Best Public Schools in Dunmore, PA

Summary:

The city of Dunmore, Pennsylvania is home to two schools: Dunmore Elementary Center and Dunmore Junior/Senior High School, both part of the Dunmore School District. The data reveals a mix of strengths and challenges within the district, with both schools facing socioeconomic challenges but also demonstrating pockets of academic excellence.

Dunmore Elementary Center stands out for its relatively high performance on PSSA English Language Arts tests, with 59.6% of 6th-grade students scoring proficient or better in 2023-2024. The school also excels in science, with 80.4% of 4th-grade students scoring proficient or better in the same year. However, the school's statewide ranking has declined, and its SchoolDigger rating has dropped from 3 to 2 stars, indicating a need for improvement.

At the secondary level, Dunmore Junior/Senior High School demonstrates strengths in its Keystone Exam performance, with 60.5% of 11th-grade students scoring proficient or better in Literature in 2024-2025. The school also boasts a solid graduation rate of 87.9% and a low dropout rate of 1.4% in 2023-2024. However, the school's math proficiency rates are significantly lower than the state average, suggesting a need to address math instruction and support across the district.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Keystone Exams Algebra I (2025)	Keystone Exams Biology (2025)	Keystone Exams Literature (2025)	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	Keystone Exams Algebra I 11th Grade	Keystone Exams Biology 11th Grade	Keystone Exams Literature 11th Grade	PSSA Math 3rd Grade	PSSA Math 4th Grade	PSSA Math 5th Grade	PSSA Math 6th Grade	PSSA Math 7th Grade	PSSA Math 8th 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 7th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 8th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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
Dunmore Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	300 W Warren St	Dunmore	18512	Lackawanna County	Dunmore School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 346-2043	674	48	13.9	99.1%	500 (74.2%)	38 (5.6%)	74 (11.0%)	38 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	23 (3.4%)	50.2	373^rd of 681 public high schools	45.2%		54.1	354^th of 686 public high schools	48.4%	19	46.2	41.1	60.5					21.2	23.6	22.4					39.0	45.0	41.9	$14,755	$233	$14,522

Cities Near Dunmore

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Scranton	0.73 mi	17	665^th
Throop	2.54 mi	2	451^st
Chinchilla	4.34 mi	1	164^th
Peckville	4.78 mi	1
Taylor	5.01 mi	2	219^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Pennsylvania Department of Education.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.