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Pleasant Valley School District

2233 Route 115, Brodheadsville, PA 18322

4,695 Students | 363 Teachers | 5 Schools

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District Composition

8% Black

11% Hispanic

77% White

1% Asian, Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian

2% Two or More Races

Black

Hispanic

White

Asian

Two+ Races

The Racial Divide

ProPublica has found that in school districts across the country, Black and Hispanic students are, on average, less likely to be selected for gifted programs and take AP courses than their white peers. They are also more likely, on average, to be suspended and expelled. Another measure of disparities is how segregated schools are in a district. Explore if disparities exist at this school across all racial groups. The first scores shown below are for racial groups with the highest disparities.

Opportunity

2.9x

Asian, Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian students are 2.9 times as likely to be enrolled in at least one AP class as White students.

A comparison between Black students and White students enrolled at least one AP class is not available.

A comparison between Hispanic students and White students enrolled at least one AP class is not available.

A comparison between students of Two or More Races and White students enrolled at least one AP class is not available.

A comparison between Native American or Alaska Native students and White students enrolled at least one AP class is not available.

Discipline

Hispanic students are 3 times as likely to be suspended as White students.

A comparison between Black students and White student suspensions is not available.

A comparison between Asian, Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian students and White student suspensions is not available.

A comparison between students of Two or More Races and White student suspensions is not available.

A comparison between Native American or Alaska Native students and White student suspensions is not available.

Segregation Index

Low

Segregation between Black students students and White students is Low, indicating that the distribution of these two racial groups among schools in this district is relatively even.

Segregation between White students and Hispanic students is Low, indicating that the distribution of these two racial groups among schools in this district isrelatively even.

Achievement Gap

0.9 grades

Hispanic students are, on average, academically 0.9 grades behind White students.

Black students are, on average, academically 0.7 grades behind White students.

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Opportunity

School districts offer a variety of curricula and enrichment programs. Explore what advanced courses and specialized staff members are available for students in this district.

AP Course Composition

9% Black

9% Hispanic

77% White

4% Asian, Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian

Black

Hispanic

White

Asian

Gifted & Talented Composition

4% Black

7% Hispanic

84% White

4% Asian, Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian

1% Two or More Races

Black

Hispanic

White

Asian

Two+ Races

This District

State

Students

23% Nonwhite Students

100%

43% Students Who Get Free/Reduced-Price Lunch

100%

91% High School Graduation Rate

100%

23% High School Students Taking at Least One AP Course

404 students

100%

Students in a Gifted & Talented Program

336 students

100%

Students Taking the SAT or ACT

100%

4% Students Enrolled in Physics

77 students

100%

17% Students Enrolled in Advanced Math

292 students

100%

23% Students Enrolled in in Geometry

394 students

100%

29% Students Enrolled in Biology

499 students

100%

22% Students Enrolled in Chemistry

384 students

100%

9% Students Enrolled in Calculus

163 students

100%

< 1% Students Enrolled in 8th-Grade Algebra

40 students

100%

Teachers & Resources

12.9 Students for Every Teacher

12.9

14.2

4% Inexperienced Teachers

100%

62%

Chronically Absent Teachers

(Missed more than 10 days in a 180-day school year)

100%

17 Average Number of AP Courses per School

9.8

3.6 Social Workers, Psychologists & Counselors per 1000 students

3.6

4.1

1 School With Credit Recovery Programs

Schools With Dual Enrollment Programs

4 Schools With Gifted & Talented Programs

Schools With International Baccalaureates

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State

Discipline

School districts differ in how they discipline students. Explore how often this district punishes its students with suspensions, expulsions and corporal punishment.

Out-of-School Suspension Composition

10% Black

27% Hispanic

62% White

Black

Hispanic

White

Expulsion Composition

50% Black

50% White

Black

White

This District

State

Students

106 Total Out-of-School Suspended Students

2% of all students in this district

106

103.7K

369 Total In-School Suspended Students

8% of all students in this district

369

66.2K

12 Total Expelled Students

< 1% of all students in this district

2,994

Outcomes & Resources

81 Average Days Missed to Out-of-School Suspension, per School

113.6

2.8Average Number of Days of an Out-of-School Suspension

2.8

1.5

57 Total Arrests

11 Average Arrests, per School

5,647

57 Total Referrals to Law Enforcement

11 Average Referrals to Law Enforcement, per School

21.9K

Average Transfers to Alternative Schools, per School

0.6

1.3 Security Guard or Law Enforcement Officer per 1000 students

1.3

1.1

This District

State

Civil Rights Coordinators

Districts are required to designate specific employees to ensure schools are in compliance with federal civil rights laws. Here are the designated civil rights coordinators for this district.

