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Mid Valley Secondary Center

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Mid Valley Secondary Center ranks 218 th of 681 Pennsylvania high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 7-12

218^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 681 Pennsylvania High Schools

Better than 68% of Pennsylvania high schools

Summary

Mid Valley Secondary Center is a public high school located in Throop, Pennsylvania, serving grades 7-12 with a total enrollment of 882 students. The school is part of the Mid Valley School District, which is ranked 313 out of 606 districts in the state.

Academically, Mid Valley Secondary Center has shown inconsistent performance, with its statewide ranking ranging from 220 to 435 out of 634-693 Pennsylvania high schools. The school's performance on PSSA and Keystone Exams is generally below the state average, with only 29-36% of students proficient or better in Math and 43-71% proficient or better in English Language Arts and Science. However, the school's performance on Keystone Exams in Biology and Literature is better, with 60-71% of students proficient or better. The school performs better for White students and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, ranking in the top 30% and top 25% of Pennsylvania high schools, respectively, in recent years.

Compared to nearby schools, Abington Heights High School and Valley View High School stand out with higher academic performance, ranking in the top 20% and top 15% of Pennsylvania high schools, respectively. In contrast, Carbondale Area Junior/Senior High School and the Scranton School District schools have lower academic performance, ranking in the bottom 25% of Pennsylvania high schools. Mid Valley Secondary Center has a relatively high spending per student, ranging from $14,106 to $19,350 in recent years, which is higher than the state average.

898

Students ?

15.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,798

Per pupil spending ?

98.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

52 Underwood Rd
Throop, PA 18512-1196

(570) 307-2123

District: Mid Valley School District

Feeder schools for Mid Valley Secondary Center:

Elementary:

Mid Valley Elementary Center

Racial breakdown:

White:

72.9%

Hispanic:

12.0%

Two or more races:

9.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 35th percentile in 2015 → 68th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 33 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the Pennsylvania median (68th percentile)

Worth a look

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

!Math scores 13 pts below the Pennsylvania average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school46%

District avg40%

Pennsylvania avg46%

Middle school

425^th of 873

Pennsylvania public middle schools ?

Top 49%▼ down 10 pts since 2015

From top 38% (2015) to top 49% (2025)

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★★★★★

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High school

218^th of 681

Pennsylvania public high schools ?

Top 32%▲ up 33 pts since 2015

From bottom 35% (2015) to top 32% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of Pennsylvania High Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

313^th of 606Mid 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)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	50.8	425 of 873	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.5	308 of 891	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.3	340 of 893	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.5	490 of 883	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.7	579 of 797	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	59.6	396 of 891	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.6	432 of 861	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	59.1	381 of 877	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2016	56.6	413 of 870	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2015	62.3	320 of 835	61.7%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	33.9	411 of 643	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	55.2	221 of 672	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.1	166 of 660	74.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	50.1	426 of 835	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	72.4	205 of 860	76.2%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	30.9	244 of 348	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.1	179 of 362	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	29.4	262 of 362	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	34.7	565 of 843	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	61.4	305 of 877	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.8	235 of 874	73.1%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	49.2	420 of 839	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.8	385 of 870	55.7%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	19.2	148 of 174	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.4	143 of 199	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	62.6	65 of 187	65.2%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	39.2	397 of 649	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	59.7	244 of 673	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.9	344 of 681	49.5%	★★☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	69.6	218 of 681	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.4	291 of 686	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.6	220 of 674	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.3	345 of 634	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.7	435 of 693	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	56.1	389 of 673	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	58.4	360 of 663	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2016	59.3	359 of 677	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2015	48.1	440 of 680	35.3%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	33.6	334 of 524	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.6	203 of 513	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.9	169 of 502	66.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	68.3	225 of 657	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.6	315 of 665	52.6%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	50.8	133 of 287	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	15.3	240 of 274	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	70.7	165 of 651	74.7%	★★★★☆
2024	58.9	268 of 664	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	69.1	182 of 652	72.1%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	69.3	207 of 660	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.8	264 of 662	60.1%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	50.2	79 of 165	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.9	69 of 150	54.0%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	68.8	176 of 583	69.8%	★★★★☆
2024	58.8	243 of 595	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.4	199 of 577	65.5%	★★★☆☆

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)

Middle school

Male (2025)50th percentile~ school

Female (2025)49th percentile~ school

White (2025)39th percentile-12 vs school

Disabled (2025)36th percentile-15 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)33rd percentile-18 vs school

Hispanic (2025)30th percentile-21 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)15th percentile-36 vs school

High school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)75th percentile+7 vs school

White (2025)70th percentile~ school

Male (2025)69th percentile~ school

Female (2025)66th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)54th percentile-14 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)52nd percentile-16 vs school

Disabled (2025)36th percentile-32 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

