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Robert Morris #27

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Robert Morris #27 ranks 1087 th of 1511 Pennsylvania elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades K-4

1087^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,511 Pennsylvania Elementary Schools

Better than 28% of Pennsylvania elementary schools

Summary

Robert Morris #27 is an elementary school in Scranton, Pennsylvania, serving students from kindergarten to 4th grade as part of the Scranton School District. The school has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Pennsylvania elementary schools over the past decade, with academic performance generally below state and district averages on standardized tests.

Despite a relatively high per-student spending and a low student-to-teacher ratio, Robert Morris #27 has struggled to translate these resources into significantly better academic outcomes compared to nearby schools like Frances Willard #32 and William Prescott #38. The school's high percentage of students from low-income families, with 100% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, suggests that socioeconomic factors may be a significant contributor to the academic challenges faced by the school.

Interestingly, the school's diverse student population includes a relatively higher-performing Hispanic student subgroup compared to the school's overall ranking. This finding may provide insights into strategies for improving academic outcomes for the entire student body at Robert Morris #27.

206

Students ?

12.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,223

Per pupil spending ?

101.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1824 Boulevard Ave
Scranton, PA 18509-1259

(570) 348-3681

District: Scranton School District

Students who attend Robert Morris #27 usually attend:

Middle:	Northeast Intrmd School
High:	Scranton High School
	West Scranton High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

43.7%

White:

35.0%

African American:

11.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 22nd percentile in 2015 → 28th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2015

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Scranton School District

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Pennsylvania average (37% vs 45% meeting standards)

!English Language Arts scores 10 pts below the Pennsylvania average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school37%

District avg22%

Pennsylvania avg45%

1,087^th of 1,511

Pennsylvania public elementary schools ?

Bottom 28%▲ up 6 pts since 2015

From bottom 22% (2015) to bottom 28% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 10Elementary Schools in the Scranton School District

488^th of 606Scranton School District among Pennsylvania districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	29.8	1087 of 1511	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.5	1111 of 1526	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	43.3	970 of 1534	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.4	1129 of 1534	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.5	1037 of 1433	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.8	1130 of 1544	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	44.1	1018 of 1530	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	56.7	805 of 1547	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	48.1	963 of 1554	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2015	23.8	1156 of 1474	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	24.4	1206 of 1467	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	32.6	1185 of 1519	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	30.7	1291 of 1599	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	42.1	1176 of 1597	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	61.9	728 of 1579	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2009	47.0	1040 of 1549	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2008	64.9	621 of 1551	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2007	60.7	718 of 1555	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2006	68.3	510 of 1545	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2005	83.7	104 of 1299	92.0%	★★★★★
2004	78.5	272 of 1308	79.2%	★★★★☆
2003	83.1	206 of 1302	84.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	22.0	1149 of 1466	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.5	1165 of 1488	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	50.0	190 of 429	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.1	273 of 454	39.9%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	32.5	968 of 1369	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	39.9	947 of 1432	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.8	695 of 1414	50.8%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	38.9	948 of 1475	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.7	998 of 1495	33.2%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	57.3	514 of 1201	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	34.0	903 of 1229	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	40.7	807 of 1236	34.7%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

White (2025)57th percentile+29 vs school

Hispanic (2025)56th percentile+28 vs school

Male (2025)36th percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)29th percentile~ school

Female (2025)22nd percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts38%-10 vs state

