The top reported proficiency rate is 74% in Math. The lowest is 61% in English language arts.
Original Research by School Decision on Miles Township El Sch
Miles Township Elementary School in Rebersburg is an early-grades school serving pre-kindergarten through fourth grade in a small, historically German-settled rural community in Centre County. The school is now closed as of August 2025 following a district decision to consolidate due to declining enrollment; the data that follows reflects its final year of operation.
The school served a small enrollment, predominantly white student population, with about half the students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, placing it in a mixed-income rural farming area with notable Amish presence. Rebersburg itself is an unincorporated village of very modest size, set in a valley between mountains and surrounded by farmland. The community has minimal commercial activity—a small grocery, a garage, a book and yarn shop—and no significant local employers; most working residents commute to State College or other larger towns. Civic life centers on three churches, the volunteer fire company, and the town museum. The village layout is a compact grid of Victorian and Pennsylvania-German architecture along Main Street, with large porches and historic character, but growth has been negligible for over a century.
In math, the school's most recent results showed students in grades 3 through 4 reached proficiency at a rate above the median for schools tested in Centre County, reflecting solid achievement in computation and problem-solving. English language arts proficiency was lower, roughly in line with the county median. Science proficiency, measured most recently three years prior, was similarly strong. Overall, the school's performance across tested subjects placed it in the top quartile of school-level proficiency among Centre County districts. The tested student groups were small, so numbers moved with individual students, but the pattern across subjects suggests the school was providing competent foundational instruction in early literacy and numeracy.
State testing data does not include measures such as chronic absenteeism or graduation rate because neither applies to early-grades schools. Special-education and English-learner enrollment data were not available in the data provided, so a parent cannot discern the school's student support infrastructure from these records alone.
The closure of Miles Township Elementary reflects a structural change in the district. In August 2025, the Penns Valley Area School District board voted to close the school immediately after nearly a century of operation, citing declining enrollment. Remaining students were transferred to Penns Valley Elementary/Intermediate or Centre Hall-Potter Elementary, meaning the district consolidated from four schools to three and altered attendance zones for the eastern valley. This closure is permanent; the district transferred the building and property to Miles Township, which has proposed converting it to township offices and possibly a community center.
For a family with young children considering Rebersburg or Miles Township now, this closure means elementary attendance is no longer at a local village school. The district's secondary campus, Penns Valley Area JSHS, is in Spring Mills, roughly a valley away. The housing market in the Rebersburg zip code shows median values modestly below the state average, with affordability measured at a price-to-income ratio somewhat below the national benchmark, reflecting the rural character and modest local demand. The township's population has grown only slightly over the past decade.
The Penns Valley Area School District completed a comprehensive plan review during 2024-25 and adopted fiscal and facilities management resolutions signaling that interim tax increases may be necessary in coming years to fund debt service, building maintenance, and infrastructure priorities. This is relevant context for anyone considering property purchase in the area, as it foreshadows potential property-tax pressure tied to the district's capital plans.
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