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Valley Grove Elementary School

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Valley Grove Elementary School ranks 645 th of 1511 Pennsylvania elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

645^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,511 Pennsylvania Elementary Schools

Better than 57% of Pennsylvania elementary schools

Summary

Valley Grove Elementary School is a public elementary school in Franklin, Pennsylvania, serving 455 students in grades PK-6 and part of the Valley Grove School District. This school consistently outperforms the state average in both Math and English Language Arts (ELA) proficiency, with particularly strong results in 3rd and 4th grade Math.

Despite having a high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, Valley Grove Elementary School's low-income students perform exceptionally well, ranking in the top 25% of Pennsylvania elementary schools for this subgroup. The school's high spending per student, at $17,883 per student, and low student-teacher ratio of 12.6 students per teacher, may contribute to its academic success. However, the school still lags behind some nearby top-performing schools, such as Oakview Elementary School and Commodore Perry School, in overall performance.

While Valley Grove Elementary School's performance for low-income students is impressive, the school's results for other subgroups, such as male students and students with disabilities, are less strong, ranking in the bottom 50% of Pennsylvania elementary schools. Continued monitoring and targeted interventions could help the school maintain and improve its academic standing for all student groups.

448

Students ?

12.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,616

Per pupil spending ?

102.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

389 Sugarcreek Dr
Franklin, PA 16323-2848

(814) 432-3861

District: Valley Grove School District

Students who attend Valley Grove Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Rocky Grove Junior/Senior High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

91.3%

Two or more races:

6.0%

Hispanic:

1.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 72nd percentile in 2019 → 57th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Pennsylvania average (51% vs 45% meeting standards)

✓Above the Pennsylvania median (57th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 72nd-percentile peak (2019) to 57th (2025)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school51%

District avg49%

Pennsylvania avg45%

645^th of 1,511

Pennsylvania public elementary schools ?

Top 43%▲ up 21 pts since 2015

From bottom 36% (2015) to top 43% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

151^st of 606Valley Grove 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	60.4	645 of 1511	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.9	690 of 1526	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.7	740 of 1534	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.0	588 of 1534	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.1	658 of 1433	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	73.4	439 of 1544	71.6%	★★★★☆
2018	61.8	685 of 1530	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2017	52.1	889 of 1547	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	49.3	937 of 1554	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	44.6	946 of 1474	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2014	54.5	847 of 1467	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	59.7	768 of 1519	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2012	61.6	791 of 1599	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2011	40.5	1202 of 1597	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	39.6	1181 of 1579	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	40.9	568 of 1030	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.1	704 of 1084	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.0	597 of 1043	42.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	67.9	476 of 1466	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	70.9	451 of 1488	69.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	69.8	342 of 1369	75.0%	★★★★☆
2024	72.6	344 of 1432	76.0%	★★★★☆
2023	69.6	387 of 1414	72.6%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	49.3	792 of 1475	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.1	853 of 1495	42.9%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	41.8	753 of 1201	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.9	686 of 1229	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.8	803 of 1236	35.0%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)75th percentile+18 vs school

Female (2025)68th percentile+10 vs school

Male (2025)46th percentile-11 vs school

Disabled (2025)45th percentile-12 vs school

White (2025)37th percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts53%+4 vs state

