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Daniel J Flood Elementary School

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Daniel J Flood Elementary School ranks 980 th of 1511 Pennsylvania elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

980^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,511 Pennsylvania Elementary Schools

Better than 35% of Pennsylvania elementary schools

Summary

Daniel J Flood Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, serving 620 students in grades K-5 as part of the Wilkes-Barre Area School District.

The school has consistently ranked in the bottom 20-25% of Pennsylvania elementary schools over the past 10 years, with proficiency rates in Math and English Language Arts (ELA) significantly below the state averages across all grade levels. In 2024-2025, the school's proficiency rates were 40.3% in Math and 40% in ELA, compared to the state averages of 41.7% and 48.5%, respectively. The school's performance is also below the Wilkes-Barre Area School District averages in both subjects. Despite the relatively high per-student spending and lower student-teacher ratio, the academic performance of Daniel J Flood Elementary remains a concern.

Interestingly, while the overall performance of Daniel J Flood Elementary is low, the school's African American and Hispanic students perform relatively better, ranking in the top 25-30% of Pennsylvania elementary schools in recent years. This suggests that the school may be providing additional support or resources to these subgroups, which could be a potential area of focus for the district to improve the overall academic performance of the school. The other elementary schools in the Wilkes-Barre Area School District, such as Dr. David W. Kistler Elementary, Dodson Elementary, and Heights/Murray Elementary, also perform poorly on academic measures, with similar or lower proficiency rates compared to Daniel J Flood Elementary. However, the nearby Solomon/Plains Elementary School, which is also in the Wilkes-Barre Area School District, performs significantly better than the other schools, with proficiency rates above the state averages in both Math and ELA.

616

Students ?

16.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,624

Per pupil spending ?

100.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

565 N Washington St
Wilkes Barre, PA 18705-1632

(570) 826-7245

District: Wilkes-Barre Area School District

Students who attend Daniel J Flood Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:

Solomon/Plains Middle School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

59.6%

White:

16.9%

African American:

15.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 18th percentile in 2015 → 35th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 17 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school40%

District avg28%

Pennsylvania avg45%

980^th of 1,511

Pennsylvania public elementary schools ?

Bottom 35%▲ up 17 pts since 2015

From bottom 18% (2015) to bottom 35% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 5Elementary 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	38.8	980 of 1511	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.1	1143 of 1526	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.0	1171 of 1534	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.7	1248 of 1534	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.8	1208 of 1433	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.1	1222 of 1544	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.8	1266 of 1530	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	15.2	1301 of 1547	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	15.1	1307 of 1554	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	17.7	1210 of 1474	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	11.7	1295 of 1467	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	15.2	1313 of 1519	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	32.5	1272 of 1599	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	43.3	1158 of 1597	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	42.0	1144 of 1579	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	36.2	1206 of 1549	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	28.8	1276 of 1551	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	31.0	1252 of 1555	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	38.9	1156 of 1545	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	66.9	481 of 1299	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2004	76.4	316 of 1308	75.8%	★★★★☆
2003	33.9	950 of 1302	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	63.7	93 of 413	77.5%	★★★★☆
2024	41.7	246 of 437	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.5	174 of 437	60.2%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	34.1	673 of 1030	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.4	754 of 1084	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.8	802 of 1043	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	53.2	73 of 207	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.0	116 of 200	42.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	41.1	930 of 1466	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.1	1111 of 1488	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	70.1	84 of 429	80.4%	★★★★☆
2024	55.2	186 of 454	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.7	145 of 432	66.4%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	61.6	496 of 1369	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.5	914 of 1432	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.2	955 of 1414	32.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	36.3	989 of 1475	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.3	1140 of 1495	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	40.5	769 of 1201	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.8	942 of 1229	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.6	1154 of 1236	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)80th percentile+45 vs school

African American (2025)77th percentile+42 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)65th percentile+30 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)64th percentile+29 vs school

Female (2025)37th percentile~ school

White (2025)36th percentile~ school

Disabled (2025)35th percentile~ school

Male (2025)33rd percentile~ school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

Math40%~ state avg

English Language Arts40%-8 vs state

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by a parent
Wednesday, November 5, 2014

this school is a joke my son has been attending this school for the past 3 years and its another year to where we are having problems my son is in the second grade and he comes home so stressed out for his day at school and comes home with almost 2 hours of homework each night I do belive homework is very important but after being in school for almost 6 hours a day and has to come home and do 2 hours of home work is a little to much I have talked to several other students and teachers in other school districs and they have all told me that that's a lot of homework to be giving a child that is in second grade and that the child should not be coming home and being so stressed out I have talked to my childs teacher and wrote her a few notes about the homework and I have not gotten a phone call or a note sent home all she did was tell my son ok at the parent teacher conference I have told her about the homework and it seemed like she could care less about my concerens with it he cant even sharpen his own pencil he tells me that he is getting treated like he is in kindergarden if I was able to my son would not be attending this school again this year and they wonder why the school raiting is so low 3 out of 10 Close Quote

