Middle Schools in Valley View School District

Summary:

The Valley View School District in Pennsylvania has only one middle school, Valley View Middle School, which serves students in grades 6-8. The school's performance has fluctuated in recent years, with its statewide ranking ranging from 411 out of 893 Pennsylvania middle schools in 2022-2023 to 467 out of 891 in 2023-2024. Its performance rating by SchoolDigger has also varied, with 3 stars out of 5 in 2022-2023 and 2 stars out of 5 in the two previous school years.

Academically, Valley View Middle School's proficiency rates in math and English language arts (ELA) are generally below the state averages across all grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's math proficiency rate was 22.7% compared to the state average of 41.7%, and its ELA proficiency rate was 51.4% compared to the state average of 48.5%. The school's science proficiency rate in 2023-2024 was also lower than the state average, at 45.8% compared to 65.8%.

The school serves a population with significant socioeconomic challenges, with 45.72% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch in 2023-2024. The district's overall spending per student for the 2022-2023 school year was $15,164, which may indicate a need for additional resources or targeted interventions to support student learning and improve academic outcomes at Valley View Middle School.

District Detail

1 Columbus Dr
Archbald, PA 18403-1538

(570) 876-5080

SchoolDigger Rank:
268^th of 606 Pennsylvania districts

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Grades served: K-12
Students: 2,382

Primary Schools: 2
Middle Schools: 1
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 0

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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 6th Grade	PSSA Math 7th Grade	PSSA Math 8th Grade	PSSA Math All Grades	PSSA English Language Arts 6th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 7th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 8th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Valley View Middle School	Public	6-8	1 Columbus Dr	Archbald	18403	Lackawanna County	Valley View School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 876-6461	565	43	13.2	44.4%	470 (83.2%)	17 (3.0%)	52 (9.2%)	14 (2.5%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (1.6%)	49.4	439^th of 873 public middle schools	49.7%		49.7	467^th of 891 public middle schools	47.6%	28	19.2	29.0	20.5	22.7	45.9	59.2	50.3	51.4	$15,828	$266	$15,562

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Lakeland School District	3.07 mi	3	181^st
Mid Valley School District	4.4 mi	2	313^th
Carbondale Area School District	5.01 mi	2	518^th
Career Technology Center of Lackawanna County	5.87 mi	1
Dunmore School District	6.45 mi	2	373^rd

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Pennsylvania Department of Education.

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