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Best High Schools in Zip Code 18504

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1,404

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Top rankedWest Scranton High School547^th of 681 Pennsylvania high schools

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Summary:

The 18504 zip code in Pennsylvania is home to a single high school, West Scranton High School, which serves students in grades 9-12. The school's performance has been consistently low, ranking 547 out of 681 Pennsylvania high schools for the 2024-2025 school year with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

West Scranton High School's academic proficiency rates on Keystone Exams are well below the state average, with only 26.4% of students proficient in Algebra I, 26.8% in Biology, and 46.3% in Literature. The school's 4-year graduation rate is 87.9%, and its dropout rate is 1.4%. Demographically, the school has a high percentage of students eligible for free and reduced-price lunch at 99.43%, and a student-teacher ratio of 13.8.

The challenges faced by West Scranton High School appear to be reflective of broader systemic issues within the Scranton School District, which is ranked 488 out of 606 districts in Pennsylvania and also has a 1-star rating. The high per-student spending at West Scranton High School, coupled with the low academic performance, raises questions about the effective allocation and utilization of resources to support student learning.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Keystone Exams Algebra I (2025)	Keystone Exams Biology (2025)	Keystone Exams Literature (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	Keystone Exams Algebra I 11th Grade	Keystone Exams Biology 11th Grade	Keystone Exams Literature 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
West Scranton High School	Public	9-12	1201 Luzerne St	Scranton	18504	Lackawanna County	Scranton School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 348-3616	1,404	106	13.2	99.4%	450 (32.1%)	198 (14.1%)	615 (43.8%)	47 (3.3%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.4%)	87 (6.2%)	21.7	547^th of 681 public high schools	19.7%		31.1	506^th of 686 public high schools	26.2%	41	26.4	26.8	46.3	$14,623	$1,211	$13,412

Cities Near Zip Code 18504

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Scranton	0.31 mi	17	665^th
Taylor	2.67 mi	2	219^th
Dunmore	3.03 mi	2	527^th
Moosic	3.33 mi	1	630^th
Old Forge	3.91 mi	2	403^rd

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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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