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Oley Valley Elementary School

Q: Is Oley Valley Elementary School a good school?

Oley Valley Elementary School ranks 431 st of 1511 Pennsylvania elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

431^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,511 Pennsylvania Elementary Schools

Better than 71% of Pennsylvania elementary schools

Summary

Oley Valley Elementary School is a public elementary school serving 610 students in grades K-5 in the Oley Valley School District. The school has consistently ranked in the top half of Pennsylvania elementary schools, currently at 431 out of 1,511 schools, and is rated 4 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger.

Oley Valley Elementary School stands out for its strong academic performance, consistently outperforming the state average in PSSA Math and English Language Arts proficiency across all grade levels. In 2024-2025, the school had 63.5% of students proficient or better in PSSA Math, compared to the state average of 41.7%, and 58.9% proficient or better in PSSA English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 48.5%. The school also excels in science proficiency, with 88.7% of students proficient or better in 2023-2024, significantly higher than the state average of 65.8%. Additionally, Oley Valley Elementary spends more per student than the state average, investing $16,033 per student in 2022-2023 compared to the state average of $15,535 in 2019-2020.

While the school performs well overall, there are some disparities in the performance of certain student subgroups. For example, the school's ranking for White students is lower than its ranking for Hispanic and low socioeconomic status students. However, Oley Valley Elementary still outperforms many nearby schools, such as Muhlenberg Elementary Center, Willow Creek Elementary School, and schools in the Reading School District, in terms of academic proficiency and school ranking.

593

Students ?

11.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,921

Per pupil spending ?

34.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3257 Friedensburg Rd
Oley, PA 19547-8715

(610) 987-4100

District: Oley Valley School District

Students who attend Oley Valley Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Oley Valley Middle School
High:	Oley Valley Senior High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

84.5%

Hispanic:

7.9%

Two or more races:

6.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 58th percentile in 2015 → 71st in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Pennsylvania average (61% vs 45% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 13 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the Pennsylvania median (71st percentile)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school61%

District avg52%

Pennsylvania avg45%

431^st of 1,511

Pennsylvania public elementary schools ?

Top 29%▲ up 13 pts since 2015

From top 42% (2015) to top 29% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

148^th of 606Oley Valley School District among Pennsylvania districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	72.5	431 of 1511	71.5%	★★★★☆
2024	61.6	675 of 1526	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.9	724 of 1534	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.6	719 of 1534	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.9	742 of 1433	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	68.3	539 of 1544	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.1	698 of 1530	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	63.6	657 of 1547	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2016	59.8	754 of 1554	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2015	64.3	614 of 1474	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2014	55.4	834 of 1467	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	55.3	877 of 1519	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2012	70.0	552 of 1599	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2011	67.0	597 of 1597	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2010	72.2	436 of 1579	72.4%	★★★★☆
2009	72.5	398 of 1549	74.3%	★★★★☆
2008	60.7	725 of 1551	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2007	66.2	585 of 1555	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2006	65.6	576 of 1545	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2005	79.6	205 of 1299	84.2%	★★★★☆
2004	55.2	701 of 1308	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2003	54.6	685 of 1302	47.4%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	52.0	417 of 1030	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.1	414 of 1084	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.4	605 of 1043	42.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	71.4	416 of 1466	71.6%	★★★★☆
2024	56.1	749 of 1488	49.7%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	63.6	114 of 429	73.4%	★★★★☆
2024	42.4	258 of 454	43.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	68.0	365 of 1369	73.3%	★★★★☆
2024	63.1	531 of 1432	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.4	554 of 1414	60.8%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	70.3	428 of 1475	71.0%	★★★★☆
2024	64.5	558 of 1495	62.7%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	62.8	451 of 1201	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.2	644 of 1229	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.2	789 of 1236	36.2%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Hispanic (2025)73rd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)73rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)72nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)71st percentile~ school

