Elementary school (grades K-5) · Leesport, PA

Schuylkill Valley Ms

Federal NCES profile for Schuylkill Valley Ms, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 49/100.

2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 422097006888
0/100100/10049/100
👥 S:T ratio
31
🌟 Gifted program
70
🎓 Counselors
31
📋 Attendance
66
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Schuylkill Valley Ms earns 49/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 92% of Pennsylvania schools.

#2 of 3
public schools in Leesport · Resource Index
49
Resource Index · Higher
17.3:1
large classes for Pennsylvania
27.3%
free-lunch eligible

Schuylkill Valley Ms has class sizes larger than 92% of Pennsylvania schools. Computed live against every Pennsylvania school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Schuylkill Valley Ms ranks #2 of 3 public schools in Leesport, PA.

Enrollment

691

Pennsylvania · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

40.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

17.3:1

vs 13.6:1 Pennsylvania avg

+27% vs state

Free-lunch eligible

27.3%

vs 58.1% Pennsylvania avg

-53% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Schuylkill Valley Ms compares with Pennsylvania and U.S. medians

Larger classes than state median
0:135:117.3:1

Source: NCES Common Core of Data As of 2024-25 federal staff survey Total enrollment ÷ full-time-equivalent classroom teachers

What stands out at Schuylkill Valley Ms

Schuylkill Valley Ms is a mid-sized elementary school in Leesport, Pennsylvania, enrolling 691 students.

Class loads run heavy: 17.3:1 is larger than about 92% of Pennsylvania schools and 27% above the 13.6:1 state mean, so each teacher carries more students than is typical.

Economic need runs somewhat below the state's typical profile, with 27.3% of students eligible for free meals.

Enrollment of 691 puts it in the larger third of Pennsylvania schools by headcount.

Its Resource Investment Index sits near the middle of the pack among 2,889 scored Pennsylvania schools.

Against 557 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks mid-pack at #286.

Its student body is led by White (77%) and Hispanic or Latino (14%) (diversity index 38/100).

Counselor availability sits well past the ASCA benchmark, roughly 346 students sharing each counselor, though short of the most stretched campuses.

13.5% of students were chronically absent in the 2021-22 collection, in line with the post-pandemic national range.

Among Leesport's elementary schools, it stands alongside Schuylkill Valley El Sch (744 students): Schuylkill Valley Ms is smaller than that campus by headcount and runs heavier classes (17.3:1 vs 14.3:1).

Schuylkill Valley Sd also operates Schuylkill Valley El Sch (744 students) and Schuylkill Valley Hs (688 students) alongside Schuylkill Valley Ms.

Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25

How Schuylkill Valley Ms compares

Schuylkill Valley Ms on the metrics families compare, against Pennsylvania and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Pennsylvania Pennsylvania avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 17.3:1 ▲ 27% 13.6:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 27.3% ▼ 53% 58.1% 51.7%
Enrollment 691 top 22% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

17.3:1
Leaner classes than 29% of US schools, heavier class loads than most.
691
Bigger than 80% of US schools by enrollment, a large campus nationally.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
27.3%
free-lunch eligible - 53% below the Pennsylvania average of 58.1%
Below the 40% Title I threshold; federal aid targets individual qualifying students rather than schoolwide programs.
Staffing depth
17.3:1
students per teacher - 27% above state mean
Top 92% in Pennsylvania - lower ratio than 8% of state schools
Between 16:1 and 20:1, squarely in the typical U.S. public-school staffing range.
Engagement
13.5%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 10-15% range, above the pre-pandemic national baseline but within the broader post-pandemic picture.
Funding equity
$17,253
per pupil, district-wide - below Pennsylvania avg of $17,970
Close to the U.S. public-school average per-pupil spend.
Support staff
Counselors2.0 FTE
Per 346 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
29
in-school suspensions + 48 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 4.2 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 11.1 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Overview

  • Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
  • Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
  • F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.

Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.

Student demographics

White 77.4%
Hispanic or Latino 14.2%
African American 3.5%
Asian 2.7%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 1.3%
Two or More 0.9%

Largest group: White at 77.4% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 37.9/100

Simpson diversity index - at 37.9, Schuylkill Valley Ms is about as mixed as the Pennsylvania school average of 37.3.

Programs

Gifted & talented Yes

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Schuylkill Valley Sd, which includes Schuylkill Valley Ms.

$17,253
Per student
-4%
vs Pennsylvania
Avg $17,970
+4%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 72.3%
State 23.0%
Federal 4.6%

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.

How Schuylkill Valley Ms Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Schuylkill Valley El Sch Similar size Similar economic need Lower S:T ratio
Schuylkill Valley Hs Similar size Similar economic need Lower S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Schuylkill Valley Ms's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Schuylkill Valley Sd · 2 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar elementary schools in Leesport

1 comparable elementary schools (grades K-5) serving the same city.

Similar elementary schools statewide

Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of Pennsylvania, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.

Next steps

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Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.

Frequently asked questions about Schuylkill Valley Ms

How many students attend Schuylkill Valley Ms?

Schuylkill Valley Ms has 691 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Leesport, PA.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Schuylkill Valley Ms?

The student-teacher ratio at Schuylkill Valley Ms is 17.3:1, which is 27% higher than the Pennsylvania average of 13.6:1 and 10% higher than the national average of 15.7:1.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Schuylkill Valley Ms?

27.3% of students at Schuylkill Valley Ms are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Pennsylvania average of 58.1%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Schuylkill Valley Ms?

The largest demographic group at Schuylkill Valley Ms is White at 77.4% of enrollment, in Leesport, PA.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Schuylkill Valley Ms?

Schuylkill Valley Ms has a Resource Investment Index of 49/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Schuylkill Valley Ms rank among public schools in Leesport?

By Resource Investment Index, Schuylkill Valley Ms ranks #2 of 3 public schools in Leesport, PA. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all public schools in Leesport on the city page.

Is Schuylkill Valley Ms a good school?

Schuylkill Valley Ms earns 49/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 92% of Pennsylvania schools. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.

What other schools are in Schuylkill Valley Sd?

Besides Schuylkill Valley Ms, Schuylkill Valley Sd also operates Schuylkill Valley El Sch (744 students) and Schuylkill Valley Hs (688 students). See the Schuylkill Valley Sd district page for the complete list.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2021-22) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

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Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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