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Lackawanna Trail Elementary Center

Q: Is Lackawanna Trail Elementary Center a good school?

Lackawanna Trail Elementary Center ranks 737 th of 1511 Pennsylvania elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

737^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,511 Pennsylvania Elementary Schools

Better than 51% of Pennsylvania elementary schools

Summary

Lackawanna Trail Elementary Center is a public elementary school located in Factoryville, Pennsylvania, serving 524 students in grades K-6 as part of the Lackawanna Trail School District. The school consistently ranks in the middle range of Pennsylvania elementary schools, performing better than the state average in both Math and English Language Arts (ELA) across all grade levels.

Lackawanna Trail Elementary Center's Math proficiency rate for all grades was 53.9% in the 2024-2025 school year, compared to the state average of 41.7%. Its ELA proficiency rate was 43.9%, compared to the state average of 48.5%. The school's performance is particularly strong in Math, with 3rd-grade students consistently scoring above 60% proficient or better, compared to the state average of around 50%. While the school's rankings for subgroups like white students and low socioeconomic status students are slightly below the overall school ranking, its dropout rates remain relatively low, ranging from 0.2% to 1.6% over the past few years.

Compared to nearby schools in the Scranton School District, Lackawanna Trail Elementary Center generally outperforms them in PSSA proficiency rates and overall rankings. However, the school lags behind the high-performing schools in the Abington Heights School District, which consistently rank in the top 25% of Pennsylvania elementary schools. Despite these challenges, Lackawanna Trail Elementary Center has maintained a consistent 3-star rating from SchoolDigger over the past 10 years, indicating a stable and reliable educational environment.

505

Students ?

12.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,954

Per pupil spending ?

50.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

179 College Avenue
Factoryville, PA 18419-0085

(570) 945-5153

District: Lackawanna Trail School District

Students who attend Lackawanna Trail Elementary Center usually attend:

High:

Lackawanna Trail Junior/Senior High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

92.3%

Two or more races:

3.2%

Hispanic:

3.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 53rd percentile in 2015 → 51st in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the Pennsylvania median (51st percentile)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school49%

District avg47%

Pennsylvania avg45%

737^th of 1,511

Pennsylvania public elementary schools ?

Top 49%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

209^th of 606Lackawanna Trail 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	55.5	737 of 1511	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.2	685 of 1526	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.1	596 of 1534	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.4	603 of 1534	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	65.9	516 of 1433	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.9	729 of 1544	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.1	741 of 1530	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2017	60.1	735 of 1547	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2016	61.3	719 of 1554	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2015	60.5	691 of 1474	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2014	47.7	976 of 1467	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2013	52.7	921 of 1519	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2012	52.4	1004 of 1599	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	48.6	1049 of 1597	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2010	54.0	936 of 1579	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	56.4	846 of 1549	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2008	52.8	929 of 1551	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2007	62.0	689 of 1555	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2006	62.8	653 of 1545	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2005	54.9	725 of 1299	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2004	59.0	632 of 1308	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2003	70.6	419 of 1302	67.8%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	51.0	429 of 1030	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.7	486 of 1084	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.6	439 of 1043	57.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	54.7	716 of 1466	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.1	714 of 1488	52.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	56.1	613 of 1369	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.4	601 of 1432	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.1	630 of 1414	55.4%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	53.9	731 of 1475	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.3	648 of 1495	56.7%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	40.8	764 of 1201	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.7	740 of 1229	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.9	656 of 1236	46.9%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Disabled (2025)58th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)55th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)51st percentile~ school

Male (2025)50th percentile~ school

White (2025)36th percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

Math54%+12 vs state

English Language Arts44%-5 vs state

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by a parent
Tuesday, May 15, 2012

The PSSA scores for the last 5 years speak for themselves. The school board is unwilling to acknowledge a problem exists, so unless the hand of god intervenes education at Lackawanna trail will remain "Poor" for many years to come... Close Quote

