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Schools in Effort

Effort’s public schools

Pleasant Valley School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Effort. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/4schools above Pennsylvania’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 94% of students in Pennsylvania’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
58%
2021–22
Math proficiency
34%
2021–22
Graduate on time
89%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$20.5K
▼ 6% vs PA $21.8K
FY2024
Students per teacher
15.1
PA 13.4 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
3,989 students on the public path
In brief

Effort’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Effort’s 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Pennsylvania’s 2,693 public schools. Pleasant Valley HS places highest (better than 62%); Pleasant Valley MS lowest (36%). See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Effort, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–2Pleasant Valley El Schin KunkletownB−
3–5Pleasant Valley Intermediate Schin KunkletownC+
6–8Pleasant Valley MSin BrodheadsvilleC+
9–12Pleasant Valley HSin BrodheadsvilleB

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Pleasant Valley School District.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Pleasant Valley School DistrictGrades K–12 · 4 schools · 3,989 students, up 5% since 2020–21 · 15.1 per teacher (PA 13.4)
$20,537PA $21,758 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading58%
State average 55.1% · 2048 students tested
Math34%
State average 36.1% · 1880 students tested

Effort vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Pennsylvania towns that share Effort’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Effort—Pleasant Valley

Every school in Effort

4 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Pennsylvania’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Effortin other towns
Pleasant Valley El Sch
Elementary · Grades K–2 · Kunkletown
B−
899 students12:1Rate it →
Pleasant Valley Intermediate Sch
Elementary · Grades 3–5 · Kunkletown
C+
906 students13:1Rate it →
Pleasant Valley MS
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Brodheadsville
C+
908 students20:1Rate it →
Pleasant Valley HS
High · Grades 9–12 · Brodheadsville
B
1,276 students19:1Rate it →

Questions about Effort’s schools

Are Effort’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Effort. Pleasant Valley School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Effort. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 of its 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Pennsylvania’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Effort in?

Pleasant Valley School District.

Where do Effort kids go to high school?

Pleasant Valley HS.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.