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Williams Valley School District

At a glance

561^stof 606 Pennsylvania districts▼ 85

Better than 7% of Pennsylvania districts

Elementary 1 High 1Grades K-12

10330 State Route 209
Tower City, PA 17980-9801·(717) 647-2167·All Pennsylvania district rankings →

Statewide performance 2017–2025

2025: better than 7.4% of districts

Schools

930

Students

Top rankedWilliams Valley Elementary School1245^th of 1,511 Pennsylvania elementary schools

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Summary:

The Williams Valley School District in Pennsylvania operates two schools: Williams Valley Elementary School and Williams Valley Junior/Senior High School. Based on the available data, neither school appears to be a standout performer, as both are struggling to meet state averages on key metrics like test scores, graduation rates, and poverty indicators.

The elementary school has significantly lower proficiency rates on PSSA Math and English Language Arts tests compared to the state, with only 28.5% and 18.6% proficiency, respectively, in the 2024-2025 school year. The junior/senior high school performs even worse, with just 2.8% proficiency in Math and 17% in ELA. On Keystone Exams, the high school also had low proficiency rates in Algebra I (11.1%), Biology (18.8%), and Literature (24.6%) in 2024-2025. Additionally, the junior/senior high school's four-year graduation rate of 87.9% in 2023-2024 was below the state average.

Both schools serve a predominantly low-income student population, with the elementary school having a 100% free/reduced lunch rate and the junior/senior high school at 79.91% in 2023-2024. Despite the high spending per student at both schools ($14,464 for the elementary and $15,050 for the junior/senior high in 2022-2023), the academic outcomes suggest inefficient or ineffective resource allocation within the district. Overall, the data indicates systemic challenges within the Williams Valley School District that need to be addressed to improve student outcomes.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Keystone Exams Algebra I (2025)	Keystone Exams Biology (2025)	Keystone Exams Literature (2025)	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	Keystone Exams Algebra I 11th Grade	Keystone Exams Biology 11th Grade	Keystone Exams Literature 11th Grade	PSSA Math 3rd Grade	PSSA Math 4th Grade	PSSA Math 5th Grade	PSSA Math 6th Grade	PSSA Math 7th Grade	PSSA Math 8th 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 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
Williams Valley Elementary School	Public	K-6	10400 State Route 209	Tower City	17980	Schuylkill County	Williams Valley School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 647-2167	497	38	13.1	98.2%	415 (83.5%)	10 (2.0%)	40 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.2%)	17.3	1245^th of 1511 public elementary schools	17.6%		22.3	1188^th of 1526 public elementary schools	22.1%	57				25.0	37.7	29.8	20.8			28.5	21.2	14.5	10.3	30.2			18.6	$13,972	$1,204	$12,768
Williams Valley Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	10330 State Route 209	Tower City	17980	Dauphin County	Williams Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 647-2167	433	32	13.4	79.9%	379 (87.5%)	10 (2.3%)	32 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.8%)	6.6	618^th of 681 public high schools	9.3%		31.4	505^th of 686 public high schools	26.4%	113	11.1	18.8	24.6					5.3	0.0	2.8					14.7	19.7	17.0	$14,803	$349	$14,454

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Tri-Valley School District	4.15 mi	3	328^th
Upper Dauphin Area School District	9.47 mi	3	432^nd
Pine Grove Area School District	10.38 mi	3	319^th
Northern Lebanon School District	12.21 mi	2	324^th
Northumberland County Career and Technology Center	13.77 mi	1

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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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