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Penns Valley Area JSHS

PublicHighGrades 7–12

4545 Penns Valley Road, Spring Mills, PA 16875 · (814) 422-2000 · Part of Penns Valley Area School District

Penn Township’s School Grade A− better than 79% of Pennsylvania school districts

Directions
Students
632
Students per teacher
13:1
Setting
Rural
Grades
7–12
The gist

What stands out about Penns Valley Area JSHS

  • Its own letter, B−: better results than 45% of Pennsylvania’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 10 pts below the state

On the path

Where Penn Township kids come from and go next. The whole path →

K–6Penns Valley Area El and Intrmd Schin Spring Mills
7–12Penns Valley Area JSHSYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency40%
State average 37.3%
Reading / language arts45%
State average 55%

Its own letter, B−, places these results among Pennsylvania’s 2,693 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

4545 Penns Valley Road, Spring Mills

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 7104
Grade 8101
Grade 9103
Grade 10104
Grade 11103
Grade 12117
Enrollment over time
680’20
688’21
662’22
649’23
632’24

Down 7.1% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 95%Hispanic 2%Two or more races 1%Black <1%Asian <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Penns Valley Area JSHS from Penn Township families.

Other schools in Penns Valley Area School District

The district →
Centre Hall-Potter El Sch
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Centre Hall
A−
205 students15:1
Miles Township El Sch
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Rebersburg
B
86 students13:1
Penns Valley Area El and Intrmd Sch
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Spring Mills
B+
348 students13:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Pennsylvania’s other public schools; Penn Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.