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Turkeyfoot Valley Area Junior/Senior High School

Q: Is Turkeyfoot Valley Area Junior/Senior High School a good school?

Turkeyfoot Valley Area Junior/Senior High School ranks 426 th of 681 Pennsylvania high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Q: How many students attend Turkeyfoot Valley Area Junior/Senior High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 114 students attended Turkeyfoot Valley Area Junior/Senior High School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Turkeyfoot Valley Area Junior/Senior High School?

Students at Turkeyfoot Valley Area Junior/Senior High School are 97% White, 3% Hispanic.

Q: What schools feed into Turkeyfoot Valley Area Junior/Senior High School?

Turkeyfoot Valley Area Junior/Senior High School is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Turkeyfoot Valley Area Elementary School

Public Grades 7-12

426^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 681 Pennsylvania High Schools

Better than 37% of Pennsylvania high schools

Summary

Turkeyfoot Valley Area Junior/Senior High School is a public high school located in Confluence, Pennsylvania, serving grades 7-12 with a total enrollment of 123 students. The school is part of the Turkeyfoot Valley Area School District, which is ranked 521 out of 606 districts in Pennsylvania and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Turkeyfoot Valley Area Junior/Senior High School has consistently underperformed compared to the state average on standardized tests, with 0% proficiency in PSSA Math and 12.1% proficiency in PSSA English Language Arts, compared to the state averages of 41.7% and 48.5%, respectively. The school's four-year graduation rate has fluctuated between 87.5% and 94.4%, slightly below the state average, but its dropout rate has been relatively low, ranging from 0% to 1.6% in recent years. The school serves a population with significant economic challenges, with 63.41% to 90.48% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, which is significantly higher than the state average.

When compared to nearby schools, such as Somerset Area Junior-Senior High School, Meyersdale Area High School, Salisbury-Elk Lick Junior/Senior High School, and Rockwood Area Junior/Senior High School, the academic performance of Turkeyfoot Valley is significantly lower. However, the school's low-socioeconomic status students have performed relatively well, ranking 257 out of 664 Pennsylvania high schools in this category for the 2023-2024 school year, which is higher than the school's overall ranking.

114

Students ?

11.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,139

Per pupil spending ?

68.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

172 Turkeyfoot Rd
Confluence, PA 15424-2420

(814) 395-3621

District: Turkeyfoot Valley Area School District

Feeder schools for Turkeyfoot Valley Area Junior/Senior High School:

Elementary:

Turkeyfoot Valley Area Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

97.4%

Hispanic:

2.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 10th percentile in 2022 → 37th in 2025

Strengths

✓96% graduate in 4 years — above the Pennsylvania average (89%)

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 37th (2025) from a 10th-percentile low (2022)

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Pennsylvania average (23% vs 46% meeting standards)

!Math scores 42 pts below the Pennsylvania average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school23%

District avg20%

Pennsylvania avg46%

Middle school

851^st of 873

Pennsylvania public middle schools ?

Bottom 3%▼ down 19 pts since 2015

From bottom 22% (2015) to bottom 3% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of Pennsylvania Middle Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

426^th of 681

Pennsylvania public high schools ?

Bottom 37%▲ up 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 32% (2015) to bottom 37% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of Pennsylvania High Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

521^st of 606Turkeyfoot Valley Area 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	6.5	851 of 873	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	21.1	681 of 891	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.6	682 of 893	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	45.6	501 of 883	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.6	539 of 797	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.5	620 of 891	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.6	568 of 861	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	20.1	680 of 877	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	20.5	673 of 870	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	19.2	653 of 835	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	25.5	578 of 728	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	20.8	618 of 758	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	26.6	661 of 834	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	41.3	581 of 825	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	27.7	654 of 805	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	24.6	636 of 770	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	46.1	498 of 753	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2007	33.5	577 of 749	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	21.0	620 of 736	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	10.0	621 of 687	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	4.5	617 of 663	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	38.8	476 of 643	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2024	20.9	709 of 877	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.8	728 of 874	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2024	26.8	631 of 870	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	1.4	648 of 649	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.1	650 of 673	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.6	663 of 681	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	44.7	426 of 681	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.4	494 of 686	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.0	573 of 634	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	17.2	475 of 537	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.9	527 of 693	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.0	541 of 673	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	11.3	578 of 663	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	22.4	555 of 677	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	44.6	460 of 680	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2014	63.0	233 of 580	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2013	36.6	449 of 591	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	68.8	227 of 664	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2011	37.0	506 of 660	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	11.5	594 of 649	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	10.4	581 of 632	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	8.8	574 of 621	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	12.9	554 of 615	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	48.8	383 of 604	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2005	26.1	500 of 593	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	31.6	464 of 590	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	8.6	527 of 583	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2024	60.2	257 of 664	61.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2024	25.4	515 of 662	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	34.3	401 of 583	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	18.3	514 of 595	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2024)27th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)19th percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)<1st percentile~ school

