Penns Valley Area Jshs

4545 Penns Valley Road, Spring Mills PA, 16875 | Penns Valley Area School District | 814-422-2000
  • grades 7-12
  • students 664
  • type High
PROFICIENCY 64% 17% higher than state average
School Rankings
  • Ranked #0 of 5 in Spring Mills
  • Ranked #0 of 4836 in Pennsylvania
Proficiency Averages
63%Spring Mills
55%Pennsylvania

Penns Valley Area Jshs is a school servicing grades 7 to 12 and is located in the district of "Penns Valley Area School District" in Spring Mills, PA. There are a total of 664 students and 48 teachers at Penns Valley Area Jshs, for a student to teacher ratio of 14 to 1.

Penns Valley Area Jshs has an average proficiency test score (in mathematics and languages) of 64.0%, which is 17% higher than the Pennsylvania average.

Penns Valley Area Jshs location

Academics

Students/Teachers
Students664
Teachers48
Student/Teacher ratio14:1

 

Advanced Placement
AP enrollment101
Taking some courses22
Taking some courses (not tests)83
Passing some courses11
Passing no courses11

Advanced placement (AP) is a program that offers high school students the ability to take college level courses and exams. These programs were created to be at the same level of most first year university courses. If the students were successful in the AP programs, they could potentially receive advanced placement, credit or exemptions when they go on to university. At Penns Valley Area Jshs, there are a total of 101 students enrolled in advanced placement courses, with 22 taking some courses.

Proficiency in mathematics comparison

Proficiency in languages comparison

Proficiency in mathematics by grade

GradeProficiency
All53%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
740-44%
840-44%
High School75-79%

Proficiency in languages by grade

GradeProficiency
All75%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
770-74%
865-69%
High School85-89%

The proficiency in math and languages tables represent the percentage of students that scored at or above the proficiency level on their standardized state assessment tests. Although these tests are standardized within each state, the tests may vary from state to state. Comparing the results of one state to another may not always be an accurate or fair comparison.

Penns Valley Area Jshs race/ethnicity breakdown

RaceSchoolDistrictPennsylvaniaNational
White 96.6% 96.4% 68.3% 51.1%
Black 1.4% 1.3% 14.4% 15.9%
Asian 0.6% 0.7% 3.6% 4.7%
Hispanic or Latino 0.6% 0.9% 10.4% 23.6%
American Indian and Alaskan 0.6% 0.4% 0.2% 1.2%
Hawaiian 0.0% 0.1% 0.1% 0.4%
Multiracial 0.3% 0.1% 2.9% 3.1%

Spring Mills demographics profile

StatisticSpring MillsPennsylvaniaNational
Population40712,801,989328,239,523
Population density (sq mi)69928791
Median age48.740.637.7
Male/Female ratio1.2:11.0:11.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)47%56%55%
Speak English100%89%79%
Speak Spanish0%5%13%

Education level achieved in Spring Mills

IndexSpring MillsPennsylvaniaNational
Completed 8th grade89.6%86.9%84.3%
Completed high school89.6%85.6%83.0%
Completed some college36.4%53.6%59.4%
Completed associate degree24.4%37.4%38.5%
Completed bachelors15.1%29.3%30.3%
Completed masters1.4%11.5%11.5%
Completed professional degree0.0%3.3%3.3%
Completed doctorate0.0%1.4%1.3%
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Source: The Penns Valley Area Jshs data displayed above is derived from the National Center for Education Statistics and from the U.S. Department of Education.