Valley JSHS

High school·Grades 7-12 New Kensington, Pennsylvania·15068
Score
8.7/100
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#542
Among 593 Pennsylvania high schools
Top 92%
In Pennsylvania

Score 8.7/100: better than 8% of Pennsylvania high schools on 2024-25 state tests. Schools are only compared with others of the same type in the same state. How we score schools

Performance (state tests, 2024-25)

% proficient or advanced on state tests in Pennsylvania, all students. Colored bars are green when the school is at or above the average for similar Pennsylvania schools.

English language arts
23%
Similar Pennsylvania schools ≈ 62%, better than 9% of them
328 students tested
Math
8%
Similar Pennsylvania schools ≈ 44%, better than 9% of them
330 students tested
Science
16%
Similar Pennsylvania schools ≈ 52%, better than 9% of them
110 students tested
All Pennsylvania schools (ELA / math)
51% / 43%
State average across every school type, 2024-25
All 9 published results by grade and test

As published by Pennsylvania Department of Education. "Hidden" means the state didn't publish the result to protect student privacy.

SubjectGradeTestResultStudents tested
English language artsHigh schoolKeystone28.794
English language artsGrade 7PSSA19.2130
English language artsGrade 8PSSA22.1104
English language artsAll gradesPSSA20.5234
MathHigh schoolKeystone13.9108
MathGrade 7PSSA5.7123
MathGrade 8PSSA5.199
MathAll gradesPSSA5.4222
ScienceHigh schoolKeystone15.5110

School profile

Grades
7-12
Students
885
Type
High school
Charter school
No
Program
Regular

Students

Enrollment
885
Typical high school: 577
Free or reduced-price lunch
—
Not reported to the federal data

District and location

City
Westmoreland County

Contact

Address
703 Stevenson Blvd
New Kensington, PA 15068

"Typical" is the middle (median) high school in Pennsylvania. Higher or lower is not in itself better or worse. Address, phone and website are as the state reported them to the U.S. Department of Education for 2024-25, so check with the school before visiting. School details: U.S. Department of Education, Common Core of Data (enrollment 2023-24).

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Valley JSHS at a glance

Valley JSHS is a public high school in New Kensington, Pennsylvania, serving grades 7-12. It is part of the New Kensington-Arnold SD school district. It has about 885 students (a typical Pennsylvania high school has 577).

In 2024-25 state tests, 23% in English language arts (similar schools: 62%) and 8% in math (similar schools: 44%) reached the state standard (% proficient or advanced). On our score, which compares it only with other Pennsylvania high schools, it scores 8.7 out of 100: better than 8% of them, ranking #542 of 593. Its English language arts result fell by 9 points from the year before. This overview is generated automatically from published state and federal data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official sources above.

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Page updated 2026-10-12.