Best Public Schools in Forty Fort, PA

Summary:

The city of Forty Fort, Pennsylvania has only one elementary school, Dana Elementary Center, which serves grades K-5 with 617 students. The school is part of the Wyoming Valley West School District, which is ranked 485 out of 610 districts in Pennsylvania and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Dana Elementary Center's performance has been declining over the past three years, with its statewide ranking dropping from 1005 out of 1534 Pennsylvania elementary schools in 2021-2022 to 1108 out of 1534 in 2022-2023 and 1095 out of 1526 in 2023-2024. Its SchoolDigger rating has also dropped from 2 stars to 1 star during this period. The school's performance on PSSA tests is generally below the state and district averages, with only 21.4% of students proficient or better in Math in 2023-2024, compared to 40.4% statewide.

Despite having a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 17:1, Dana Elementary Center serves a predominantly low-income population, with 100% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2022-2023 school year. The school's per-student spending for the 2021-2022 school year was $12,818. While the low student-teacher ratio is a positive, it does not appear to be translating into better academic outcomes for the students, suggesting that there may be other factors contributing to the school's struggles.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				PSSA Math (2024)				PSSA Science (2024)		PSSA English Language Arts (2024)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)
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 (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	PSSA Math 3rd Grade	PSSA Math 4th Grade	PSSA Math 5th Grade	PSSA Math All Grades	PSSA Science 4th Grade	PSSA Science All Grades	PSSA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 4th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 5th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Dana Elementary Center	Public	K-5	50 Dana Street	Forty Fort	18704	Luzerne County	Wyoming Valley West School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 283-0591	617	36	17.0	100.0%	418 (67.7%)	40 (6.5%)	96 (15.6%)	7 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (8.9%)	31.4	1095^th of 1526 public elementary schools	28.2%		32.5	1108^th of 1534 public elementary schools	27.8%	13	30.3	20.2	12.6	21.4	78.6	78.6	54.1	37.8	45.9	45.9	$12,818	$1,602	$11,216

Cities Near Forty Fort

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Kingston	0.2 mi	4	707^th
Wilkes Barre	1.42 mi	7	694^th
Plains	1.54 mi	4	520^th
Larksville	2.15 mi	1	723^rd
Hanover Township	2.81 mi	5	697^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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