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Panther Valley Junior/Senior High School

Public Grades 7-12

580^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 681 Pennsylvania High Schools

Better than 15% of Pennsylvania high schools

Summary

Panther Valley Junior/Senior High School is a public high school located in Lansford, Pennsylvania, serving grades 7-12 with a total enrollment of 781 students. The school has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Pennsylvania high schools, with a 1-2 star rating from SchoolDigger.

Panther Valley Junior/Senior High School faces significant challenges in terms of academic performance, graduation rates, and serving its predominantly low-income student population. The school consistently underperforms compared to the state and its own Panther Valley School District, as well as nearby high-performing schools like Palmerton Area High School and Northwestern Lehigh High School. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 9.2% of Panther Valley students were proficient or better in PSSA Math, compared to 14.6% in the district and 41.7% statewide. The school's performance on Keystone Exams is also well below state averages.

Panther Valley Junior/Senior High School's four-year graduation rate has been around 77-88% in recent years, lower than the state average. The school's dropout rate has also been higher than the state average, ranging from 1-3% in recent years. Despite these challenges, the school's per-student spending has been relatively low, ranging from $7,186 to $10,321 per student in recent years, lower than the spending of some nearby high-performing schools. Addressing these issues will likely require a comprehensive approach, including increased funding, targeted interventions for struggling students, and a focus on improving instructional quality and student engagement.

759

Students ?

16.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,482

Per pupil spending ?

104.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

912 Coal Region Way
Lansford, PA 18232

(570) 645-2171

District: Panther Valley School District

Racial breakdown:

White:

69.2%

Hispanic:

15.2%

African American:

7.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 12th percentile in 2018 → 15th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Pennsylvania average (21% vs 46% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (15th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the Pennsylvania average (80% vs 89%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school21%

District avg19%

Pennsylvania avg46%

Middle school

699^th of 873

Pennsylvania public middle schools ?

Bottom 20%▼ down 13 pts since 2018

From bottom 33% (2018) to bottom 20% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

580^th of 681

Pennsylvania public high schools ?

Bottom 15%▲ up 3 pts since 2018

See the entire ranking list of Pennsylvania High Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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	17.5	699 of 873	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.4	649 of 891	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.1	638 of 893	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.5	620 of 883	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.5	573 of 797	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.3	538 of 891	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.7	574 of 861	33.3%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	33.4	253 of 393	35.6%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	26.0	502 of 643	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.5	555 of 672	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.4	541 of 660	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	15.6	697 of 835	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.5	687 of 860	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	26.1	261 of 348	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	50.0	168 of 362	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	39.8	212 of 362	41.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	23.1	664 of 843	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.0	645 of 877	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.0	616 of 874	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	19.6	662 of 839	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.3	587 of 870	32.5%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	7.0	629 of 649	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.2	636 of 673	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.9	630 of 681	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	13.4	580 of 681	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.6	513 of 686	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	40.3	457 of 674	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.9	487 of 634	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.5	478 of 537	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.0	539 of 693	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.4	593 of 673	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	14.4	497 of 524	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	32.2	334 of 513	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.1	222 of 502	55.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	7.6	591 of 657	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	40.0	443 of 665	33.4%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	7.0	275 of 287	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	46.2	146 of 274	46.7%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	14.1	565 of 651	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.8	457 of 664	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.9	312 of 652	52.1%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	20.0	528 of 660	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.4	544 of 662	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	8.0	545 of 583	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.8	530 of 595	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.8	433 of 577	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Middle school

African American (2025)36th percentile+16 vs school

Hispanic (2025)25th percentile+5 vs school

Disabled (2025)22nd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)21st percentile~ school

Male (2025)21st percentile~ school

Female (2025)17th percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)3rd percentile-17 vs school

High school

Male (2025)20th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)13th percentile~ school

Female (2025)10th percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)7th percentile-8 vs school

