Pequea Valley School District

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Pequea Valley School District
Pequea Valley Logo.png
Location
United States
District information
Motto"Where each learner counts"
GradesK-12
SuperintendentErik Orndorff [1]
Budget$32,994,25 [2]
Students and staff
Students1,589
Teachers127
Staff203
Other information
Website Pequea Valley School District

The Pequea Valley School District is a school district of 1,589 students educated in 4 schools by 127 teachers in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania in the United States. [3] It is a member of Lancaster-Lebanon Intermediate Unit (IU) 13.

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District Schools

Map of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania Public School Districts. Pequea Valley School District is in orange at the center right (eastern) side of the map. Map of Lancaster County Pennsylvania School Districts.png
Map of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania Public School Districts. Pequea Valley School District is in orange at the center right (eastern) side of the map.
Salisbury Elementary School, located on 422 School Lane Rd in Gap, PA Salisbury Elementary School.jpg
Salisbury Elementary School, located on 422 School Lane Rd in Gap, PA
Paradise Elementary, located on 20 N Belmont Rd in Paradise, PA Paradise Elementary School.jpg
Paradise Elementary, located on 20 N Belmont Rd in Paradise, PA

Paradise Elementary School

Paradise Elementary School in Paradise, Pennsylvania is a K-6 facility in the Pequea Valley School District. In 2009, a new building was constructed adjacent to the old building. This new facility has features specifically added to try to limit resource consumption, such as auto-dimming lights and water fountains that use collected rainwater. [4] Recently however, there have been talks of a new building project that would increase the number of classrooms to accommodate the many new students in the area.

Salisbury Elementary School

Salisbury Elementary School is a K-6 facility in the Pequea Valley School District. It houses around 360 students. Attendance at Salisbury Elementary School in Gap, Pennsylvania during the 2005–2006 school year was 96.11%, essentially the same as the 96.04% scored in the prior year. Students were 81.8% proficient in math, 72.9% proficient in reading. [5]

Pequea Valley Intermediate School

The PV Intermediate school is a facility for 7-8 grade students. There is approximately 255 attending. Attendance at Pequea Valley Intermediate School in Kinzers, Pennsylvania during the 2005–2006 school year was 96.10%, essentially the same as the 95.54% scored in the prior year. Students were 71.1% proficient in math, 69.5% proficient in reading. [6]

Pequea Valley High School

Attendance at Pequea Valley High School in Kinzers, Pennsylvania during the 2005–2006 school year was 92.91%, somewhat higher than the 87.97% scored in the prior year. Students were 57.1% proficient in math, 73.4% proficient in reading. [7]

There are plans to retire both the intermediate school building and senior high school building for a new school building in their place, housing [8] grades 7–12. The building is expected to be finished by 2025. [9]

One to One Initiative

Partnership with Apple

Pequea Valley was a part of a deal with tech giant Apple, where Macbook laptops were given to each student in the high school. This program started in the 2011–2012 school year, and this "One to One" learning program is a way Pequea Valley carries out their goal of Mass-Customized Learning, or MCL. [10]

Expansion

Since the birth of the One to One program, there has been a great deal of expansion into the intermediate school, and even down into the elementary schools. This is a result of the growth the students have shown in academic performance as a result of the program. There are now laptops for each student in grades 5–12, and those "learners" (This is what PVSD calls its students, as they claim MCL isn't teaching. Because of this, the teachers are referred to as Learning Facilitators) in grades K-4 each have iPads. These are taken home each day by students to use for schoolwork or extracurricular activities. [10]

Sports

Pequea Valley High School's Varsity soccer team holds the 2012 State Championship title.

Comparison to other Lancaster County school districts

2016 SAT: average scores
Lancaster County schools
School districtReadingMathWritingTotal
Cocalico 5145244951534
Columbia Borough 4604484271335
Conestoga Valley 5155114791505
Donegal 5155084921515
Eastern Lancaster County 5265244931544
Elizabethtown Area 5295324951556
Ephrata Area 5255264961546
Hempfield 5355565051595
Lampeter-Strasburg 5245335111567
Lancaster 4254364071268
Manheim Central 5075104831501
Manheim Township 5395535151608
Penn Manor 5165234831521
Pequea Valley 5315264921549
Solanco 5095124711492
Warwick 5375395071584
County average5135164841514
Pennsylvania average4814854581424
U.S. average4945084821484
Each test section is out of a score of 800 points.
Source: Public School SAT Scores, PA Department of Education
U.S. Average Source: 2016 SAT Report, CollegeBoard
Pennsylvania System of School Assessment
2016-2017 Average PSSA exam scores for Lancaster County schools
School districtElementary ReadingElementary MathElementary ScienceIntermediate MathIntermediate ReadingIntermediate Science
Cocalico 78%53%91%74%38%62%
Columbia Borough 50%35%80%41%15%29%
Conestoga Valley 72%52%81%71%46%60%
Donegal 69%51%79%60%41%66%
Eastern Lancaster County 67%49%87%69%49%60%
Elizabethtown Area 72%62%86%66%48%63%
Ephrata Area 73%60%85%61%46%51%
Hempfield 76%62%88%73%48%70%
Lampeter-Strasburg 82%67%86%74%56%61%
Lancaster 55%44%70%36%16%31%
Manheim Central 73%57%88%63%51%72%
Manheim Township 83%75%91%79%57%71%
Penn Manor 73%65%86%68%46%64%
Pequea Valley 71%57%89%57%27%50%
Solanco 57%50%86%62%35%56%
Warwick 74%44%82%73%44%71%
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