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Schools in Valencia

Valencia’s public schools

Mars Area School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Valencia. 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 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
76%
2021–22
Math proficiency
60%
2021–22
Graduate on time
98%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.2K
▼ 39% vs PA $21.8K
FY2024
Students per teacher
14.1
PA 13.4 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
2,993 students on the public path
In brief

Valencia’s schools, in brief

School by school

3 of Valencia’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Pennsylvania’s 2,693 public schools. Mars Area SHS places highest (better than 98%); Mars Area MS lowest (62%). 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 Valencia, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–1Mars Area Primary Ctrin MarsNo scores
2–4Mars Area El Schin MarsA
7–8Mars Area MSin MarsB
9–12Mars Area SHSin MarsA+

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

Mars Area School DistrictGrades K–12 · 5 schools · 3,620 students, up 10% since 2020–21 · 14.1 per teacher (PA 13.4)
$13,243PA $21,758 · FY2024
A+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading76%
State average 55.1% · 1537 students tested
Math60%
State average 36.1% · 1692 students tested

Valencia vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Valencia—Mars Area
AdamsA+Mars Area

Every school in Valencia

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 Valenciain other towns
Mars Area Primary Ctr
Elementary · Grades K–1 · Mars
506 students19:1Rate it →
Mars Area El Sch
Elementary · Grades 2–4 · Mars
A
880 students16:1Rate it →
Mars Area MS
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Mars
B
563 students14:1Rate it →
Mars Area SHS
High · Grades 9–12 · Mars
A+
1,044 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about Valencia’s schools

Are Valencia’s schools good?

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

Mars Area School District.

Where do Valencia kids go to high school?

Mars Area SHS.

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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.