Summary:
There is only one middle school located in the 18705 zip code - Solomon/Plains Middle School, which is part of the Wilkes-Barre Area School District. The school serves 741 students and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger, ranking 586 out of 873 Pennsylvania middle schools for the 2024-2025 school year.
Solomon/Plains Middle School is performing significantly below the district and state averages in math, English Language Arts, and science proficiency. The school's math proficiency rate is 17.4%, compared to 22.7% for the district and 41.7% for the state. In ELA, the school's proficiency rate is 37.4%, higher than the district's 32.6% but still lower than the state's 48.5%. The school's science proficiency rate of 36% is also lower than the district's 52.2% and the state's 65.8%. Additionally, the school's ranking has been steadily declining over the past three school years.
The data also shows that 100% of students at Solomon/Plains Middle School receive free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a very high level of economic disadvantage. The school's spending per student is $12,674, and it has a student-teacher ratio of 18:1. These factors suggest that the school may be facing resource challenges that could be impacting its ability to provide a high-quality education to its students.
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