High school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)61st percentile+33 vs school

White (2025)31st percentile-6 vs school

Male (2024)22nd percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I53%+9 vs state

Literature47%-15 vs state

Biology40%-9 vs state

English Language Arts12%-36 vs state

Math0%-42 vs state

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Schools Near Turkeyfoot Valley Area Junior/Senior High School

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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 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
Turkeyfoot Valley Area Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	172 Turkeyfoot Rd	Confluence	15424	Somerset County	Turkeyfoot Valley Area School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 395-3621	114	10	11.5	68.4%	111 (97.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44.7	426^th of 681 public high schools	37.4%		33.4	494^th of 686 public high schools	28.0%	68	53.3	40.0	46.7		0.0	0.0	0.0		6.3	17.6	12.1	$22,139	$2,456	$19,684
Rockwood Area Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	437 Somerset Ave	Rockwood	15557	Somerset County	Rockwood Area School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 926-4631	271	31	8.7	39.5%	257 (94.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.7%)	75.6	155^th of 681 public high schools	77.2%		68.7	215^th of 686 public high schools	68.7%	60	54.3	54.3	82.9		28.0	20.5	24.7		52.0	38.5	46.1	$26,906	$3,267	$23,639
Salisbury-Elk Lick Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	200 Smith Ave	Salisbury	15558	Somerset County	Salisbury-Elk Lick School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 662-2741	125	18	7.0	45.6%	121 (96.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.6%)	27.3	514^th of 681 public high schools	24.5%		28.8	511^th of 686 public high schools	25.5%	3	31.6	36.8	42.1		5.3	22.2	13.5		26.3	66.7	45.9	$28,316	$3,649	$24,667
Meyersdale Area High School	Public	9-12	1349 Shaw Mines Rd	Meyersdale	15552	Somerset County	Meyersdale Area School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 634-8311	246	23	10.8	48.8%	240 (97.6%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	47.7	397^th of 681 public high schools	41.7%		45.8	423^rd of 686 public high schools	38.3%	26	50.0	38.9	55.5									$19,725	$2,413	$17,312
Somerset Area Junior-Senior High School	Public	6-12	645 South Columbia Ave	Somerset	15501	Somerset County	Somerset Area School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 443-2381	1,054	85	12.4	51.9%	953 (90.4%)	10 (0.9%)	50 (4.7%)	8 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (3.1%)	82.8	92^nd of 681 public high schools	86.5%		85.7	76^th of 686 public high schools	88.9%	16	66.7	61.2	78.2	60.3	36.9	45.1	47.3	69.8	63.8	68.8	67.5	$21,245	$656	$20,589

Frequently Asked Questions about Turkeyfoot Valley Area Junior/Senior High School

What district is Turkeyfoot Valley Area Junior/Senior High School in?

Turkeyfoot Valley Area School District

How many students attend Turkeyfoot Valley Area Junior/Senior High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 114 students attended Turkeyfoot Valley Area Junior/Senior High School.

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

Students at Turkeyfoot Valley Area Junior/Senior High School are 97% White, 3% Hispanic.

What schools feed into Turkeyfoot Valley Area Junior/Senior High School?

Turkeyfoot Valley Area Junior/Senior High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Turkeyfoot Valley Area Elementary School

Is Turkeyfoot Valley Area Junior/Senior High School a good school?

Turkeyfoot Valley Area Junior/Senior High School ranks 426^th of 681 Pennsylvania high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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