Math50%+8 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 6th 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 6th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Valley Grove Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	389 Sugarcreek Dr	Franklin	16323	Venango County	Valley Grove School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 432-3861	448	36	12.6	102.9%	409 (91.3%)	3 (0.7%)	8 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.0%)	60.4	645^th of 1511 public elementary schools	57.3%		60.9	690^th of 1526 public elementary schools	54.8%	45	67.3	70.0	31.8	31.5	49.6	58.9	50.0	46.3	57.4	52.7	$18,616	$1,550	$17,066
Central Elementary School	Public	K-5	1276 Otter St	Franklin	16323	Venango County	Franklin Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 432-8419	342	33	10.2	116.4%	285 (83.3%)	10 (2.9%)	9 (2.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (10.8%)	55.6	735^th of 1511 public elementary schools	51.4%		39.7	1010^th of 1526 public elementary schools	33.8%	275	51.8	58.8	50.0		53.7	42.6	58.8	39.5		47.3	$19,764	$2,941	$16,824
Sandycreek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	297 Pone Lane	Franklin	16323	Venango County	Franklin Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 432-3819	282	18	15.5	108.5%	261 (92.6%)	5 (1.8%)	9 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.5%)	61.2	634^th of 1511 public elementary schools	58.0%		44.6	952^nd of 1526 public elementary schools	37.6%	318	52.1	65.9	39.1		51.9	54.2	73.1	42.2		56.0	$19,026	$1,535	$17,491
Smedley Street School	Public	K-1	310 Smedley St	Oil City	16301	Venango County	Oil City Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 676-2294	103	12	8.8	95.1%	90 (87.4%)	3 (2.9%)	4 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (5.8%)								(n/a)											$23,115	$2,215	$20,900
Seventh Street School	Public	2-4	102 W 7th St	Oil City	16301	Venango County	Oil City Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 677-3029	152	14	10.7	102.6%	127 (83.6%)	4 (2.6%)	13 (8.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.6%)	26.1	1127^th of 1511 public elementary schools	25.4%		47.6	895^th of 1526 public elementary schools	41.3%	232	25.0	36.2			30.5	37.5	38.3			37.9	$17,198	$2,063	$15,136
Cranberry Elementary School	Public	K-6	3 Education Dr	Seneca	16346	Venango County	Cranberry Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 676-1871	581	45	13.0	50.3%	555 (95.5%)	2 (0.3%)	7 (1.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	13 (2.2%)	41.4	945^th of 1511 public elementary schools	37.5%		54.6	804^th of 1526 public elementary schools	47.3%	141	42.6	43.4	35.1	39.2	40.1	39.3	37.7	36.4	46.4	40.3	$16,481	$1,156	$15,325
Hasson Heights School	Public	K-4	833 Grandview Rd	Oil City	16301	Venango County	Oil City Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 677-8021	400	34	11.8	98.8%	348 (87.0%)	10 (2.5%)	18 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.0%)	39.6	970^th of 1511 public elementary schools	35.8%		55.1	791^st of 1526 public elementary schools	48.2%	179	35.7	54.8			44.6	38.1	45.9			41.7	$17,747	$2,529	$15,218
Cochranton Elementary School	Public	K-6	225 South Franklin Street	Cochranton	16314	Crawford County	Crawford Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 425-2105	311	23	13.5	99.0%	295 (94.9%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.6%)	41.6	942^nd of 1511 public elementary schools	37.7%		48.4	885^th of 1526 public elementary schools	42.0%	57	60.5	50.0	37.0	30.0	44.2	52.1	21.7	34.8	34.0	35.8	$15,194	$1,909	$13,286
Oakview Elementary School	Public	K-5	1387 School Rd	Stoneboro	16153	Mercer County	Lakeview School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 376-7911	348	36	9.6	53.7%	337 (96.8%)	2 (0.6%)	7 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	89.1	135^th of 1511 public elementary schools	91.1%		86.4	162^nd of 1526 public elementary schools	89.4%	27	84.6	87.1	59.1		75.6	76.9	90.7	63.6		76.1	$23,966	$2,815	$21,151
Victory Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1819 Georgetown Rd	Harrisville	16038	Venango County	Franklin Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 786-7311	182	20	8.9	115.9%	174 (95.6%)	3 (1.6%)	4 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	19.7	1207^th of 1511 public elementary schools	20.1%		23.3	1177^th of 1526 public elementary schools	22.9%	30	35.3	29.6	15.3		27.5	29.4	29.6	26.9		28.7	$19,630	$1,146	$18,483

Frequently Asked Questions about Valley Grove Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Valley Grove Elementary School?

Students at Valley Grove Elementary School are 91% White, 6% Two or more races, 2% Hispanic.

Is Valley Grove Elementary School a good school?

Valley Grove Elementary School ranks 645^th of 1511 Pennsylvania elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Valley Grove Elementary School attend?

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

High : Rocky Grove Junior/Senior High School

How many students attend Valley Grove Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 448 students attended Valley Grove Elementary School.

What district is Valley Grove Elementary School in?

Valley Grove School District

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