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West Side Career & Technology Center

Public Grades 9-12

616^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 681 Pennsylvania High Schools

Better than 10% of Pennsylvania high schools

Summary

West Side Career & Technology Center is a public high school in Kingston, Pennsylvania, serving 380 students in grades 9-12. As part of the West Side Career & Technology Center District, the school has consistently ranked in the bottom 10-15% of Pennsylvania high schools in recent years, with a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, West Side Career & Technology Center struggles, with proficiency rates on Keystone Exams that are 20-30 percentage points below the state average across all subjects. The school's four-year graduation rate is generally on par with or slightly below the state average, while its dropout rate is comparable. However, the school serves a higher proportion of economically disadvantaged students, with 74.31% to 127.89% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in recent years.

Compared to nearby schools, such as Lake-Lehman Junior/Senior High School, Greater Nanticoke Area Senior High School, and Wyoming Area Sec Center, West Side Career & Technology Center generally underperforms on academic measures, with lower proficiency rates and overall rankings. These nearby schools also serve a lower proportion of economically disadvantaged students. While West Side Career & Technology Center's specialized focus as a career and technology center may contribute to its lower academic performance, the school's challenges suggest a need for targeted interventions and support to improve student outcomes.

437

Students ?

14.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

111.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

75 Evans Street
Kingston, PA 18704-1856

(570) 288-8493

District: West Side Career & Technology Center

Racial breakdown:

White:

73.9%

Hispanic:

11.2%

African American:

10.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 4th percentile in 2012 → 10th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2012

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Pennsylvania average (19% vs 52% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (10th percentile)

!Algebra I scores 37 pts below the Pennsylvania average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school19%

Pennsylvania avg52%

616^th of 681

Pennsylvania public high schools ?

Bottom 10%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 13% (2015) to bottom 10% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

566^th of 606West Side Career & Technology Center 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	6.7	616 of 681	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.8	633 of 686	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.8	645 of 674	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.4	587 of 634	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.3	656 of 693	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.2	609 of 673	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	3.1	619 of 663	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	7.2	602 of 677	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	11.4	589 of 680	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	2.1	637 of 664	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	2.8	635 of 660	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	1.8	632 of 649	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	3.9	599 of 632	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	6.3	583 of 621	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	0.7	598 of 604	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	1.6	572 of 593	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	3.8	552 of 590	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	1.8	551 of 583	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	27.5	385 of 524	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.1	451 of 502	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	3.5	620 of 657	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.4	631 of 665	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	19.4	543 of 651	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.1	612 of 664	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.1	605 of 652	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	11.0	583 of 660	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	7.1	609 of 662	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	1.0	578 of 583	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	1.3	587 of 595	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	1.2	573 of 577	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)27th percentile+17 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)17th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)12th percentile~ school

Female (2025)6th percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)1st percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

