For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 781 students in Panther Valley School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 3/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Pennsylvania.
Public Middle School in Panther Valley School District have an average math proficiency score of 10% (versus the Pennsylvania public middle school average of 26%), and reading proficiency score of 42% (versus the 52% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 29% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Pennsylvania public middle school average of 46% (majority Black and Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (PA)
# Schools
3 Schools
923 Schools
# Students
1,838 Students
591,579 Students
# Teachers
110 Teachers
44,337 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
17:1
17:1
District Rank
Panther Valley School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 675 school districts in Pennsylvania (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 65-69% has decreased from 70-74% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#530 out of 684 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)

Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
15%
36%

Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
40%
55%

Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
53%
57%

Graduation Rate
65-69%
87%

Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.49
0.65
# American Indian Students
1 Student
1,239 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
9 Students
25,214 Students
% Asian Students
1%
4%
# Hispanic Students
303 Students
97,970 Students
% Hispanic Students
16%
17%
# Black Students
124 Students
118,593 Students
% Black Students
7%
20%
# White Students
1,272 Students
316,870 Students
% White Students
69%
54%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
586 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
129 Students
30,545 Students
% of Two or more races Students
7%
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
-
1,623
# Students in K Grade:
144
15,933
# Students in 1st Grade:
129
17,465
# Students in 2nd Grade:
162
18,204
# Students in 3rd Grade:
173
18,156
# Students in 4th Grade:
159
19,235
# Students in 5th Grade:
150
33,809
# Students in 6th Grade:
140
92,720
# Students in 7th Grade:
140
128,929
# Students in 8th Grade:
144
129,773
# Students in 9th Grade:
172
34,725
# Students in 10th Grade:
132
28,504
# Students in 11th Grade:
94
26,584
# Students in 12th Grade:
99
25,919
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $17,123 in this school district is less than the state median of $23,696. The school district revenue/student has declined by 8% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $14,495 is less than the state median of $23,119. The school district spending/student has declined by 8% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$32 MM
$39,541 MM

Spending
$27 MM
$38,578 MM

Revenue / Student
$17,123
$23,696

Spending / Student
$14,495
$23,119

Best Panther Valley School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Panther Valley Jr. Sr. High School
(Math: 10% | Reading: 42%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
912 Coal Region Way
Lansford, PA 18232
(570) 645-2171
Lansford, PA 18232
(570) 645-2171
Grades: 7-12
| 781 students
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