📍 2881 Pancoast Ave, Aston, Delaware County, 19014
Sun Valley HS is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Aston, Delaware County. The school has 1,070 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Penn-Delco SD school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 75.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.1:1. 25% of students are proficient in reading. 72% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 96%. The school offers 13 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Sun Valley HS enrolls 1,070 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 75.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 81% White, 10% Black or African American and 3.8% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 862 | 81% |
| Black or African American | 107 | 10% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 41 | 3.8% |
| Two or more races | 37 | 3.5% |
| Asian | 23 | 2.1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
367 of the school's 1,070 students (34%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 350 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.
Sun Valley HS is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district PA-50, state senate district 9, state house district 161.
Sun Valley HS is one of 6 schools in Penn-Delco SD, based in Aston, Pennsylvania. The district serves 3,209 students district-wide and employs 232 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,070 students, Sun Valley HS is larger than the district average of about 535 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large