Wilkes-Barre Area School District

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District Summary

730 S Main St
Wilkes Barre, PA 18711-0376

(570) 826-7111

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SchoolDigger Rank:
477^th of 610 Pennsylvania districts

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Grades served: K-12
Students: 7,196

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

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2019)				Ranking (2018)				Keystone Exams Algebra I (2019)	Keystone Exams Biology (2019)	Keystone Exams Literature (2019)	PSSA Math (2019)							PSSA Science (2019)			PSSA English Language Arts (2019)
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 (2019)	Statewide Rank (2019)	State Percentile (2019)	SchoolDigger Rating (2019)	Average Standard Score (2018)	Statewide Rank (2018)	State Percentile (2018)	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
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	808	56	14.4	100.0%	581 (71.9%)	47 (5.8%)	110 (13.6%)	8 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	61 (7.5%)	53.8	856^th of 1544 public elementary schools	44.6%		58.9	747^th of 1530 public elementary schools	51.2%	109				52.8	46.5	34.0	32.5			41.4	91.2		91.2	63.0	70.2	58.3	64.2			64.1
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	460	31	14.8	100.0%	254 (55.2%)	44 (9.6%)	136 (29.6%)	6 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.3%)	34.3	600^th of 891 public middle schools	32.7%		32.1	593^rd of 861 public middle schools	31.1%	7								19.4	18.1	18.8		48.8	48.8					51.5	43.2	47.3
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	585	37	15.9	100.0%	119 (20.3%)	113 (19.3%)	302 (51.6%)	13 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (6.3%)	12.6	1329^th of 1544 public elementary schools	13.9%		9	1371^st of 1530 public elementary schools	10.4%	42				40.6	16.6	16.1	4.3			18.6	56.6		56.6	40.3	31.5	31.0	38.5			34.8
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	891	57	15.5	84.4%	555 (62.3%)	96 (10.8%)	192 (21.5%)	15 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	32 (3.6%)	25.7	546^th of 693 public high schools	21.2%		37.4	497^th of 673 public high schools	26.2%	49	39.1	43.2	57.0
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	976	60	16.3	89.7%	236 (24.2%)	227 (23.3%)	466 (47.7%)	7 (0.7%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (3.9%)	5	632^nd of 693 public high schools	8.8%		10.6	586^th of 673 public high schools	12.9%	46	16.3	22.8	33.0					9.1	2.1	5.5		26.0	26.0					38.2	29.5	33.7
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	875	62	14.1	88.3%	274 (31.3%)	195 (22.3%)	319 (36.5%)	22 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (7.4%)	7.1	619^th of 693 public high schools	10.7%		9.4	592^nd of 673 public high schools	12.0%	27	18.0	22.8	41.2					21.5	7.1	14.1		30.0	30.0					49.2	36.2	42.5
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	655	41	16.0	100.0%	140 (21.4%)	139 (21.2%)	299 (45.6%)	8 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	68 (10.4%)	23.1	1222^nd of 1544 public elementary schools	20.9%		17.8	1266^th of 1530 public elementary schools	17.3%	44				25.0	24.4	17.1	23.8			22.6	85.1		85.1	39.3	40.0	29.9	52.6			40.5
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	886	50	17.7	99.9%	162 (18.3%)	226 (25.5%)	403 (45.5%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	90 (10.2%)	5.5	1444^th of 1544 public elementary schools	6.5%		8	1388^th of 1530 public elementary schools	9.3%	56				16.7	5.0	4.8	1.1			7.7	48.8		48.8	35.1	22.3	27.9	18.1			26.6
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	1,002	60	16.5	100.0%	230 (23.0%)	247 (24.7%)	416 (41.5%)	19 (1.9%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	87 (8.7%)	24.6	1208^th of 1544 public elementary schools	21.8%		24.3	1207^th of 1530 public elementary schools	21.1%	1				36.7	22.3	26.6	26.0			27.6	68.5		68.5	38.6	44.6	50.5	45.5			44.8
Wilkes-Barre Area School District STEM Academy	Public	9-12	341 Carey Ave	Wilkes Barre	18702	Luzerne	Wilkes-Barre Area School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 826-7111	58	3	20.8	94.8%	44 (75.9%)	2 (3.4%)	7 (12.1%)	4 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.7%)	95.4	1^st of 693 public high schools	99.9%					(n/a)	100.0	100.0	100.0

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Wyoming Valley West School District	1.64 mi	7	438^th
Wilkes-Barre Area CTC	2.16 mi	1
Wyoming Area School District	2.5 mi	4
West Side CTC	2.75 mi	1	591^st
Pittston Area School District	3.99 mi	4	353^rd

Wilkes-Barre Area School District

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