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Solomon/Plains Middle School

Q: Is Solomon/Plains Middle School a good school?

Solomon/Plains Middle School ranks 586 th of 873 Pennsylvania middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

586^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 873 Pennsylvania Middle Schools

Better than 33% of Pennsylvania middle schools

Summary

Solomon/Plains Middle School is a public middle school located in Plains, PA, serving 741 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Wilkes-Barre Area School District, which is ranked 434 out of 606 districts in Pennsylvania and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite the school's high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch (100%), indicating a high level of economic disadvantage, Solomon/Plains Middle School consistently underperforms compared to the state and district averages on PSSA tests. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 17.4% of students were proficient or better in PSSA Math, compared to 22.7% for the Wilkes-Barre Area School District and 41.7% for the state of Pennsylvania. Similarly, in PSSA English Language Arts, 37.4% of students were proficient or better, compared to 32.6% for the district and 48.5% for the state. The school also has a higher dropout rate of 3.1% compared to the state average of 1.4%.

When comparing Solomon/Plains Middle School to other nearby schools, it becomes evident that the school is underperforming compared to its peers. For example, Dallas Middle School, which is located about 7 miles away, consistently outperforms Solomon/Plains Middle School on PSSA tests and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. Despite the school's academic challenges, its spending per student is relatively high, ranging from $12,674 to $16,061 over the past few years, suggesting the need for a comprehensive review of the school's educational strategies and resource allocation.

758

Students ?

20.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,308

Per pupil spending ?

97.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

43 Abbott St
Plains, PA 18705-1905

(570) 826-7224

District: Wilkes-Barre Area School District

Feeder schools for Solomon/Plains Middle School:

Elementary:	Daniel J Flood Elementary School
	Solomon/Plains Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

49.9%

White:

33.1%

African American:

9.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 35th percentile in 2015 → 33rd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Pennsylvania average (27% vs 45% meeting standards)

!Math scores 24 pts below the Pennsylvania average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school27%

District avg28%

Pennsylvania avg45%

586^th of 873

Pennsylvania public middle schools ?

Bottom 33%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2Middle Schools in the Wilkes-Barre Area School District

434^th of 606Wilkes-Barre Area 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	30.8	586 of 873	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.2	672 of 891	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.6	633 of 893	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.0	698 of 883	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.3	655 of 797	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.3	600 of 891	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.1	593 of 861	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	34.4	589 of 877	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	35.1	588 of 870	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	38.8	540 of 835	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2014	30.4	559 of 728	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	37.3	556 of 758	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	39.1	601 of 834	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	42.3	576 of 825	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2010	59.5	396 of 805	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2009	56.7	409 of 770	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2008	53.0	430 of 753	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2007	66.7	270 of 749	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2006	72.7	198 of 736	73.1%	★★★★☆
2005	70.9	221 of 687	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2004	41.7	467 of 663	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	41.6	461 of 643	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	44.9	182 of 393	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.4	192 of 408	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	33.0	278 of 421	34.0%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	36.0	381 of 643	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.8	449 of 672	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.6	455 of 660	31.1%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	34.4	97 of 145	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	19.9	144 of 150	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	21.9	135 of 143	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	32.1	563 of 835	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.5	658 of 860	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	38.2	199 of 348	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.0	256 of 362	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.4	240 of 362	33.7%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	37.4	545 of 843	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.2	689 of 877	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.8	638 of 874	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	28.4	594 of 839	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.2	674 of 870	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	27.1	132 of 174	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.2	134 of 199	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.0	127 of 187	32.1%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	31.8	462 of 649	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.6	612 of 673	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	22.4	574 of 681	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)54th percentile+21 vs school

Hispanic (2025)43rd percentile+10 vs school

Disabled (2025)41st percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)35th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)33rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)33rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)29th percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)29th percentile-4 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)24th percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts37%-11 vs state

Math17%-24 vs state

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by a parent
Monday, August 31, 2015

