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Middle Schools in Wayne Highlands School District

At a glance

DistrictWayne Highlands School District91^st of 606 Pennsylvania districtsFull district overview →

School

408

Students

5-star school

Top rankedWayne Highlands Middle School77^th of 873 Pennsylvania middle schools

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Summary:

The Wayne Highlands School District in Pennsylvania is home to one standout middle school, Wayne Highlands Middle School. This school has consistently performed at a high level, ranking in the top 9% of middle schools in the state and maintaining a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past two years.

Wayne Highlands Middle School boasts impressive academic achievements, with proficiency rates in PSSA Math and English Language Arts (ELA) assessments that significantly exceed the state averages. In 2024-2025, 61.9% of students were proficient or better in Math, compared to the state average of 41.7%, and 67.3% were proficient in ELA, compared to the state's 48.5%. The school's science proficiency rate for 8th grade in 2023-2024 was also well above the state average at 78.2%.

Despite having a relatively high percentage of students (52.39%) receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating economic need, Wayne Highlands Middle School has been able to provide a quality education to its diverse student population. The school's low dropout rate of 1.4% for 2023-2024 and its student-teacher ratio of 12.7, which is lower than the state average, suggest the district is effectively allocating resources to support student learning. While the school's slight decline in state ranking from 2023-2024 to 2024-2025 may present an opportunity for further improvement, Wayne Highlands Middle School remains a standout institution within the Wayne Highlands School District.

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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 6th Grade	PSSA Math 7th Grade	PSSA Math 8th Grade	PSSA Math All Grades	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
Wayne Highlands Middle School	Public	6-8	482 Grove St	Honesdale	18431	Wayne County	Wayne Highlands School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 253-5900	408	29	14.0	51.0%	353 (86.5%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (8.6%)	6 (1.5%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.7%)	89.5	77^th of 873 public middle schools	91.2%		89.2	72^nd of 891 public middle schools	91.9%	5	58.9	69.5	56.9	61.9	59.3	74.4	67.4	67.3	$23,375	$827	$22,548

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District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Western Wayne School District	7.1 mi	4	212^th
Wallenpaupack Area School District	8.66 mi	5	195^th
Fell Charter School	11.41 mi	1
Forest City Regional School District	12.01 mi	2	309^th
Carbondale Area School District	12.56 mi	2	518^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.

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