Summary:
The city of Factoryville, Pennsylvania is home to two schools that are part of the Lackawanna Trail School District, which is ranked 190 out of 606 school districts in the state. The two schools, Lackawanna Trail Elementary Center and Lackawanna Trail Junior/Senior High School, serve students from elementary through high school.
The Lackawanna Trail Elementary Center stands out for its consistently high performance on PSSA tests, with students scoring above the state average in both Math and English Language Arts. The school is particularly strong in 4th grade Science, with 88.5% of students scoring proficient or better compared to the state average of 74.1%. Additionally, the elementary school has a low dropout rate of 0.0% for the 2019-2020 school year. In contrast, the Lackawanna Trail Junior/Senior High School has seen a decline in its SchoolDigger ranking, dropping from the top 26% of Pennsylvania high schools in 2018-2019 to the bottom 30% in 2021-2022, despite its relatively high 4-year graduation rate of 95.6% and strong performance on PSSA English Language Arts tests.
Both schools have a predominantly white student population, with over 93% of students identifying as white, and similar free/reduced lunch rates around 38%. The higher per-student spending at the junior/senior high school compared to the elementary school may indicate a focus on providing more resources and support for older students, while the lower student/teacher ratio at the high school could suggest a greater emphasis on personalized instruction and smaller class sizes.
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