Pleasant Valley Elementary School

310 Cayuga Ave, Altoona, PA 16602 | (814) 946-8397

Grades: KG-6
Student Enrollment: 549

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School Summary and Highlights

Enrolls 549 elementary school students from grades KG-6
Ranks 569th out of 1,895 elementary schools in PA.
2010 Overall School AYP Met Status: Made AYP

Additional Contact Information

Mailing Address: 310 Cayuga Avenue, Altoona, PA 16602

Principal or Admin: Susan Richardella

School Operational Details

Title I Eligible
All students of this school are eligible for participation in authorized programs.

School District Details

Altoona Area School District
Per-Pupil Spending: $9,310
Graduation Rate: 72.2%
Dropout Rate: 4.7%
Students Per Teacher: 15.5
Enrolled Students: 7,995

Faculty Details and Student Enrollment

Students and Faculty

Total Students Enrolled: 549
Total Full Time "Equivalent" Teachers: 27.8
Average Student-To-Teacher Ratio: 19.7

Students Gender Breakdown

Males: 291 (53.0%)
Females: 258 (47.0%)

Free Lunch Student Eligibility Breakdown

Eligible for Reduced Lunch: 52 (9.5%)
Eligible for Free Lunch: 220 (40.1%)
Eligible for Either Reduced or Free Lunch: 272 (49.5%)

Student Enrollment Distribution by Race / Ethnicity

Pleasant Valley Elementary School Student Race Distribution

	Number	Percent
American Indian	1	0.2%
Black	29	5.3%
Asian	6	1.1%
Hispanic	2	0.4%
White	511	93.1%

Number of Students Per Grade

	Number	Percent
Kindergarten	88	16.0%
1st Grade	82	14.9%
2nd Grade	84	15.3%
3rd Grade	63	11.5%
4th Grade	77	14.0%
5th Grade	84	15.3%
6th Grade	71	12.9%

Low-Income Enrollment (2011)

Percent of Students from Low-Income Families

School:

49.4%

District:

54.4%

Source: PA Department of Education, Source: NCES 2009-2010

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Test Scores and Performance Information

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The overall school rating shows that Pleasant Valley Elementary School performed on average better than many other schools across the state on PSSA state exams in the following subjects:

Math
Reading
Science
Writing

AYP Details (2010)

Overall AYP Met: Made AYP

PSSA - Test Proficiency by Grade and Subject

Grade 3 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Math Test
2010	94.9%	81.2%	84.5%
2009	93.1%	82.3%	81.7%
2008	85.4%	78.2%	80.5%

Reading Test
2010	91.5%	76.0%	75.2%
2009	91.7%	78.4%	77.0%
2008	80.5%	75.5%	76.8%

Grade 4 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Math Test
2010	90.8%	89.5%	84.9%
2009	91.6%	78.3%	81.8%
2008	93.2%	76.0%	79.6%

Reading Test
2010	88.1%	76.1%	72.9%
2009	75.9%	70.3%	72.6%
2008	85.2%	65.7%	70.1%

Science Test
2010	88.1%	83.5%	81.4%
2009	91.6%	83.4%	83.4%
2008	95.9%	79.4%	81.5%

Grade 5 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Math Test
2010	78.3%	77.7%	74.4%
2009	87.4%	72.6%	73.5%
2008	80.8%	71.1%	73.2%

Reading Test
2010	66.3%	64.6%	64.1%
2009	83.1%	62.5%	64.5%
2008	67.1%	58.2%	61.6%

Writing Test
2010	73.5%	67.2%	61.8%
2009	-	-	-
2008	68.1%	61.0%	57.3%

Grade 6 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Math Test
2010	97.1%	84.1%	78.0%
2009	87.3%	76.9%	75.7%
2008	82.0%	73.3%	72.3%

Reading Test
2010	90.0%	70.9%	68.8%
2009	69.6%	67.3%	67.6%
2008	71.8%	67.1%	66.9%

Source: PA Department of Education 2009-2010

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