Disabled (2025)5th percentile-10 vs school

Hispanic (2025)4th percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

Literature39%-24 vs state

English Language Arts26%-22 vs state

Biology25%-25 vs state

Algebra I17%-27 vs state

Math9%-33 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
Panther Valley Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	912 Coal Region Way	Lansford	18232	Carbon County	Panther Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 645-2171	759	45	16.8	104.2%	525 (69.2%)	58 (7.6%)	115 (15.2%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	57 (7.5%)	13.4	580^th of 681 public high schools	14.8%		28.6	513^th of 686 public high schools	25.2%	67	17.1	24.5	38.6	11.2	7.2	9.2	22.4	30.4	26.4	$7,482	$158	$7,323
Lehighton Area High School	Public	9-12	1 Indian Lane	Lehighton	18235	Carbon County	Lehighton Area School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 377-6180	630	84	7.4	51.7%	530 (84.1%)	11 (1.7%)	59 (9.4%)	6 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.6%)	19 (3.0%)	69.6	216^th of 681 public high schools	68.3%		71	198^th of 686 public high schools	71.1%	18	54.9	54.9	69.0							$19,142	$910	$18,232
Weatherly Area High School	Public	9-12	601 6th St	Weatherly	18255	Carbon County	Weatherly Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 427-8521	125	17	7.5	76.8%	106 (84.8%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (12.0%)	1 (0.8%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.6%)	56.6	322^nd of 681 public high schools	52.7%		55.4	340^th of 686 public high schools	50.4%	18	37.6	59.4	61.3							$24,428	$581	$23,847
Carbon Career & Technical Institute	Public	9-12	150 West 13th Street	Jim Thorpe	18229	Carbon County	Carbon Career & Technical Institute	No	No	No	No	(570) 325-3682	375	31	12.1	28.3%	346 (92.3%)	3 (0.8%)	25 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	47.8	394^th of 681 public high schools	42.1%		51.4	378^th of 686 public high schools	44.9%	16	37.7	42.3	63.6
Jim Thorpe Area High School	Public	9-12	1 Olympian Way	Jim Thorpe	18229	Carbon County	Jim Thorpe Area School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 325-3663	490	35	13.8	61.4%	363 (74.1%)	35 (7.1%)	67 (13.7%)	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.9%)	64.9	253^rd of 681 public high schools	62.8%		61.7	275^th of 686 public high schools	59.9%	22	50.5	51.9	68.2							$20,754	$155	$20,599
Tamaqua Area Senior High School	Public	9-12	500 Penn St	Tamaqua	18252	Schuylkill County	Tamaqua Area School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 668-1901	613	45	13.7	57.4%	482 (78.6%)	19 (3.1%)	104 (17.0%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	52.1	364^th of 681 public high schools	46.5%		58.4	313^th of 686 public high schools	54.4%	51	46.2	44.2	60.3							$12,117	$383	$11,734
Hazleton Area Career Center	Public	9-12	1451 W 23rd St	Hazle Township	18202	Luzerne County	Hazleton Area Career Center	No	No	No	No	(570) 459-3221	1	23	.0		1 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Hazleton Area High School	Public	9-12	1601 W 23rd St	Hazle Township	18202	Luzerne County	Hazleton Area School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 459-3221	4,071	214	19.0	95.4%	1,186 (29.1%)	63 (1.5%)	2,768 (68.0%)	16 (0.4%)	10 (0.2%)	1 (0.0%)	27 (0.7%)	24.4	530^th of 681 public high schools	22.2%		25.4	535^th of 686 public high schools	22.0%	5	24.9	33.1	47.2							$12,447	$4,004	$8,443
Palmerton Area High School	Public	9-12	3525 Fireline Rd	Palmerton	18071	Carbon County	Palmerton Area School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 826-3155	478	41	11.5	41.6%	417 (87.2%)	4 (0.8%)	47 (9.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.9%)	73.7	172^nd of 681 public high schools	74.7%		66.5	234^th of 686 public high schools	65.9%	62	52.6	59.8	73.5							$17,021	$776	$16,245
Northwestern Lehigh High School	Public	9-12	6493 Route 309	New Tripoli	18066	Lehigh County	Northwestern Lehigh School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 298-8661	658	51	12.8	25.1%	589 (89.5%)	17 (2.6%)	27 (4.1%)	5 (0.8%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.4%)	78.9	130^th of 681 public high schools	80.9%		75.4	159^th of 686 public high schools	76.8%	29	65.9	66.2	67.3							$24,639	$475	$24,164

Frequently Asked Questions about Panther Valley Junior/Senior High School

What is the racial makeup of Panther Valley Junior/Senior High School?

Students at Panther Valley Junior/Senior High School are 69% White, 15% Hispanic, 8% African American, 8% Two or more races.

Is Panther Valley Junior/Senior High School a good school?

Panther Valley Junior/Senior High School ranks in the bottom 14.8% of Pennsylvania high schools.

How many students attend Panther Valley Junior/Senior High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 759 students attended Panther Valley Junior/Senior High School.

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Panther Valley School District

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2024–25 graduation ratesMar 29, 2026

2024–25 dropout ratesMar 27, 2026

2023–24 school spending dataJan 29, 2026

2024–25 Keystone Exams & PSSA scoresNov 13, 2025

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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