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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
Lackawanna Trail Elementary Center	Public	K-6	179 College Avenue	Factoryville	18419	Wyoming County	Lackawanna Trail School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 945-5153	505	40	12.6	50.9%	466 (92.3%)	7 (1.4%)	15 (3.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.2%)	55.5	737^th of 1511 public elementary schools	51.2%		61.2	685^th of 1526 public elementary schools	55.1%	52	69.6	34.2	59.0	55.6	53.9	55.1	35.5	26.2	58.7	43.9	$19,954	$1,162	$18,791
Waverly School	Public	K-4	103 Waverly Rd	Waverly	18471	Lackawanna County	Abington Heights School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 585-6300	307	18	16.8	4.2%	272 (88.6%)	1 (0.3%)	12 (3.9%)	17 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.3%)	93.9	49^th of 1511 public elementary schools	96.8%		83.4	220^th of 1526 public elementary schools	85.6%	171	90.0	86.0			88.1	82.9	74.6			79.0	$16,960	$456	$16,505
Newton-Ransom Elementary School	Public	K-4	1549 Newton Ransom Boulevard	Clarks Summit	18411	Lackawanna County	Abington Heights School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 585-8300	196	14	14.2	7.7%	181 (92.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	4 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (5.1%)	82.9	239^th of 1511 public elementary schools	84.2%		83.7	215^th of 1526 public elementary schools	85.9%	24	90.4	80.5			85.9	71.4	50.0			61.5	$16,938	$455	$16,482
Clarks Summit Elementary School	Public	K-4	401 W Grove St	Clarks Summit	18411	Lackawanna County	Abington Heights School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 585-7300	399	30	13.2	5.8%	315 (78.9%)	9 (2.3%)	24 (6.0%)	31 (7.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.0%)	74	402^nd of 1511 public elementary schools	73.4%		70	494^th of 1526 public elementary schools	67.6%	92	85.9	63.5			73.7	63.0	50.6			56.3	$16,806	$452	$16,354
Tunkhannock Area Primary Center	Public	K-2	99 Digger Dr	Tunkhannock	18657	Wyoming County	Tunkhannock Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 836-3111	416	32	13.2	99.3%	386 (92.8%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.6%)	6 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (2.4%)								(n/a)											$22,359	$1,646	$20,713
South Abington School	Public	K-4	640 Northern Boulevard	Chinchilla	18410	Lackawanna County	Abington Heights School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 585-2100	301	22	13.6	7.3%	260 (86.4%)	3 (1.0%)	10 (3.3%)	16 (5.3%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.3%)	75.4	369^th of 1511 public elementary schools	75.6%		75.7	378^th of 1526 public elementary schools	75.2%	9	75.0	68.5			71.9	60.0	55.6			57.9	$17,185	$462	$16,724
Tunkhannock Area Intermediate Center	Public	3-6	200 Franklin Avenue	Tunkhannock	18657	Wyoming County	Tunkhannock Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 836-3111	614	46	13.3	98.7%	586 (95.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.3%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.8%)	47.4	859^th of 1511 public elementary schools	43.2%		50.3	859^th of 1526 public elementary schools	43.7%		62.6	53.0	36.4	36.5	46.8	44.3	46.9	29.9	43.0	40.7	$21,854	$1,385	$20,469
Lakeland Elementary School - Scott Campus	Public	K-6	1333 Lakeland Dr	Scott Township	18433	Lackawanna County	Lakeland School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 254-9485	432	30	14.2	39.4%	405 (93.8%)	3 (0.7%)	15 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.1%)	73.3	416^th of 1511 public elementary schools	72.5%		70.6	472^nd of 1526 public elementary schools	69.1%	56	67.8	68.3	60.6	50.0	61.6	46.5	61.7	53.5	65.0	56.6	$15,367	$85	$15,282
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Lackawanna Trail Elementary Center

How many students attend Lackawanna Trail Elementary Center?

In the 2024-25 school year, 505 students attended Lackawanna Trail Elementary Center.

What district is Lackawanna Trail Elementary Center in?

Lackawanna Trail School District

What is the racial makeup of Lackawanna Trail Elementary Center?

Students at Lackawanna Trail Elementary Center are 92% White, 3% Two or more races, 3% Hispanic, 1% African American.

Is Lackawanna Trail Elementary Center a good school?

Lackawanna Trail Elementary Center ranks 737^th of 1511 Pennsylvania elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Lackawanna Trail Elementary Center attend?

Students who attend Lackawanna Trail Elementary Center usually go on to attend:

High : Lackawanna Trail Junior/Senior High School

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