Math35%-6 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PSSA Math (2025)					PSSA English Language Arts (2025)					Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	PSSA Math 3rd Grade	PSSA Math 4th Grade	PSSA Math 5th Grade	PSSA Math 6th Grade	PSSA Math All Grades	PSSA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 4th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 5th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 6th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Robert Morris #27	Public	K-4	1824 Boulevard Ave	Scranton	18509	Lackawanna County	Scranton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 348-3681	206	16	12.6	101.5%	72 (35.0%)	23 (11.2%)	90 (43.7%)	5 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (7.8%)	29.8	1087^th of 1511 public elementary schools	28.1%		29.5	1111^th of 1526 public elementary schools	27.2%	24	47.2	22.8			35.2	41.7	34.3			38.0	$23,223	$3,176	$20,047
Dunmore Elementary Center	Public	K-6	300 W Warren St	Dunmore	18512	Lackawanna County	Dunmore School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 347-6794	824	61	13.5	95.9%	573 (69.5%)	89 (10.8%)	118 (14.3%)	30 (3.6%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.3%)	48	853^rd of 1511 public elementary schools	43.5%		60.6	698^th of 1526 public elementary schools	54.3%	155	33.1	50.4	36.5	34.3	38.5	38.2	50.5	49.5	59.6	49.1	$12,315	$1,022	$11,292
Neil Armstrong #40	Public	K-4	N Lincoln Ave & Clearview St	Scranton	18508	Lackawanna County	Scranton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 348-3661	441	38	11.4	96.8%	134 (30.4%)	69 (15.6%)	171 (38.8%)	21 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	44 (10.0%)	20	1199^th of 1511 public elementary schools	20.6%		23.7	1168^th of 1526 public elementary schools	23.5%	31	22.8	38.0			30.0	25.7	33.8			29.6	$22,239	$3,357	$18,881
John Adams #4	Public	K-4	927 Capouse Ave	Scranton	18509	Lackawanna County	Scranton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 348-3655	214	19	11.3	90.7%	45 (21.0%)	47 (22.0%)	78 (36.4%)	21 (9.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (10.7%)	13.3	1297^th of 1511 public elementary schools	14.2%		10.3	1359^th of 1526 public elementary schools	10.9%	62	6.9	18.2			12.9	10.3	39.4			25.8	$20,168	$2,638	$17,531
William Prescott #38	Public	K-4	Prescott Avenue & Myrtle St	Scranton	18510	Lackawanna County	Scranton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 348-3683	204	15	13.3	113.2%	44 (21.6%)	29 (14.2%)	75 (36.8%)	29 (14.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (13.2%)	29	1097^th of 1511 public elementary schools	27.4%		27.4	1133^rd of 1526 public elementary schools	25.8%	36	45.7	38.7			42.4	31.4	32.3			31.8	$18,811	$3,326	$15,485
Isaac Tripp Elementary School	Public	K-4	1000 North Everett Avenue	Scranton	18504	Lackawanna County	Scranton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 348-3677	710	57	12.4	94.5%	196 (27.6%)	99 (13.9%)	313 (44.1%)	27 (3.8%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	71 (10.0%)	12.1	1314^th of 1511 public elementary schools	13.0%		14.7	1290^th of 1526 public elementary schools	15.5%	24	21.6	33.0			26.6	18.7	19.3			18.9	$22,096	$3,222	$18,874
Charles Sumner #18	Public	PK, KG-4	North Sumner Ave & Swetland St	Scranton	18504	Lackawanna County	Scranton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 348-3688	250	15	17.2	98.8%	76 (30.4%)	31 (12.4%)	125 (50.0%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (6.0%)	18.4	1229^th of 1511 public elementary schools	18.7%		27.4	1134^th of 1526 public elementary schools	25.7%	95	32.0	31.6			31.9	26.4	29.0			27.5	$20,806	$3,390	$17,416
John G Whittier #2	Public	K-4	700 Orchard St	Scranton	18505	Lackawanna County	Scranton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 348-3690	442	33	13.4	102.3%	87 (19.7%)	56 (12.7%)	214 (48.4%)	42 (9.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (9.7%)	29.3	1092^nd of 1511 public elementary schools	27.7%		20.1	1216^th of 1526 public elementary schools	20.3%	124	34.2	49.3			40.8	18.8	44.7			30.3	$18,457	$2,973	$15,484
Mid Valley Elementary Center	Public	K-6	50 Underwood Rd	Throop	18512	Lackawanna County	Mid Valley School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 307-3241	1,027	68	15.1	101.6%	755 (73.5%)	51 (5.0%)	104 (10.1%)	22 (2.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	93 (9.1%)	32.4	1056^th of 1511 public elementary schools	30.1%		33.4	1080^th of 1526 public elementary schools	29.2%	24	38.0	29.7	24.8	34.3	31.6	42.7	31.8	26.1	48.9	37.1	$14,544	$2,150	$12,394
Frances Willard #32	Public	PK, KG-4	1100 Eynon St	Scranton	18504	Lackawanna County	Scranton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 348-3692	345	25	13.9	102.0%	104 (30.1%)	57 (16.5%)	136 (39.4%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (12.5%)	34.9	1029^th of 1511 public elementary schools	31.9%		52.4	831^st of 1526 public elementary schools	45.5%	198	44.3	36.2			40.4	32.8	48.3			40.3	$21,857	$3,413	$18,444

Frequently Asked Questions about Robert Morris #27

What schools do graduates of Robert Morris #27 attend?

Students who attend Robert Morris #27 usually go on to attend:

Middle : Northeast Intrmd School
High : Scranton High School
High : West Scranton High School

How many students attend Robert Morris #27?

In the 2024-25 school year, 206 students attended Robert Morris #27.

What is the racial makeup of Robert Morris #27?

Students at Robert Morris #27 are 44% Hispanic, 35% White, 11% African American, 8% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

Is Robert Morris #27 a good school?

Robert Morris #27 ranks 1087^th of 1511 Pennsylvania elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What district is Robert Morris #27 in?

Scranton School District

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