Best Public Schools in Plymouth, PA

Summary:

The city of Plymouth, Pennsylvania has only one high school, Wyoming Valley West Senior High School, which serves students in grades 9-12. The school has a diverse student population, with a significant percentage of African American and Hispanic students, and a very high rate of economic disadvantage, with 99.71% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch.

Academically, Wyoming Valley West Senior High School is struggling, with proficiency rates on the Keystone Exams that are lower than the state averages in Algebra I, Biology, and Literature. The school's 4-year graduation rate of 87.0% is also below the state average, and its dropout rate of 2.0% is higher than the state average. Additionally, the school's statewide ranking has dropped from 337 out of 537 high schools in 2020-2021 to 488 out of 674 high schools in 2022-2023, indicating a concerning trend in the school's performance relative to other schools in the state.

Despite these challenges, the school spends $14,328 per student, which is higher than the state average, and has a student-teacher ratio of 15.9, which is slightly higher than the state average. The Wyoming Valley West School District and the broader community may need to work together to identify and address the root causes of the school's performance challenges, in order to help the diverse and economically disadvantaged student population at Wyoming Valley West Senior High School succeed.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2023)				Ranking (2022)				Keystone Exams Algebra I (2023)	Keystone Exams Biology (2023)	Keystone Exams Literature (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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Wyoming Valley West Senior High School	Public	9-12	150 Wadham Street	Plymouth	18651	Luzerne County	Wyoming Valley West School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 779-5361	1,357	85	15.9	99.7%	825 (60.8%)	173 (12.7%)	243 (17.9%)	11 (0.8%)	5 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	100 (7.4%)	34.4	488^th of 674 public high schools	27.6%		26.2	506^th of 634 public high schools	20.2%	18	25.7	35.8	53.1	$14,328	$76	$14,253

Cities Near Plymouth

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Hanover Township	1.73 mi	5	697^th
Larksville	2 mi	1	723^rd
Wilkes Barre	2.67 mi	7	694^th
Nanticoke	3.23 mi	4	678^th
Kingston	3.83 mi	4	707^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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