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Schools in Houtzdale

Houtzdale’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?0/2schools above Pennsylvania’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 96% 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
52%
2021–22
Math proficiency
36%
2021–22
Graduate on time
98%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$18.5K
▼ 15% vs PA $21.8K
FY2024
Students per teacher
12.5
PA 13.4 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
746 students on the public path
In brief

Houtzdale’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Houtzdale’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Pennsylvania’s 2,693 public schools. Moshannon Valley JSHS places highest (better than 37%); Moshannon Valley El Sch 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 Houtzdale, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–6Moshannon Valley El SchMoshannon Valley School DistrictC+
7–12Moshannon Valley JSHSMoshannon Valley School DistrictC+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Moshannon 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.

Moshannon Valley School DistrictGrades K–12 · 2 schools · 746 students, down 4% since 2020–21 · 12.5 per teacher (PA 13.4)
$18,484PA $21,758 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading52%
State average 55.1% · 424 students tested
Math36%
State average 36.1% · 387 students tested

Houtzdale vs. its neighbors

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

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Houtzdale—Moshannon Valley

Every school in Houtzdale

2 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 Houtzdalein other towns
Moshannon Valley El Sch
Elementary · Grades K–6
C+
372 students11:1Rate it →
Moshannon Valley JSHS
High · Grades 7–12
C+
374 students14:1Rate it →

Questions about Houtzdale’s schools

Are Houtzdale’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Houtzdale. Moshannon Valley School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Houtzdale. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 0 of its 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Pennsylvania’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Houtzdale in?

Moshannon Valley School District.

Where do Houtzdale kids go to high school?

Moshannon Valley JSHS.

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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.