Pleasant Valley Middle School

Route 115, Brodheadsville, PA 18322 | (570) 402-1000

Grades: 8-9
Student Enrollment: 1,065

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School Summary and Highlights

Enrolls 1,065 middle and high school students from grades 8-9
Ranks 526th out of 875 middle schools in PA.
2010 Overall School AYP Met Status: Made AYP

Additional Contact Information

Principal or Admin: Howard Drake

School Operational Details

Title I Eligible

School District Details

Pleasant Valley School District
Per-Pupil Spending: $10,413
Graduation Rate: 82.2%
Dropout Rate: 1.1%
Students Per Teacher: 12.9
Enrolled Students: 5,885

Faculty Details and Student Enrollment

Students and Faculty

Total Students Enrolled: 1,065
Total Full Time "Equivalent" Teachers: 81.9
Average Student-To-Teacher Ratio: 13.0

Students Gender Breakdown

Males: 545 (51.2%)
Females: 518 (48.6%)

Free Lunch Student Eligibility Breakdown

Eligible for Reduced Lunch: 88 (8.3%)
Eligible for Free Lunch: 266 (25.0%)
Eligible for Either Reduced or Free Lunch: 354 (33.2%)

Student Enrollment Distribution by Race / Ethnicity

Pleasant Valley Middle School Student Race Distribution

	Number	Percent
American Indian	4	0.4%
Black	87	8.2%
Asian	9	0.8%
Hispanic	102	9.6%
White	861	80.8%

Number of Students Per Grade

	Number	Percent
8th Grade	506	47.5%
9th Grade	559	52.5%

Low-Income Enrollment (2011)

Percent of Students from Low-Income Families

School:

32.3%

District:

32.3%

Faculty Information (2010)

ASSISTANT/VICE PRINCIPAL: SHELLEY FRANCO

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

School Ratings and Reviews

Overall Rating: 1

1 out of 5 | 5 Reviews

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5 reviews for Pleasant Valley Middle School

Reviewed by Community Member on March 16, 2011
Rating: (1 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
These schools never return phone calls. Doesn't matter which school: MIDDLE OR HIGH SCHOOL. They all suck

Reviewed by Parent or Guardian on December 03, 2010
Rating: (1 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
My child started attending this school a few months ago and I have come beleive all of the horror stories that I have been told. The administration is the worst I have ever seen. These kids are disciplined for the most ridiculous things. The kids here are spending more time in the office WAITING to be seen, then actually learning in the classroom. The curriculum is all over the place, no structure. Don't even get me started on the conferences. I want to know how a school can be run so poorly for so long with nothing being done to rectify this. They can't say it's to get the kids ready for high school, because the high school is run more efficiently then this one is. This school is in drastic need of restructuring!!!

Reviewed by Staff Member on August 13, 2010
Rating: (1 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
THE SCHOOL IS SO POORLY RAN,INEPT TEACHING,I DONT WANT TO GET INTO WHAT HAPPENS ON THE BUSES,THE 'UNIFORMS' ARE TIRED,ARE REDICULOUS ,PLEASENT VALLEY HAS LOST OVER 400 STUDENTS LAST YEAR NOT DUE TO THE ECONOMY,'WHO ARE YOU TRYING TO FOOL' ;BUT DUE TO YOU OWN 'COMMUNISTIC 'RULES' THIS IS USA ,WE ARE FREE,OUR CHILDREN INCLUDED,ENOUGH ALREADY~

Reviewed by Student on August 08, 2010
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i haven't even went here yet but i know that we have to wear uniforms a certain way. Barely any accessories. HOW DO THEY EXPECT US TO BE CREATIVE AND SHOW IT TO THE WORLD! I heard there are many cliques. Exp: if your skinny and pretty, you'll be popular. I really don't like that even though i would most likely be in that clique. I am dreading going to this school! They write you up for everything i heard. And they could care less about grades they just make sure you look right and stuff! I HATE THIS PLACE!

Reviewed by Parent/Guardian on January 20, 2010
Rating: (1 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
Uniforms are horrible.

Test Scores and Performance Information

Overall School Rating

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The overall school rating shows that Pleasant Valley Middle School performed on average about the same as 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 8 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Math Test
2010	70.2%	69.9%	75.2%
2009	60.7%	60.5%	71.3%
2008	61.6%	61.4%	70.3%

Reading Test
2010	82.3%	81.9%	81.9%
2009	85.2%	85.0%	80.5%
2008	83.4%	83.4%	78.3%

Science Test
2010	54.3%	54.1%	57.2%
2009	47.5%	47.3%	54.8%
2008	49.6%	49.3%	52.7%

Writing Test
2010	70.7%	70.5%	75.2%
2009	-	-	-
2008	64.2%	64.1%	69.1%

Source: PA Department of Education 2009-2010

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