Wilkes-Barre Area School District

District Summary

730 S Main St
Wilkes Barre, PA 18711-0376

(570) 826-7111

District Website

SchoolDigger Rank:
505^th of 603 Pennsylvania districts

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Grades served: K-12
Students: 6,958

Primary Schools: 5
Middle Schools: 1
High Schools: 4
Alternative Schools: 0

This graph shows how well Wilkes-Barre Area School District is performing compared to other districts in Pennsylvania. 100% is the best performing district in the state, 0% is the worst.

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Ranking:

E = Elementary, M = Middle, H = High, A = Alternative, P = Private

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2018)				Ranking (2017)				Keystone Exams Algebra I (2018)	Keystone Exams Biology (2018)	Keystone Exams Literature (2018)	PSSA Math (2018)							PSSA Science (2018)			PSSA English Language Arts (2018)
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 (2018)	Statewide Rank (2018)	State Percentile (2018)	SchoolDigger Rating (2018)	Average Standard Score (2017)	Statewide Rank (2017)	State Percentile (2017)	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 Science 4th Grade	PSSA Science 8th Grade	PSSA Science 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
Dodson Elementary School	Public	K-6	80 Jones St	Wilkes Barre	18702	Luzerne	Wilkes-Barre Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 826-7185	562	34	16.3	100.0%	148 (26.3%)	102 (18.1%)	261 (46.4%)	9 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (7.5%)	9	1371^st of 1530 public elementary schools	10.4%		7.7	1395^th of 1547 public elementary schools	9.8%	24				26.3	6.0	7.4	9.1			12.4	48.8		48.8	46.1	13.1	26.5	34.8			29.7
James M Coughlin Junior/Senior High School	Public	9-12	80 N Washington St	Wilkes Barre	18701	Luzerne	Wilkes-Barre Area School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 826-7111	906	62	14.6	85.0%	618 (68.2%)	101 (11.1%)	149 (16.4%)	13 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	24 (2.6%)	37.4	497^th of 673 public high schools	26.2%		27.4	521^st of 663 public high schools	21.4%	24	51.1	50.3	64.9
G A R Memorial Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	250 South Grant Street	Wilkes Barre	18702	Luzerne	Wilkes-Barre Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 826-7165	911	60	15.1	86.0%	280 (30.7%)	227 (24.9%)	367 (40.3%)	11 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	25 (2.7%)	10.6	586^th of 673 public high schools	12.9%		7.9	593^rd of 663 public high schools	10.6%	7	29.6	28.5	45.1					7.9	5.3	6.5		24.3	24.3					31.8	40.4	36.4
Elmer L Meyers Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	341 Carey Ave	Wilkes Barre	18702	Luzerne	Wilkes-Barre Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 826-7145	900	68	13.2	86.0%	364 (40.4%)	215 (23.9%)	265 (29.4%)	20 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (4.0%)	9.4	592^nd of 673 public high schools	12.0%		16	558^th of 663 public high schools	15.8%	34	23.0	30.0	44.4					13.4	15.2	14.2		40.5	40.5					41.7	46.2	43.8
Daniel J Flood Elementary School	Public	K-6	565 N Washington St	Wilkes Barre	18705	Luzerne	Wilkes-Barre Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 826-7245	660	38	17.3	100.0%	185 (28.0%)	137 (20.8%)	264 (40.0%)	7 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (10.0%)	17.8	1266^th of 1530 public elementary schools	17.3%		15.2	1301^st of 1547 public elementary schools	15.9%	35				31.0	4.5	18.8	9.6			15.2	76.5		76.5	46.5	33.7	31.8	40.9			37.8
Heights/Murray Elementary School	Public	K-6	1 S Sherman St	Wilkes Barre	18702	Luzerne	Wilkes-Barre Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 826-7111	793	49	16.2	100.0%	167 (21.1%)	220 (27.7%)	326 (41.1%)	5 (0.6%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	71 (9.0%)	8	1388^th of 1530 public elementary schools	9.3%		7.6	1396^th of 1547 public elementary schools	9.8%	8				15.9	10.8	1.2	5.1			8.9	52.7		52.7	30.2	38.1	6.3	37.5			28.5
Dr David W Kistler Elementary School	Public	K-6	301 Old River Rd	Wilkes Barre	18702	Luzerne	Wilkes-Barre Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 826-7230	938	59	15.7	100.0%	270 (28.8%)	225 (24.0%)	338 (36.0%)	10 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	95 (10.1%)	24.3	1207^th of 1530 public elementary schools	21.1%		21.3	1243^rd of 1547 public elementary schools	19.7%	36				32.8	23.6	26.0	27.4			27.5	67.7		67.7	42.7	35.4	39.2	56.4			43.1
Solomon/Plains Elementary School	Public	K-6	41 Abbott St	Plains	18705	Luzerne	Wilkes-Barre Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 826-7222	835	57	14.6	100.0%	649 (77.7%)	33 (4.0%)	102 (12.2%)	11 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	39 (4.7%)	58.9	747^th of 1530 public elementary schools	51.2%		51.3	911^th of 1547 public elementary schools	41.1%	164				70.6	44.2	47.9	28.8			47.4	90.2		90.2	74.3	64.7	62.8	55.8			64.2
Solomon/Plains Junior High School	Public	7-8	43 Abbott St	Plains	18705	Luzerne	Wilkes-Barre Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 826-7224	453	34	13.3	100.0%	272 (60.0%)	55 (12.1%)	99 (21.9%)	8 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.2%)	32.1	593^rd of 861 public middle schools	31.1%		34.4	589^th of 877 public middle schools	32.8%	4								28.0	10.0	19.3		38.7	38.7					52.4	43.8	48.3
Wilkes-Barre Area School District STEM Academy	Public	9-12	341 Carey Ave	Wilkes Barre	18702	Luzerne	Wilkes-Barre Area School District	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(570) 826-7111																			(n/a)

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Wyoming Valley West School District	1.64 mi	7	446^th
Wilkes-Barre Area CTC	2.16 mi	1
Wyoming Area School District	2.5 mi	4	282^nd
West Side CTC	2.75 mi	1	567^th
Pittston Area School District	3.99 mi	4	314^th

Wilkes-Barre Area School District

District Summary

Solomon/Plains Elementary School

James M Coughlin Junior/Senior High School

Solomon/Plains Junior High School

Dr David W Kistler Elementary School

Daniel J Flood Elementary School

G A R Memorial Junior/Senior High School

Elmer L Meyers Junior/Senior High School

Dodson Elementary School

Heights/Murray Elementary School

Wilkes-Barre Area School District STEM Academy

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