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Best Public Schools in Zip Code 18651

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1,362

Students

Top rankedWyoming Valley West Senior High School511^th of 681 Pennsylvania high schools

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Summary:

The 18651 zip code is home to a single public high school, Wyoming Valley West Senior High School, which serves grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 1,404 students. The school is part of the Wyoming Valley West School District, which is ranked 493 out of 606 school districts in Pennsylvania and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

While the school has a slightly below-average 4-year graduation rate of 87.9% and a dropout rate of 1.4% that is lower than the state average, its academic performance on the Keystone Exams is generally below the state average, with proficiency rates ranging from 25.8% in Algebra I to 50.9% in Literature. The school also has a very high percentage of students (98.36%) receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population.

Despite the higher-than-average spending of $21,516 per student and a student-teacher ratio of 16.3, which is slightly higher than the state average, the school's academic performance has declined over the past two years, suggesting that additional resources may not be translating into improved student outcomes. The challenges faced by Wyoming Valley West Senior High School appear to be reflective of broader issues within the Wyoming Valley West School District, which has a low ranking and a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

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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
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

Cities Near Zip Code 18651

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Plymouth	0.65 mi	1	673^rd
Hanover Township	1.73 mi	5	697^th
Larksville	2 mi	1	717^th
Wilkes Barre	2.67 mi	6	672^nd
Nanticoke	3.23 mi	4	676^th

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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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