Valley View School District

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This school district serves the following county or counties: Lackawanna

District Profile

1 Columbus Dr

Archbald, PA 18403-1599

Phone 570-876-5080

Fax 570-876-6365

Includes the municipalities of Archbald Borough, Blakely Borough, Jessup Borough.

Square Miles

27.70

Students Enrolled

2,433

Total Number of Schools:

4
  • Valley View El Ctr (K-2)
  • Valley View HS (9-12)
  • Valley View Intrmd Sch (3-5)
  • Valley View MS (6,7-8)

School district: light blue; Administrative office: medium blue circle; County(ies) served: green dashes.

Total Students

2,433

Ethnicity

American Indian
0.16%
Asian
1.77%
Black
2.38%
Latino
6.12%
Pacific Islander
0.12%
2 or More Races
1.03%
White
88.41%

Gender

Male
51.50%
Female
48.50%

Other Statistics

Special Education
15.50%
English Learner
1.19%

Financials

Median Household Income

$52,368.00

Revenue Sources

Type of Revenue Income Percent of Budget
Local Revenues $17,321,609.00 49.12%
State Revenues $14,993,749.00 42.52%
Federal $592,399.00 1.68%
Other $2,350,000.00 6.66%

Other Tax Stats

Property Taxes Collected by District
$12,809,160.00
Property Values Within District
$155,300.00
Median Home Value

Academic Outcomes

Graduation Rate

95.11%

Rigorous Courses

9
E.g. IB AP

Post-Secondary Plans

65.95%
College/University
7.03%
Other Specialized Learning

PSSA Stats

% of Advanced or Proficient

Grade Level English Language Arts Math Science
Grade 3 68.02% 51.78% N/A
Grade 4 57.96% 40.57% 80.11%
Grade 5 70.06% 46.43% N/A
Grade 6 67.54% 41.58% N/A
Grade 7 72.04% 41.40% N/A
Grade 8 68.93% 22.73% 60.69%

Keystone Results

% of Advanced or Proficient

Grade Level Literature Algebra I Biology
Grade 11 69.64% 73.41% 86.39%

Staff

178

Teachers

9

Administrators

62

Support

Student /Teacher Ratio

14:1

School District Leadership

Superintendent of Schools: Brian Durkin

School Board Directors *

Name Total Years of Service Current Term
School Director Training Certificate
PSBA Provided
Certificate of Board Governance
Continuing Education Badges Earned
Tom Owen
Board President
22 2021-2025
John Evans
Board Vice President
4 2019-2023

New School Director Training (RQD-NEW)

James Addley
16 2019-2023

Advanced School Director Training (RQD-ADV)

Curt Camoni
12 2019-2023

Advanced School Director Training (RQD-ADV)

Joseph Farrell
4 2021-2025
Kenneth Gale
2 2021-2025
Joseph Koniszewski
12 2019-2023

Advanced School Director Training (RQD-ADV)

Laurie Marino
4 2019-2023

New School Director Training (RQD-NEW)

Joseph Mondak
14 2021-2025

* In accordance with Act 55 of 2017 and Act 18 of 2019, school board directors are required to complete approved training starting in the 2018-2019 school year. School board directors who began their term in 2017 are permitted to take this training, but it is not required. School board directors who began their term after July 1, 2018 are required to complete an initial 5 hours of new school director training and at the beginning of each subsequent election, 3 hours of advanced school director training. School board director data will be updated as it is made available. Data updates occur regularly and ongoing.