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.

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

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.