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Pleasant Valley Elementary School

Public Grades K-2

899

Students ?

11.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,348

Per pupil spending ?

49.8%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2022-23) ?

476 Polk Township Road
Kunkletown, PA 18058-9572

(570) 402-1000

District: Pleasant Valley School District

Students who attend Pleasant Valley Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Pleasant Valley Middle School
High:	Pleasant Valley High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

74.3%

Hispanic:

16.7%

Two or more races:

4.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 41st percentile in 2006 → 65th in 2012

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Pennsylvania average (60% vs 44% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 24 percentile points since 2006

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2021-2022) ?

This school60%

Pennsylvania avg44%

Not ranked this year

Pleasant Valley Elementary School did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.

303^rd of 606Pleasant 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2012	69.8	559 of 1599	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2011	64.4	664 of 1597	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2010	65.5	617 of 1579	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2009	58.3	787 of 1549	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2008	59.3	757 of 1551	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2007	55.9	833 of 1555	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2006	52.0	916 of 1545	40.7%	★★☆☆☆

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2021-2022) ?

Math64%+29 vs state

English Language Arts56%~ state avg

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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/reduced lunch (2023-24)	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 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
Pleasant Valley Elementary School	Public	K-2	476 Polk Township Road	Kunkletown	18058	Monroe County	Pleasant Valley School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 402-1000	899	78	11.5	—	668 (74.3%)	36 (4.0%)	150 (16.7%)	4 (0.4%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (4.2%)								(n/a)															$23,348	$1,736	$21,612
Pleasant Valley Intermediate School	Public	3-5	477 Polk Township Road	Kunkletown	18058	Monroe County	Pleasant Valley School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 402-1000	906	71	12.6	—	639 (70.5%)	36 (4.0%)	173 (19.1%)	13 (1.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (4.9%)	52.2	791^st of 1511 public elementary schools	47.7%		59.8	715^th of 1526 public elementary schools	53.1%	76	64.3	62.4	42.1				56.4	37.4	52.0	32.3				40.4	$22,196	$895	$21,301
Towamensing Elementary School	Public	K-6	7920 Interchange Rd	Lehighton	18235	Carbon County	Palmerton Area School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 681-4024	328	31	10.6	39.5%	299 (91.2%)	1 (0.3%)	22 (6.7%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	80.8	267^th of 1511 public elementary schools	82.3%		79	310^th of 1526 public elementary schools	79.7%	43	68.8	85.0	50.0	63.7			67.1	64.6	65.0	52.8	67.9			63.3	$18,655	$1,894	$16,761
Hamilton Township Elementary School	Public	K-4	HCR Box	Sciota	18354	Monroe County	Stroudsburg Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 992-4960	305	26	11.8	42.8%	238 (78.0%)	23 (7.5%)	36 (11.8%)	5 (1.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	75.7	362^nd of 1511 public elementary schools	76.0%		58.1	737^th of 1526 public elementary schools	51.7%	375	65.6	70.1					67.8	57.4	67.2					62.2	$23,593	$843	$22,751
Moore Elementary School	Public	K-5	2835 Mountain View Dr	Bath	18014	Northampton County	Northampton Area School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 837-1859	362	31	11.5	38.3%	312 (86.2%)	5 (1.4%)	43 (11.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	61.2	636^th of 1511 public elementary schools	57.9%		70.4	484^th of 1526 public elementary schools	68.3%	152	52.4	61.0	49.1				54.3	41.7	62.7	54.4				52.9	$23,804	$1,506	$22,298
Penn-Kidder Campus	Public	PK, KG-8	2850 State Route 903	Albrightsville	18210	Carbon County	Jim Thorpe Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 722-1150	541	44	12.2	64.2%	374 (69.1%)	33 (6.1%)	86 (15.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	46 (8.5%)	53.7	767^th of 1511 public elementary schools	49.2%		45.7	927^th of 1526 public elementary schools	39.3%	160	54.2	51.0	44.6	29.1	11.0	20.0	34.2	54.2	42.8	47.7	52.5	40.0	33.4	44.9	$19,623	$632	$18,991
Parkside Education Center	Public	K-1	680 Fourth Street	Palmerton	18071	Carbon County	Palmerton Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 826-4914	150	13	11.8	59.2%	124 (82.7%)	1 (0.7%)	15 (10.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (6.0%)								(n/a)															$17,653	$1,792	$15,860
S S Palmer Elementary School	Public	2-6	298 Lafayette Ave	Palmerton	18071	Carbon County	Palmerton Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 826-7538	399	36	10.9	59.7%	346 (86.7%)	5 (1.3%)	38 (9.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.0%)	45.4	891^st of 1511 public elementary schools	41.0%		46.5	918^th of 1526 public elementary schools	39.8%	27	46.6	38.9	38.4	33.8			39.4	58.7	50.0	34.2	39.0			45.5	$17,602	$1,787	$15,815
Lehigh Elementary School	Public	K-5	800 Blue Mountain Dr	Walnutport	18088	Northampton County	Northampton Area School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 767-1192	474	38	12.6	42.2%	401 (84.6%)	1 (0.2%)	50 (10.5%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.0%)	77.4	330^th of 1511 public elementary schools	78.2%		76.2	367^th of 1526 public elementary schools	76.0%	37	66.6	62.0	61.6				63.6	62.3	60.6	70.5				64.5	$20,090	$1,147	$18,943
Kenneth N Butz Junior Elementary School	Public	K-4	960 Bushkill Center Rd	Nazareth	18064	Northampton County	Nazareth Area School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 759-1118	576	43	13.3	22.2%	480 (83.3%)	9 (1.6%)	47 (8.2%)	19 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.6%)	80.2	277^th of 1511 public elementary schools	81.7%		79.6	299^th of 1526 public elementary schools	80.4%	22	72.7	70.1					71.4	61.7	67.8					64.6	$17,748	$263	$17,484

Frequently Asked Questions about Pleasant Valley Elementary School

What district is Pleasant Valley Elementary School in?

Pleasant Valley School District

How many students attend Pleasant Valley Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 899 students attended Pleasant Valley Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Pleasant Valley Elementary School?

Students at Pleasant Valley Elementary School are 74% White, 17% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 4% African American.

What schools do graduates of Pleasant Valley Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Pleasant Valley Middle School
High : Pleasant Valley High School

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2024–25 graduation ratesMar 29, 2026

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2023–24 school spending dataJan 29, 2026

2024–25 Keystone Exams & PSSA scoresNov 13, 2025

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