For the 2026 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 781 students in Panther Valley School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 2/10, 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 9% (versus the Pennsylvania public middle school average of 29%), 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
591,739 Students
# Teachers
110 Teachers
44,337 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
17:1
17:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Panther Valley School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 678 school districts in Pennsylvania (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2022-2023 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 67% has decreased from 85-89% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#519 out of 685 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
18%
38%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
40%
55%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
53%
57%
Graduation Rate
67%
87%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.49
0.65
% American Indian
n/a
n/a
% Asian
1%
4%
% Hispanic
16%
17%
% Black
7%
20%
% White
69%
54%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
7%
5%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $17,123 in this school district is less than the state median of $23,694. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $14,495 is less than the state median of $23,117. The school district spending/student has declined by 16% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$32 MM
$39,541 MM
Spending
$27 MM
$38,578 MM
Revenue / Student
$17,123
$23,694
Spending / Student
$14,495
$23,117
Best Panther Valley School District Public Middle Schools (2026)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
Panther Valley Jr. Sr. High School
(Math: 9% | Reading: 42%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
912 Coal Region Way
Lansford, PA 18232
(570) 645-2171
Lansford, PA 18232
(570) 645-2171
Gr: 7-12 | 781 students Student-teacher ratio: 17:1 Minority enrollment: 29%
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