Civil Rights: All Forms of Discrimination

John Burrus
(570) 402-1000 x4284
Email

All Schools

Explore the disparities in discipline and academic opportunities across all schools in this district.

BlackBlack

HispanicHispanic

AsianAsian, Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian

Native Am.Native American or Alaska Native

Two+ RacesTwo or More Races


Blue Ridge Academy in PA		29%	0 Not Available	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Pleasant Valley El Sch	Kunkletown	23%	43%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Pleasant Valley HS	Brodheadsville	23%	41%	92%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Pleasant Valley Intrmd Sch	Kunkletown	23%	44%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Pleasant Valley MS	Brodheadsville	23%	43%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available


Blue Ridge Academy in PA		29%	0 Not Available	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Pleasant Valley El Sch	Kunkletown	23%	43%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Pleasant Valley HS	Brodheadsville	23%	41%	92%	0 Not available	2.7x
Pleasant Valley Intrmd Sch	Kunkletown	23%	44%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	3.2x
Pleasant Valley MS	Brodheadsville	23%	43%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	4.5x


Blue Ridge Academy in PA		29%	0 Not Available	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Pleasant Valley El Sch	Kunkletown	23%	43%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Pleasant Valley HS	Brodheadsville	23%	41%	92%	.5Less likely	0 Not available
Pleasant Valley Intrmd Sch	Kunkletown	23%	44%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Pleasant Valley MS	Brodheadsville	23%	43%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available


Blue Ridge Academy in PA		29%	0 Not Available	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Pleasant Valley El Sch	Kunkletown	23%	43%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Pleasant Valley HS	Brodheadsville	23%	41%	92%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Pleasant Valley Intrmd Sch	Kunkletown	23%	44%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Pleasant Valley MS	Brodheadsville	23%	43%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available


Blue Ridge Academy in PA		29%	0 Not Available	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Pleasant Valley El Sch	Kunkletown	23%	43%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Pleasant Valley HS	Brodheadsville	23%	41%	92%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Pleasant Valley Intrmd Sch	Kunkletown	23%	44%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Pleasant Valley MS	Brodheadsville	23%	43%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available

Sources & Notes

Sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights, Stanford University's Center for Education Policy Analysis, EDFacts, U.S. Department of Education’s Common Core of Data. Maps courtesy of Mapbox Community. Read our methodology →

Notes: The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights occasionally updates the underlying dataset. ProPublica may update the interactive’s data in response.

Disparity scores are not available if there are too few students in a specific racial group to make a statistically significant calculation. They are also not available if data about a particular racial group was not reported. Some schools or districts reported an overcount of students in a disparity category (such as suspensions or AP courses) when compared with the total enrollment of that particular student group. In such cases, we also omit the disparity score.

Due to rounding, demographic breakdowns in composition charts may add up to more than 100 percent.

The racial categories we show data for are: Black, Hispanic, White, Asian/Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian, Two or More Races, and Native American or Alaska Native. In some cases, we abbreviate the last three of these racial groups to Asian, Two+ Races, and Native Am.

Due to a technical issue with the Office for Civil Rights’ collection of data on sworn law enforcement officers in schools, the data for security staff may be an undercount.

As with any self-reported data, there may be errors in the federal Civil Rights Data Collection. Though districts are required to ensure the accuracy of their data, some may still report incorrect figures. Additionally, for some variables, the CRDC rounds the number of students for privacy reasons. In these cases, groups of students may represent a slight undercount or overcount.

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Data specific to high school testing or high school level courses (including geometry, biology, calculus, AP enrollment, SAT testing rates, etc.) is calculated out of total high school enrollment, while data for other classes (such as eighth-grade algebra) is calculated out of total student enrollment. Read more about our data in our methodology →