th Grade	% met std	75.5%	70.4%
2009	Math	8th Grade	% met std	81.1%	71.3%
2010	Math	8th Grade	% met std	85%	75.2%
2011	Math	8th Grade	% met std	89.4%	76.9%
2003	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	65.7%	63.4%
2004	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	81.9%	68.9%
2005	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	74%	64.1%
2006	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	75.4%	70.6%
2007	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	78.7%	75%
2008	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	87.7%	78.3%
2009	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	90.6%	80.5%
2010	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	88.8%	81.9%
2011	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	87.9%	81.8%
2008	Science	8th Grade	% met std	62.9%	52.7%
2009	Science	8th Grade	% met std	73.9%	54.8%
2010	Science	8th Grade	% met std	64.5%	57.2%
2011	Science	8th Grade	% met std	62.8%	58.3%
2006	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	67.4%	66.1%
2007	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	68%	71.8%
2008	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	70.6%	69.1%
2009	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	89.6%	71.2%
2010	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	86.5%	75.2%
2011	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	81.9%	73.1%

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School District Fiscal Information

	2009			2008			2007
	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%
Total Revenue:	$25,056,000	$9,491		$24,469,000	$9,234		$23,722,000	$9,054
Federal:	$837,000	$317	3.3%	$1,114,000	$420	4.6%	$937,000	$358	3.9%
State:	$12,012,000	$4,550	47.9%	$10,573,000	$3,990	43.2%	$10,041,000	$3,832	42.3%
Local:	$12,207,000	$4,624	48.7%	$12,782,000	$4,823	52.2%	$12,744,000	$4,864	53.7%
Total Expenditures:	$23,969,000	$9,079		$23,262,000	$8,778		$22,176,000	$8,464
Total Current Expenditures:	$21,618,000	$8,189		$21,035,000	$7,938		$20,149,000	$7,690
Instructional Expenditures:	$12,951,000	$4,906	59.9%	$12,809,000	$4,834	60.9%	$12,333,000	$4,707	61.2%
Student and Staff Support:	$1,490,000	$564	6.9%	$1,470,000	$555	7.0%	$1,238,000	$473	6.1%
Administration:	$1,856,000	$703	8.6%	$1,698,000	$641	8.1%	$1,753,000	$669	8.7%
Operations, Food, Other:	$5,321,000	$2,016	24.6%	$5,058,000	$1,909	24.0%	$4,825,000	$1,842	23.9%
Total Capital Outlay:	$404,000	$153		$458,000	$173		$113,000	$43
Construction:	$0	$0		$0	$0		$0	$0
Total Other:	$65,000	$25		$60,000	$23		$55,000	$21
Interest on Debt:	$649,000	$246		$674,000	$254		$843,000	$322

Total Salary:	$11,909,000	$4,511		$11,892,000	$4,488		$11,667,000	$4,453
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$8,716,000	$3,302	73.2%	$8,814,000	$3,326	74.1%	$8,650,000	$3,302	74.1%
Other Salary:	$3,193,000	$1,209	26.8%	$3,078,000	$1,162	25.9%	$3,017,000	$1,152	25.9%
Total Benefit:	$4,627,000	$1,753		$4,309,000	$1,626		$4,041,000	$1,542
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$3,346,000	$1,267	72.3%	$3,139,000	$1,185	72.8%	$2,903,000	$1,108	71.8%
Other Benefit:	$1,281,000	$485	27.7%	$1,170,000	$442	27.2%	$1,138,000	$434	28.2%

* Valley View School District was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.