State/Public High Open

Mid Valley Secondary Center

๐Ÿ“ 52 Underwood Rd, Throop, Lackawanna County, 18512

811
Pupils
14.5
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Mid Valley Secondary Center is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Throop, Lackawanna County. The school has 811 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Mid Valley SD school district. It serves grades 7โ€“12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 56 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.5:1. 35% of students are proficient in reading. 21% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 92%. The school offers 6 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

School district
Mid Valley SD

Enrollment & staffing

Mid Valley Secondary Center enrolls 811 students across grades 7โ€“12. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 56 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.5:1.

Male students
421 (52%)
Female students
390 (48%)
Teachers (FTE)
56
Student-teacher ratio
14.5:1
Grade span
7โ€“12

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 77% White, 9.6% Hispanic or Latino and 9.1% Two or more races.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White62277%
Hispanic or Latino789.6%
Two or more races749.1%
Black or African American202.5%
Asian151.8%
American Indian or Alaska Native1<1%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander1<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

722 of the school's 811 students (89%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 722 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.

School setting & status

Suburb, LargeGrades 7โ€“12Supplemental VirtualTitle I

Mid Valley Secondary Center is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). 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-80, state senate district 22, state house district 112.

School district: Mid Valley SD

Mid Valley Secondary Center is one of 2 schools in Mid Valley SD, based in Throop, Pennsylvania. The district serves 1,934 students district-wide and employs 120 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 811 students, Mid Valley Secondary Center is smaller than the district average of about 967 students per school.

1,934
District students
2
Schools
120
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

35%
Reading proficient
21%
Math proficient
92%
Graduation rate
12%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices ๐ŸŽ“ AP courses (6) ๐Ÿ›๏ธ Dual enrollment โญ Gifted program

Setting: Suburb - Large

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