Literature71%+9 vs state

Biology60%+11 vs state

Algebra I47%+3 vs state

English Language Arts43%-5 vs state

Math29%-13 vs state

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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 7th Grade	PSSA Math 8th Grade	PSSA Math All Grades	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
Mid Valley Secondary Center	Public	7-12	52 Underwood Rd	Throop	18512	Lackawanna County	Mid Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 307-2123	898	57	15.7	98.2%	655 (72.9%)	35 (3.9%)	108 (12.0%)	15 (1.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	83 (9.2%)	69.6	218^th of 681 public high schools	68.0%		60.4	291^st of 686 public high schools	57.6%	73	47.2	60.5	71.2	21.5	36.1	29.0	37.7	48.3	43.2	$16,798	$466	$16,331
Dunmore Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	300 W Warren St	Dunmore	18512	Lackawanna County	Dunmore School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 346-2043	674	48	13.9	99.1%	500 (74.2%)	38 (5.6%)	74 (11.0%)	38 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	23 (3.4%)	50.2	373^rd of 681 public high schools	45.2%		54.1	354^th of 686 public high schools	48.4%	19	46.2	41.1	60.5	21.2	23.6	22.4	39.0	45.0	41.9	$14,755	$233	$14,522
Career Technology Center of Lackawanna County	Public	9-12	3201 Rockwell Avenue	Scranton	18508	Lackawanna County	Career Technology Center of Lackawanna County	No	No	No	No	(570) 346-8471	12	28	.4	7,033.3%	9 (75.0%)	1 (8.3%)	2 (16.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Scranton High School	Public	7-12	63 Munchak Way	Scranton	18510	Lackawanna County	Scranton School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 348-3481	1,815	90	20.2	100.0%	610 (33.6%)	287 (15.8%)	683 (37.6%)	113 (6.2%)	1 (0.1%)	8 (0.4%)	113 (6.2%)	18.8	556^th of 681 public high schools	18.4%		33.1	497^th of 686 public high schools	27.6%	59	22.8	27.9	43.1	46.4	50.9	48.7	69.6	81.4	75.6	$14,113	$1,212	$12,900
Valley View High School	Public	9-12	1 Columbus Dr	Archbald	18403	Lackawanna County	Valley View School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 876-4110	747	52	14.4	37.8%	602 (80.6%)	33 (4.4%)	77 (10.3%)	14 (1.9%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	17 (2.3%)	81.9	100^th of 681 public high schools	85.3%		78.3	127^th of 686 public high schools	81.5%	27	55.1	68.3	80.0							$17,564	$879	$16,685
West Scranton High School	Public	9-12	1201 Luzerne St	Scranton	18504	Lackawanna County	Scranton School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 348-3616	1,404	106	13.2	99.4%	450 (32.1%)	198 (14.1%)	615 (43.8%)	47 (3.3%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.4%)	87 (6.2%)	21.7	547^th of 681 public high schools	19.7%		31.1	506^th of 686 public high schools	26.2%	41	26.4	26.8	46.3							$14,623	$1,211	$13,412
Abington Heights High School	Public	9-12	222 Noble Road	Clarks Summit	18411	Lackawanna County	Abington Heights School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 585-5300	1,115	73	15.2	1.3%	938 (84.1%)	25 (2.2%)	64 (5.7%)	64 (5.7%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	21 (1.9%)	92.1	37^th of 681 public high schools	94.6%		91.8	40^th of 686 public high schools	94.2%	3	69.3	76.0	87.5							$17,142	$461	$16,682
Lakeland Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	1355 Lakeland Dr	Scott Township	18433	Lackawanna County	Lakeland School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 254-9485	623	48	12.9	43.3%	562 (90.2%)	17 (2.7%)	30 (4.8%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.6%)	78.7	134^th of 681 public high schools	80.3%		62.4	266^th of 686 public high schools	61.2%	132	51.5	68.3	77.0	46.2	10.6	28.1	56.1	49.0	52.4	$16,521	$254	$16,268
Riverside Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	310 Davis St	Taylor	18517	Lackawanna County	Riverside School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 562-2121	686	53	13.1	100.4%	452 (65.9%)	56 (8.2%)	131 (19.1%)	20 (2.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (3.6%)	69.9	214^th of 681 public high schools	68.6%		61.8	271^st of 686 public high schools	60.5%	57	50.5	55.7	72.7	39.6	38.1	38.9	50.0	52.2	50.9
Old Forge Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	300 Marion St	Old Forge	18518	Lackawanna County	Old Forge School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 457-6721	434	36	12.1	47.7%	302 (69.6%)	22 (5.1%)	72 (16.6%)	12 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (5.8%)	71.5	201^st of 681 public high schools	70.5%		46.9	413^th of 686 public high schools	39.8%	212	45.7	64.3	72.9	39.7	17.2	28.4	61.9	37.5	49.6	$20,360	$409	$19,951

Frequently Asked Questions about Mid Valley Secondary Center

What district is Mid Valley Secondary Center in?

Mid Valley School District

What is the racial makeup of Mid Valley Secondary Center?

Students at Mid Valley Secondary Center are 73% White, 12% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races, 4% African American, 2% Asian.

What schools feed into Mid Valley Secondary Center?

Mid Valley Secondary Center is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Mid Valley Elementary Center

Is Mid Valley Secondary Center a good school?

Mid Valley Secondary Center ranks 218^th of 681 Pennsylvania high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Mid Valley Secondary Center?

In the 2024-25 school year, 898 students attended Mid Valley Secondary Center.

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