Best Public Schools in Zip Code 18656

Summary:

The 18656 zip code is home to a single elementary school, Ross Elementary School, which serves grades K-6 and is part of the Lake-Lehman School District. With a total enrollment of 170 students, Ross Elementary School has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger and is ranked 904 out of 1,511 Pennsylvania elementary schools for the 2024-2025 school year.

Academically, Ross Elementary School's performance on PSSA tests is mixed compared to the district and state averages. While the school's 3rd-grade Math and 6th-grade English Language Arts proficiency rates exceed the district and state averages, its proficiency rates in most other grade levels and subjects are below the averages. The school's 4th-grade Science proficiency rate, however, is higher than the district and state averages. Additionally, the school has a relatively high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch at 46.47% in the 2023-2024 school year.

Despite the school's overall academic performance being below the district and state averages, the data suggests that the district is allocating significant resources to support the students at Ross Elementary School. The school's per-student spending for the 2022-2023 school year was $19,214, which is higher than the state average, and the student-teacher ratio is 9.9, lower than the typical class size. These factors may indicate the district's efforts to address the challenges faced by the school's population and improve academic outcomes.

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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 6th 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 6th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Ross Elementary School	Public	K-6	5148 Main Rd	Sweet Valley	18656	Luzerne County	Lake-Lehman School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 477-5050	166	15	10.7	47.6%	152 (91.6%)	7 (4.2%)	3 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.4%)	44.7	904^th of 1511 public elementary schools	40.2%		57.1	762^nd of 1526 public elementary schools	50.1%	142	75.0	37.1	23.8	52.0	43.1	83.3	31.4	9.5	56.0	39.8	$22,658	$2,636	$20,023

Cities Near Zip Code 18656

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Sweet Valley	4.2 mi	1	562^nd
Harveys Lake	5.52 mi	1	267^th
Lehman	7.26 mi	1	321^st
Dallas	7.4 mi	5	212^th
Shickshinny	7.88 mi	3	558^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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