Valley JSHS

Public high school, grades 7 to 12 · New Kensington, Pennsylvania

Valley JSHS in New Kensington, Pennsylvania enrolled 905 students in 2024-25 with 59.0 full-time teachers, 15.3 students per teacher against the Pennsylvania high-school median of 13.8. It was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no program; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 30-34% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 9% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Pennsylvania: 54% and 38.1%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 75-79% (Pennsylvania: 87.5%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment rose 4% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 2%

869 students in 2022-23, 885 students in 2023-24, 905 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 58.0 to 59.0.

Students enrolled at Valley JSHS by school year2022-23: 869, 2023-24: 885, 2024-25: 90502505007501k2022-238692023-248852024-25905
Students enrolled at Valley JSHS by school year2022-23: 869, 2023-24: 885, 2024-25: 90502505007501k2022-238692023-248852024-25905
Students enrolled at Valley JSHS by school year2022-23: 869, 2023-24: 885, 2024-25: 90502505007501k2022-238692023-248852024-25905
Students enrolled at Valley JSHS by school year2022-23: 869, 2023-24: 885, 2024-25: 90502505007501k2022-238692023-248852024-25905
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2386958.015.0
2023-2488559.015.0
2024-2590559.015.3

15.3 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 72 of every 100 Pennsylvania high schools

Among the 645 Pennsylvania high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.8; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Pennsylvania high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 47.4; Valley JSHS 15.3; state median 13.8.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherValley JSHS 15.3state median 13.8U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Pennsylvania high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 47.4; Valley JSHS 15.3; state median 13.8.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherValley JSHS 15.3state median 13.8U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Pennsylvania high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 47.4; Valley JSHS 15.3; state median 13.8.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherValley JSHS 15.3state median 13.8U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Pennsylvania high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 47.4; Valley JSHS 15.3; state median 13.8.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherValley JSHS 15.3state median 13.8U.S. 14.5

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

7 AP courses and one counselor per 400 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Valley JSHS enrolled 799 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 206 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement courses7
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 400 of the 799 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions206
  • Chronically absent35.6% (2022-23)

Who attends

42.7% of students were White, 34.5% Black, 18.7% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White42.7%
  2. Black34.5%
  3. Two or more races18.7%
  4. Hispanic3.6%
  5. Asian0.3%
  6. American Indian0.1%
  7. Pacific Islander0.1%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Valley JSHS scored proficient or above: 30-34% in reading in 2021-22 and 9% in math in 2022-23, against 54% in reading in 2021-22 and 38.1% in math in 2022-23 across Pennsylvania. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Pennsylvania, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtPennsylvania
Reading and language arts, 2021-2230‑34%31‑35%54%
Math, 2022-239%15‑19% (2021-22)38.1%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

75-79% of the 142 students in Valley JSHS's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 87.5% across Pennsylvania. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This schoolIts districtPennsylvania
Four-year graduation rate75‑79%75‑79%87.5%
Students in the class142142136,045

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

High schools in New Kensington

2 public high schools in New Kensington report 2024-25 enrollment; Valley JSHS is the largest.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Valley JSHS90515.397.8%
Northern Westmoreland CTC70.4not reported

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Valley JSHS

  1. Northern Westmoreland CTCThe nearest public high school, under 0.1 miles away: 7 students (2024-25).under 0.1 mi
  2. Burrell High SchoolThe next nearest public high school, 3.3 miles away: 566 students, 14.6 per teacher (2024-25).3.3 mi
  3. Compare Valley JSHS with Northern Westmoreland CTCStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much New Kensington-Arnold SD spends per student$17,297 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$17,297
  5. The largest public schools in PennsylvaniaValley JSHS is the number 210 by size of 709 Pennsylvania high schools open in 2024-25.#210 of 709
  6. Pennsylvania schools by students per teacher15.3 students per teacher here against the Pennsylvania median of 13.8 for high schools.15.3:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Valley JSHS

  1. How many students attend Valley JSHS?
    905 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 869 in 2022-23. It is a high school in New Kensington, PA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Valley JSHS?
    15.3 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Pennsylvania median for high schools is 13.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Valley JSHS a Title I school?
    Valley JSHS was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no Title I program (2021-22 is the last year NCES published school Title I status).
  4. How do students at Valley JSHS do on state tests?
    The students tested at Valley JSHS scored proficient or above: 30-34% in reading in 2021-22 and 9% in math in 2022-23, against 54% in reading in 2021-22 and 38.1% in math in 2022-23 across Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What is the graduation rate at Valley JSHS?
    75-79% of the 142 students in Valley JSHS's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 87.5% across Pennsylvania. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.
  6. What district is Valley JSHS in?
    New Kensington-Arnold SD, NCES district ID 4216740. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 421674007544 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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