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Schools in Petersburg

Petersburg’s public schools

Juniata Valley School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Petersburg. 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 100% 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
51%
2021–22
Math proficiency
28%
2021–22
Graduate on time
98%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$18.8K
▼ 14% vs PA $21.8K
FY2024
Students per teacher
10.3
PA 13.4 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
659 students on the public path
In brief

Petersburg’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Petersburg’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Pennsylvania’s 2,693 public schools. Juniata Valley El Sch places highest (better than 42%); Juniata Valley JSHS lowest (29%). 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 Petersburg, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–5Juniata Valley El Schin AlexandriaC+
6–12Juniata Valley JSHSin AlexandriaC

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

Juniata Valley School DistrictGrades K–12 · 2 schools · 659 students, down 9% since 2020–21 · 10.3 per teacher (PA 13.4)
$18,795PA $21,758 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading51%
State average 55.1% · 395 students tested
Math28%
State average 36.1% · 359 students tested

Petersburg vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Petersburg—Juniata Valley

Every school in Petersburg

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 Petersburgin other towns
Juniata Valley El Sch
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Alexandria
C+
285 students9:1Rate it →
Juniata Valley JSHS
High · Grades 6–12 · Alexandria
C
374 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about Petersburg’s schools

Are Petersburg’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Petersburg. Juniata Valley School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Petersburg. 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 Petersburg in?

Juniata Valley School District.

Where do Petersburg kids go to high school?

Juniata Valley JSHS.

Parents talk

What Petersburg families are saying about school.

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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.