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Best Public Schools in Zip Code 18853

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Top rankedWyalusing Valley Junior/Senior High School368^th of 681 Pennsylvania high schools

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Summary:

The 18853 zip code area is home to two schools, Wyalusing Valley Elementary School and Wyalusing Valley Junior/Senior High School, both part of the Wyalusing Area School District. The district is ranked 286 out of 606 school districts in Pennsylvania and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Wyalusing Valley Elementary School stands out with relatively high proficiency rates in PSSA Math and English Language Arts, especially in 3rd and 5th grades, and an exceptionally high proficiency rate in PSSA Science for 4th grade at 85.4%. However, the school has a very high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch at 99.54%. Wyalusing Valley Junior/Senior High School also performs well, with proficiency rates above the district and state averages in Keystone Exams for Literature and Biology, a high 4-year graduation rate of 87.9%, and a low dropout rate of 1.4%. Similar to the elementary school, the high school has a very high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch at 99.48%.

Despite the high poverty levels, the schools in the Wyalusing Area School District are showing some strengths, with the elementary school performing relatively well and the high school having strong indicators in certain areas. However, the significant difference in per-student spending between the elementary and secondary schools ($16,891 vs. $21,104) and the overall lower PSSA Math and English Language Arts proficiency rates at the high school level suggest the need for a comprehensive, data-driven approach to address the unique challenges faced by these schools and their students.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Keystone Exams Algebra I (2025)	Keystone Exams Biology (2025)	Keystone Exams Literature (2025)	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	Keystone Exams Algebra I 11th Grade	Keystone Exams Biology 11th Grade	Keystone Exams Literature 11th Grade	PSSA Math 3rd Grade	PSSA Math 4th Grade	PSSA Math 5th Grade	PSSA Math 6th Grade	PSSA Math 7th Grade	PSSA Math 8th 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 7th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 8th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Wyalusing Valley Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	11364 Wyalusing New Albany Roa	Wyalusing	18853	Bradford County	Wyalusing Area School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 746-1600	586	42	14.1	98.8%	552 (94.2%)	2 (0.3%)	17 (2.9%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.0%)	51.1	368^th of 681 public high schools	46.0%		54.1	352^nd of 686 public high schools	48.7%	16	35.7	51.2	61.9					35.0	34.4	34.8					50.5	56.3	53.3	$22,676	$767	$21,909
Wyalusing Valley Elementary School	Public	K-6	11450 Wyalusing-New Albany Rd	Wyalusing	18853	Bradford County	Wyalusing Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 746-1600	633	45	13.9	99.5%	590 (93.2%)	4 (0.6%)	23 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.5%)	50.2	821^st of 1511 public elementary schools	45.7%		57.7	749^th of 1526 public elementary schools	50.9%	72				53.3	38.0	49.5	42.7			46.1	50.0	38.0	40.4	46.9			44.1	$16,016	$755	$15,261

Cities Near Zip Code 18853

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Wyalusing	0.83 mi	2	401^st
Towanda	11.86 mi	4	555^th
Rome	13.24 mi	2	511^th
Springville	16.54 mi	3	505^th
Tunkhannock	17.9 mi	4	549^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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