Pequea Valley School District

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Pequea Valley School District
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
WebsitePequea 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.

District Schools[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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]

Sports[edit]

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

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Lancaster Online".
  2. ^ "Pequea valley 2016 "Report Card"" (PDF).
  3. ^ "Pequea Valley School District".
  4. ^ "About Paradise / About Paradise". www.pequeavalley.org. Retrieved 2018-04-16.
  5. ^ "Salisbury Elementary". Pennsylvania Department of Education.
  6. ^ "Pequea Valley Middle School". Pennsylvania Department of Education.
  7. ^ "Pequea Valley Senior High School". Pennsylvania Department of Education.
  8. ^ "PV IS/HS Construction Discussions / Construction Files & Presentations". www.pequeavalley.org. Retrieved 2021-10-20.
  9. ^ LancasterOnline, KYLE KUTZ for LNP |. "Pequea Valley decides to build $63M academic building". LancasterOnline. Retrieved 2021-10-20.