White (2025)62nd percentile-9 vs school

Disabled (2025)60th percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

Math64%+22 vs state

English Language Arts59%+10 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PSSA Math (2025)				PSSA English Language Arts (2025)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	PSSA Math 3rd Grade	PSSA Math 4th Grade	PSSA Math 5th Grade	PSSA Math All Grades	PSSA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 4th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 5th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Oley Valley Elementary School	Public	K-5	3257 Friedensburg Rd	Oley	19547	Berks County	Oley Valley School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 987-4100	593	51	11.6	34.6%	501 (84.5%)	3 (0.5%)	47 (7.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (6.7%)	72.5	431^st of 1511 public elementary schools	71.5%		61.6	675^th of 1526 public elementary schools	55.8%	244	80.9	56.4	54.2	63.5	72.3	47.1	58.3	58.9	$15,921	$932	$14,989
Stony Creek Elementary School	Public	K-3	100 Antietam Rd	Reading	19606	Berks County	Antietam School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 370-2898	345	19	18.1	105.2%	110 (31.9%)	19 (5.5%)	197 (57.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.5%)								(n/a)	16.7			16.7	23.8			23.8	$9,990	$421	$9,569
Owatin Creek Elementary School	Public	K-4	5000 Boyertown Pike	Reading	19606	Berks County	Exeter Township School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 406-4580	539	38	14.3	35.4%	389 (72.2%)	19 (3.5%)	96 (17.8%)	14 (2.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.7%)	70.8	457^th of 1511 public elementary schools	69.8%		74.4	412^th of 1526 public elementary schools	73.0%	45	63.7	63.5		63.6	54.6	65.4		59.5	$13,075	$00	$13,075
Jacksonwald Elementary School	Public	K-4	100 Church Lane	Reading	19606	Berks County	Exeter Township School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 779-1820	370	28	13.1	50.8%	197 (53.2%)	28 (7.6%)	110 (29.7%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (8.1%)	50.4	817^th of 1511 public elementary schools	45.9%		46.9	908^th of 1526 public elementary schools	40.5%	91	50.7	51.7		51.2	44.3	50.6		47.6	$14,153	$00	$14,153
Earl Elementary School	Public	K-5	22 Schoolhouse Rd	Boyertown	19512	Berks County	Boyertown Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 369-7504	271	19	14.5	32.1%	238 (87.8%)	4 (1.5%)	19 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.3%)	67.2	528^th of 1511 public elementary schools	65.1%		64.5	601^st of 1526 public elementary schools	60.6%	73	34.9	76.4	74.4	62.8	46.6	54.0	67.5	55.8	$19,454	$772	$18,683
Willow Creek Elementary School	Public	K-4	605 Crisscross Rd	Fleetwood	19522	Berks County	Fleetwood Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 944-8404	564	45	12.5	39.7%	399 (70.7%)	14 (2.5%)	119 (21.1%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.0%)	35.7	1021^st of 1511 public elementary schools	32.4%		49.4	875^th of 1526 public elementary schools	42.7%	146	57.8	27.7		42.5	44.3	32.6		38.3	$19,048	$915	$18,134
Andrew Maier Elementary School	Public	K-4	355 Andrew Maier Blvd	Blandon	19510	Berks County	Fleetwood Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 926-2502	245	20	12.1	40.4%	186 (75.9%)	8 (3.3%)	44 (18.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.4%)	49.5	831^st of 1511 public elementary schools	45.0%		70.2	489^th of 1526 public elementary schools	68.0%	342	54.2	38.6		45.7	60.5	43.9		51.5	$22,410	$1,545	$20,865
Thirteenth & Union Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1600 N 13th St	Reading	19604	Berks County	Reading School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 371-5795	641	44	14.4	100.5%	38 (5.9%)	17 (2.7%)	566 (88.3%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.3%)	9.7	1360^th of 1511 public elementary schools	10.0%		11.1	1344^th of 1526 public elementary schools	11.9%	16	17.4	18.7		18.1	12.8	28.9		20.6	$21,859	$3,907	$17,952
Twelfth & Marion Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1200 N 12th St	Reading	19604	Berks County	Reading School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 371-5788	459	35	13.0	107.2%	9 (2.0%)	15 (3.3%)	424 (92.4%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.5%)	9.9	1355^th of 1511 public elementary schools	10.3%		10.6	1351^st of 1526 public elementary schools	11.5%	4	14.6	21.8		18.1	17.7	26.4		21.9	$21,089	$3,314	$17,776
Thirteenth & Green Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	501 N 13th St	Reading	19604	Berks County	Reading School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 371-5766	477	36	13.1	103.8%	20 (4.2%)	15 (3.1%)	433 (90.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.9%)	8.4	1384^th of 1511 public elementary schools	8.4%		18	1245^th of 1526 public elementary schools	18.4%	139	11.1	21.3		15.8	16.6	23.7		19.9	$21,082	$3,133	$17,949

Frequently Asked Questions about Oley Valley Elementary School

What district is Oley Valley Elementary School in?

Oley Valley School District

Is Oley Valley Elementary School a good school?

Oley Valley Elementary School ranks 431^st of 1511 Pennsylvania elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Oley Valley Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Oley Valley Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Oley Valley Middle School
High : Oley Valley Senior High School

How many students attend Oley Valley Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 593 students attended Oley Valley Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Oley Valley Elementary School?

Students at Oley Valley Elementary School are 84% White, 8% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races.

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