Mid Valley El Center Primary School
50 Underwood Rd
Scranton PA, 18512, Lackawanna County
Phone: 570-307-3241
Ranking:
(1,570 out of 2,311, bottom 32%)*

Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 6
School District: Mid Valley School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 54 | 52 | 50 | 49 | 48 | 48 | 47 | |||||||
Total Students: | 966 | 958 | 792 | 789 | 873 | 837 | 781 | |||||||
Kindergarten: | 149 | 15.4% | 155 | 16.2% | 131 | 16.5% | 105 | 13.3% | 147 | 16.8% | 140 | 16.7% | 118 | 15.1% |
Grade 1: | 160 | 16.6% | 130 | 13.6% | 122 | 15.4% | 139 | 17.6% | 156 | 17.9% | 126 | 15.1% | 139 | 17.8% |
Grade 2: | 128 | 13.3% | 118 | 12.3% | 138 | 17.4% | 149 | 18.9% | 127 | 14.5% | 145 | 17.3% | 131 | 16.8% |
Grade 3: | 126 | 13.0% | 154 | 16.1% | 138 | 17.4% | 119 | 15.1% | 149 | 17.1% | 140 | 16.7% | 139 | 17.8% |
Grade 4: | 146 | 15.1% | 136 | 14.2% | 118 | 14.9% | 151 | 19.1% | 141 | 16.2% | 145 | 17.3% | 136 | 17.4% |
Grade 5: | 140 | 14.5% | 119 | 12.4% | 145 | 18.3% | 126 | 16.0% | 153 | 17.5% | 141 | 16.8% | 118 | 15.1% |
Grade 6: | 117 | 12.1% | 146 | 15.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 507 | 52.5% | 496 | 51.8% | 405 | 51.1% | 403 | 51.1% | 420 | 48.1% | 400 | 47.8% | 388 | 49.7% |
Female: | 459 | 47.5% | 462 | 48.2% | 387 | 48.9% | 386 | 48.9% | 419 | 48.0% | 417 | 49.8% | 389 | 49.8% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.3% |
Asian: | 3 | 0.3% | 8 | 0.8% | 9 | 1.1% | 11 | 1.4% | 9 | 1.0% | 10 | 1.2% | 12 | 1.5% |
Hispanic: | 74 | 7.7% | 70 | 7.3% | 54 | 6.8% | 44 | 5.6% | 52 | 6.0% | 71 | 8.5% | 61 | 7.8% |
Black: | 35 | 3.6% | 42 | 4.4% | 26 | 3.3% | 43 | 5.4% | 55 | 6.3% | 63 | 7.5% | 53 | 6.8% |
White: | 802 | 83.0% | 791 | 82.6% | 661 | 83.5% | 662 | 83.9% | 728 | 83.4% | 680 | 81.2% | 653 | 83.6% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 2 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 48 | 5.0% | 44 | 4.6% | 39 | 4.9% | 27 | 3.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 383 | 39.6% | 375 | 39.1% | 295 | 37.2% | 287 | 36.4% | 313 | 35.9% | 278 | 33.2% | 259 | 33.2% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 63 | 6.5% | 60 | 6.3% | 35 | 4.4% | 50 | 6.3% | 52 | 6.0% | 48 | 5.7% | 48 | 6.1% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 17.81 | 18.31 | 15.97 | 16.20 | 18.26 | 17.50 | 16.70 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
PSSA | ||||||
2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92% | 92% | 81% |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91% | 89% | 83% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.3% | 84.3% | 78.5% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.9% | 86.9% | 80.5% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.1% | 84.3% | 81.7% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82% | 81.4% | 84.5% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.9% | 82.9% | 83.5% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.8% | 84.8% | 80% |
2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81% | 81% | 68% |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75% | 74% | 69% |
2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.5% | 78.5% | 72.8% |
2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.2% | 82.2% | 76.8% |
2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.6% | 81% | 77% |
2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70.5% | 70% | 75.2% |
2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.9% | 76.9% | 77.2% |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.6% | 81.6% | 74.1% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.9% | 83.2% | 77.2% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.2% | 83.2% | 78% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 83% | 83% | 79.6% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 79.8% | 79.8% | 81.8% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.8% | 82.8% | 84.9% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.6% | 82.6% | 85.2% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.5% | 87.5% | 82.6% |
2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 74.2% | 73.6% | 68.1% |
2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 67.3% | 67.3% | 70.1% |
2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 70.3% | 70.3% | 70.1% |
2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 64.9% | 64.9% | 72.6% |
2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.6% | 72.6% | 72.9% |
2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 56% | 56% | 73.3% |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 75% | 75% | 72.1% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.4% | 88.4% | 81.5% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.1% | 84.1% | 83.4% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.8% | 82.8% | 81.4% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 79.8% | 79.8% | 82.9% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.2% | 84.2% | 82.3% |
2003 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.8% | 79.8% | 56.3% |
2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.9% | 71.1% | 61.8% |
2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 86% | 86% | 69% |
2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.7% | 75.7% | 66.9% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.2% | 79.2% | 71% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.9% | 84.9% | 73.2% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.7% | 76.7% | 73.5% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.2% | 73.2% | 74.4% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.2% | 70.2% | 76.3% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.2% | 80.2% | 73.3% |
2003 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.7% | 64.7% | 58% |
2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.9% | 62.2% | 62.7% |
2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.2% | 63.2% | 64.2% |
2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.2% | 67.2% | 60.6% |
2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 61.6% | 61.6% | 60% |
2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 59% | 59% | 61.6% |
2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 59.4% | 59.4% | 64.5% |
2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.3% | 62.3% | 64.1% |
2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 58.7% | 58.7% | 67.3% |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 61.8% | 61.8% | 65% |
2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 34.7% | 34.7% | 54.1% |
2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 38.8% | 38.8% | 57.3% |
2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 47.4% | 47.4% | 57.3% |
2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 17.9% | 17.9% | 58.1% |
2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 46.4% | 46.4% | 61.8% |
2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 57% | 57% | 67.1% |
2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 60.6% | 60.6% | 64.2% |
2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 80.5% | 80.5% | 68% |
2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 64.7% | 64.7% | 65.9% |
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* Mid Valley El Center Primary School was rated 2.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.