Schools Near Daniel J Flood Elementary School

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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 All Grades	PSSA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 4th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 5th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Daniel J Flood Elementary School	Public	K-5	565 N Washington St	Wilkes Barre	18705	Luzerne County	Wilkes-Barre Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 826-7245	616	37	16.7	100.6%	104 (16.9%)	95 (15.4%)	367 (59.6%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (7.6%)	38.8	980^th of 1511 public elementary schools	35.1%		26.1	1143^rd of 1526 public elementary schools	25.1%	163	40.7	49.2	33.3	40.3	31.9	51.5	40.0	40.0	$13,624	$1,234	$12,390
Dodson Elementary School	Public	K-5	13 Hillard St	Wilkes Barre	18702	Luzerne County	Wilkes-Barre Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 235-6894	522	26	20.1	92.5%	44 (8.4%)	78 (14.9%)	356 (68.2%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	40 (7.7%)	17.1	1246^th of 1511 public elementary schools	17.5%		18.3	1240^th of 1526 public elementary schools	18.7%	6	26.5	19.3	17.1	21.4	42.2	19.3	17.1	27.4	$14,125	$1,425	$12,700
Heights/Murray Elementary School	Public	K-5	1 S Sherman St	Wilkes Barre	18702	Luzerne County	Wilkes-Barre Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 826-7256	838	50	16.8	100.6%	95 (11.3%)	151 (18.0%)	506 (60.4%)	3 (0.4%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	78 (9.3%)	22.1	1171^st of 1511 public elementary schools	22.5%		17.8	1247^th of 1526 public elementary schools	18.3%	76	42.7	20.7	26.1	30.3	37.2	17.4	25.0	27.1	$13,832	$1,477	$12,355
Third Avenue Elementary School	Public	K	131 Rear Third Ave & Davis St	Kingston	18704	Luzerne County	Wyoming Valley West School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 288-2282	97	10	10.0	102.1%	26 (26.8%)	20 (20.6%)	42 (43.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (8.2%)								(n/a)									$17,729	$2,958	$14,771
Chester Street Elementary School	Public	1-5	110 East Chester Street	Kingston	18704	Luzerne County	Wyoming Valley West School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 287-2438	294	21	13.8	97.6%	130 (44.2%)	44 (15.0%)	72 (24.5%)	9 (3.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (12.9%)	31.3	1070^th of 1511 public elementary schools	29.2%		20.8	1207^th of 1526 public elementary schools	20.9%	137	29.2	34.0	26.0	29.6	48.0	41.3	32.7	40.4	$17,246	$2,877	$14,369
Solomon/Plains Elementary School	Public	K-5	41 Abbott St	Plains	18705	Luzerne County	Wilkes-Barre Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 826-7222	718	47	15.2	98.6%	346 (48.2%)	59 (8.2%)	236 (32.9%)	10 (1.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (9.2%)	42.2	936^th of 1511 public elementary schools	38.1%		40.4	1004^th of 1526 public elementary schools	34.2%	68	54.6	38.4	38.0	43.4	53.4	34.9	34.0	40.5	$14,063	$1,230	$12,833
Dana Elementary Center	Public	K-5	50 Dana Street	Forty Fort	18704	Luzerne County	Wyoming Valley West School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 283-0591	626	36	17.2	95.8%	385 (61.5%)	37 (5.9%)	139 (22.2%)	14 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (8.0%)	35.4	1022^nd of 1511 public elementary schools	32.4%		31.4	1095^th of 1526 public elementary schools	28.2%	73	44.4	25.7	20.8	29.8	57.8	33.0	43.1	44.2	$17,265	$2,880	$14,385
Dr David W Kistler Elementary School	Public	K-5	301 Old River Rd	Wilkes Barre	18702	Luzerne County	Wilkes-Barre Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 826-7230	961	55	17.3	100.9%	126 (13.1%)	153 (15.9%)	589 (61.3%)	8 (0.8%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	83 (8.6%)	32.1	1062^nd of 1511 public elementary schools	29.7%		27.9	1127^th of 1526 public elementary schools	26.1%	65	40.4	28.4	38.2	36.1	34.5	33.3	43.1	36.8	$13,405	$1,302	$12,102
Lee Park Elementary School	Public	3-4	99 Lee Park Ave	Hanover Township	18706	Luzerne County	Hanover Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 824-4741	322	23	14.0	71.4%	152 (47.2%)	52 (16.1%)	101 (31.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.0%)	21.3	1179^th of 1511 public elementary schools	22.0%		31.6	1093^rd of 1526 public elementary schools	28.4%	86	31.7	22.4		27.1	34.2	35.9		35.1	$16,231	$2,333	$13,897
State Elementary Center	Public	K-5	355 State Street	Larksville	18704	Luzerne County	Wyoming Valley West School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 779-5381	1,376	88	15.6	95.4%	565 (41.1%)	246 (17.9%)	394 (28.6%)	4 (0.3%)	5 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	162 (11.8%)	12	1318^th of 1511 public elementary schools	12.8%		15.4	1282^nd of 1526 public elementary schools	16.0%	36	21.8	20.1	15.6	19.1	22.5	25.6	18.2	21.8	$17,523	$2,923	$14,600

Frequently Asked Questions about Daniel J Flood Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Daniel J Flood Elementary School?

Students at Daniel J Flood Elementary School are 60% Hispanic, 17% White, 15% African American, 8% Two or more races.

Is Daniel J Flood Elementary School a good school?

Daniel J Flood Elementary School ranks 980^th of 1511 Pennsylvania elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Daniel J Flood Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 616 students attended Daniel J Flood Elementary School.

What district is Daniel J Flood Elementary School in?

Wilkes-Barre Area School District

What schools do graduates of Daniel J Flood Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Daniel J Flood Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Solomon/Plains Middle School

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