📍 310 Cayuga Avenue, Altoona, Blair County, 16602
Pleasant Valley El Sch is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Altoona, Blair County. The school has 465 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Altoona Area SD school district. It serves grades K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 37.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.4:1. 37% of students are proficient in reading. 21% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Pleasant Valley El Sch enrolls 465 students across grades K–5. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 37.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 79% White, 8% Black or African American and 7.1% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 369 | 79% |
| Black or African American | 37 | 8% |
| Two or more races | 33 | 7.1% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 14 | 3% |
| Asian | 7 | 1.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
352 of the school's 465 students (76%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 335 qualify for free lunch and 17 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Pleasant Valley El Sch is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Small). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district PA At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 30, state house district 79.
Pleasant Valley El Sch is one of 11 schools in Altoona Area SD, based in Altoona, Pennsylvania. The district serves 6,852 students district-wide and employs 533 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 465 students, Pleasant Valley El Sch is smaller than the district average of about 623 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Small
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