No notifications about transition time change from elementary to jr high, very unorganized, make sure you find out about the jr high starts earlier and gets out earlier because the school does not inform anyone, lot of bullies, parking is nuts, people park in fire zones, very chaotic school. 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 4th Grade	PSSA Math 5th Grade	PSSA Math 6th Grade	PSSA Math 7th Grade	PSSA Math 8th Grade	PSSA Math All Grades	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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Solomon/Plains Middle School	Public	6-8	43 Abbott St	Plains	18705	Luzerne County	Wilkes-Barre Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 826-7224	758	37	20.6	97.8%	251 (33.1%)	72 (9.5%)	378 (49.9%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	51 (6.7%)	30.8	586^th of 873 public middle schools	32.9%		22.2	672^nd of 891 public middle schools	24.6%	86			18.2	16.4	17.4	17.4			36.7	35.1	41.0	37.4	$13,308	$1,823	$11,485
Wyoming Valley West Middle School	Public	6-8	201 Chester Street	Kingston	18704	Luzerne County	Wyoming Valley West School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 287-2131	1,139	74	15.4	99.5%	581 (51.0%)	166 (14.6%)	274 (24.1%)	12 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	102 (9.0%)	14.6	728^th of 873 public middle schools	16.6%		24.5	655^th of 891 public middle schools	26.5%	73			7.4	5.2	9.3	7.1			23.5	27.1	24.9	25.2	$15,912	$2,655	$13,257
G A R Middle School	Public	6-8	250 South Grant Street	Wilkes Barre	18702	Luzerne County	Wilkes-Barre Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 826-7165	1,101	52	21.0	96.8%	142 (12.9%)	217 (19.7%)	668 (60.7%)	6 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (6.2%)	17.9	694^th of 873 public middle schools	20.5%		15.8	731^st of 891 public middle schools	18.0%	37			15.7	7.0	6.0	9.6			28.9	23.5	32.5	28.3	$11,974	$2,461	$9,513
Wyoming Area Intermediate Center	Public	4-6	100 Montgomery Avenue	West Pittston	18643	Luzerne County	Wyoming Area School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 654-1404	444	35	12.8	102.7%	345 (77.7%)	21 (4.7%)	52 (11.7%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (5.0%)								(n/a)	52.1	54.6	23.6			43.2	55.0	47.3	54.3			52.3	$17,224	$1,483	$15,741
Hanover Area Memorial Elementary School	Public	5-6	80 W Saint Marys Rd	Hanover Township	18706	Luzerne County	Hanover Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 822-5102	319	22	14.7	79.6%	155 (48.6%)	57 (17.9%)	92 (28.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.8%)								(n/a)		32.2	29.5			30.8		35.7	44.9			40.3	$16,398	$2,408	$13,990
Pittston Area Middle School	Public	6-8	120 New Street	Pittston	18640	Luzerne County	Pittston Area School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 654-2415	761	55	13.8	72.9%	543 (71.4%)	44 (5.8%)	132 (17.3%)	10 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	31 (4.1%)	28.4	610^th of 873 public middle schools	30.1%		39.8	562^nd of 891 public middle schools	36.9%	48			18.2	19.6	9.3	15.7			35.9	37.2	34.7	36.0	$13,191	$503	$12,688
Dallas Middle School	Public	6-8	2020 Conyngham Avenue	Dallas	18612	Luzerne County	Dallas School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 674-7245	589	38	15.5	36.2%	518 (87.9%)	10 (1.7%)	35 (5.9%)	9 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.9%)	75.6	167^th of 873 public middle schools	80.9%		73.8	209^th of 891 public middle schools	76.5%	42			40.9	54.7	28.9	42.0			60.6	64.9	59.1	61.7	$12,861	$779	$12,082
Greater Nanticoke Area Educational Center	Public	6-8	600 East Union St	Nanticoke	18634	Luzerne County	Greater Nanticoke Area School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 735-2770	533	26	20.1	99.6%	340 (63.8%)	58 (10.9%)	113 (21.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (3.8%)	32.7	580^th of 873 public middle schools	33.6%		34.6	594^th of 891 public middle schools	33.3%	14			16.0	13.4	12.8	14.0			41.5	38.4	45.9	42.0	$11,178	$1,541	$9,636
West Scranton Intrmd School	Public	5-8	1401 Fellows St	Scranton	18504	Lackawanna County	Scranton School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 348-3475	820	69	11.9	102.3%	267 (32.6%)	124 (15.1%)	343 (41.8%)	26 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	58 (7.1%)	27.2	620^th of 873 public middle schools	29.0%		17.8	708^th of 891 public middle schools	20.5%	88		22.8	7.6	15.7	19.4	16.2		36.0	31.2	39.8	34.3	35.3	$17,882	$3,585	$14,297
South Scranton Intrmd School	Public	5-8	355 Maple St	Scranton	18505	Lackawanna County	Scranton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 348-3631	798	66	12.0	97.9%	142 (17.8%)	117 (14.7%)	444 (55.6%)	56 (7.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (4.8%)	11.5	768^th of 873 public middle schools	12.0%		17.5	716^th of 891 public middle schools	19.6%	52		9.0	9.0	10.0	4.6	8.0		16.9	22.7	17.2	16.1	18.1	$19,899	$3,591	$16,308

Frequently Asked Questions about Solomon/Plains Middle School

How many students attend Solomon/Plains Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 758 students attended Solomon/Plains Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Solomon/Plains Middle School?

Students at Solomon/Plains Middle School are 50% Hispanic, 33% White, 9% African American, 7% Two or more races.

Is Solomon/Plains Middle School a good school?

Solomon/Plains Middle School ranks 586^th of 873 Pennsylvania middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Solomon/Plains Middle School in?

Wilkes-Barre Area School District

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