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Schools in Rural Valley

Rural Valley’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?3/3schools above Pennsylvania’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 95% 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
59%
2021–22
Math proficiency
41%
2021–22
Graduate on time
87%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$19.9K
▼ 8% vs PA $21.8K
FY2024
Students per teacher
11.8
PA 13.4 · smaller classes
Schools in town
1
2,210 students on the public path
In brief

Rural Valley’s schools, in brief

School by school

3 of Rural Valley’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Pennsylvania’s 2,693 public schools. Shannock Valley El Sch places highest (better than 57%); Armstrong JSHS lowest (51%). 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 Rural Valley, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–6Shannock Valley El SchArmstrong School DistrictB
7–122 schoolsDepends on your addressB−

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

Armstrong School DistrictGrades K–12 · 8 schools · 4,240 students, down 11% since 2020–21 · 11.8 per teacher (PA 13.4)
$19,947PA $21,758 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading59%
State average 55.1% · 2471 students tested
Math41%
State average 36.1% · 2406 students tested

Rural Valley vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Rural Valley—Armstrong

Every school in Rural Valley

3 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).

District schools in Rural Valleyby address
Shannock Valley El Sch
Elementary · Grades K–6
B
310 students11:1Rate it →
Also serving Rural Valleyin other towns
Armstrong JSHS
High · Grades 7–12 · Kittanning
B−
1,374 students12:1Rate it →
West Shamokin JSHS
High · Grades 7–12
B−
526 students10:1Rate it →

Questions about Rural Valley’s schools

Are Rural Valley’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Rural Valley. Armstrong School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Rural Valley. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 3 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Pennsylvania’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Rural Valley in?

Armstrong School District.

Where do Rural Valley kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Armstrong JSHS and West Shamokin JSHS.

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What Rural Valley 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.