Greater Nanticoke Area School District

The Greater Nanticoke Area School District operates 4 schools, including 2 elementary schools, 1 middle school, and 1 high school, serving students in the Greater Nanticoke area. The data reveals a district facing significant challenges, with low academic performance, high poverty levels, and potential equity concerns across the schools.

Greater Nanticoke Area Senior High School and Greater Nanticoke Area Educational Center (the middle school) struggle with particularly low proficiency rates on standardized tests, with only 13.5% of 11th-graders proficient or better in Algebra I and 32.5% proficient or better in Biology. In contrast, Kennedy Early Childhood Center, an elementary school, has the highest percentage of free/reduced lunch recipients at 99.81%, indicating a high-need student population, but also a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 15.2.

The GNA Elementary Center stands out as the lowest-performing school in the district, ranking 1275 out of 1534 Pennsylvania elementary schools and receiving a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's academic performance, as measured by PSSA test scores, is significantly below the state averages across all grade levels and subjects. These disparities in performance and resource allocation across the schools within the district raise concerns about equity and the fair distribution of resources to support all students in the Greater Nanticoke Area School District.