Literature31%-31 vs state

Biology18%-32 vs state

Algebra I7%-37 vs state

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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 (2025)	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 7th Grade	PSSA Math 8th Grade	PSSA Math All Grades	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
West Side Career & Technology Center	Public	9-12	75 Evans Street	Kingston	18704	Luzerne County	West Side Career & Technology Center	No	No	No	No	(570) 288-8493	437	30	14.5	111.2%	323 (73.9%)	44 (10.1%)	49 (11.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.3%)	6.7	616^th of 681 public high schools	9.5%		5.8	633^rd of 686 public high schools	7.7%	17	7.1	17.6	31.4
Wilkes-Barre Area School District STEM Academy	Public	9-12	2021 Wolfpack Way	Plains	18705	Luzerne County	Wilkes-Barre Area School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 826-7111	93	3	29.3	90.3%	70 (75.3%)	4 (4.3%)	14 (15.1%)	3 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.2%)	98	3^rd of 681 public high schools	99.6%		99.1	1^st of 686 public high schools	99.9%	2	94.4	83.3	100.0							$3,667	$00	$3,667
Wilkes-Barre Area High School	Public	9-12	2021 Wolfpack Way	Plains	18705	Luzerne County	Wilkes-Barre Area School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 826-7111	2,569	110	23.4	96.1%	666 (25.9%)	381 (14.8%)	1,323 (51.5%)	25 (1.0%)	4 (0.2%)	1 (0.0%)	169 (6.6%)	20.4	550^th of 681 public high schools	19.2%		24.2	541^st of 686 public high schools	21.1%	9	22.4	20.9	50.8							$11,678	$585	$11,094
Wyoming Valley West Senior High School	Public	9-12	150 Wadham Street	Plymouth	18651	Luzerne County	Wyoming Valley West School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 779-5361	1,362	88	15.3	101.4%	729 (53.5%)	195 (14.3%)	316 (23.2%)	10 (0.7%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	108 (7.9%)	27.6	511^th of 681 public high schools	25.0%		38.8	469^th of 686 public high schools	31.6%	42	25.8	34.4	50.9							$15,161	$2,529	$12,631
Wilkes-Barre Area Career & Technical Center	Public	9-12	Jumper Road Plains Township	Wilkes Barre	18705	Luzerne County	Wilkes-Barre Area Career & Technical Center	No	No	No	No	(570) 822-4131	30	35	.8	3,816.7%	11 (36.7%)	5 (16.7%)	13 (43.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Dallas Senior High School	Public	9-12	2030 Conyngham Avenue	Dallas	18612	Luzerne County	Dallas School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 674-7230	745	53	14.0	28.9%	673 (90.3%)	1 (0.1%)	40 (5.4%)	14 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.3%)	62.6	274^th of 681 public high schools	59.8%		84.4	85^th of 686 public high schools	87.6%	189	46.4	60.1	61.3							$15,363	$930	$14,433
Hanover Area Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	1600 Sans Souci Pkwy	Hanover Township	18706	Luzerne County	Hanover Area School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 831-2300	977	59	16.4	97.9%	519 (53.1%)	136 (13.9%)	272 (27.8%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (4.9%)	15.3	573^rd of 681 public high schools	15.9%		20.6	554^th of 686 public high schools	19.2%	19	17.9	28.0	39.2	8.2	9.7	9.0	23.4	21.7	22.5	$18,452	$2,690	$15,762
Wyoming Area Sec Center	Public	7-12	252 Memorial St	Exeter	18643	Luzerne County	Wyoming Area School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 655-2836	929	66	14.1	102.6%	757 (81.5%)	36 (3.9%)	89 (9.6%)	9 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	36 (3.9%)	55.8	331^st of 681 public high schools	51.4%		43	446^th of 686 public high schools	35.0%	115	39.2	45.4	71.8	29.2	8.2	18.8	43.6	34.0	38.7	$18,051	$705	$17,346
Pittston Area Senior High School	Public	9-12	5 Stout Street Yatesville	Pittston	18640	Luzerne County	Pittston Area School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 654-2415	1,055	58	18.1	53.9%	794 (75.3%)	51 (4.8%)	169 (16.0%)	14 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	25 (2.4%)	40.9	450^th of 681 public high schools	33.9%		36.5	479^th of 686 public high schools	30.2%	29	31.5	47.0	54.7							$16,141	$504	$15,637
Lake-Lehman Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	1128 Old Route 115	Lehman	18627	Luzerne County	Lake-Lehman School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 675-7458	745	52	14.3	37.4%	705 (94.6%)	3 (0.4%)	24 (3.2%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.5%)	73.6	174^th of 681 public high schools	74.4%		87.2	62^nd of 686 public high schools	91.0%	112	50.8	58.6	76.7	26.1	27.5	26.8	38.0	50.0	43.9	$17,313	$436	$16,877

Frequently Asked Questions about West Side Career & Technology Center

How many students attend West Side Career & Technology Center?

In the 2024-25 school year, 437 students attended West Side Career & Technology Center.

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What is the racial makeup of West Side Career & Technology Center?

Students at West Side Career & Technology Center are 74% White, 11% Hispanic, 10% African American, 4% Two or more races.

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West Side Career & Technology Center ranks in the bottom 9.5% of Pennsylvania high schools.

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2024–25 graduation ratesMar 29, 2026

2024–25 dropout ratesMar 27, 2026

2023–24 school spending dataJan 29, 2026

2024–25 Keystone Exams & PSSA scoresNov 13, 2025

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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