Best Public Schools in Honesdale, PA

Summary:

The city of Honesdale, Pennsylvania is home to 4 schools serving students from elementary through high school, including 2 elementary schools, 1 middle school, and 1 high school. The schools in this area demonstrate a range of performance, with Honesdale High School standing out as a top-performing institution and Wayne Highlands Middle School also maintaining consistent excellence.

Honesdale High School is ranked 27th out of 674 Pennsylvania high schools and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school boasts impressive test scores, with 58.6% proficiency in Algebra I, 82.3% in Biology, and 84.7% in Literature, all significantly above the state averages. Additionally, the school has a high graduation rate of 91.0% and a low dropout rate of 1.5%, indicating that it is effectively supporting student success. In contrast, Wayne Highlands Middle School is ranked 94th out of 893 Pennsylvania middle schools and has a 4-star rating, with strong performance on PSSA tests and a low dropout rate of 0.4%.

The schools in Honesdale have a predominantly white student population, ranging from 88.21% to 89.63% across the different schools. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch varies, with Stourbridge Primary Center having the highest rate at 55.58% and Honesdale High School having the lowest at 43.76%. The spending per student ranges from $22,130 at Lakeside Elementary School to $24,221 at Honesdale High School, and the student-teacher ratios range from 11.4 at Stourbridge Primary Center to 12.7 at Lakeside Elementary School.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2023)				Ranking (2022)				Keystone Exams Algebra I (2023)	Keystone Exams Biology (2023)	Keystone Exams Literature (2023)	PSSA Math (2023)							PSSA Science (2023)			PSSA English Language Arts (2023)							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 (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	SchoolDigger Rating (2023)	Average Standard Score (2022)	Statewide Rank (2022)	State Percentile (2022)	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 Science 4th Grade	PSSA Science 8th 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 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
Honesdale High School	Public	9-12	459 Terrace St	Honesdale	18431	Wayne County	Wayne Highlands School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 253-2046	697	60	11.5	43.8%	624 (89.5%)	6 (0.9%)	42 (6.0%)	12 (1.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	11 (1.6%)	91.8	27^th of 674 public high schools	96.0%		82.5	87^th of 634 public high schools	86.3%	60	58.6	82.3	84.7																		$24,221	$787	$23,434
Wayne Highlands Middle School	Public	6-8	482 Grove St	Honesdale	18431	Wayne County	Wayne Highlands School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 253-5900	376	31	12.0	46.5%	337 (89.6%)	2 (0.5%)	24 (6.4%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.4%)	86	94^th of 893 public middle schools	89.5%		90.9	55^th of 883 public middle schools	93.8%	39							63.6	62.5	41.6	55.4		72.6	72.6				63.7	78.1	65.6	68.6	$22,692	$809	$21,883
Lakeside Elementary School	Public	3-5	129 Lakeside Dr	Honesdale	18431	Wayne County	Wayne Highlands School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 253-6820	407	32	12.7	51.8%	359 (88.2%)	1 (0.2%)	34 (8.4%)	3 (0.7%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.7%)	72.7	438^th of 1534 public elementary schools	71.4%		65.9	573^rd of 1534 public elementary schools	62.6%	135				67.9	55.8	64.5				62.9	80.2		80.2	61.2	64.7	66.7				64.1	$22,130	$1,578	$20,552
Stourbridge Primary Center	Public	PK, KG-2	123 ABC Drive	Honesdale	18431	Wayne County	Wayne Highlands School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 253-3010	394	34	11.4	55.6%	351 (89.1%)	4 (1.0%)	26 (6.6%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.5%)								(n/a)																					$22,221	$2,740	$19,481

Cities Near Honesdale

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Waymart	7.7 mi	1	409^th
Hawley	8.82 mi	4	305^th
Lake Ariel	8.96 mi	4	291^st
Simpson	11.94 mi	1
Forest City	12.35 mi	2	501^st

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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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